Hayom Yom 11 Adar - 1) Intention during prayer 2) Halacha should affect daily Avoda

The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman · Feb 27, 2026 · 9m

Hayom Yom 11 Adar 1 - Prayers should be heard by G‑d as if....

יָדוּעַ וּמְקוּבָּל בְּעִנְיַן הַכַּוָּנוֹת שֶׁבִּתְפִלָּה

There is a well-known tradition

אֲשֶׁר אֵלּוּ שֶׁאֵין דַּעְתָּם יָפָה לְכַוֵּן

concerning individuals who do not have the mental ability to concentrate on the kavanos, the mystical concepts to be meditated upon in the course of the prayers,

מִפְּנֵי הֶעְדֵּר הַיְדִיעָה אוֹ מִפְּנֵי שֶׁאֵין בְּכֹחָם לִזְכּוֹר כַּוָּנוֹת הַפְּרָטִיּוֹת בְּעֵת הַתְּפִלָּה

either because they are not familiar with them, or because they cannot recall the specific concepts at the appropriate…