Laws of Davening Shemoneh Esray
Part 5: THE PRAYER
7. One must bow at the beginning and end of the first brocha and at the beginning and end of modim, but he may not bow at the beginning or end of any other brocha. The bowing is done as follows: when one says the word "Boruch", he should bend his knees, and when he says "Atoh", he should bend his body and his head until all the vertebrae in his spinal column protrude.
8. When he says the name of G-d, he should slowly pick up his head then the rest of his body. At modim he should bend his knees and bow his head and body at the first word, and rise at the name of HaShem.
(Pathway to Prayer, Rabbi Mayer Birnbaum)
A One Minute a Day Torah Thought !
"The modest possessions of a righteous man make him much happier than the great fortunes of many evil doers, about which so much ado is made in the world.".
(Rabbi Shimshon Raphael Hirsch ZT'L - Sefer Torah Tavlin)
50 Suggestions for Concentrating during Prayer!
(28) The sefer Derech Chaim says, when someone enters the place in which a person is praying, he disturbs his concentration. Therefore, when one prays by himself without a minyan he should make sure, if possible, to pray in a place where he knows no one will enter.
(Pathway to Prayer, Rabbi Mayer Birnbaum) |