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What special actions can we take to ensure the acceptance of our prayers?
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1. Daven w/a minyan, 2. Daven where we learn, 3. Give Tzedakah 4. Cry
5. Psukei Dzimrah 6. Do Tshuva 7. Concentrate on the meaning of each word |
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Why do we mention Rabbi Meir Baal HaNess during a crisis?
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Rabbi Meir said that we are ALWAYS Hashem's children, no matter what.
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How does Hashem revive the dead nowadays?
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When a person wakes up refreshed. Every day, Hashem enriches the poor and heals the sick. He also does Gilgulim.
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How many times does the average man or woman pray the Shemoneh Esrei in a lifetime?
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Man=App. 80,000 times, Woman= 20,000 times
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How long every day is a person supposed to pray?
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2 hours
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Why should we pray if our future is already finalized on Rosh Hashanah?
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We can change our fate through Tefillah, and we should be thanking Hashem everyday!
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What happened when Dovid Hamelech finished writing Sefer Tehillim?
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He asked who prases You as great as I do? Then Hashem sent a frong to Dovid a nd it said that I praise Hashem every day with 3,000 new praises.
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Which word can help lengthen the life of the person saying it?
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Amen
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What did the original Chassidim used to do one hour before they prayed an one hour after they prayed?
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They meditated till they felt entirely spiritual and not physical. they considered the greatness of Hashem and the meakness of man. After, they waited to demonstrate that tefillah wasn't a burden.
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What are the three parts of Shemoneh Esrei?
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Praise, Requests and Thanks
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What did Moshe Rabeinu, and later Dovid Hamelech do when the ysent a soldier to war?
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For every soldier sent 2 war, another was sent 2 learn.
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From whom do we learn the proper way to pray?
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Chana
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Why do some tefillos get ignored?
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Shlomo asked Hashem that if u should ask 4 something that's not goot, it shouldn't be answered.
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Why is our first request to acquire wisdom?
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A person without wisdom is like an animal!
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Why did Yaakov Avinu refer to his Tefillah as a bow and arrow?
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When you pull it closer to your heart, it gets further.
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Approximately how many words are there in Shemoneh Esrei?
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770
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What time is the best time to pray Shachris?
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@ Sunrise (Vasikin)
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Why is a tallis worn for Shachris?
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It was given in the merit of Avrohom (b/c he didn't take nething from sdom), so we wear it in the Tefillh that he institured
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With which parts of our body do we pray?
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The heart and the brain
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Why are there eighteen brachos of Shmoneh Esrei?
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There are 18 vertebrae of the spine, we are asking Hashem for our entire well-being.
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Why should one try to pray with a Minyan?
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His sins are not as scrutinized.
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Why must women and children pray?
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Everyone needs mercy from Heaven, and we must realize it.
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Why don't we blow silver trumpets at this time of crisis?
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They are blown when ALL of BN"I is in danger.
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What must you think every time you mention Hashem's Name?
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We have to remember that Hashem is the Master of All.
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What qualities should the Chazan have?
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Learned, has a family, crops, no sin, humble, goood terms w/cong., sweet voice.
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Why don't we lift our hands during prayer?
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Because we don't want to point out to Hashem that we stole with these hands!
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Why do tears help our prayers get answered?
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An iron wall was erected 2 block prayers. Tears can make the tefillos go through.
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Why do we make Havdalah from Shabbos in the blessing which we request wisdom?
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If it wasn't for wisdom, how could we separate between the holy and the non-holy?
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Why is it wise and beneficial to pray for others as well?
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It's a true sign of compassion.
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Where is there a better place to pray than in a shul?
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The place where you learn.
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Why is a synagogue called a shul?
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It stands for Shibuichu Vehodu li Shmo.
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To what may a tefillah wihtout kavanah be compared?
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A body without a soul.
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Why must the con. repeat Modim again during Chazaras HaShatz?
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WE have 2 do thanks personally.
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Why do we pound our heart twice when we ask for forgiveness?
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WE have 2 atone from bein adom lMakom and bein adom l'chaveiro.
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How should we bow down?
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Quick like a stick and come up slowly like A snake.
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What happens if one misses one of the daily Tefillos?
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Tashlumin
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Why do we whisper the Amidah?
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To spare embarassemnt from a sinner.
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How do we imitate angels?
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By Kedusha we try to imitate their singing to Hashem.
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Why is it proper to say Pasrshios Hakorbanos before praying?
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Tefillos=Karbonos.
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Why does the Chazzan repeat the Shemoneh Esrei?
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Originally it was said for those who couldn't read.
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Whose tears made her most successful?
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Leah
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Why must cell phones be turned off before praying?
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You have to clear anything away that might distract his kavanah.
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What should we imagine when we take three steps forward?
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AS if we are entereing the Kodesh HaK'Doshim.
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Why should we wash our hands before praying?
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Just like the Kohein did b/4 serving int he Beis Hamikdash.
