Every Jew has been given an amazing privilege: to communicate with the Creator of the Universe. The concept of tefillah began with Adam Harishon. Although plants were created on the third day of Creation, they remained beneath the surface of the earth. One more thing was needed: tefillah. When Adam was created on the sixth day, he realized that the plants needed rain. So he davened for rain to fall, and then they sprouted forth from the ground. The current structure of Shacharis, Mincha and Maariv originated with the Avos. For as long as we have been a nation, we have held on to tefillah as a way of life.
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