Laws of Davening Shemoneh Esray
Part 2: BODILY PREPARATIONS
1. One should be dressed in a way that is fitting to dress when going in front of an important person, like a king, in that country. Therefore, one may not pray in pajamas or house robes, nor in his underwear.
2. One may not pray in work clothes which he or she would not wear in the street, and therefore, a lady whose wearing an apron must remove it before praying.
(Pathway to Prayer, Rabbi Mayer Birnbaum)
A One Minute a Day Torah Thought !
"The uniqueness of going out of Mizrayim was that it fundamentally changed the character of the Jewish people to their very core. After being freed from slavery in Egypt, we became free people within our souls, even if later we were to be again under the yoke of the gentiles. The exodus from Egypt terminated the possibility of a Jew being a real slave, because his essence is that of a free person.".
(Maharal of Prague ZT"L - Sefer Torah Tavlin)
50 Suggestions for Concentrating during Prayer!
(13) The Tanya Rabbosi says it's best to pray from a siddur, because this will help you pray with more concentration. This suggestion is given by many others as well.
(Pathway to Prayer, Rabbi Mayer Birnbaum) |