Category Archives: Prayer

The difficulties that one experiences in life with regard to children, health and parnassah derive from the sin of speaking during Tefillah. ~ R’ DovBer of Lubavitch zt”l

A soldier once said, “What is courage?  Courage is fear that has said its prayers.” ~ Torah Tavlin

Which is more important, Torah or tefillah? Well, Torah is Hashem speaking to man, while prayer is man speaking to Hashem.  Both are equally essential for a dialogue to take place. ~ Rav Yoisrael Yudellah zt”l as quoted in Torah … Continue reading →

Never let your head down.  Never give up, sit down and grieve. Find another way.  But don’t expect your prayers to be answered when it rains, if you don’t pray when the sun shines. ~ Torah Tavlin

In less than 45 minutes, Jews around world will simultaneously recite “Shema Yisrael” in hope that Hashem will bring Moshiach and that the Beis Hamikdash will be rebuilt very soon. Please see links below: http://lazerbrody.typepad.com/lazer_beams/2015/12/worldwide-shema-yisrael-monday-21-dec-2015-9pm-israel-time.html Additional Prayer to say with … Continue reading →

We think that when our prayers go unanswered, God wasn’t responsive to us.  In truth, He was.  He responded, No! ~ R’ Yosef Shlomo Kahaneman zt”l (Ponovezher Rav)

When we do teshuva, the evil we did entirely ceases to exist in creation, for by uprooting our desire for sin, it is as though we have uprooted the very act itself. ~ R’ Yaakov Meir Schechter