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Syllabus
Lesson 1
Preface & Introduction
The Purpose of Prayer
A Divine Soul: A Breath of Life
Repetitive Prayers
The Many Facets of Prayer
Pesukei De’zimra – Verses in Song
Prayer with Devotion
Lesson 2
The Four Spiritual Spheres :
Brachos and Korbanos / Assiyah
Pesukei de’zimra / Yetzirah
Krias She’ma and its blessings / Briyah
The Amida (She’moneh Esrei) / Atzilus
The Names of G-d
Labor of the Heart – Avodah She’belev
Adon Olam
Mizmor Shir Chanukas
Baruch She’omar
Lesson 3
Hodu La’Hashem – Let Us Praise G-d (and its many messages)
Lesson 4
Mizmor Le’sodah: A Song of Appreciation
4 Aspects to our Relationship with G-d
Yehi Chevode Hashem: May G-d’s Glory endure…
Ashrei and the last 5 Chapters of Psalms
Skipping in Pesukei De’zimrah
Lesson 5
Baruch Hashem Le’olam: Blessed is G-d forever
Vayevorech David… And David Blessed
Bris Milah and the Promised Land
The Format for a brocha
Keeping the Structure of Torah Verses
Lesson 6
The Closing of Vayevorech David
Az Yashir (Shiras hayam)
The Essence of a Transgression
Yishtabach
Laws pertaining to interruptions at the end of Pesukei de’zimra
Lesson 7
The Many Praises of Yishtabach
Kaddish: The Prayer
Kaddish: Different types
In Aramaic
The necessity to have a Minyan
Where Kaddish is inserted
Lesson 8
Pesukei De’zimra of Shabbos and Yom Tov
Additions to Pesukei De’zimra: Baruch She’omar
before the Additions or After the Additions?
Reciting Psalms (Tehilim) before Yishtabach
Hallel Hagadol
The 15 Praises of Yishtabach
Kaddish
Lesson 9
Concentration – Kavanah in Prayer
When fulfilling a Mitzvah
The Main Points of Intent by the Amidah
If one did not have Intent by She’mone Esrei
Modim – Giving Thanks
Loud enough to hear one’s own Prayer
Cleanliness & Proper Dress
Lesson 10
Kaddish – Devarim She’bikdusha – Sanctifications
The Parameters of a Minyan: Who coumts?
Laws of Responding to Kaddish
Places to Bow When Saying Kaddish
Not Walking in Front of Someone Saying Kaddish
Lesson 11
The Laws of Borchu
The Source for Borchu in the Talmud
The Proper Way to Recite Borchu
Responding to Borchu When One Didn’t Hear the Chazzan
Tefilos Inserted After Borchu
Lesson 12
Yotzeir Ohr U’vorei Choshech: The Good Good and the Good Bad
The Many Lessons we learn from the Sun
Where Can One Interrupt During She’ma?
Permissible Interruptions
The blessing over thunder or lightning
The Mitzvah of Zechiras Yetzias Mitzrayim
Lesson 13
The 7 Daily Blessings for Krias She’ma
Zeman Krias She’ma and Zeman Tefila
The Kavanah Necessary for Krias She’ma
The Proper Time and Pronunciation for Krias She’ma
Tefilin and Tzitzis during Krias She’ma
Lesson 14
The Ten Commandments and Krias She’ma
Baruch sheim kevode malchusso etc.
The 248 Words of Krias She’ma
Things to Keep in Mind
Important things that need to be mentioned following the brocha of Emmes Ve’yatziv
Semichas Ge’ulah le’Tefila: Ways to Avoid Responding to Amein of Go’al Yisrael
Lesson 15
She’mone Esrey: The Amidah Prayer
Standing and Bowing during She’mone Esrey
Shaking, Swaying and Standing Still
Three Steps at the beginning of She’mone Esrey
Why we Keep Both Feet Together
Interrupting for Tallis and Tefilin
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Lesson 16
She’mone Esrey: 18, 19, 20, 7 and 9 brochos
Avodah She’be’lev : Labor of the Heart
Ya’aleh Ve’yavoh
More Add-Ins and Variables and The Laws of Omissions
The Proper Format of a brocha
Lesson 17
Proper Kavanah (Intent)
Advice for Kavanah recommended by the Chafetz Chaim
Women’s Obligation in Tefila
Lack of concentration during the first brocha of She’mone Esrey:
From a Mussar & Halachic Perspective
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The Nineteenth Blessing of She’mone Esrey
Why 18 brochos
Ya’aleh Ve’yavoh of Rosh Chodesh
Lesson 18
Al Hanissim ?? ??????
The Closing of She’mone Esrey
Yihyu Le’ratzone ??????? ???????? & Elokaye Netzor ???????, ??????
Mentioning Pesukim Signifying One’s Own Name
Taking Three Steps Back at the End of She’mone Esrey
The Prayer for the rebuilding of the Beis Hamikdash
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Not to sit or walk near someone davening She’mone Esrey
Lesson 19
Why The Chazzan Repeats She’mone Esrey
Listening to Chazoras Hashatz for the Purpose of Fulfilling One’s Obligation
Nine People Listening
Kedusha: During the Week and on Shabbos and Yom Tov and by Mussaf
Aneinu on a Public Fast
Modim and Modim De’rabbanan
Birchas Kohanim ???? ?????
Amen: It’s Meaning & the Proper Way to Respond
Amen and Baruch Hu u’varuch She’mo
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An individual who is reciting She’mone Esrey while the Chazzan is reciting Chazoras Hashatz
A Word about Talking in Shul
Lesson 20
Hallel
Half Hallel and the Complete Hallel
Hallel in middle of Pesukei De’zimrah
Lesson 21
Viduye: Confessing
The 13 Attributes of Mercy
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Tachanun
When to do it while laying and when not
The Long Prayer of Mondays and Thursdays
Avinu Malkeinu
The Special Prayer of Behab ??”?
Lesson 22
Taking the Sefer Torah from the Aron Kodesh
The Prayer of Keil erech apyim
The Prayer of Brich Shmei
Birchos Hatorah
The Kaddish after Krias Hatorah
Replacing the Torah to the Aron Kodesh
Lesson 23
Completing the Morning Prayer
Ashrei and Kedusha de’sidra
The Shir shel yome
Ein Ke’Elokeinu
Aleinu Leshabei’ach
The Six Rememberances
The 13 Principles of Faith
Lesson 24
Kabbolas Shabbos
Kiddush
Zemiros
Bentching