mitpallel

plural mitpallelim · alternative mitpalel

1. JudaismOne who prays.

   For simple prayer, kavvana means simple sincerity. It means that the mitpallel means what he says to God and feels it very deeply

   1997, Seth Kadish, Kavvana

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   In this connection, the Siddur and the act of Jewish prayer merit honored status within the curriculum of the Jewish school, because they can reinvigorate the mitpallel with faith in teshuvah and remind the teacher and the student of the sacred task that each pursues

   1991, Conservative Judaism, volume 44

   While it is necessary to have ten men to form a minyan, it is also important that the minyan become a tzibbur of mitpallelim and that the worship experience be a positive one.

   1991, Basil Herring, The Rabbinate as Calling and Vocation

   The recitation of berakhot dealing with various needs may lead the mitpallel to reflect upon his own troubles in these areas and, in consequence, to feel anguish.

   2003, Aharon Lichtenstein, Leaves of Faith, volume 2