Podcasts about tefilah

Taanis Esther is one of many fasts we keep, but something feels different about it compared to all other fasts. Rabbi Stark dives into the mystery of, and reason for, Taanis Esther.

Welcome to our series on humility . Some people like practical advice. They say, What can I actually do to work on myself to become humble? It's nice to have the thoughts that we mentioned, but is there anything I can do? Rav Wolbe in his sefer Aleh Shor ( vol 2, page 310) says, " In a person's day-to-day life, there are two fundamental areas that help us work on our arrogance. One of them is prayer, and the second one is learning." We'll talk about prayer first. Prayer in its essence is humbling oneself to the Creator, just by praying to Hashem from the depths of your heart. While you're praying, don't just pray, but train yourself, so to say, that I'm humbling myself in front of my Creator. This is good advice to make what he calls an Esek Rav/ a big deal out of prayer. Of course, prayer is not that easy. As we mentioned, one of the fundamental impediments to prayer is arrogance. Arrogance interferes with prayer, but conversely, prayer helps your arrogance. To quote Mesilat Yeshayim (chapter 19, Artscroll edition): " There are three things that a person must look at and contemplate well in order to arrive at the necessary fear of Hashem that is a prerequisite to prayer. -The first is that while praying, he's actually standing before the Creator and communicating with Him, even though man's eye does not see Him. Now, he realizes that this is a most difficult thing to visualize in one's heart without an accurate picture- being that the physical senses do not assist him in this endeavor at all. Nevertheless, despite the difficulty, one who is of sound intellect, with a little bit of contemplation and focus can etch into his heart the truth of this matter. That is how when he prays, he comes before Hashem and literally communicates with Him, blessed be He. And before Him he beseeches. And from Him he implores, and He, blessed be His name, in turn, listens to him and pays attention to his words in the same way that a person speaks to his friend and his friend pays attention and listens to him. After a person has etched his truth in his mind, he must meditate upon Hashem's exaltedness, namely that He's exalted and lofty beyond all blessings and praise. And additionally, one must meditate upon the lowliness of man and his inferiority on account of his innate physicality and coarseness and certainly on account of all the sins he has committed since has come into existence. So this is the definition of prayer: -I'm standing in front of Hashem and I'm talking to Him. -He's all powerful, -and I'm a little creature. That's the 1, 2, 3 punch of prayer. The Mesilat Yesharim applies this approach to fear of Hashem, but we're applying it to humility. (We mentioned previously that humility brings about fear of Hashem-they're one and the same) The Mesilat Yesharim cites sources for the fear of Hashem that was upon great people- and two of them are in connection to Tefila . One is a pasuk in Tehilim 5,8 וַאֲנִ֗י בְּרֹ֣ב חַ֭סְדְּךָ אָב֣וֹא בֵיתֶ֑ך (I, through your abundant kindness will enter your house)- that is the first part of the pasuk, And the quote is: אֶשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֥ה אֶל־הֵֽיכַל־קׇ֝דְשְׁךָ֗ בְּיִרְאָתֶֽךָ׃ I will bow myself towards Your holy sanctuary, in Your fear. The Arizal says we are supposed to say this pasuk as we walk into a shul. He says, ideally one is supposed to be wearing Talet and Tefilin , and bow down towards the Aron Hakodesh with fear. So the Alef Bet of prayer is humility . It starts even before you beginpraying. As you walk into the shul, you bow your head down. Additionally, a pasuk in Malachi 2:5 is quoted in the Gemara in Berachot 12A as a source that you have to bow during the Amida , וּמִפְּנֵ֥י שְׁמִ֖י נִחַ֥ת הֽוּא׃ / he was humbled before My name, Which means you bow before you mention Hashem's name in the Amida . The Mesilat Yesharim cites this when he discusses the fundamentals of prayer. The fundamentals of prayer surround humility. We mentioned this in previous classes. If the essence of prayer is humility, one can't pray without humility, and prayer brings one to humility, as Rav Wolbe said. So that's our first practical advice -to put some work into praying, not just the words of the prayers, but the humbling experience of prayer. That is the introduction to prayer. You can't even start praying if you don't have this in mind. Rav Chaim Brisker, in his first piece in his Sefer when he talks about Tefilah , says, there are two kinds of kavana . One kavana is what the words are saying, and that is only essential in the first blessing of the Amida . The second kavana is that I'm standing in front of Hashem and that is a necessary intention. He says without that, we don't have the essence of prayer. He uses the term mitasek which means busy with something else, not focused . For example, if a person turns on a light by mistake on Shabbat (either he forgot it was Shabbat, or he forgot that you're not allowed turn on lights), he has to bring a korban chatat/a sin offering because he made a mistake. But if he was yawning and he touched the light switch and he turned it off, he doesn't bring any korban because he was mitasek / he was busy with something else, it's like he wasn't present in the action. Rav Chaim Brisker says, If, when you're praying you don't realize you're standing in front of God, that's not even defined as prayer. At that moment, you're not praying. The essence of prayer is I'm standing in front of God. That's number one. I'm standing and talking to God. And we have to add the other nuances- in front of God Who's great and exalted and , I am this humble little being. That is the story of prayer. And as we said, the most difficult step is just realizing that Hashem is there for you to talk to. One of the reasons why it's so hard for us to realize that Hashem there for us to talk to, is because we think, " Little me? I'm gonna talk to Him-Big Hashem? He's here to listen to me?" But this train of thought was the source for idol worship! The ancient people said, " I'm going to talk to God? I'm going to serve God? I'm going to deal with God? He's too high, and lofty. Ram Al kol Goyim/Hashem is high and above all the goyim. But we say, Hamashpili Lirot B'Shamayim Ub'Aaretz Hashem humbles Himself. He comes down and looks at us. So originally the nations said, God is too high and lofty, and therefore they didn't feel they could deal with Him. They didn't understand Hashem's humility. They didn't understand how where you find His greatness, you find His humility and therefore they couldn't pray to Him. So what really stops us from praying (which we said is the realization that Hashem is standing here), is that we don't fathom His humility . We don't fathom Hashem's humility because we're far from humility. We can't perceive humility. So the first step is to realize that Hashem is so humble that He comes down to listen to little me , but I have to realize it's little me and big Him. If we don't have that realization, we can't start the relationship. And that's why working on Tefilah , and making an issue out of Tefilah , making a big deal about prayer, is one of the ways to bring ourselves to humility.

