Shows
2023-11-2341 minFrom Saying, to PrayingMiddle Brachos Part 2 - the Communal BrachosThe emotion and flow of Tekah B’shofar through Es Tzemach
2023-07-1928 minFrom Saying, to PrayingShemone Esrei: Middle Berachot 1-6Change your Shemone Esrei forever: The flow and emotion of the first six berachot.
2023-07-0434 minFrom Saying, to PrayingEnd of Shemone Esrei - Elokai NitzorWhy do we add Elokai, if it’s not one of the 19 beracha? Why do we take three steps back? What is the theme of the beracha - what should we feel?
2023-06-2332 minFrom Saying, to PrayingEnd of Shemone Esrei 4 - Sim ShalomWhy is Sim Shalom not one of the middle berachot? Why is it after Birchat Kohanim? What is Shalom?
2023-06-1329 minFrom Saying, to PrayingEnd of Shemone Esrei 3 - Birchat KohanimWhat should the Yisro’elim have in mind? What should the Kohanim have in mind? And is it a beracha or a tefillah?
2023-06-0627 minFrom Saying, to PrayingEnd of Shemone Esrei 2 - ModimWhat is the primary thing we are thanking Hashem for? Why is Modim after Ritzei? Why do we bow at the end of Modim?
2023-05-0728 min
From Saying, to PrayingEnd of Shemone Esrei 1: RitzeiWhy is Ritzei not considered a bakasha - we’re asking for things? Why are Ritzei and V’sechezena in one beracha, if they are two completely separate requests? Why is Ya’aleh v’yavo in Ritzei?
2023-04-2731 min
From Saying, to PrayingShemone Esrei 5 - Ata Kadosh and KedushaWhy is this the third beracha? Are Ata Kadosh and Kedusha related? Why do we say Kedusha? What should we feel?
2023-04-2133 min
From Saying, to PrayingShemone Esrei 4 - Ata GiborWhat is the primary theme and emotion of Ata Gibor?
2023-04-2117 min
From Saying, to PrayingShemone Esrei 3: The First BerachaIf the first beracha is to praise Hashem, why is it called Avot?
2023-03-1235 min
From Saying, to PrayingShemone Esrei 2: Bowing, and Praying like an AngelWhy do we bow by Modim? And bishloma at the beginning of Shemone Esrei and Oseh Shalom, but why by Magen Avraham? Also, if we keep our feet together to pray like angels - does Hashem not want human tefillos?
2023-02-2725 min
From Saying, to PrayingShemone Esrei 1: The EmotionWhy do we start with 3 brachos of shevach- is it to flatter Hashem??? And what emotion should we feel throughout Shemone Esrei?
2023-02-1938 min
From Saying, to PrayingTefillah Shiur 14 - Maariv Motza’ei ShabbosWhy do we elongate V’hu Rachum? Why do we add paragraphs after Shemone Esrei? Ata Chonantanu is more primary than Havdala?!
2023-02-1937 min
From Saying, to PrayingTefillah Shiur 13 - Completing ArvitWhy do Sefardim add pesukim before Arvit? What’s the idea of V’hu Rachum? Or Barchu? Why do Ashkenazim add Baruch Hashem l’olam? Why do we say Kaddish between ge’ula and shemone esrei - isn’t that assur? And was Arvit really a reshus?
2023-02-1929 minFrom Saying, to PrayingTefillah Shiur - After Shema 2: HashkiveinuWhat’s it about? And why is not an interruption between Ge’ulah and Shemoneh Esrei?
2023-01-2506 minFrom Saying, to PrayingTefillah Shiur - The First beracha after ShemaEmet Ve’emanu. Emet v’yatziv. What are they about?
2023-01-2526 minFrom Saying, to PrayingTefillah Shiur - V’haya and Vayomer1) Vayomer is a separate mitzvah; why is it recited with Shema? 2) The message of V’haya.
2023-01-1042 minFrom Saying, to PrayingTefillah Shiur - Shema, the First ParshaWhy do we say Baruch Shem, if it’s not part of the pesukim of Shema? Why did they say it out loud in the Beis Hamikdash? What’s the flow of Shema - Baruch Shem- V’ohavta?
2023-01-0332 minFrom Saying, to PrayingTefillah Shiur 9 - Shema YisroelJam packed with content, and all comes together at the end for a clear understanding of the first Pasuk of Krias Shema.
2022-12-3038 minFrom Saying, to PrayingTefillah Shiur 8 - Al HanisimWho wrote it? What should we feel? Some of the words are redundant? How many Maccabim were there? And more.
2022-12-2040 minFrom Saying, to PrayingTefillah Shiur 7 - Ahavas Olam and Ahava RabaWhy do Ashkenazim say Ahava Raba and Sefaradim say Ahavat Olam? Do they mean the same thing? Why do we daven for Torah at Shacharis and not at Maariv?
2022-12-1339 minFrom Saying, to PrayingTefillah Shiur - Birchos Krias Shema 1Understanding the first bracha of Birchas Krias Shema, both morning and evening. Including: Why do we mention the stars? The angels? The Alef Beis? What do they have to do with Shema?
2022-12-0140 min