Rabbi Mordechai of Lechovitz: Loud Prayer of the Angels on Earth
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...
Category : Prayer
War and Peace: A Meditation on Psalms 27
From the beginning of the month of Elul until the end of the festival of Sukkot, we add Psalms chapter 27 to two of our...
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...
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...
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...
The Song of the Angels Here on Earth
“Many are the sorrows of the evil person, and he who trusts in God – lovingkindness surrounds him” (Psalms 32:10). This verse, one of...
Q&A: Psalms to Say for Others
Q: Are there certain chapters of Psalms to say when praying for someone? A: First of all, it is good to say the chapter of...
Abraham's Eshel: Asking Questions About God
Excerpted and translated from Rabbi Ginsburgh’s Ma’ayan Ganim for the Torah portion of Vayeirah Abraham’s first (and main) life mission, which began with the Divine...
