Mishnah Berurah, Siman 101 Part 1/2

AI summary (may contain mistakes)

How much kavana does Shemoneh Esrei demand, and how loud is davening meant to be? The Mishnah Berurah centers kavana on Avos and Moadim, and the Biur Halacha struggles with one who realizes mid-davening that Avos lacked it.

Key points

• The Mishnah Berurah asks for kavana at least at each bracha's chasima, meaning understanding the words.
• The Biur Halacha brings, without certainty, a chumra to go back if a stray thought enters Avos.
• The Mishnah Berurah reads even the view against hearing oneself as wanting one to hear himself.

In this shiur

1. 0:00Kavana in the first bracha
2. 2:02Mishnah Berurah on kavana at the chasima
3. 12:06A chumra on stray thoughts
4. 14:17Realizing mid-Shemoneh Esrei
5. 26:51Lips moving, voice not heard
6. 30:48A view against hearing oneself
7. 39:42Raising the voice in Pesukei D'Zimra

Topics

• Kavana
• Shemoneh Esrei
• Pesukei D'Zimra