Laws of Davening Shemoneh Esray
Part 3: POSTURE
7. One should not hold anything in his hand while praying, especially things that he would worry about dropping, because they will disturb his concentration. One may also not hold a child during prayer. However, one may hold a siddur since he needs it for his prayer.
8. Some are of the opinion that one should shake during shemoneh esray and some hold that one should not, so each person should do whatever helps his concentration more.
(Pathway to Prayer, Rabbi Mayer Birnbaum)
A One Minute a Day Torah Thought !
"If a person tells me that he has a severe headache and he cannot concentrate properly on his prayers, I tell him, 'Who told you to pray with your head? You should be praying with your heart!'".
(Rabbi Menachem Mendelof Kotzk ZT"L - Sefer Torah Tavlin)
50 Suggestions for Concentrating during Prayer!
(20) The Orchos Tzadikim says, be very careful about your speech and guard your tongue, and that will be a great aid to praying with concentration, because most distractions come from idle talk that has entered a person's heart.
(Pathway to Prayer, Rabbi Mayer Birnbaum) |
