Practices

Shema: Hear, O Israel: the Eternal our God, the Eternal is One. Recited morning and evening — the declaration of unity that has been the Jewish confession for three millennia, whispered by martyrs and murmured by children.
Prayer (tefillah): The Amidah (standing prayer) morning, afternoon, and evening — praise, petition, thanksgiving in the ancient pattern. Prayer with a minyan (quorum of ten) is preferred; Judaism prays in community.
Torah study: A portion daily, however small. The tradition values study as worship — the study of Torah outweighs them all — and argues with the text as a sign of taking it seriously.

Shabbat: From Friday sunset to Saturday nightfall: candles, wine, challah, rest, study, song, and the deliberate cessation of creating. The order keeps Shabbat as the week’s crown — no matter what the world demands, the candles get lit.
Synagogue: Sabbath services with Torah reading, and the particular joy of a community that sings its prayers rather than merely saying them.

The festivals: Passover’s freedom, Shavuot’s giving of Torah, Sukkot’s fragility, the High Holy Days’ awe — the year as a curriculum in covenant memory.
Mitzvot: The commandments as daily practice — kashrut, charity, honesty, hospitality — holiness in the details.
Tzedakah: Righteous giving as obligation, not option — see the order’s giving page.