Prayer - Amida

Shiurim

• 003 - Amida - 5th - 10th Blessings

  Rav David Aaron

  In the 5th we request the power to do teshuva. In the 6th we ask Hashem to forgive us. In the 7th we request personal redemption. In the 8th, we ask for health and healing. In the 9th we request abundance and prosperity. In the10th we reque

• 007 - Amida - 18th - 19th Blessings and Conclusion

  Rav David Aaron

  The last two blessings, expressing thanksgiving, and peace, respectively, bring the prayer experience to a powerful finish. Rabbi Aaron also comments on the additional material at the conclusion of the Amida and how it fits into the overall

• 004 - Amida - 11th - 14th Blessings

  Rav David Aaron

  In the 11th we request the establishment of justice and righteousness. In the 12th we ask for the destruction of evil. In the 13th we ask to be included among the tzaddikim. In the 14th we request the rebuilding of Jerusalem. If Jerusalem i

• 001 - Amida - Intro and 1st Blessing

  Rav David Aaron

  Rabbi Aaron spends a half-hour introducing the Amida and its choreography. Then he looks at the first blessing of the forefathers and explains how it prepares us to stand before Hashem.

• 006 - Amida - 15th - 17th Blessings

  Rav David Aaron

  Hashem’s salvation and the arrival of the Mashiach (messiah) comprise the 15th. The 16th is a wrap-up request that Hashem hear and consider our prayers. Now that we succeeded in unifying our will with Hashem’s we ask Him to unify our realit

• 002 - Amida - 2nd - 4th Blessings

  Rav David Aaron

  After a review of the first class, Rabbi Aaron adds the next four blessings, which address Hashem’s might, Hashem’s holiness, and request for knowledge, respectively. With the fourth blessing, we create the foundation for the rest of the en

• 005 - Amida - 13th Blessing In-Depth

  Rav David Aaron

  Rabbi Aaron shares both his personal stories, and other well-known stories of present-day tzadikim emphasizing their special personalities and their down-to-earth way of living. These righteous people are an inspiration to the Jewish nation