# The System of Prayer

From **R Yaakov Wolbe: ShiurBank** by R Yaakov Wolbe.

- **Published:** Mon, 22 Jun 2026 17:00:00 GMT
- **Duration:** 1:25:16
- **Audio:** https://www.shiurbank.org/feeds/audio/518cb695-fb08-483e-9a22-e992e7c8f0f6
- **Page:** https://www.shiurbank.org/shiur/518cb695-fb08-483e-9a22-e992e7c8f0f6?v=11
- **TorahApp:** https://torahapp.org/share/p/SB_yaakov-wolbe/e/shiurbank%3Ashiur%3A518cb695-fb08-483e-9a22-e992e7c8f0f6

It takes years to develop a taste for prayer. Prayer is described in our sources as “service of the heart.” Service of any sort is difficult for us, and most of us are not attuned enough to our hearts to even understand what service of the heart means. Prayer is a foundational pillar of our religious life. When our sages identified the three things upon which the world stands, one of them is prayer. Prayer is built into the Jewish day. We pray multiple times a day, and we are encouraged to pray even outside the regularly scheduled prayer services. How do we approach this very lofty but distant subject? In this very interesting podcast, recorded with my friend Dan Kullman of the Shema podcast, we explore the system of prayer, the philosophy of prayer, and address many core elements of this service of the heart.
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
DONATE:  Please consider supporting the podcasts by making a donation to help fund our Jewish outreach and educational efforts at  https://www.torchweb.org/support.php . Thank you!
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
NEW TORCH Mailing Address POBox:
TORCH
PO BOX 310246
HOUSTON, TX 77231-0246
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Email  me with questions, comments, and feedback: rabbiwolbe@gmail.com
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
SUBSCRIBE to my Newsletter
rabbiwolbe.com/newsletter
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
SUBSCRIBE  to Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe’s Podcasts
The Parsha Podcast
The Jewish History Podcast
The Mitzvah Podcast
This Jewish Life
The Ethics Podcast
TORAH 101

Series: This Jewish Life

Speaker: Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe

Date: 2026-06-22