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From: Russell Hendel <rhendel@mcs.drexel.edu>
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Subject: Response to Moshe: Nifty tricks to Increase Concentration in Prayer

To respond to Moshe Nugiel's excellent questions about prayer
concentation: Here is a trick I developed during my College years to
increase time needed for Concentration during prayer: PRAY WHILE YOU
TRAVEL. Here is how it works.

I am now at the university. I have an 8 mile ride home. It takes 20
minutes. So..quite simply...I daven Maariv (till Shmoneh Esray) while I
am riding home. That gives me a FULL 20 MINUTES FOR SHMA and THE
BLESSINGS. After I park I go into my house and daven shmoneh esray.

In college I use to have a 30 minute walk home. Again I said Shma on the
road and sneaked into a phone booth, picked up the receiver and davened
shmoneh esray (a trick I learned from a mischeivous colleage in high
school).

It may sound peculiar...but IT DOES WORK. And it is halachically Kosher.
Try it

Russell Jay Hendel; Phd ASA RHendel @ mcs drexel edu