Are you a Davener? Is it crucial to pray daily? Find out how to pray - Rabbi Chaim Dalfin

good morning I want to talk to you about the importance of daving of prayer the drizen told me that when he came to Thea laich in the city of laich in the town of laich in 193 he saw students who were very poor their their clothing it was tears and rips in their clothing it wasn't clean he came from a home which was rather on the wealthier side and this uh was very surprising to him he was there a day or two and he said to himself this place is not for me he and his cousin were going to go to sloto which was a l lfish waning Yeshiva but there was no room for them so the next Yeshiva that was not far from where he came from this little city called mayora mayora mayora was kabad laich uh although he came from aabad background but um this was very far to him but then he realized he saw some students who would praying who were doing and it was rather late it was 12:00 in the afternoon 1: in the afternoon and they're doing and they're totally engrossed in their prayers and he and he and he and he walks by and he he kind of wants to speak to them or see them and and he sees they're not there they're elsewhere and he said that left such an impression on him that he decided this is where he's going to remain to study and he studied there for seven eight years nine years and he became the the [Music] famous I tell you the story because you know we need prayer today more than ever prayer isn't a fantasy for many some people think it's a fantasy pray regardless of what religion surely in our religion the Jewish religion yeah right you're going to pray it's going to help you get out there and work you know yeah there's place for work think we have to work but there's something very special about prayer especially kabad prayer and I'd like to maybe share over several Clips some practical guidelines for every one of you who's looking at this whether you're you learned in the kabad Yesa system or you came to kabad or you're already older with a family or you're a senior citizen prayer needs to be active the first idea that emphasizes what prayer is is connection prayer is connection do you want a connection that's the first thing you have to ask yourself do I want a connection do I have a connection what type of connection a connection to what a connection to God Almighty the kabad system gives us a way of connecting now you'll say well Torah gives us a system of course Torah gives us system system but prayer is that element within the Jewish experience that Evol involves the heart prayer is not about the intellect prayer is about the heart and this is what we need today more than ever before we need a warm heart inish we say hearts a warm heart a bubbling heart a heart heart that is palpable of love for God Almighty love for Humanity love for another Jew and when you pray you take a line in prayer Ina daving daving what is daving a daver he's a daver daving daving means he's immersed in this activity of connecting to God allowing himself to be connected to God Visa the prayers by focusing on the words of prayer not rushing so yes we have to go to work we have family got to take care of kids got to take our meds if we're older right there's all kinds of reasons why to pray quickly so take make for yourself a resolution this is the first thing I want you to do take one line in that book called A sidor A Prayer Book sometimes it's this it's thinner sometimes it's fatter right whatever it is but you focus on one line let's take the line the opening of the morning prayers give thanks to God call in his name what does it mean to give thanks to God and what does it mean to call to his name aren't they one and the same if I'm giving thanks to God I'm calling to God think about that as you and stop stop and if need be start a few minutes before the congregation starts the prayers close your eyes or just put your head down don't look around you don't look don't allow the distractions people and noise and all kinds of things you have to block it out and just focus and concentrate for a few seconds a few minutes on this one line and think about that and do that not just one day do it for one week consecutively every morning including the shabas think about that line after that we'll talk about another line I'm more than glad to help contact me um on email info raabi dind dfn.com and I'll try to help and guide you and you'll see that your prayer will be more meaningful and it will be more therapeutic and cathartic we look for that cathartic experience pray DAV now everyone knows what you're supposed to do and everyone will attempt to do it and I'm I'm sure that you will tell me it's making a difference in your life all the best only good things Z