Hi everyone! Welcome back to another episode of The Chai on Life Podcast. I'm Alex Segal and today, I'm speaking with Rebbetzin Sarah Feldbrand. She is a former principal of adult education programs in the U.S. and Canada and has taught Jewish philosophy and history for decades. Her teaching evolved into 40 books on Jewish philosophy and history as well as biographies, and historical fiction for adults and children. Currently the Rebbetzin is the moderator of a Mechanchos Forum and also provides Torah counseling via email at asktherebetzin@gmail.com.We decided to focus on her two volume series called Towards Meaningful Prayer and really get into some of the common issues women have when it comes to connecting to tefilah and how to solve them.Prayer is something that hopefully we all do everyday. Because it's every day it has the power to connect us like nothing else but also because it happens every day it can become rote or something we do quickly to then get on with our day versus a mitzvah that only comes one time a year.We all know prayer has immense power but sometimes it's just hard to seize that — you may feel like you're lacking in connection. So in this conversation, we speak about why davening and prayer is such a powerful tool for women, how to change your practice if things are feeling rote or uninspired, how your mindset has everything to do with tefilah and how to set yourself up for success mentally, which prayers specifically may help you connect more deeply and so much more.If there is someone you want to see on The Chai on Life Podcast, email me at alex@chaionlifemag.com or send me a DM @chaionlifemag. Thanks again, see you next week!

Send us a textUsing our father's name or our mother's name in tefilah

Parashat Vayigash... Explaining Zohar's comparison of tefilah and tefilinپاراشا وییگش by Rabbi Benjamin Lavian

There are moments when certain prayers are תְּפִלּוֹת שָׁוְא. This is not one of them!

Now that we understand how Yaakov is the synthesis of the middos of Avraham and Yitzchak, the questions is how does one practically apply this concept.

Are women obligated to Daven/pray, once, twice or three times a day? Exploring the Tefilah of Maariv and Musaf. Advanced Shiur in Halacha --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ravpinsonpodcast/support

Weekly meditation led by Rabbi Angela BuchdahlDecember 3, 2024

During these parshiyos, where we discuss the avos and their introduction of tefilah, the Mashgiach explains that the connection goes much deeper than you may think.

