Reply To: Clarification to mod and DaMoshe

HaLeivi

“ I do not believe that Lubavitch has any special emphasis on Davening. I’ve Davenned in Lubavitcher Minyanim and it sounds like any Litvisher davening.”

Yes, this is something very new. The Rebbes minyan didn’t take very long. Avodas HaTefillah is still emphasized in yeshivos- some probably more than others. But something common in Chabad of the Rebbes generation, we say a page of perek 41 of Tanya before davening to take some time to think about Hashem and start off on the right foot.

The Rebbe very much emphasized helping another yid- comparing it to having the opportunity to put out a fire (assimilation.) So maybe that’s the reason for the shorter davening. However, The Rebbe very much emphasized that one can only give to others what what has within oneself- so we do need to take time for our personal Avodas Hashem of davening and learning .