The Power of Prayer and Tehillim
An excerpt from Rabbanit Ruth Tzivion's book “Mother's Home,” about her mother, Rabbanit Batsheva Esther Kanievsky, of blessed memory, and the power of prayer and Tehillim.
The power of prayer
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What Kind of Prayer Is Accepted?
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…
The Power of Prayer - In Your Own Place
And Yet Prayer Is Stronger... When the prophet Elijah brought a drought upon Israel during Ahab's reign (because of their idolatry), upon the Northern Kingdom where ten tribes lived, there was no rai…
The Power of Prayer - An Overwhelming Effort or a Small One?
It Is Not Your Task to Finish the Work “It is not your task to finish the work, but neither are you free to withdraw from it” (Pirkei Avot, 2:16). Whose task is it to finish the work, then? King Davi…
The Power of Prayer - A Sick Person's Prayer for Themselves
A Sick Person's Prayer for Themselves Is Best Hagar, sent away with Ishmael at Sarah's insistence, walked along carrying her son on her shoulders (he was sick and weak). When their water ran out, Hag…
The Power of Prayer - Feeling Close to the Creator
Not only sorrow but also joy in the heart can bring a person closer to the Almighty. It is well known that on Sukkot, during Simchat Beit Hashoeva (the celebration of the water libation on the altar)…
The Power of Prayer - What Is Wholehearted Prayer?
Wholehearted Prayer It is written in the Talmud (Rosh Hashanah, 17b): “Rabbi Meir said: ‘Two people took to their beds (fell ill), and their illness was the same; likewise, two went up to the scaffol…
The Power of Prayer - The Minimum Required of a Woman
"Grabbing" Mitzvot Sometimes a person becomes so absorbed in their thoughts during prayer that they only “surface” at “Barech Aleinu” or even later... What should they do now? Is everything lost? The…
The Power of Prayer - Habituation and How to Avoid It
One of my younger sons was studying Tehillim in cheder—Psalm 119, which has eight verses for each letter of the Hebrew alphabet. It was difficult for the boys, because they do not yet read very fluen…