The Jewish Wisdom Database

Who answers Amen is greater than the suppliant.

Who answers Amen with all his might, to him the gates of Paradise are open.

Eating is the best of prayers.

A drunkard who prays is as though he worships idols.

Prayer or benediction without intention is like body without soul.

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem!

Who prays in Jerusalem is as one praying before the Throne of Glory, for the Gate of Heaven is there.

Who cries over the past is offering a vain prayer.

None should stand up to pray save in sober mood; the pious men of old used to wait an hour before they said their prayer, that they might direct their heart toward God.

A man must bless God for the evil, just as he blesses Him for the good.

One should not pray in levity and jest, but in gravity and the joy of doing good.

If a man sees that his prayer was not granted, let him pray again!

Prayer is greater than sacrifices.

Prayer is the service of the heart.

Any study of the Torah and any prayer unaccompanied by good deeds and repentance void the Torah and make the prayer unwanted.

Prayer without intention is like a body without a soul.

Better prayer without synagogue than synagogue without prayer.

What is our prayer for rain? 'We thank You for each drop that You have let fall.'

Look upon the rainbow and bless its Maker!

Redeem us speedily for the sake of Your name!

Repentance is valued above sacrifices [Pesikta R.]... above prayer.

Music is prayer.

O Music! miraculous art! A blast of thy trumpet, and millions rush forward to die; a peal of thy organ, and uncounted nations sink down to pray.

By benevolence man rises to a height where he meets God. Therefore do a good deed before you begin your prayers.

In Ne'ilah [the closing prayer] of Yom Kippur, what did he [the Cohen] say? 'And Hashem will bless you from Zion and you will see the good of Jerusalem all of the days of your life.'