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Meaning of יוֹצֵר בְּרֵאשִׁית
What is the meaning and kavana for יוֹצֵר בְּרֵאשִׁית - "Maker of Bereshit" - eg. in מודים דרבנן and עלינו לשבח
? Especially, in light of the point made by Ramban in Bereshit 1:1 where the ...
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Kavana for סֶּֽלָה
It is clear from this question that the word Selah isn't well understood. We have several wildly different definitions, and some of them have no associated Kavana.
This becomes a halachic problem ...
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Why does the Oruch HaShulchan tell the number of words in the blessings of the Amidah?
The Oruch HaShulchan (eg here) mentions how many words there are in each of the blessings of the weekday Amidah and gives a reason why that number of words is used.
For example for the blessing of T'...
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Prayer Meditation; help understanding terms
Could someone explain the terms of kavanah, hitbodedut and hitbonenut in relation to Tefilah (prayer)? I know that these are all forms of meditation of some kind; but are they integrated in the way ...
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meaning of words and tefillah
The Kitzur Shulchan Aruch (6:1) tells us, “When one makes a berachah he should have in mind the meaning of the words.” Is there any halachic source (i.e. Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, Shulchan Aruch or ...
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