About this Summit
In a world connected like never before, we often feel alone. We can tap to pay, but we can barely tap into who we are. We communicate across the universe with ease, but we have few words to articulate why it’s here. We are all constantly conversing and creating, but do we ever stop to converse with the Creator of it all?
Enter prayer. And let prayer enter you. Prayer connects us with our Maker, our world, and ourselves. It is the glue that binds and the wings that fly. It is an ark of words and a journey through worlds.
Join us for Prays Worthy, a five-part summit experience, where we'll climb the rungs of existence’s most profound ladder, guided by the world’s premiere experts on the subject at heart: the subject of prayer.
This five-day series premieres Sunday, November 23 (Kislev 3), with another presenter going live every evening at 7pm Eastern.
The Origins, History and Purpose of Prayer
November 23, 2025
Where did prayer come from? Who created it? Where does it reside? When is it meant to happen? Why is it essential? Join Rabbi Shmuel Kaplan as we go back in time to the origins of tefillah, prayer, discovering the timeless vision of the future that it unveils.
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The Transformative Power of Prayer
November 24, 2025
Within the letters and words of prayer lies the secret code to unlocking your heart and its inherent bond with G-d. With Rabbi Yossi Paltiel as our guide, we dive into the wellsprings of Chassidism to drink the inner dimensions of prayer, meeting our Maker and making Him an intimate presence in our daily lives.
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Prayer as a Step-by-Step Spiritual Ascent
November 25, 2025
In this presentation we learn right from rung. Prayer is analogous to a ladder; each movement another rung. Together with Mrs. Geulah Newman, we climb skyward even as our feet are planted firmly on the ground, touching the summit of heaven and anchoring our lives here on earth.
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The Shema’s Message of Oneness and Its Application in Daily Life
November 26, 2025
The Shema prayer embodies the essence of Judaism and the coherence of all existence. Anything we are, and everything we aspire to become, may be distilled into the singular Hebrew word echad, one. Mrs. Chana Marguiles takes us on a one-of-a-kind odyssey with one—infinite—destination: manifesting Oneness in our relationship with G-d, with ourselves, and with our world.
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Approaching Prayer Beyond Language Barriers
November 27, 2025
He could not read Hebrew. Forget understanding it. Yet he prayed. He prayed with all his might and mind, with all his heart and soul, with every language he knew and some he didn’t. Enter a first-hand experience with Mr. Shmuel Goodman, who spoke no Hebrew yet expressed eternity.
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Level: Intermediate -
Length/Effort:5 days / 1 hour per day
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Category: Prayer, Spirituality
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Institution: Chabad.org / ChabadU
Meet the Presenters
Rabbi Yossi Paltiel is a renowned scholar on Jewish mysticism and Chassidic thought. He is a popular lecturer and currently teaches at Yeshivas Tomchei Temimim Chovevei Torah and at Machon L’Yahadus Women's Institute. Rabbi Paltiel is the founder of Inside Chassidus.
Rabbi Shmuel Kaplan is a noted Torah scholar and lecturer. He is the director of Chabad-Lubavitch of the Maryland Region, a board member of Merkos L’Inyonei Chinuch, the international educational arm of Chabad-Lubavitch, and of the Jewish Learning Institute. Rabbi Kaplan serves as the spiritual leader of The Shul at the Lubavitch Center in Baltimore, Md., and has hosted radio and television shows for more than 35 years, including hosting the acclaimed weekly radio show, "Awake, Alive, and Jewish," and co-hosting the weekly cable program, "Diana, Mike, and the Rabbi."
Mrs. Geula Newman is a passionate educator with over 20 years of experience in teaching and administration. She directs Chabad of Beverlywood California together with her husband, and teaches women's Torah classes as well as Judaic studies in middle school. A proud mother of eight, she is constantly gleaning parenting and education tools from the depths of Torah.
Chana Margulies is the CEO of GeulaWives, a supportive online community dedicated to empowering women with practical tools to experience joy, love, and connection in their marriage. She is the author of three books, Jumping in Puddles, and Nurturing Light: Emotional Freedom and Start With The Good Part: A Novel To Live Your Dreams, all available on amazon. Raised on an organic farm in Canada, Chana now lives in the mystical city of Tzfat with her husband.
Shmuel (Steve) Goodman is an investment advisor who lives in Chicago, Illinois, with his wife, Sharone. They have four children and many grandchildren. Shmuel is passionate about sharing his journey to prayer so that others can learn from his lessons and enthusiasm.