Prayer Alone

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Question

Is there a source for what is known as the opinion of the Chazon Ish that a person should pray at least one prayer a week without a minyan but with intention?

Answer

Hello,

The phrase you wrote 'that a person should pray at least one prayer a week without a minyan' is certainly incorrect.

The instruction was exactly the opposite.

There was a person who, due to excessive mental stress and other issues, prayed for too long.

The Chazon Ish sent him a letter in which he wrote that there is no permission for this. ' Just as a small amount is good, so a large amount is difficult, etc. Therefore, my advice is that only once a week you are allowed to engage in the work of the heart, which is prayer with pouring out of the soul, and the other prayers should be of average length .

And the prayer that he permits him to pray at great length, he suggests setting a fixed time for it, and his advice is that it should be during Mincha on Friday afternoon.

Source

Book 'In the Presence of the Chazon Ish'

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