A Prayer for Kavvanah, by Amanda Rush

Source Link: https://opensiddur.org/?p=4140

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Date: 2011-11-04

Last Updated: 2025-02-02

Categories: Davvening

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

Excerpt: 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. . . .

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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.

Contributor: Amanda Rush

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Name: Amanda Rush
Bio: 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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