The Sefer ha'Ikkarim on How Tefilah Works (Part 2)

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!This evening (2/15/23), in our Wednesday night Tefilah shiur, I promised to address two revolutionary ideas. The first was a further development of the idea we learned from the Sefer ha'Ikkarim last time but didn't get a chance to refine. The second was an insight from a friend (Rabbi Trachtman, based on the Rambam) that radically changed the way I relate to tefilah. The two ideas are related. Although we raised many other questions that we didn't answer, I think we're now poised (or "prepared") to return to Shema Koleinu next week (בג"ה).-----מקורות:ר' יוסף אלבו  - ספר העיקרים ד:יז-יחשמות כב:כא-כברמב"ם - ספר המצוות: עשה חרמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות דעות א:ה-ונוסח התפילה - עמידה-----The Torah content for this week has been sponsored by Sarah and Moshe Eisen, with the following message: "Dedicated in honor of Popo, who shined bright and brought joy to so many of us. And to Rabbi Matt Schneeweiss who shared her with us and continues to share thoughts, insights, and Torah."-----If you have questions, comments, or feedback, I would love to hear from you! Please feel free to contact me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.-----If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss. Alternatively, if you would like to make a direct contribution to the "Rabbi Schneeweiss Torah Content Fund," my Venmo is @Matt-Schneeweiss, and my Zelle and PayPal are mattschneeweiss at gmail.com. Even a small contribution goes a long way to covering the costs of my podcasts, and will provide me with the financial freedom to produce even more Torah content for you.If you would like to sponsor a day's or a week's worth of content, or if you are interested in enlisting my services as a teacher or tutor, you can reach me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.com. Thank you to my listeners for listening, thank you to my readers for reading, and thank you to my supporters for supporting my efforts to make Torah ideas available and accessible to everyone.-----Substack: rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/Patreon: patreon.com/rabbischneeweissYouTube Channel: youtube.com/rabbischneeweissBlog: kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/"The Stoic Jew" Podcast: thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com"The Mishlei Podcast": mishlei.buzzsprout.com"Rambam Bekius" Podcast: rambambekius.buzzsprout.com"Machshavah Lab" Podcast: machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com"The Tefilah Podcast": tefilah.buzzsprout.comWhatsApp Group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/GEB1EPIAarsELfHWuI2k0HAmazon Wishlist: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/Y72CSP86S24W?ref_=wl_sharel