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פָּתַח אֵלִיָּֽהוּ | Pataḥ Eliyahu (Tiqqunei Zohar 17a), translated by Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi

Contributor(s):	Zalman Schachter-Shalomi and Unknown Author(s)
Categories:	Erev Shabbat, Davvening, Tiqqunei Zohar
Tags:	פתח אליהו Pataḥ Eliyahu, תפלין tefillin, תפילות קודם התפילה Prayers before Praying, petiḥah, Openers, Opening Prayers, 15th century C.E., 53rd century A.M., devotional interpretation, prayers of kabbalists, interpretive translation
	Elijah began saying: Lord of the worlds You Who are One and not just a number You are the highest of the highest most hidden of the undisclosed no thought scheme grasps You at all. . . .

הֲרֵינִי מְקַבֵּל עָלַי | A kavvanah to love your fellow as yourself, before prayer

Contributor(s):	Aharon N. Varady (transcription) and Yitsḥak Luria
Categories:	Birkhot haShaḥar, Davvening
Tags:	love your fellow as yourself, love, Openers, כוונות kavvanot, 16th century C.E., 54th century A.M., school of the ARI z"l, Leviticus 19, fellowship
	The custom of reciting this intention is attributed to Rav Yitzḥak Luria, circa 16th century, on Leviticus 19:18, recorded in Minhagei ha-Arizal–Petura d’Abba, p.3b by R’ Ḥayyim Vital. . . .

תפילה קודם התפילה מרבי אלימלך מליזשענסק | Rabbi Elimelekh of Lizhensk’s prayer to be able to pray (interpretive translation by Reb Zalman Schachter-Shalomi)

Contributor(s):	Zalman Schachter-Shalomi and Elimelekh Weisblum of Lizhensk
Categories:	Davvening
Tags:	devotional interpretation, interpretive translation, English Translation, Openers, 56th century A.M., Opening Prayers, 18th Century C.E., Prayers for Praying, Hassidic, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
	Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, z”l, included his translation of “Rabbi Elimelekh of Lizhensk’s prayer to be able to pray” in his Siddur Tehillat Hashem Yidaber Pi (2009). To the best of my ability, I have set his translation side-by-side with a transcription of the vocalized text of the prayer. Reb Zalman may have made his translation to a slightly different edition of this prayer as indicated in several places. If you can determine which edition of Rabbi Elimelekh’s prayer was translated by Reb Zalman, please contact us or share your knowledge in the comments. . . .

A Prayer for Kavvanah, by Amanda Rush

Contributor(s):	Amanda Rush
Categories:	Davvening
Tags:	21st century C.E., Openers, 58th century A.M., כוונות kavvanot, Opening Prayers, Prayers for Praying, English vernacular prayer, Needing Translation (into Hebrew), North America, תחינות teḥinot
	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 in to 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. . . .

תפילת יחיד | Tefillat yaḥid: a prayer for when praying by oneself, by David Zvi Kalman

Contributor(s):	David Zvi Kalman
Categories:	Davvening, Solitude
Tags:	Solo, Without a Minyan, 21st century C.E., Openers, 58th century A.M., Philadeelphia, North America, Needing Vocalization
	This prayer was first published at David Zvi Kalman’s blog, Hammer & Spark (2010-08-31). . . .

How to Annotate Your Siddur (sourcesheet), by Rabbi Mordechai Torczyner

Contributor(s):	Mordechai Torczyner
Categories:	Davvening
Tags:	illustration, כוונות kavvanot
	Some rabbinic sourcetexts related to the topic of how to write in your siddur, shared with translations by Rabbi Mordechai Torczyner. . . .

Source texts on Jewish Prayer and Spirituality, compiled by Rabbi Levi Weiman-Kelman

Contributor(s):	Levi Weiman-Kelman (translation)
Categories:	Davvening, Pedagogical Essays on Jewish Prayer
Tags:	sourcesheet, Silence, Breath, Music, Words, Community
	A few select source texts on prayer and davvenen of importance to Rabbi Levi Weiman-Kelman. . . .

Kavvana: Directing the Heart in Jewish Prayer, by Rabbi Dr. Seth Kadish (1997)

Contributor(s):	Seth (Avi) Kadish
Categories:	Davvening, Liturgical traditions, Pedagogical Essays on Jewish Prayer
Tags:	20th century C.E., 58th century A.M., reference works
	A comprehensive treatment on the praxis of Jewish prayer. . . .

Three stanzas adapted from “Worship,” a poem by John Greenleaf Whittier (1848)

Contributor(s):	Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Max D. Klein and John Greenleaf Whittier
Categories:	Davvening, Lincoln's Birthday (February 12th), National Brotherhood Week, United Nations Day (October 24th)
Tags:	Openers, 57th century A.M., Philadelphia, English vernacular prayer, hymns, anti-war, 19th century C.E., Ethical Humanism
	A hymn for peace and the end of war. . . .

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