The ecstatic quality of prayer-life in early Hasidism has been described in many ways. The Ba’al Shem Tov was said to tremble so greatly in his prayer that bits of grain in a nearby barrel were seen to join him in his trembling. A disciple who touched the master’s prayer-garment was so seized with tremors that he had to pray for release.

Hasidic literature contains no systematic manual of contemplative prayer. The texts below appear in a collection of passages culled from the records of the teachings of the Ba’al Shem Tov, the Maggid Dov Baer of Miedzyrzec, and their immediate disciples in the latter part of the eighteenth century. They have been meticulously and sensitively translated …

Jewish Law makes it our duty to pray three times daily: in the morning, in the afternoon and at nightfall. These prayers are called morning prayer (shacharit), afternoon prayer (minchah) and evening prayer (arvith or maariv).Our Sages tell us that the custom of praying three times a day was originally introduced by our Patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

2020年5月8日 · Hasidism -- The nature of Hasidic prayer -- The Hasidic Prayer Book and Prayer House -- Preparations for prayer -- Gestures and melody in prayer -- Contemplative prayer -- Contemplative prayer (continued) -- Ecstatic Prayer -- The elevation of 'Strange Thoughts' -- Prayer as inspiration -- The prayers of the Zaddik -- The polemic on the recital of Le-Shem Yihud -- Hasidic Prayer in the Responsa.

In this chapter we must examine what the Lurianic Prayer Book is, how it differs from the standard Prayer Book and why the Hasidim adopted it. R. Isaac Luria (1534–72), the famous Safed Kabbalist and originator of a new Kabbalistic system, placed great stress on the doctrine of kavvanot, ‘intentions’. According to the Kabbalah, God’s creative...

2012年1月15日 · Recommended Psalms and Other Prayers. Daily morning prayer. I) Start with Psalm 145. 2) Then say the following two verses, the first loud enough to hear yourself, the second quietly: "Hear, O Yisrael, the L-rd is our G-d, the L-rd is One."* "Blessed is the name of the glory of His kingdom forever and ever." *Deut. 6:4

What is „hasidic prayer‟ ? Is Prayer a request to G-d, … or a mystical process, or a personal cleaving to the Divine? 1. Prayer as Request 2. Prayer representing the Temple service 3. Kabbalistic Prayer: special „kavvanot‟ promoting „processes‟ in the Divine 4. Hasidic prayer: a sense of personal connection with the Divine

Hasidic Prayer. Advertisement. Pray. How to Acquire the Right Mental State for Prayer The pursuit of proper kavanah, the Hebrew term for directed attention, has long concerned Jewish thinkers. ...

Hasidic Prayer was first published over twenty years ago. As a number of important works of relevance to the theme of the book have been published since then, I shall here make reference to the further light they throw on the subject while also taking the opportunity to revise some of my own earlier comments with regard to a number of topics.