The Authoritative 18th Century Guide to Heartfelt Prayer and Inspired Service of Hashem
She’arim 8-9

Discover a Classic Work – And Watch Your Own Tefillos Soar!

Of course, we daven. Of course, we say the words.

But have you ever wanted to bring authentic passion and fire to your tefillos?

Have you ever wanted to truly feel connected to Hashem through your mitzvos, and even through your day-to-day activities? This classic sefer will help.

Published close to 250 years ago by Rav Alexander Ziskind of Horodna, Sefer Yesod VeShoresh HaAvodah outlines the kavanos, the intentions we should have before performing any mitzvah. It also brilliantly describes the intensity and kavanos we should have in our prayers, and the deeper meaning of specific tefillos.

This volume includes a phrase-by-phrase translation, elucidation, detailed explanatory notes and a summary at the end of each chapter. Each feature has been carefully designed to guide the reader into understanding the sefer’s many vital teachings and make the sefer accessible to all.

Finally, we can bring the author’s passion, fervor and holiness into our own lives, and into our own mitzvos and tefillos, profoundly deepening our connection to prayer and to our Creator.

Vol. 3 contains She’arim (Gateways) 8-9 of the sefer, covering the following topics, among others:

• Shaar 8 — The Upper Gate, the Shaar of Shabbos: Guidance for the mitzvos of Shabbos, from Thursday night and Friday preparations through Motza’ei Shabbos, including minhagim, kavanos, commentary on Kabbalas Shabbos and the Shabbos tefillos, and explanations of topics such as Kavod Shabbos and Oneg Shabbos and the neshamah yeseirah.
• Shaar 9 — The Gate of the Sheep: Inspirational teachings, kavanos, and minhagim for Rosh Chodesh and its tefillos, Hallel, Kiddush Levanah, Pesach preparations, Leil HaSeder and the Haggadah, Chol HaMoed, Sefiras HaOmer, Shavuos, the fast of 20th Sivan, the avodah of fasting in general, 17th of Tammuz, the Three Weeks, and Tishah B’Av.