Why Jews Pray Three Times a Day: Discover two perspectives on the objective of prayer
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Rabbi, I am a Catholic Christian and was in awe of your in depth explanation of several very important truths of our faith. So beautiful. Reply
Thank you for this blessing of better understanding and may HaShem bless you Rabbi. Reply
Respected Rabbi! Your Teachings are a delight and they are so fulfilling.I pray HaShem bless you and your Team every time you teach us these holy knowables. Reply
Prayer I can only pray 2x a day..Kind of hard to stop working and start doing the Mincha in the middle of the office. But, I do morning prayers/evening both with shema and Amidah, Hopefully Hashem knows I'm doing the best that I can :) Thank you rabbi Reply
I prayed in the office today. I want to get closer to Hashem. Anything more I can do, please let me know. Reply
Prayer Thank you for sharing. Prayer is so important for us. Reply
Rabbi Thanks Thank you Rabbi may HaShem bless you and continue teach us more. Reply
Shma not a prayer
Thank you Rabbi, a very interesting shiur.
However, although my own Rabbi teaches that the Shma is NOT a prayer, his definition is different. He says that the Shma, rather than a declaration of faith, is a period of Torah study. As you know, we ARE commanded to study Torah, whereas we are not commanded to pray. THIS, he teaches us, is the reason the second line of the Shma is written smaller, and spoken in an undertone. To remind us that this second line is NOT quoting Torah, but is the word of Man.
Surely, the prayer we pray AFTER the Shma, "All this is true and held firmly by us..." is our declaration of faith?
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Thanks for explaining this subject in detail. May HaShem Bless you and Team Chabad for explaining this subject in detail. Reply
Parsha Vayeitzei its so much clear to me now... Reply
Thank you so much for being so sharing. You're such a blessing! Reply
I can't wait for it! Reply
Add a comment. Thanks a lot Rabbi for the clear explanation about this, may Hashem bless you abundantly. Reply
Thanks a lot dear Rabbi, may Hashem always be with you !