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Hayom Yom 2 Kislev - Enlivening a poor person before prayer increases one’s vitality while praying

אַאַזְמוּ"ר בִּאֵר פַּעַם בְּמַאֲמָר

In the course of a maamar, my revered grandfather, [the Rebbe Maharash,] once commented

הָא דְרַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר יָהִיב פְּרוּטָה לְעָנִי וְהָדַר מַצְלֵי

on a statement of the Sages: “R. Elazar would give a coin to a poor person and then pray.”

כִּי הֲרֵי הַתְּפִלָּה צְרִיכָה לִהְיוֹת בְּחַיּוּת

[He explained:] “Prayer should be energetic.

וְעַל יְדֵי שֶׁנּוֹתְנִים צְדָקָה לְעָנִי קוֹדֶם הַתְּפִלָּה וּמְחַיִּים אוֹתוֹ

Giving tzedakah to a poor person and enlivening him before praying

נִתּוֹסַף חַיּוּת הַרְבֵּה בִּתְּפִלָּה

greatly increases one’s own…

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