A Prayer for Kavvanah, by Amanda Rush

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North America, תחינות teḥinot, 21st century C.E., פתיחות Petiḥot, 58th century A.M., כוונות kavvanot, Opening Prayers, Prayers for Praying, English vernacular prayer, Needing Translation (into Hebrew)

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	Hashem, as I open my Siddur, let me pray with proper kavanah. Let me pray with sincerity, paying careful attention to every word I utter.
	Hashem, let me concentrate with my whole being on the meaning of each and every word, sentence and prayer. Keep my mind from wandering to other subjects, and keep me from neglecting to put my heart and soul into each and every prayer, praise and blessing.
	May my prayer come before You, O Hashem, at a time of grace, and may it be accepted favorably by You. Amen.

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Amanda Rush

Amanda Rush is an IT professional specializing on making Internet tools and services accessible to the blind and visually-impaired, and to all users with or without disabilities.

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ויהי נעם אדני אלהינו עלינו ומעשה ידינו כוננה עלינו ומעשה ידינו כוננהו "May the pleasantness of אדֹני our elo’ah be upon us; may our handiwork be established for us — our handiwork, may it be established."–Psalms 90:17