VaYera: Tefilah as a Conversation by Rabbi Avi Harari

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Mishlei 15:8 - Tefilah and Korbanos in Mishlei?! (Part 2)זֶבַח רְשָׁעִים תּוֹעֲבַת י"י וּתְפִלַּת יְשָׁרִים רְצוֹנוֹ:Length: 46 minutesSynopsis: This morning (11/14/24), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we turned to the meforshim. We encountered some nice ideas, but also found that their approaches overlapped to the extent that it was difficult to tell where one distinct idea ended and another one began. By the end, we pulled together a couple of takeaways. All in all, this was a nice pasuk - though I only realize now that we never addressed the question of what this is doing in Mishlei.-----מקורות:משלי טו:חפירוש רס"גמצודת דודהואיל משהרבינו יונהרלב"גמלבי"ם-----This week's Torah content has been sponsored by Yael Weiss. I forgot to ask her for a dedication message in advance, but in the meantime, I'll dedicate this Torah content to the entire Weiss family: Rabbi and Sara, Yael and Esti, Eli and Benji, with a special shout-out to Rabbi Weiss Sr. Thank you for supporting what I do and for being part of my learning life, each in your own way!-----If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss. Alternatively, if you would like to make a direct contribution to the "Rabbi Schneeweiss Torah Content Fund," my Venmo is @Matt-Schneeweiss, and my Zelle and PayPal are mattschneeweiss at gmail. Even a small contribution goes a long way to covering the costs of my podcasts, and will provide me with the financial freedom to produce even more Torah content for you.If you would like to sponsor a day's or a week's worth of content, or if you are interested in enlisting my services as a teacher or tutor, you can reach me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail. Thank you to my listeners for listening, thank you to my readers for reading, and thank you to my supporters for supporting my efforts to make Torah ideas available and accessible to everyone.-----Substack: rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/Patreon: patreon.com/rabbischneeweissYouTube Channel: youtube.com/rabbischneeweissInstagram: instagram.com/rabbischneeweiss/"The Stoic Jew" Podcast: thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com"Machshavah Lab" Podcast: machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com"The Mishlei Podcast": mishlei.buzzsprout.com"Rambam Bekius" Podcast: rambambekius.buzzsprout.com"The Tefilah Podcast": tefilah.buzzsprout.comOld Blog: kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/WhatsApp Content Hub (where I post all my content and announce my public classes): https://chat.whatsapp.com/GEB1EPIAarsELfHWuI2k0HAmazon Wishlist: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/Y72CSP86S24W?ref_=wl_sharel

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Mishlei 15:8 - Tefilah and Korbanos in Mishlei?! (Part 1)זֶבַח רְשָׁעִים תּוֹעֲבַת י"י וּתְפִלַּת יְשָׁרִים רְצוֹנוֹ:Length: 46 minutesSynopsis: This morning (11/13/24), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we began working on a pasuk which looks like it belongs in Tehilim or the Neviim more than in Mishlei. We worked on one approach, then set it aside to review Rabbeinu Yonah's definition of "yashar." Tomorrow (בג"ה) we'll attempt our own analysis again before turning to the meforshim.-----מקורות:משלי טו:חתרגום רס"גתרגום כתוביםרבינו יונה - משלי יא:ג-----This week's Torah content has been sponsored by Yael Weiss. I forgot to ask her for a dedication message in advance, but in the meantime, I'll dedicate this Torah content to the entire Weiss family: Rabbi and Sara, Yael and Esti, Eli and Benji, with a special shout-out to Rabbi Weiss Sr. Thank you for supporting what I do and for being part of my learning life, each in your own way!-----If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss. Alternatively, if you would like to make a direct contribution to the "Rabbi Schneeweiss Torah Content Fund," my Venmo is @Matt-Schneeweiss, and my Zelle and PayPal are mattschneeweiss at gmail. Even a small contribution goes a long way to covering the costs of my podcasts, and will provide me with the financial freedom to produce even more Torah content for you.If you would like to sponsor a day's or a week's worth of content, or if you are interested in enlisting my services as a teacher or tutor, you can reach me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail. Thank you to my listeners for listening, thank you to my readers for reading, and thank you to my supporters for supporting my efforts to make Torah ideas available and accessible to everyone.-----Substack: rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/Patreon: patreon.com/rabbischneeweissYouTube Channel: youtube.com/rabbischneeweissInstagram: instagram.com/rabbischneeweiss/"The Stoic Jew" Podcast: thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com"Machshavah Lab" Podcast: machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com"The Mishlei Podcast": mishlei.buzzsprout.com"Rambam Bekius" Podcast: rambambekius.buzzsprout.com"The Tefilah Podcast": tefilah.buzzsprout.comOld Blog: kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/WhatsApp Content Hub (where I post all my content and announce my public classes): https://chat.whatsapp.com/GEB1EPIAarsELfHWuI2k0HAmazon Wishlist: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/Y72CSP86S24W?ref_=wl_sharel

We all know what a "Yeshiva" is, but does anyone actually know what "yeshiva" means?

