Laws of Davening Shemoneh Esray
Part 3: POSTURE
1. One should stand during the Shemoneh Esray, with his feet together as if they were one.
2. One should stand facing Eretz Israel, and one who is in Erez Israel should face toward Jerusalem, and the place of the Holy Temple.
(Pathway to Prayer, Rabbi Mayer Birnbaum)
A One Minute a Day Torah Thought !
"It is promised to Avraham Avinu, HaShem used only two words to indicate that He would punish the Egyptians for enslaving the Jewish people, namely: 'I will judge them'. If HaShem performed so many miracles to fulfill a promise of only two words, imagine how much more spectacular the ultimate redemtion, that had been promised over and over in the Books of the Neviim, will be.".
(Rabbeinu Saadia Gaon ZT"L - Sefer Torah Tavlin)
50 Suggestions for Concentrating during Prayer!
(17) The Tur on Orach Chayim says, one should not pray in a place where there is something that disturbs his concentration,
nor at a time when his concentration would be disturbed, for example when his mind is unsettled because of anger. If he must pray now, he should see to it that he first removes the thoughts that disturb him.
(Pathway to Prayer, Rabbi Mayer Birnbaum) |
