Category Archives: Prayer

“It is written ‘You hear prayer, all flesh comes to You’ (Psalms 65:3). A flesh and blood king can’t listen to even two or three people at once, and he surely cannot hear all mankind.  This is not true of … Continue reading →

“All blessings begin, ‘Blessed be Thou,’ as though the person were speaking to a close friend.” ~ R’ Elazar Ben Yehuda von Worms zt”l

“Rabbi Yitzchak said: Why were our forefathers barren?  Because G-d desires the prayers of the righteous.” ~ Talmud, Yevamoth, 64a.

“If a person tells me that he has a severe headache and he cannot concentrate properly on his prayers, I tell him, ‘Who told you to pray with your head?  You should be praying with your heart!’” ~ R’ Menachem … Continue reading →

“Rebbe Nachman says, G-d created man because He loves stories.  The whole world is G-d telling a story.  G-d is telling us stories, creating the world, creating people, telling long stories.  There is such a thing as prayer, which is … Continue reading →

 Our Sages, of blessed memory, have taught us the awesome power of answering “Amein Yehei Shemei Rabba …” (“Amen, May His Great Name be blessed”). By answering with proper concentration and intent, one can cause severe Heavenly decrees to be … Continue reading →

“When a person prays to God, it is not merely that God ‘listens’ to his prayers from above and responds accordingly.  Rather, the process of prayer itself refines the person spiritually, rendering him a suitable receptacle for additional Divine blessings. … Continue reading →

Before you watch the video, I would like to take this opportunity to ask for mechila for anything bad I may have done to you. May Hashem bless us all with a year full of happiness, emuna shlema, shalom bayis, … Continue reading →