Do not make your prayer fixed, but rather mercy and supplication

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Do not make your prayer fixed, but rather mercy and supplication

Do not make your prayer fixed, but rather mercy and supplication

Pray with an emphasis on concentration and intent, as sincere prayer is most important.

("Rabbi Shimon says: Be careful with the recitation of Shema and prayer. And when you pray, do not make your prayer fixed, but rather mercy and supplication before the Blessed Place"—Avot 2:12–13)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

אַל תַּעַשׂ תְּפִלָּתְךָ קֶבַע אֶלָּא רַחֲמִים וְתַחֲנוּנִים

Definition (Hebrew)

הִתְפַּלֵּל תּוֹךְ דָּגֵשׁ עַל הָרִכּוּז וְהַכַּוָּנָה בַּתְּפִלָּה שֶׁהִיא הַחֲשׁוּבָה מִכֹּל.

("רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן אוֹמֵר הֱוֵי זָהִיר בְּקִרְיַת שְׁמַע וּבַתְּפֵלָה. וּכְשֶׁאַתָּה מִתְפַּלֵּל אַל תַּעַשׂ תְּפִלָּתְךָ קֶבַע אֶלָּא רַחֲמִים וְתַחֲנוּנִים לִפְנֵי הַמָּקוֹם בָּרוּךְ"-אָבוֹת ב יב-יג)

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