Q: 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?
Tag: Tefillah
Rav Avigdor Miller on The Three Minute Prayer Program
Q: 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?
Rav Avigdor Miller on Coming to Shul Three Hours Early
Q: 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…
Rav Avigdor Miller on Dip the Apple in the Honey
Q: 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?
Rav Avigdor Miller on Taking Davening One Bracha at a Time
Q: How can one who has trouble concentrating during Shemonah Esrei train himself to overcome this problem?
Rav Avigdor Miller on the Downsides of Davening Vasikin
Q: Does the Rav think that it’s a good idea to try to daven at a minyan that has Birchas Kohanim every day?
Rav Avigdor Miller on Succeeding at Davening
Q: How can one learn to appreciate the great ideas that the Rav says are in the Siddur?
Rav Avigdor Miller on Practice Makes Perfect
Q: What is the benefit of saying the Ani Ma’amins every day? I believe it. Why do I have to keep repeating it?
Rav Avigdor Miller on Mourning for the Beis Hamikdash
Q: How can I mourn for the Beis Ha’mikdash properly?
Rav Avigdor Miller on Why You’re Not Really Mourning For the Beis Ha’Mikdosh
Q: How can I learn to mourn for the בית המקדש?