Reciting the Shema in the morning and at night is a reminder that I am part of something biggerMaking sense of it is a column about spirituality and how it can be used to navigate everyday lifeAfter growing up in a home of atheists and agnostics, it took decades of spiritual searching for me to discover that there are deep teachings in Judaism, the faith of my people, that can both ground and inspire me.Judaism is deeply rooted in the idea that everything on this Earth is connected. This gives me great comfort and perspective during tumultuous and cataclysmic times.Jeffrey Kamins is the senior rabbi at Sydney’s Emanuel Synagogue Continue reading...
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/15/shema-ancient-jewish-tradition-faith