Authentic Torah Thought for Life
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In one of the previous lectures the Rav mentioned that if someone wants to grow great, he should think for five minutes each day on a certain possuk. Can you elaborate on that?
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What is one supposed to think when he cries out to Hashem and Hashem doesn’t answer?
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What is a good preparation someone could make to achieve tefilla b’kavana?
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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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How does one acquire אמונה חושית, real palpable אמונה in the existence of Hashem?
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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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Why do we wish people a ksiva v’chasima tova and a gmar chasima tova? Doesn’t the judgement of Hashem on Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur go according to your deeds? What’s a bracha going to help?
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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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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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What does the Gemara mean when it says סימנא מילתא היא 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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