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Back to EpisodesR. Elie Kaunfer on Parashat Yitro: Struggling to Pray with Intention
Published 3 years, 6 months ago
Description
Ideally, prayer is a pouring out of the soul. But in Jewish practice today, people don’t only pray when they feel moved to pray. We are mandated to say the Amidah multiple times a day, and we can’t guarantee that each of those moments will be characterized by intention, or kavanah. Should I pray even if I don’t know if my heart will be in it?