Halacha:

Responsa,  Tefillah 

Machshava:

Chassidut,  Tefillah 

Collections: R' Kurtz Shu"T First, Ask Questions Later

Description

Is davening too long or do we not appreciate it enough? In this episode R. Pesach Sommer distills a responsum of R. Dovid Tzvi Hoffman (Melamed L'Hoil, no. 12) regarding a request to revoke the prayer leader's repetition of the Amida, and its implications for how we relate to prayer writ large.