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I was raised in an observant Jewish household, so for me, Hebrew prayers - the sounds, the sunlight streaming in from the stained-glass windows of a synagogue - bring my father back to me as surely as if he were sitting next to me, my head pressed against his shoulder.

I am a religious person and rely heavily on prayers.

'Kol Nidrei' is probably the most important prayer in the Jewish religion. It comes on the evening of Yom Kippur. There are so many different renditions of it.

Most of the traditional foods we eat on Jewish holidays start out with a seasonal reason as to why we eat them, and later a religious significance is tacked on.

Prayer is simply talking to God like a friend and should be the easiest thing we do each day.

Prayer is where the action is.

Our prayers should be for blessings in general, for God knows best what is good for us.

Open a Jewish daily prayer book used in any part of the world, and Zionism will leap out at you.

The most effective prayers are usually the simple prayers.

The Old Testament teaches us that if we humble ourselves and pray, God will hear from heaven and heal our land. And the New Testament assures us that the fervent prayers of righteous men can make a difference.