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I find it very hard to get myself to daven. I’ll find every excuse until it’s past chatos… I figure that Hashem knows what I want and that I can talk to Him in my own words whenever anyway, and what does ie; vayevoraich Dovid have to do with me personally??
Can you relate?
I.e. stands for id est, which means “that is” or “in other words”, while e.g. stands or exempli gratia, which is said befor giving an example. Don’t mix them up!
It is a sad state of affairs that many of us have no clue what we say in tefiloh, what it means, where is the source for it, and why it is established as part of tefiloh. There is barely a shadow of this which is taught in girls schools as “Beiur Tefiloh”. In boys yeshivos, virtually nothing. This leaves us with the challenge of spending about 45 minutes for the average daily Shacharis in shul babbling senseless syllables, to have fulfilled the requirement of Shacharis, so that we can move on to whatever is next. That is a major embarrassment, since every tefiloh is packed with a virtual gold mine of beauty, opportunity to connect to HKB”H, and to rejuvenate the spirit within each of us.
I would propose that every yeshivah have a core curriculum that includes learning siddur in a meaningful way. We have many seforim on tefiloh. There are also quite a few books in English that help us to understand tefiloh, and make it a meaningful experience. For those past yeshiva schedules, get a sefer, and begin to discover the world of tefiloh. Aside from learning Torah and the rest of the mitzvos, it is a special invitation that Hashem gives us to speak to him three times a day. Why miss such a chance?
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