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Shemos 5766Volume 2 · Issue 17
Tribes of Redemption
At least three times a day, in the blessing of the Fathers of the Shemoneh Esray Prayer, we say, “And He recalls the kindnesses of the Fathers and He brings a redeemer to the children of their children for the sake of His Name with love.”
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Korach 5766Volume 2 · Issue 31
Complement of Peace
The difference between Peace and other attributes, however, is unclear (Maharal, Nesiv HaShalom chapter 1). Often, we refer to the Creator as “True,” as in the Aleinu prayer, “True is our King,” or as it says, “And God the Lord is True (Yirmiyahu 10:10),” which means that He alone is true and none other has trueness like His trueness (Rambam Yesodei HaTorah 1:4). Why then
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Noach 5766Volume 2 · Issue 6
Contentment: The Natural State of Being
throughout the world. For this we pray, “Bring in our dispersed ones from the ends of the earth (Musaf Prayers for Festivals),” and, “Gather in our scattered ones from the four corners of the world (Announcing Rosh Chodesh Prayer).”
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Vaeira 5767Volume 3 · Issue 19
Reality of Promise
In the Shemoneh Esrei Prayer, we praise the Creator and say, “He remembers the kindnesses of the Fathers and brings a redeemer to their children’s children,” yet how this constitutes praise is incomprehensible. Are we praising Him that He remembers and does not forget
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Mishpatim-Shekalim 5767Volume 3 · Issue 23
Transcendent Value
Morning Prayers discuss how we relate to God throughout the various stages of existence: “There is nothing like Your value, and there is nothing besides You, anything other than You is impossible, and none is comparable to You.”…
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Miketz Chanukah 5768Volume 4 · Issue 13
Commandment of Light
…Hasmoneans; some have not. No law requires us to read it. In the added prayer of Al HaNissim, we discuss a small part of the miracle, and even this, only so that we may properly give thanks—to give thanks…
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Vayigash 5768Volume 4 · Issue 14
Passageway to Freedom
Prayer of Thanks
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Devarim 5768Volume 4 · Issue 41
Whisper of Hope
The Ninth of Av is distinct in its customs and particularly in its order of prayer. All fasts were established to awaken the hearts and to open the paths of repentance (Rambam Hilchos Ta’aniyos 5:1) and consequently, they include penitential prayers and supplications. On the Ninth of Av, however, we recite very few prayers
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Shoftim 5768Volume 5 · Issue 1
Existential Transition
Moreover, the shofar did not merely join to the Giving of the Torah but it also heralded a unique revelation. In the Musaf Prayer of Rosh Hashanah, during the verses of shofar, we say, “You revealed Yourself in Your cloud of glory upon Your holy people to speak to them. From the heavens, You caused them to hear Your voice, and You were revealed upon
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Tetzaveh-Zachor 5769Volume 5 · Issue 20
Love of the Miracle
…ntly done through some other cause. As stated explicitly at the end of the Megillah, the cause for the miracle was the power of prayer: “The matters of the fasts and their outcries (Esther 9:31).” Prayer always helps—even the…
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Behar-Bechukosai 5770Volume 6 · Issue 26
Foundation of the Year
…r judgment, which ends on Yom Kippur, as we say (Musaf of the High Holidays, Prayer of Unesaneh Tokef), “On Rosh Hashanah, they are written and on the fast day of Yom Kippur, they are sealed,” and the entire year actualizes the…
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Shemos 5771Volume 7 · Issue 15
Miracles Beyond Number
During the year, we cannot recite a praise that is revealed only on Festivals or in the Ten Days of Repentance. One who concludes the third blessing of the Shemoneh Esrei Prayer, “The holy King,” instead of, “The holy Lord,” must begin the Shemoneh Esrei Prayer anew, according to some authorities. Even those who disagree and rule that he has fulfilled his obligation only dispute this instance. They maintain that ultimately, there
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Vaeira 5771Volume 7 · Issue 16
Unrestricted Redemption
your Lord Who has taken you out of the Land of Egypt to be the Lord for you, I am God your Lord.” The sages, however, added the word, “True,” which is the first word of the next prayer—either Emes Ve’Emunah, True and Trusted, as we say in the Evening Prayer, or Emes VeYatziv, True and Firm, as we say in the Morning Prayer.
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Ki Seitzei 5771Volume 8 · Issue 2
Blessed Life
In the Laws of Prayer, the Rambam cites this law, and he proceeds to list the one hundred blessings (Hilchos Tefillah 7:14-15). He writes, “A person is obligated to recite 100 blessings each day, between the day and the night. And what are the 100 blessings
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Chayei Sarah 5772Volume 8 · Issue 8
Imperative of Reality
pray for something, why not simply say, “When will I merit keeping the entire Torah?” Obviously, the reason is that it is completely in our hands—we must merely endeavor to keep it, and there is no room for prayer. Why then must we pray to emulate the deeds of the Fathers?
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Vayakhel-Pekudei-HaChodesh 5773Volume 9 · Issue 24
Commencement of the Festivals
The sages instituted for us three different prayers on the Sabbath, unlike festivals and weekdays, when the three daily prayers are identical. On the Sabbath, each prayer is distinct, each with a unique format.
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Shoftim 5773Volume 10 · Issue 1
Blurring the Lines
If there would be dots over the words of prayer as over the words of the verse, there would be dots over the phrase, “And we are Israel His nation.” We know that such an entity exists, but we know not whether we are that entity. On the other hand, just
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Vayeishev 5765Volume 10 · Issue 11
Beginning the Victory
brings integration, true form, the fulfillment of what it says (Zechariah ibid. v.9), “On that day God will be One and His Name One.” Gog and Magog are in direct opposition of what we say in our Sabbath Afternoon Prayer, “You are One, and Your Name is One, and Who is like Your nation Israel, the nation of oneness upon the earth.”
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Yisro 5764Volume 10 · Issue 18
Joint Conversation
On the eve of the Sabbath, the seven blessings of the Shemoneh Esrei Prayer are repeated by the leader as one all-inclusive blessing, which begins with “Blessed,” and concludes, “the One Who consecrates the Sabbath.” Each of the seven blessings appears in this blessing in shortened form.
