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Siddurs with Pictures and the Role of Imagination During Davening

Speaker:: Rabbi Yoni Mandelstam
Date:: February 14 2022

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Venue: Cong. Shomrei Torah (Fairlawn, NJ) Cong. Shomrei Torah (Fairlawn, NJ)

Halacha:

Tefillah

Parsha:

Ki Tisa

Description

There is clearly a problem with davening in front of images that will distract one from proper kavana during davening. Yet, the Arizal clearly holds that there is a role for the imagination. This shiur discusses the use of physical images to connect to the spiritual.

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