prayer
Rabbi Mordechai of Lechovitz: Loud Prayer o...
Rabbi Mordechai Yoffe of Lechovitz was born in 5502 (1742) to Rabbi Noach Haparnas of Nesvizh (in Belarus). He was orphaned as a child. In
Ba’al Shem Tov: From the Heart
Translated from Rabbi Ginsburgh’s trilogy on the Ba’al Shem Tov, Or Yisrael, vol. 2, p. 206. Once the entire congregation was reciting Psalms in the
Moses from Generation to Generation
In this fascinating lecture, Rabbi Ginsburgh describes a full array of Moses' persona according to the sefirot.
Q&A: Prayer for Myself and Others
Q: Is there is a special chapter of Psalms that I can say for myself? A: According to the Ba'al Shem Tov, a person should
The Essence of Prayer: Turning to God as ...
Click here for part 2 Our connection with God expresses itself in different ways. When we study Torah and perform God’s commandments, we connect to
The Ten Plagues and the Morning Prayer
In Chassidic thought[1] it is explained that every day we are entrusted with the task of afflicting our evil inclination with the same Ten Plagues
Pray for It, Sing for It
My dove, in the clefts of the rock, in the covert of the cliff, let me see your countenance, let me hear your voice;
Q&A: How Should I Pray?
Q: I don’t know what I am supposed to be doing during prayer. How do I contemplate? What is the goal? What am I supposed
Fasting: Pirkei Avot 6:4
“Such is the way of Torah: Bread with salt you shall eat, water in small measure you shall drink.” Does this mishnah mean that
Q&A: Foreign Thoughts in Prayer
The following are questions that Rabbi Ginsburgh took from the audience after his class on Images and Shadows. Q&A: Foreign Thoughts Q: The Alter Rebbe