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==Thinking about the words== | ==Thinking about the words== | ||
# When reciting brachot a person must think about the meaning of the words one is reciting.<ref>Shulchan Aruch 5:1; Kitzur | # When reciting brachot a person must think about the meaning of the words one is reciting.<ref>Shulchan Aruch 5:1; Kitzur Shulchan Aruch of Rav Mordechai Eliyahu 6:1</ref> A blessing should not be thrown from one's mouth and one should make blessings peacefully and calmly. One should think about Hashem's kindness in having provided us with the food or Mitzva which we are about to perform. One who recites blessings out of mere habit arouses Hashem's anger against His people.<ref>Mishna Brurah 5:1; Kitzur Shulchan Aruch of Rav Mordechai Eliyahu 6:1</ref> | ||
# One should not be doing anything else while reciting a beracha or a [[prayer]] even if he feels it will not interfere with his kavana. <ref> Halacha Brurah 5:2 </ref> | # One should not be doing anything else while reciting a beracha or a [[prayer]] even if he feels it will not interfere with his kavana. <ref> Halacha Brurah 5:2 </ref> | ||
==Having Kavana for Hashem's name== | ==Having Kavana for Hashem's name== | ||
