Tefilah b'Leeba: Keeping Others in Our Hearts

By Rabbi Rosenzweig:

In conjunction with Sharsheret's Pink Day and the MSB's halacha series focusing on הלכות ביקור חולים, we initiated a division-wide project that originally began with a single 8B class. The goal was to enhance our תפילות and keep us better focused by being more mindful and sensitive to the plight of others. The boys would daven for other people that were in need of תפילות. Each morning, boys take a small index card with a name and brief description of an individual choleh/cholah. Placing the card into their סידור, they can keep the person in mind as they daven. The boys have really responded well, and have enthusiastically and sensitively joined the initiative. We know that they will retain the momentum of this fantastic initiative, and hope that their תפילות are answered while their own תפילות becomes more meaningful to them in the process.