Partners In Prayer - Siddur

The 27th of Adar is the Yahrtzeit Rav Yeshayah (ben Moshe) Schorr (1879). His primary teacher was Rav Mordechai of Kremnitz, the son of the Maggid of Zlotchov. Rav Schorr’s last rabbinical post, and the one for which   he is best remembered, was in Iasi (on the present-day border between Rumania and Moldova). His best know sefer is Klil Tiferes on chumash. He also wrote responsa Kanfei Nesharim.   The brothers saw Joseph far afar; meaning, they saw his descendants, including Yeravam ben Nevat and Achav, and saw that they would be evil. They suspected that Joseph’s dreams of glory were predicting these evil men and decided to test whether his dreams derived from good or bad by throwing him into the pit to see if he survived. (K’lil Tiferet; Vayeishev) If the pit was a test; why did they sell him? Because they only saw halfway; they were able to see generations ahead, but could not see just a few years ahead. Their vision was limited by what they desired to see. They each accept...

Covid has opened our eyes to issues that were burried or pushed aside, acting like a magnifying glass for the personal, national, and global issues. The real healing of Pokeach Ivrim is that there are more then one perspective and to  see the issue is not enough, to become  a being who can see more then one  side while not being blinded by their personal  hurt/gain.... this is what we daven to Hashem for in Pokeach ivrim! BY:  Raizel Devorah

פוקח עורים  (Who gives sight to the blind) Throughout this COVID pandemic there were so many times when it was easy to fall into the rut of negativity. The yetzer hara kept trying to pull me into fear and negativity, and it even sometimes succeeded! פוקח עורים   - The blessing now takes on a whole new meaning for me! I see it as an opportunity to thank Hashem for all those moments of being able to see the possibilities for growth! I used the blessing as a way to recognize that it was Hashem who opened my eyes to the opportunities of connection to Him during times of fear and challenge – and to understand that only Hashem has the ability to keep giving me the capacity to overcome fears, and to succeed over any negativity! Comments Shared by Malki R 

פוקח עורים   (Who gives sight to the blind) Thank you, Hashem, for all those times you saved me from being enslaved by my yetzer hora that can so easily blind me! This insight came to me while I was washing dishes! As the soap suds where cleaning off the dirt and grime from the many dishes I deal with these days, I suddenly saw the grime as klipot that might have attached to my soul, the souls of my loved ones, and other members of Klal Yisroel ! מתיר אסורים   ( He gives us the permission to untie the  knots that are preventing us from accessing unlimited potential.)*** I started to dance as I davened for the soap suds to remove – gently -- anything holding me back – binding me -- or others -- from connecting to our source, to our chelek Elokah (part   of the Almighty) and to the Shechina ! (Divine Presence). I now saw the avoda (work) of washing dishes as an act of releasing us from our bondage … as a way to contemplate conquering and wash...