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Standing Before Hashem: Building Kavana Through Preparation

Speaker:: Rabbi Daniel Reich
Date:: January 31 2026

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Venue: Cong. Adat Yeshurun (La Jolla, CA) Cong. Adat Yeshurun (La Jolla, CA)

Halacha:

Tefillah

Machshava:

Tefillah

Parsha:

Eikev, Va'etchanan

Collections: The Power of Tefilla

Description

This class introduces Pesukei DeZimrah as essential preparation for tefillah, transforming prayer from recitation into avodah shebalev. Drawing on Chazal, Pri Megadim, Chovot HaLevavot, and stories of Gedolei Yisrael, it offers practical guidance for cultivating kavana, presence, and emotional connection before standing in prayer.

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Discovering Our Infinite Light in the Darkest Places: Tisha Bav Night 5786
- Speaker: Rabbi Daniel Reich
- Date: Jul 22, 2026
- Venue: Cong. Adat Yeshurun (La Jolla, CA)
  
  Holidays:
  
  Tisha Bav
  
  Parsha:
  
  Va'etchanan
- Duration: 21 min
Pidyon HaBen: Gratitude and Transcendence Across Generations
- Speaker: Rabbi Daniel Reich
- Date: Jan 31, 2026
- Venue: Cong. Adat Yeshurun (La Jolla, CA)
  
  Gemara:
  
  Pesachim
  
  Halacha:
  
  Bechorot, Pesach, Pidyon Haben
  
  Machshava:
  
  Pesach, Shabbat
  
  Holidays:
  
  Shabbat Hagadol
  
  Parsha:
  
  Bereishit, Bo, Korach
- Duration: 40 min
Challah and the Land: Holiness Through Human Effort
- Speaker: Rabbi Daniel Reich
- Date: Jan 31, 2026
- Venue: Cong. Adat Yeshurun (La Jolla, CA)
  
  Halacha:
  
  Challah, Israel, Shabbat
  
  Machshava:
  
  Israel, Shabbat
  
  Mishna:
  
  Challah
  
  Parsha:
  
  Shelach
  
  Yerushalmi:
  
  Chala
- Duration: 35 min

Cashing in on Birchat Kohanim: Simcha, Mesorah, and Ahava
- Speaker: Rabbi Daniel Reich
- Date: Jan 29, 2026
- Venue: Cong. Adat Yeshurun (La Jolla, CA)
  
  Halacha:
  
  Birchas Kohanim, Pesach, Sukkot, Yom Kippur, Yom Tov
  
  Machshava:
  
  Shavuot
  
  Parsha:
  
  Lech Lecha, Naso, Vayeira, Yitro
- Duration: 41 min
Understanding Aveilut: Why The Torah Commands Us to Mourn
- Speaker: Rabbi Daniel Reich
- Date: Jan 29, 2026
- Venue: Cong. Adat Yeshurun (La Jolla, CA)
  
  Halacha:
  
  Pesach, Sukkot
  
  Holidays:
  
  Tisha Bav
  
  Parsha:
  
  Beshalach, Emor, Vayeishev
- Duration: 37 min
Prayer Before the Prayer: Understanding Pesukei DeZimrah
- Speaker: Rabbi Daniel Reich
- Date: Jan 29, 2026
- Venue: Cong. Adat Yeshurun (La Jolla, CA)
  
  Halacha:
  
  Tefillah
  
  Machshava:
  
  Tefillah
  
  Parsha:
  
  Eikev
- Duration: 23 min

Solo Slichot # 3- Should you say them at all?
- Speaker: Rabbi Yehoshua Grunstein
- Date: Oct 8, 2026
- Halacha:
  
  Beit HaKenesset, Elul, Tefillah
  
  Machshava:
  
  Tefillah
  
  Holidays:
  
  Slichot, Taaniot (fasts)
- Duration: 9 min
Solo Slichot # 3- Should you say them at all?
- Speaker: Rabbi Yehoshua Grunstein
- Date: Oct 8, 2026
- Halacha:
  
  Beit HaKenesset, Elul, Tefillah
  
  Machshava:
  
  Tefillah
  
  Holidays:
  
  Slichot, Taaniot (fasts)
- Duration: 9 min
In Sync: A Solution for the Late and the Slow
- Speaker: Rabbi Yehoshua Grunstein
- Date: Oct 7, 2026
- Gemara:
  
  Berachot
  
  Halacha:
  
  Beit HaKenesset, Contemporary Issues, Tefillah
  
  Machshava:
  
  Tefillah
- Duration: 8 min

In Sync: A Solution for the Late and the Slow
- Speaker: Rabbi Yehoshua Grunstein
- Date: Oct 7, 2026
- Gemara:
  
  Berachot
  
  Halacha:
  
  Beit HaKenesset, Contemporary Issues, Tefillah
  
  Machshava:
  
  Tefillah
- Duration: 8 min
The Holy Pause: Kedusha in the Amidah
- Speaker: Rabbi Yehoshua Grunstein
- Date: Oct 5, 2026
- Gemara:
  
  Berachot, Sukkah
  
  Halacha:
  
  Beit HaKenesset, Contemporary Issues, Tefillah
  
  Machshava:
  
  Tefillah
- Duration: 9 min
The Holy Pause: Kedusha in the Amidah
- Speaker: Rabbi Yehoshua Grunstein
- Date: Oct 5, 2026
- Gemara:
  
  Berachot, Sukkah
  
  Halacha:
  
  Beit HaKenesset, Contemporary Issues, Tefillah
  
  Machshava:
  
  Tefillah
- Duration: 9 min

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