Kuntres HaTefillah Tract on Prayer A Chasidic Treatise by Rabbi Shalom DovBer Schneersohn of Lubavitch The Chasidic Heritage Series

In Tract on Prayerm Rabbi Shalom DovBer Schneersohn, fifth Lubavitch Rebbe, expounds on the concept of tefillah—prayer, as understood in Chabad Chasidic philosophy. Building on the Talmudic dictum that prayer constitutes the “service of the heart,” Tract on Prayer captures the quintessence of tefillah as the vehicle for attaining attachment to G-d. Here the Rebbe guides the worshipper in preparing for this “divine service of the heart,” setting out the role and dynamics of contemplation before and during prayer. In the process of explaining the dynamics of prayer, Tract of Prayer also explores various Kabbalistic and Chasidic concepts.