The three aspects of Shofar are the Mitzva of Shofar, Teshuva, and the Atzmus of Shofar. The difference between the Kol of the Shofar (a kol pashut a raw cry) and the kol of the trumpets ( a sound that is murcav mixed, melodious,) and how they were blown in the Beis Hamikdash.The Sounds of…

Likutei Sichos – Vol 35 p 192 ff Chana was the first to introduce the idea of davening quietly, as she saw the need to prioritize the Kavana. The story of the Husyatener Rebbe has various versions. What I related is the version I heard from Rabbi Feder; from Rabbi N. T. I heard that…

Likutei Sichos – Vol 29 p 182 ff Conclusion. This offers a much deeper understanding of the connection between Chana’s Prophecy and Rosh Hashana. Our crowning Hashem as King is about a deep connection and involvement in His world. This is what Chana’s Tefilla epitomized. Page 187-8.

Likutei Sichos – Vol 29 p 182 ff ”Kavanas HaLev’ the feelings in the heart is not meaning behind the Mitzva of prayer, it is the Mitzva of Prayer. This is most underscored in Chana’s prayer, where her request and the connection with Hashem she created are much closer than when one has an ordinary…

Likutei Sichos – Vol 29 p 182 ff The Kavana of Tefilla is part of the Mitzva and it is the feelings in the heart. Kavana normally means the mind; and this involves three ideas 1) Thinking that this is a commandment of God, 2) Thinking what is the specific intent of this particular commandment,…

Likutei Sichos – Vol 29 p 182 ff How did Chana know that Shmuel would be a Nazir. This too reveals the power of her prayer. Page 185-6.

Likutei Sichos – Vol 29 p 182 ff Discussion, on the deeper levels what we ask for and the connection with Hashem are far more separate. On the very deepest level they are literally the same thing.

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Likutei Sichos – Vol 29 p 182 ff Chana davened for the deepest thing, that her son be a Tzadik from birth (defying the rule of free will) and is therefore the model for all prayer. The deeper the issue one prays for the deeper is the prayer. Page 185.

Likutei Sichos – Vol 29 p 182 ff Tefilla that is higher than Bracha. Birchas Kohanim has both strengths. The three ideas of Rambam (every day you must Daven ), the RaMaN (when you have a special need) and the the opinion that holds that Tefilla is not DiOraisa at all. These are three levels…