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What is a good preparation someone could make to achieve tefilla b’kavana?
Tag: Tefillah
Rav Avigdor Miller on the Good Business Opportunity
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Do I have to say that תפילה before קריאת שמע על המטה of הריני מוחל, in which I forgive anyone who wronged me?
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Rav Avigdor Miller on the Great Opportunity of Saying “You”
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How does one acquire אמונה חושית, real palpable אמונה in the existence of Hashem?
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Rav Avigdor Miller on Terror in Eretz Yisroel
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If I want to daven to Hashem to protect the Am Yisroel in Eretz Yisroel from the terrorists, what is the best approach – the best nusach – to use in my tefillos?
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Rav Avigdor Miller on Happy New Year Greetings
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Why do we wish our fellow Jews a כתיבה וחתימה טובה or a גמר טוב? Does that really help the other person?
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Rav Avigdor Miller on The Three Minute Prayer Program
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The Rav mentioned last week that we should make sure to use our heads, and not only our lips, when we daven. How can one teach himself to daven with more כוונה, better concentration?
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Rav Avigdor Miller on Coming to Shul Three Hours Early
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In פסוקי דזמרה in the morning, there are so many selections from Tehillim, and the Rav has told us that every word is a gem of ‘דעת ה, awareness of Hashem, and an opportunity for perfection of the mind (see the Rav’s sefer on תפילה, Praise My Soul). But can one really concentrate on so many verses and so many different thoughts?
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Rav Avigdor Miller on Dip the Apple in the Honey
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What does the Gemara mean when it says “simana milsa hee” with regards to eating the simanim on Rosh Hashanah [Horiyos 12a]? How is eating a carrot or gourd a good siman for the new year?
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Rav Avigdor Miller on Improving our Davening During Ellul
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How can one who has trouble concentrating during Shemonah Esrei train himself to overcome this problem?
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Rav Avigdor Miller on the Downsides of Davening Vasikin
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Does the Rav think that it’s a good idea to try to daven at a minyan that has Birchas Kohanim every day?
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