“The early pietists would wait one hour and then pray”— a discipline essential for the prayer leaderThe Talmud teaches:חֲסִידִים הָרִאשׁוֹנִים הָיוּ שׁוֹהִים שָׁעָה אַחַת וּמִתְפַּלְּלִים“The early pietists would pause for one hour and then pray.”(Talmud Bavli, Berakhot 30b)This teaching is not a romantic description of spiritual elites, but a foundational principle of Jewish prayer. For … Continue reading Meditation before prayer
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