Tefillah Tips

Veshamru Bnei Yisrael Et Hashabbat The concluding verse in Yismach Moshe states: Ushnei Luchot Avanim…. Vechatuv Bahem Shemirat Shabbat – Vecheyn Katuv Bitoratecha – Moshe descended from the mountain and brought...

As we sing and eat our way through the seder night there are plenty of customs and rituals that give definition and meaning to the evening(s).

Elul and Holiday Tips As we begin the month of Elul and the forty day march towards the Days of Judgment, we recite Psalm 27 after the daily blasts of the...

Let’s Talk About Us After a couple goes out for a reasonable amount of time; it is common for one of the two to say to the other, “Let’s talk about...

Uvah Letzion Goel Uleshavei Pesha Beyaakov Shabbat Mincha like all other Mincha prayers throughout the week begins with Psalm 145, Ashrei. We have already learned about Ashrei in our Mussaf Tips...

Uvah Letzion II Can you imagine a young man and women deeply in love and committed to one another for life that are forced to be apart for awhile due to...

After we recite the Kedushah Desidrah, and declare our loving commitment to G-d, the conclusion of Uvah Letzion describes the unbelievable opportunity and privilege we have been afforded by G-d to...

Atoh Echad Veshimcha Echad Shabbat Mincha continues with Kriat HaTorah which was instituted by Moses himself. We read three Aliyot from the Parshah of the following week. After returning the Torah...

Atoh Echad Veshimcha Echad II The commentary Siach Yitzchak in the Siddur Hagrah, demonstrates that the body of our Tefillah corresponds to the three famous Shabatot in Jewish history and destiny....

Elokeynu Veelokay Avotainu The next tefillah of Shabbat Minchah is Elokeynu Veelokay Avoteinu Retzey Bimenuchateinu, which means: G-d, the G-d of our fathers, be pleased with our rest (on Shabbat). This...