In his address of Shabbos Parshas Mikeitz, 5744 (1983),1 the Rebbe said:
Now is an appropriate time to mention once again the suggestion that all Jews increase their acts of prayer — in both the beginning of the prayers where we say: “I hereby take upon myself to fulfil the mitzvah “Love your fellowman as yourself,” and also the words that conclude the prayers: “Indeed, the righteous will extol Your Name; the upright will dwell in Your presence.” This will serve to counter the current belligerent atmosphere in the world.
Later, in the same address, the Rebbe added:
There is a solution which will definitely work (sooner or later), and that is the above mentioned suggestion to increase in acts of prayer, at its beginning and conclusion.
This is sure to help, as is explained in the “Torah of Truth,” regarding the greatness of communal prayer.2 Since G‑d never rejects such prayers, it will certainly be accepted, and achieve its result, realizing the ideal of “the upright will dwell in Your presence.”
As for those who have until now behaved in an undesirable fashion — by this act, they will certainly receive Divine assistance. From now on, they themselves will alter their ways and begin to act in accordance with the Torah — to stand firmly for the “glory of Yaakov.”
