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Prayer Tools
Prayer Tools: Higher Kernels
“God desires the prayer of the righteous.” The kernel of each prayer is below, with us. God’s ‘desire’ pierces the kernel so that we will be inspired to pray with passion.
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Mishlei: The Wisdom To Accept
“To accept wise discipline, righteousness, justice, and fairness.” (Proverbs 1:3) It seems that everything that Solomon has taught so far about acquiring wisdom is in order to be able
Morning Blessings
Adon Olam: The Rope
In the prayer of Adon Olam, we say: “v’tzur chevli be’eit tsara”, often translated as “Rock of my pain in times of distress”, or, ‘chevli’ can be translated as
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Hodu: Seek God
“Search out God and His might, seek His Presence always.” (Chronicles I 16:11) Rabbi Slomo Halevi Alkabetz (Ayelet Aheivim 1:2) quotes his Rebbi, Rabbi Yosef Tzitzick as teaching
Morning Blessings
Elokai, Neshama: The Times Yet To Come

We are thankful for the pure soul God created for us and blew into us. We try to envision how wholesome and unlimited our soul was before it was imprisoned

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Save Your Noach
In reference to the verse “God remembered Noah”, the verse in Proverbs says: “A righteous man knows his animal’s soul”. It is human nature, that when a state rebels against
Morning Blessings
Morning Blessings: Ma Tovu!
“How goodly are your tents, O Jacob, your dwelling places, O Israel.” (Numbers 24:5) “Jacob” is usually used to describe the masses, and “Israel” to speak of
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The Silence of Awe – Noach
"He exiled all of Yerushalayim... all the mighty warriors... all the craftsmen (Hecharash).." (Kings II). This refers to the mighty Torah scholars, among them were the
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Aish Kodesh: Al Livavecha
The Aish Kodesh explains how when one experiences a great moment in prayer or Torah study, the light that one draws leaves an impression on the person. He compares it to
Shabbat Prayers
Shabbat Prayers: Guarding The Moment
“And the Children of Israel shall keep the Shabbat, to make the Shabbat.” (Exodus 31:16) The phrase ‘making the Shabbat’ parallels, “He had abstained from all His work which God created
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Shabbat: Let Your Cloak Down
“Rabbi Huna said: Whoever has a special outfit to change into, should change (in honor of the Sabbath); and if not, he should let his clothes down”. Midrash Tanchuma, Bereishis.
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Birchat Hamazon: Higher Eating
The Kabbalists explain that when Adam was first created and charged, “You shall eat from all the trees of the Garden,” (Genesis 2:16-17) eating was not consumption. The food that Adam ate did not destroy
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Birchat Hamazon: Higher Eating
The Kabbalists explain that when Adam was first created and charged, “You shall eat from all the trees of the Garden,” (Genesis 2:16-17) eating was not consumption. The food that Adam ate did not destroy
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Mishlei: Personalizing Wisdom
“To make known words of wisdom and discipline; to make words of understanding discernible.” (1:2) Da’at – to know – always refers to relate to something in a personal way, as
Amidah
Amidah: From Kedusha to Binah to Teshuva
What did the Sages see that inspired them to place the blessing of Understanding immediately after Sanctity? “They will sanctify the Holy One of Jacob and revere the
Amidah
Amidah: Ritzei: V’techezena Eineinu

It is one thing to ask God to allow us to witness His return to Zion with our own eyes in the future, when it will actually happen. It is quite another thing to request that God give us a vision of the

Shema
Yotzeir Ohr: Eternal Praises
“May You be blessed, God, our Lord, in the heavens above and on the earth below, beyond all the praises of Your handiwork and beyond the bright
Prayer Tools
Prayer Tools: Achieving Kavanah
A Jew was seen praying with exuberant joy and enormous ecstasy in the back of the synagogue. No one knew who he was and people assumed that he must be
Mishlei
Mishlei: A Fantasy Lecture By King Solomon
Four extraordinary minds joined me in the meeting. Each participant has achieved incredible things in his field. There was a doctor, a scientist, an engineer and an attorney. I learned something new every five minutes
Amidah
Amidah: Avot: As The Patriarchs
“The Lord of Abraham, the Lord of Isaac, the Lord of Jacob” Only one who asks; “When will my actions achieve what the Patriarchs achieved?” may call on their merit when praying.
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