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Demanding deadlines, unrelenting
schedules and the pressures of daily life make it easy to wake up on the "wrong side of the bed."
It is tempting to curse, rather than to thank,
the dawn.
Increasing numbers of contemporary Jewish women and men are
transforming their perspective on the day by beginning with prayer.
"Modeh
ani l'fanecha, Grateful, Am I, To You,"
is the opening
liturgical phrase
in Shacharit (morning prayer service) which has captured the attention
of yet another generation of Jews who demonstrate and speak of the power
of prayer in this new, thoughtful and inspirational documentary produced
by Diva
Communications.
Partake of an egalitarian, Conservative service where congregants pray
with beautiful cantorial melodies and share their moving, personal stories
of how their heartfelt supplications have drawn
them closer to God, transforming
their daily routines and
relationships at home, at work and in their communities.
An intimate portrait of the renaissance of an age old tradition, "GRATEFUL,
AM I, TO YOU" is an uplifting, educational look
at communal worship
in the modern age and is accessible to
people of all faiths. |
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