
Pray for Evil?
Prayer is not a biblical commandment. According to Nahmanides, that
Jewish prayer is the prayer recitation that forms part of the observance of Rabbinic Judaism. These prayers, often with instructions and commentary, are found in the Siddur, the traditional Jewish prayer book. Prayer, as a “service of the heart”, is in principle a Torah-based commandment. Jews are supposed to pray three times a day; morning, afternoon, and evening. The Jewish prayer book (called a siddur) has special services set down for this. Praying regularly enables a person to get better at building their relationship with God. After all, most things get better with practice.

Prayer is not a biblical commandment. According to Nahmanides, that
1. The poetic-theological introduction to the Shofar עוקד והנעקד והמזבח.
In a famous passage in Exodus, God reveals some of