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Length: 26 minutesSynopsis: This morning (11/8/24), in the "Tefilah Reexamined" series of our Machshavah Lab for women, I decided to start with a review of the three models of tefilah we've learned in Parts 1-4, followed by a quick overview of my "go to" model of tefilah that has been the foundation of my approach to tefilah for years. This review is not intended as a substitute for the in-depth analysis we engaged in over the past couple of months. The purpose was to recap what we've done, since it's been nearly a month since we've had a tefilah shiur.-----This week's Torah content has been sponsored by Yael Weiss. I forgot to ask her for a dedication message in advance, but in the meantime, I'll dedicate this Torah content to the entire Weiss family: Rabbi and Sara, Yael and Esti, Eli and Benji, with a special shout-out to Rabbi Weiss Sr. Thank you for supporting what I do and for being part of my learning life, each in your own way!-----If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss. Alternatively, if you would like to make a direct contribution to the "Rabbi Schneeweiss Torah Content Fund," my Venmo is @Matt-Schneeweiss, and my Zelle and PayPal are mattschneeweiss at gmail. Even a small contribution goes a long way to covering the costs of my podcasts, and will provide me with the financial freedom to produce even more Torah content for you.If you would like to sponsor a day's or a week's worth of content, or if you are interested in enlisting my services as a teacher or tutor, you can reach me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail. Thank you to my listeners for listening, thank you to my readers for reading, and thank you to my supporters for supporting my efforts to make Torah ideas available and accessible to everyone.-----Substack: rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/Patreon: patreon.com/rabbischneeweissYouTube Channel: youtube.com/rabbischneeweissInstagram: instagram.com/rabbischneeweiss/"The Stoic Jew" Podcast: thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com"Machshavah Lab" Podcast: machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com"The Mishlei Podcast": mishlei.buzzsprout.com"Rambam Bekius" Podcast: rambambekius.buzzsprout.com"The Tefilah Podcast": tefilah.buzzsprout.comOld Blog: kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/WhatsApp Content Hub (where I post all my content and announce my public classes): https://chat.whatsapp.com/GEB1EPIAarsELfHWuI2k0HAmazon Wishlist: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/Y72CSP86S24W?ref_=wl_sharel

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Length: 46 minutesSynopsis: This morning (11/8/24), in our tefilah-focused Machshavah Lab series for women, we began a new topic: the nusach ha'tefilah (liturgy). We began by reviewing the relevant facts: what the mitzvah of tefilah from the Torah entailed, how Ezra and his Beis Din changed it, and the historical reasons why. I then presented my understanding of the REAL reasons why tefilah desperately needed this change, which I supported by drawing upon Rav Hirsch's commentary on Migdal Bavel. We didn't have time to start the major question I had hoped to get to, which is: If Ezra and his Beis Din instituted a standardized nusach, then what is the origin of the wide variety of nuschaos we have today?-----מקורות:רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר אהבה, הלכות תפלה וברכת כהנים א:דמעשה רקח שםמלבי"ם - נחמיה יג:כדרמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר אהבה, הלכות קריאת שמע א:זרמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר אהבה, הלכות ברכות א:ה-ורש"ר הירש - בראשית יא:ז-----This week's Torah content has been sponsored by Yael Weiss. I forgot to ask her for a dedication message in advance, but in the meantime, I'll dedicate this Torah content to the entire Weiss family: Rabbi and Sara, Yael and Esti, Eli and Benji, with a special shout-out to Rabbi Weiss Sr. Thank you for supporting what I do and for being part of my learning life, each in your own way!-----If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss. Alternatively, if you would like to make a direct contribution to the "Rabbi Schneeweiss Torah Content Fund," my Venmo is @Matt-Schneeweiss, and my Zelle and PayPal are mattschneeweiss at gmail. Even a small contribution goes a long way to covering the costs of my podcasts, and will provide me with the financial freedom to produce even more Torah content for you.If you would like to sponsor a day's or a week's worth of content, or if you are interested in enlisting my services as a teacher or tutor, you can reach me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail. Thank you to my listeners for listening, thank you to my readers for reading, and thank you to my supporters for supporting my efforts to make Torah ideas available and accessible to everyone.-----Substack: rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/Patreon: patreon.com/rabbischneeweissYouTube Channel: youtube.com/rabbischneeweissInstagram: instagram.com/rabbischneeweiss/"The Stoic Jew" Podcast: thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com"Machshavah Lab" Podcast: machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com"The Mishlei Podcast": mishlei.buzzsprout.com"Rambam Bekius" Podcast: rambambekius.buzzsprout.com"The Tefilah Podcast": tefilah.buzzsprout.comOld Blog: kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/WhatsApp Content Hub (where I post all my content and announce my public classes): https://chat.whatsapp.com/GEB1EPIAarsELfHWuI2k0HAmazon Wishlist: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/Y72CSP86S24W?ref_=wl_sharel

