Prayer and Kavvana
When a person is tired or in a rush it can be hard to pray properly. Join Rabbi Dovid Fink as he explores if there is any value in praying when you are distracted and fail to empower your prayer with kavvana?
Prayer and Kavvana: Prayer and kavvana
Tefilla (prayer) calls for kavvana (engaging the mind and focusing attention).
What is the minimum requirement for kavvana?
Is there any value in mindless recitation of the prayers?
In this series we will survey the opinions of the poskim regarding the minimum requirements of kavvana in prayer.
A source sheet is available through the links in both WORD format and pdf. In class we will translate and explain these texts.
In addition to being one of Rabbi Brovender's first students, Rabbi Dovid Fink is an outstanding expertﾠand teacher of Halacha. Rabbi Fink received his Rabbinic ordination from ITRI and the Mir and was awarded his Ph.D in Semitic Languages and Linguistics from Yale University. Rav Fink has taught thousands of students from all over the world for over 35 years.