{"id":6496,"date":"2010-01-24T01:00:26","date_gmt":"2010-01-23T23:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/?p=6496"},"modified":"2018-05-24T12:16:22","modified_gmt":"2018-05-24T09:16:22","slug":"02-24-01","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/02-24-01\/","title":{"rendered":"01 &#8211; Its Objective"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <i>Chachamim<\/i> said, \u201cA person should always be conscientious concerning the <i>Minchah <\/i>prayer, for indeed, Eliyahu was only answered through the <i>Minchah<\/i> prayer\u201d (<i>Berachot<\/i> 6b). One must be especially careful to pray <i>Minchah<\/i>, since it is unlike <i>Shacharit<\/i> and <i>Ma\u2019ariv<\/i> whose times are specified: <i>Shacharit<\/i> \u2013 immediately after waking up from one\u2019s sleep; and <i>Ma\u2019ariv<\/i> \u2013 upon returning home. At <i>Minchah<\/i> time, a person is often preoccupied with his affairs; therefore he must overcome his concerns and designate time to pray.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, the purpose of the <i>Minchah<\/i> prayer is to sanctify a person\u2019s daily work in the face of all obstacles and difficulties, accusers and prosecutors. Therefore, specifically through his <i>Minchah<\/i> prayer, Eliyahu was answered in his battle against the <i>Ba\u2019al<\/i> worshipers.<\/p>\n<p>In the <i>Minchah<\/i> prayer a person infuses his daily life with holiness, lending an added sanctification of Hashem\u2019s Name to the day. Perhaps for that reason this prayer is named \u201c<i>Minchah<\/i>,\u201d meaning donation and gift. By praying <i>Shacharit<\/i>, we fulfill our obligation to thank Hashem for all the good He has given us, and in <i>Minchah<\/i> we add more prayers. <i>Shacharit<\/i> refers to everything that Hashem has given us in His abundant graciousness, and <i>Minchah<\/i> arises from our daily actions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Chachamim said, \u201cA person should always be conscientious concerning the Minchah prayer, for indeed, Eliyahu was only answered through the Minchah prayer\u201d (Berachot 6b). 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