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Beginning to say Mashiv Haruach and Morid Hagashem

In this class we study the early history and later development of the 16th Beracha of the Amidah which was an early staple of petitionary prayer and a hotbed for embellishment in medieval times.

Many of us may experience an emotional rollercoaster over Rosh Hashanah but really it should be a day of "simcha" and rejoicing.

Podcast: Maor Vashemesh defines deveykut as access to Mochin Ila'in which is only possible through the attachment of Tefilah. The "residue" that follows when back in the real world ("shearis Mochin") gives him the ability to put into action the product of the inspiration. Punning on the word "beasamecha" as things that are "samui" hidden from view...the thoughts and inner work not open for scrutiny...even when performing mitzvot publically.

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Hilchot Tefilah part 41: Ha'adamah on broth??! What bracha on olive oil?! Lamp oil in Morocco!!! Halachot of Brachot for Kriat HaTorah!? Torah Learning Q&A!!! Shehakol on Garinim story !!

Hilchot Tefilah part 40: Call the father's name!!! Why do we say mother for Refuah?!! Mesilat Yesharim: love JEWS!!! Folding Talit on Shabbat?!! Are Talit Atarot asur??!!

Hilchot Tefilah part 39: What does Pitum HaKetoret do?? Start with good and end with good!!! Have to practice before Aliyah?!! Don't say Pesukim by heart??! Crazy Baba Sali story!!!

Hilchot Tefilah part 38: Hot dogs are Chashuv?!! Hilchot Kriat HaTorah! Bamba bracha!? Shulchan Aruch and Rama on brachot⁉️

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Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Length: 1 hour 39 minutesSynopsis: Last night (9/5/24), in our first Thursday night Pirkei Avos shiur for women of the 2024-2025, we took up a tefilah-related Mishnah from chapter 2, since I've been in tefilah mode all summer and I wanted to share some ideas. If you're looking for an eye-opening perspective on tefilah filled with potential, be sure to listen all the way to the end of the shiur, when we learn the Meiri's interpretation. We picked up lots of other nice insights along away, from the participants in shiur and from the meforshim.-----מקורות:אבות ב:יגרמב"םרבינו יונהמאירירמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר אהבה, הלכות קריאת שמע א:יארמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר אהבה, הלכות תפילה וברכת כהנים ג:א-----The Torah content for the first month of the new school year has been sponsored by the Brevique BrewLid. The BrewLid integrates coffee directly into the lid, offering a cleaner, more convenient, and eco-friendly coffee experience. By eliminating the need for machine contact, it reduces contamination risk, minimizes steps, cuts down on waste, and keeps the aroma around longer while delivering every last drop of flavor. If you love coffee and want to get in on the ground floor of BrewLid, check out the Kickstarter!-----If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss. Alternatively, if you would like to make a direct contribution to the "Rabbi Schneeweiss Torah Content Fund," my Venmo is @Matt-Schneeweiss, and my Zelle and PayPal are mattschneeweiss at gmail. Even a small contribution goes a long way to covering the costs of my podcasts, and will provide me with the financial freedom to produce even more Torah content for you.If you would like to sponsor a day's or a week's worth of content, or if you are interested in enlisting my services as a teacher or tutor, you can reach me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail. Thank you to my listeners for listening, thank you to my readers for reading, and thank you to my supporters for supporting my efforts to make Torah ideas available and accessible to everyone.-----Substack: rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/Patreon: patreon.com/rabbischneeweissYouTube Channel: youtube.com/rabbischneeweissInstagram: instagram.com/rabbischneeweiss/"The Stoic Jew" Podcast: thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com"Machshavah Lab" Podcast: machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com"The Mishlei Podcast": mishlei.buzzsprout.com"Rambam Bekius" Podcast: rambambekius.buzzsprout.com"The Tefilah Podcast": tefilah.buzzsprout.comOld Blog: kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/WhatsApp Content Hub (where I post all my content and announce my public classes): https://chat.whatsapp.com/GEB1EPIAarsELfHWuI2k0HAmazon Wishlist: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/Y72CSP86S24W?ref_=wl_sharel

