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Inspirational Insights, stories and lessons, making one's davening more powerful
My Essence Is Tefillah\u00a0is an adaptation of the highly popular, two-volume sefer, Ani Tefillah, written by Rav Binyamin Zev Shisha. This beautiful sefer\u00a0focuses on the importance of tefillah and kedushas beis haknesses\u00a0in an extremely comprehensive manner.\u00a0Chock-full of gems from\u00a0the\u00a0ba'alei mussar and other Torah sources, both Chassidishe and Litvishe, the book also includes hundreds of stories of tzaddikim to illustrate various concepts.
Readers will find a detailed discussion of the morning preparations for tefillah, followed by an examination of the different parts of the tefillos themselves and the significance of the shul, the place that is designated for davening. Other chapters discuss tefillah b'kavanah in depth; the great advantages of tefillah b'tzibbur; the power of "amen"; and much more.
Based on the enthusiastic feedback garnered by the Hebrew and Yiddish editions of this book, our hope is that My Essence Is Tefillah will serve as an invaluable guide to all those who wish to grow in their avodas hatefillah and pour out their hearts before Hashem with meaning and passion.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Inspirational Insights, stories and lessons, making one's davening more powerfulMy Essence Is Tefillah\u00a0is an adaptation of the highly popular, two-volume sefer, Ani Tefillah, written by Rav Binyamin Zev Shisha. 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