| The Beurei Hatefila Institute was established in order to encourage the study of the words of the Siddur as a Jewish text in Jewish schools. To assist educators develop courses on Tefila, the Institute publishes a weekly e-mail newsletter in which it traces the sources for the words and structure of the prayers within the Siddur. To date, newsletters covering Birchos Haschachar, Pseukei D'Zimra, Birchot Kriyat Shema and Kriyat Shema, Shemona Esrei, Tachanun, Kriyas Ha'Torah, Mincha, Maariv and Kabbolos Shabbos have been published. The individual newsletters and compilations of the newsletters as e-books are available to be downloaded at no charge. |
| The Beurei Hatefila Institute |

| Understanding The Words, Structure, and Development of the Siddur |
| Abe Katz, is available to meet with school administrators to assist them in establishing a course in Beurei Hatefila at their schools and to train teachers on using Hebrew-English word processing and Judaic libraries on CD-ROM. Mr. Katz is also available to teach courses on Tefila at your synagogue or Jewish Community Center and as a scholar-in-residence |
| Updated Each Thursday |
| Recommended Reading List To gain a greater understanding of Tefila, you may want to consider creating a Tefila library |
| The Beurei Hatefila Institute mourns the loss of Rabbi Isaiah Wohlgemuth, creator of the Beurei Hatefila course of study. By continuing our study of the סידור, we perserve his legacy. יהיה זכרו ברוך |
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| Abe Katz Executive Director Author and Publisher of the Weekly E-Mail Newsletter להבין את התפלה |
| To Contact Abe Katz directly: beureihatefila@yahoo.com |
Man’s true function is to know G-d, and to make G-d known: he can know G-d only through His revelation, and he can comprehend that revelation only by continued study - Philo |
| Welcome To The Beurei Hatefila Institute |
| The Beurei Hatefila Institute Has Published Lessons On Behalf Of The Tefila Education Initiative Of The Orthodox Union |
| The Beurei Hatefila Institute Has Established An On-Line Library Dedicated to Books and Articles That Concern Jewish Prayer. The Following Books are Now Available For Downloading: |
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| Maimonides Alumni Join With The Beurei Hatefila Institute In Commemorating The Third Yahrzeit Of Rabbi Isaiah Wohgemuth, zt"l, Who Taught Beurei Hatefila To Maimonides School Students For Over Thirty Years |
| To Download The Yahrzeit Lecture, Click Below |
| The Beurei Hatefila Institute Urges Synagogues To Encourage Their Congregants To Study The Piyuttim Of The Arbah Parshios Before Each Special Shabbos |
| Lecture: The Brachos Of The Haggadah Shabbos, March 6, 2010 at 4:35 PM Young Israel Of Hillcrest 169-07 Jewel Avenue, Hillcrest, NY |
| Seder Holocaust Remembrance Prayer In 1952, an organization, the Seder Ritual Committee, composed a prayer to be recited at the Seder as a memorial to the victims of the Holocaust. The practice was not accepted by many. The Beurei Hatefila Institute is reproducing the prayer together with some background information. |