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The episode discusses the Alter Rebbe's emphasis on intentional prayer and the selection of leaders for congregational prayers.

Send us Fan Mail In today's Tanya we discuss the Alter Rebbe's plea to his Chassidim to only appoint leaders to congregational weekday morning prayers from amongst men who have the luxury to pray slowly and with intention (for a minimum of 1.5 hours). We also discuss how on Shabbos and Yom Tov, businessmen are not exempt from this as well. We discuss how seriously the Alter Rebbe felt about this to the extent that he said that he would send spies to check on congregations and would dist...

People in this episode

Host: Sarede

Topics covered

• leadership
• prayer
• intention
• Chassidic teachings
• community

Keywords

• Alter Rebbe
• Chassidim
• prayer
• leadership
• intention
• Shabbos
• Yom Tov

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Chassidim

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