Laws of Davening Shemoneh Esray
Part 2: BODILY PREPARATIONS
3. A man may not pray with his head uncovered, and in places where people normally wear a hat in the street, he must wear a hat during prayer (in addition to a yarmulka).
4. A man must have a separation between the upper half of his body and the lower half. A belt or item of clothing that fits tightly around his waist suffices.
(Pathway to Prayer, Rabbi Mayer Birnbaum)
A One Minute a Day Torah Thought !
"The way a person achieves true pleasure in this world, is by obtaining that which he feels he is lacking. It is wiser to choose to focus on one's lack of spiritual accomplishments in order to achieve them so that he can derive extreme pleasure from meeting those needs.".
(Rabbi Eliyahu Dessler ZT"L - Sefer Torah Tavlin)
50 Suggestions for Concentrating during Prayer!
(14) The Meiri says one should make every effort to pray in a shul, because there it is common to have concentration.
(Pathway to Prayer, Rabbi Mayer Birnbaum) |
