<Heard from Rav Shimshon Pincus> I was once daveneing Shacharis in the “Shtieblach” in Meah Shearim (Yerushalayim). Anyone who is familiar with the Shtieblach, knows that it is a “Minyan factory” with minyanim around the clock. I noticed this precious American Bochur removing his Tefilin towards the end of davening and watched him make a beeline for the [...]
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Prayer Is “Good To The Last Drop”!
Posted in Prayer, tagged maxwell house coffee, Prayer, yerushalayim on December 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A Chiddush In Tefiloh – We Are Never Orphaned From Hashem
Posted in Prayer, tagged daily prayers, Hashem, orphans, power of prayer, shacharis, tefiloh, yesomim on December 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I thought of a Chiddush this morning during Shacharis. One of our biggest struggles in gaining an appreciation for our davening, is the thought that Hashem doesn’t care about our isolated Tefilos. We sometimes believe that we are simply “too bad” and that Hashem has forsaken us Chas V’shalom. We fail to realize the power [...]
Cry To Hashem When Things Are Good
Posted in Prayer, tagged asher yatzar, refuah on December 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Dovid Hamelech writes “Pen esbah v’chachashti” – “perhaps I will become full and then I will forget you”. People forget to talk to Hashem when things are going good and so Hashem has to sometimes bring some form of pain and suffering upon us to remind us to reach out to him. Hashem desires our [...]
“I Gotta Go Daven”
Posted in Prayer, tagged davening, Prayer, t'filoh, tefiloh on December 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Gemorah In Berachos (Daf Chaf Tes) quotes Rav Eliezer who says that a person who makes his prayers “fixed” is not considered as if he is making a supplication before Hashem. Asks the gemorah, what does “fixed” mean? Says Rav Yakkov Bar Idi in the name of Rav Hoshia, anyone who treats his prayers as [...]
