The power of prayer

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The Power of Prayer - Gratitude - Hoda'ah

Gratitude (hoda'ah) When our matriarch Leah's first son was born, she named him Reuben ("The L-rd has seen my affliction"); she named the second Simeon ("The L-rd has heard that I am unloved"), the t…

The Power of Prayer - In Your Own Words and from the Heart

Sometimes trouble befalls us or people we know, and we pray and pray—but there is no answer. It seems as though we have not "prayed our way" to a good outcome. In fact, no prayers go unanswered; we s…

The Power of Prayer

When I was asked to prepare a series of lessons on prayer, it naturally prompted me to read and study more on the subject. I benefited most of all—my own prayer became so much deeper and more thought…

Mothers’ Prayer on Rosh Hashanah

The sons of the righteous mashgiach Rav Eliyahu Lopian (zt"l) related in his name: “I know from my teachers that women who, during the Yamim Noraim (the Days of Awe), stay home (and do not go to the…