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Podcast: The Great Sources with Rabbi Shnayor Burton
Episode: S1, E11 Prayer: What and How
Description: Two problems trouble people regarding prayer: first, how does it work (can our opinions influence God?), and second – but it doesn't! Of course, if you can't answer the first problem, you can't begin to solve the second; understanding how prayer works is the key to making it work.
Explore what the great Torah thinkers taught about this central practice called the "worship of the mind." Prayer, they tell us, is rooted in an understanding of Hashem and His ways. We contemplate Hashem and His actions, and articulate how He would act according to our conception. This meditation is...