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==What to have in mind== | ==What to have in mind== | ||
# According to Shulchan Aruch 60:4 mitzvot require kavana. | # According to Shulchan Aruch 60:4 mitzvot require kavana. | ||
# When reciting Hashem's "shem adnut" (yud-key-vav-key) one should have in mind that Hashem is the master of all, and that He was, is, and will be for eternity. <ref> Rabbi Haim Levy in Anshei Hayil quoting the introduction to Shaar Hakavanot. </ref> | # When reciting Hashem's "shem adnut" (yud-key-vav-key) one should have in mind that Hashem is the master of all, and that He was, is, and will be for eternity. <ref> Rabbi Haim Levy in Anshei Hayil page 8 quoting the introduction to Shaar Hakavanot. </ref> | ||
# Whenever reciting elokeinu or elokim, one should have in mind that Hashem is omnipotent. <ref> Shulchan Aruch 5:1 </ref> | # Whenever reciting elokeinu or elokim, one should have in mind that Hashem is omnipotent. <ref> Shulchan Aruch 5:1 </ref> | ||
# When reciting Hashem's name not in the context of a beracha or the first pasuk of the shema, it is not necessary to have the proper kavana. <ref> Or Litzion 2:1:18 </ref> | # When reciting Hashem's name not in the context of a beracha or the first pasuk of the shema, it is not necessary to have the proper kavana. <ref> Or Litzion 2:1:18 </ref> |