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Why is it a good custom to accept on yourself Ahavs Yisrael?
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If Hashem sees you love ur fellow Jew, He'll love you.
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What should ppl. do if they prayed and were not answered?
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Trust in Hashem and keep praying again.
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What should one do if tears don't flow during the prayers/
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Make a groan, and Hashem considers that like a sincere cry.
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Why is it smart to pray slowly and to elaborate?
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A person who prays long lives long!
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Why do Askenazim call praying davening?
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The tefillos were made by the Avos, and the word davenen come from "that of our fathers".
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Which type of Jew doesn't need 2 pray?
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One who learns 24/7
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What did Yirmiyahu mean when he said pour your heart like water?
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He wanted Bnei Yisrael 2 cry to erase the decree of the churban?
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Why is Birchas Kohanim said next 2 Modim?
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If you sincerely thank Hashem and appreciate what He already gives you that will result in more blessing coming your way.
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Do all Jews pray towrds the east?
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No, we all daven towards Yerushalayim.
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Why did Rabbi Chaim tell Roche Imeinu to keep crying?
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So we can come back home.
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What are the 4 types of peace we want in our lives?
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Peace w/ourselves, peace w/ our spouse, w/our fellow, and with G-d.
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Who made up the text of our Tefillah?
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the Anshei Knesses Hagdolah.
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What does Hashem say when Jes shout out Amen Yehei...
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When will I bring My children home?
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Why have many shuls been truned into churches?
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Shuls that were treated with disrepsect were turned in2 churches.
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Why did Mordechai Sharabi disqualify a chzzon?
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He was shouting at his wife, and how could some1 w/anger ask Hashem 2 have mercy?
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When is the most apropo time 2 pray?
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Vasikin
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Why do we start the Amidah with the request that Hashem open our lips?
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We declare that we couldn't even open our mouths w/o Hashem!
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Why was Rabbi Yisroel Abu Chatzeira affectionarely know as Babba Sali?
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He wrough miracles through prayers-he earned the name Master of Prayers.
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How do we know that Hashem loves prayers?
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Hashem puts Tzadikkim in distress to hear their prayers.
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How can we prevail over the prayers of the Arabs?
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One must pray with greater frevor and evotion that we return to our land.
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When should a person infrom the public to pray for him?
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If he's in need of a yeshuah.
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Why did Hashem let Pharao scare the Jews by chasing them @ the Yam Suf?
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They stopped davening, so He wanted them 2 start again.
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If someone praye w/o concentration, should he say it over?
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He should, but we aren't sure he'll have kavanah a second time, so no.
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Why did Chizkyahu bury the Sefer Hrefuos?
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So people would daven.
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Why do we conclude the section of thanks w/a prayer for peace?
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OUr greatest appreciation would be if we please Hashem by becoming more peaceful.
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How should we show we feel the pain of the Sechinah?
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Don't only pray for your pain, Pray for the pain of Sheching in Galus.
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How can one change his mazal for the better?
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Tefillah.
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How does Hashem treat you the way you treat Him?
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The way you bless Hashem, that's the way He'll bless you!
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Which merit shrotened the exile in Mitzrayim?
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Rachmanus
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Who received an extra 15 years of life due 2 prayer?
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Chizkiyahu.
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Does tefillah accomplish 100% of ur needs?
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According to your kavanah will b the yeshuah.
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Which merit prevents the Satan from prosectuing that day?
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Davening @ Vasikin.
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Why did Nevuchadnetzar order his officers 2 rush the Jews on their journey out of Israel?
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So they wouldn't have time 2 daven.
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Does the amount of times you pray have any bearing on the success of that prayer?
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A repeated prayer is muc more powerful thana single prayer.
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What is the Havinenu Prayer?
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The abridged tefillah for someone in a major rush. It summarizes the middle 13 brachos.
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Which two merits stop the curse thatincreases everyday since the Churban.
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When we answer Amen and wen we say Uva Ltzion.
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Is it better to pray in Hebrew or the language you understand?
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Lason Hakodesh.
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How does the saying, "an ounce of prevention is owrth a pund of cure" apply to tefillah?
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Chazal urge one to pray to stay healthy and not get sick, because onec one gets sick, he needs a greater merit to recover.
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How does song help our prayer?
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Psukei Dzimra cuuts a pth through th many destructive angels.
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Which type of request usually gets a very positive response?
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Those which will benefit His honor.
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How many million Berachos does the average person sayin a lifteim?
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3 million
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What is the mitzvah of Vilu Breadah?
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Daveinging should b w/happiness and joy, but also w/fear anawe.
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What did you think today when you were saying th eberacha of Yotzer Hame'oros?
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one must appreciate the gift of light and praise Hashme for it!
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Whos face become an ugly green after he was niftar.
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It was a punishment for mumbling berachos.
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What is the significant gematria of Amen?
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91, which is the gematria of Hashm's 2 Names combined.
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