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The blessing מודים אנחנו לך – “We acknowledge and thank You” Here one should praise the Almighty for His miracles, because the person for whom a miracle is performed does not realize that it is a mir…
The blessings “And to Jerusalem, Your city” and “The sprout of David, Your servant” There is no need to speak at length about these blessings—about the need to shed an uninterrupted stream of tears,…
The blessing ראה בענינו – “Look upon our afflictions” Here one should pray for Israel’s redemption. But one should not have in mind the notion that we will then be princes and nobles on earth and all…
As we prepare for prayer, we must know well how to make it pleasing to the Almighty, and this applies especially to the “Shemoneh Esrei” prayer. I do not intend to discuss here the meaning of the sma…
The book “Sha'arei HaAvodah,” attributed to Rabbeinu Yonah, states: “The prayer of someone who prays with tears is accepted, because the gates of tears have not been locked. Tears correspond to the w…
פטום הקטורת Pitum HaKetoret—the preparation and burning of incense. A segulah for stopping an epidemic is reciting the passage “Pitum HaKetoret” (“compounding the incense”). The Torah itself speaks o…
On Wednesday, 29 Adar, on the eve of the start of the month of Nisan, at 17.30 Israel time, we will recite chapters of Tehillim: 13, 20, 91, 112, 120, 121, 127, 130. Tehillim, Psalm 13 Tehillim, Psal…
The prayer "Acheinu kol beit Yisrael" is a short supplication recited after reading Tehillim. transliteration text in Hebrew Acheinu kol beit Yisrael hanetunim betzarah uveshivyah, ha’omdim bein baya…
תפילה על חזוק הבריאות A prayer for strengthening health, composed by the Chida (החיד”א - Rabbi Chaim Yosef David Azulai): transliteration text in Hebrew Ribono shel olam, berachamecha ten banu koach…