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Syllabus Lesson 1 Preface & Introduction The Purpose of Prayer A Divine Soul: A Breath of Life Repetitive Prayers The Many Facets of Prayer Pesukei De’zimra - Verses in Song Prayer with Devotion Lesson 2 The Four Spiritual Spheres : Brachos and Korbanos / Assiyah Pesukei de’zimra / Yetzirah Krias She’ma and its blessings / Briyah The Amida (She’moneh Esrei) / Atzilus The Names of G-d Labor of the Heart – Avodah She’belev Adon Olam Mizmor Shir Chanukas Baruch She’omar Lesson 3 Hodu La’Hashem – Let Us Praise G-d (and its many messages) Lesson 4 Mizmor Le’sodah: A Song of Appreciation 4 Aspects to our Relationship with G-d Yehi Chevode Hashem: May G-d’s Glory endure… Ashrei and the last 5 Chapters of Psalms Skipping in Pesukei De’zimrah Lesson 5 Baruch Hashem Le’olam: Blessed is G-d forever Vayevorech David… And David Blessed Bris Milah and the Promised Land The Format for a brocha Keeping the Structure of Torah Verses Lesson 6 The Closing of Vayevorech David Az Yashir (Shiras hayam) The Essence of a Transgression Yishtabach Laws pertaining to interruptions at the end of Pesukei de’zimra Lesson 7 The Many Praises of Yishtabach Kaddish: The Prayer Kaddish: Different types In Aramaic The necessity to have a Minyan Where Kaddish is inserted Lesson 8 Pesukei De’zimra of Shabbos and Yom Tov
Additions to
Pesukei
De’zimra:
Baruch She’omar Reciting Psalms (Tehilim) before Yishtabach Hallel Hagadol The 15 Praises of Yishtabach Kaddish Lesson 9 Concentration - Kavanah in Prayer When fulfilling a Mitzvah The Main Points of Intent by the Amidah If one did not have Intent by She’mone Esrei Modim – Giving Thanks Loud enough to hear one’s own Prayer Cleanliness & Proper Dress Lesson 10 Kaddish - Devarim She’bikdusha – Sanctifications The Parameters of a Minyan: Who coumts? Laws of Responding to Kaddish Places to Bow When Saying Kaddish Not Walking in Front of Someone Saying Kaddish Lesson 11 The Laws of Borchu The Source for Borchu in the Talmud The Proper Way to Recite Borchu Responding to Borchu When One Didn’t Hear the Chazzan Tefilos Inserted After Borchu Lesson 12Yotzeir Ohr U’vorei Choshech: The Good Good and the Good Bad The Many Lessons we learn from the Sun Where Can One Interrupt During She’ma? Permissible Interruptions The blessing over thunder or lightning The Mitzvah of Zechiras Yetzias Mitzrayim Lesson 13 The 7 Daily Blessings for Krias She’ma Zeman Krias She’ma and Zeman Tefila The Kavanah Necessary for Krias She’ma The Proper Time and Pronunciation for Krias She’ma Tefilin and Tzitzis during Krias She’ma Lesson 14 The Ten Commandments and Krias She’ma Baruch sheim kevode malchusso etc.
The 248 Words of Krias She’ma Things to Keep in Mind Important things that need to be mentioned following the brocha of Emmes Ve’yatziv Semichas Ge’ulah le’Tefila: Ways to Avoid Responding to Amein of Go’al Yisrael Lesson 15 She’mone Esrey: The Amidah Prayer Standing and Bowing during She’mone Esrey Shaking, Swaying and Standing Still Three Steps at the beginning of She’mone Esrey Why we Keep Both Feet Together Interrupting for Tallis and Tefilin Hashem Sefasaye Tiftach השם שפתי תפתח Lesson 16 She’mone Esrey: 18, 19, 20, 7 and 9 brochos Avodah She’be’lev : Labor of the Heart Ya’aleh Ve’yavoh More Add-Ins and Variables and The Laws of Omissions The Proper Format of a brocha Lesson 17 Proper Kavanah (Intent) Advice for Kavanah recommended by the Chafetz Chaim Women’s Obligation in Tefila
Lack of concentration during the first brocha of She’mone
Esrey:
Ve’lamalshinim
ולמלשינים:
Why 18 brochos Ya’aleh Ve’yavoh of Rosh Chodesh Lesson 18 Al Hanissim על הניסים The Closing of She’mone Esrey Yihyu Le’ratzone יִהְיוּ לְרָצוֹן & Elokaye Netzor אֱלֹקַי, נְצוֹר Mentioning Pesukim Signifying One’s Own Name Taking Three Steps Back at the End of She’mone Esrey
The Prayer for the rebuilding of the Beis Hamikdash Not to sit or walk near someone davening She’mone Esrey Lesson 19 Why The Chazzan Repeats She’mone Esrey Listening to Chazoras Hashatz for the Purpose of Fulfilling One’s Obligation Nine People Listening Kedusha: During the Week and on Shabbos and Yom Tov and by Mussaf Aneinu on a Public Fast Modim and Modim De’rabbanan Birchas Kohanim ברכת כהנים Amen: It’s Meaning & the Proper Way to Respond
Amen
and Baruch Hu u’varuch She’mo An individual who is reciting She’mone Esrey while the Chazzan is reciting Chazoras Hashatz A Word about Talking in Shul Lesson 20 Hallel Half Hallel and the Complete Hallel Hallel in middle of Pesukei De’zimrah Lesson 21 Viduye: Confessing
The 13 Attributes of Mercy Tachanun When to do it while laying and when not The Long Prayer of Mondays and Thursdays Avinu Malkeinu The Special Prayer of Behab בה"ב Lesson 22 Taking the Sefer Torah from the Aron Kodesh The Prayer of Keil erech apyim The Prayer of Brich Shmei Birchos Hatorah The Kaddish after Krias Hatorah Replacing the Torah to the Aron Kodesh Lesson 23 Completing the Morning Prayer Ashrei and Kedusha de’sidra The Shir shel yome Ein Ke’Elokeinu Aleinu Leshabei’ach The Six Rememberances The 13 Principles of Faith Lesson 24 Kabbolas Shabbos Kiddush Zemiros Bentching
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