Hilchot Tefilah part 37: Kriat HaTorah turned to Parsha Q&A… Why do we need to read 10 Psukim on Mon/Thurs??!! Gedolim stories… Mashiach is here??!!!Skipped a word, take out Torah AGAIN!!!

Hilchot Tefilah part 36: How to go #1?? Shaving body/face?! Who gets Aliyah first?? What is a Mekach Ta'ut?? Moish's HaGomel.. R Meir Shapiro and R Isser Zalman Meltzer stories (Bizchus Eli Levine)!!!

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Hilchot Tefilah part 35: Ashki and Sefardi minhagim for calling up Kohen/Levi twice!!! Zohar: don't spontaneously take out a sefer Torah unless.. Radbaz: What HaShem will bring tomorrow so DO MITZVOT!

Hilchot Tefilah part 34: Can converts say “Shelo Asani Goy”??! Five week fights in shul… Halachot of make-up Parshas?!! Honoring Kohanim R Ovadia got first Aliyah?!!

Hilchot Tefilah part 33: Why we read Torah on Mondays & Thursdays???! Hilchot Hagbah!? When to say Brich Shmeh? No adding Aliyahs??! Tangent 3 day Yom Tovs!!!!

Hilchot Tefilah part 32: World runs on “Rab Chananiah Ben Akashia…”!! Cant eat till Mincha?! Why is BARCHU so important?! If you don't stand during Tachnun… !!! Teshuva hock Alshich's bitachon story!

Giving Sedakah Before Tefilah by Rabbi Avi Harari

Hilchot Tefilah part 31: Importance of Uva L'Tzion!! Why Ashkenazim don't say Pitum Haktoret?!! Arizal vs. the Yeki Minhag about Aleinu… No wait between meat and milk??!! Rav Ovadia changed our wine?? Rainbow Challah and gefilte fish hock!?!

Hilchot Tefilah part 30: Chatan and Tachnun?! Mohel, Sandak, and Avi HaBen are patur….?? CRAZYY Meron Story B'Zchut Rashbi!!!

Hilchot Tefilah part 29: How come Rav Ovadia zt”l was able to change the Sefardi way of living? The power being of LENIENT!!! Wife wearing wigs?! Great Neck Pool Party!! Personal Baba Sali Story!!!

Hilchot Tefilah part 28: Speaking between Amidah & Tachnun!!! What happens if you speak during Tachnun?! Why do we tuck in Tzitzit?! R Ovadia's leniency on Tachnun!! Chida - Safek Tachnun Lehakel!!!

Hilchot Tefilah part 27: What is a Halachic Zonah?? Trumat HaDeshen on Zonah Chazakah!! Why Ashkenazim don't Duchen on the daily in Chutz La'Aretz!!!?? Why don't we Duchen at Mincha?

Hilchot Tefilah part 26: Blemished Kohanim and killer Kohanim??! Rav Wosner on Kohanim who do Bar Minan!!! Mark Twain on Manchester!? Drinking and Duchening ?? Fire “Burnout Chizzuk” feat. the GRA!

Hilchot Tefilah part 25: Can't Duchen if hate someone?! How does Zohar become Halacha?? Baruch Hu U'Varuch Shemo in Birkat Kohanim!! New shoes = dirty shoes?! What if Chazan is a Kohen??!

Hilchot Tefilah part 24: Hilchot Birkat Kohanim!! Who is Patur from “Duchening”?? Duchening BAREFOOT???! Why Kohanim remove shoes? LEATHER SOCKS Zonas vs. MAMZER??!!

Hilchot Tefilah part 23: Are you a Kohen?! SIYUM Chelek Alef of Mishnah Berurah!!!! (Arak interlude) Birkat Kohanim with 6 people?! Saving women that are dying!? Rav Ovadia didn't shake HER hand!

Balak: Tefilah by Rabbi Avi Harari