Berachos 2b § 1
Who Has The Time?
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With regard to waiting before and after prayer:
The early generations of pious men would
wait 1 hour, pray 1 hour, then wait 1 hour again.
This raises the question: Since the early pious
men would spend 9 hours per day engaged either
in prayer or the requisite waiting periods before
and after prayer, 3 hours each for the morning,
afternoon, and evening prayers,
how is their Torah preserved?
There was little time remaining to review their studies.
And how was their work accomplished?
Rather, because they were pious they merited that their
Torah is preserved and their work is blessed.
The early generations of pious men would
wait 1 hour, pray 1 hour, then wait 1 hour again.
This raises the question: Since the early pious
men would spend 9 hours per day engaged either
in prayer or the requisite waiting periods before
and after prayer, 3 hours each for the morning,
afternoon, and evening prayers,
how is their Torah preserved?
There was little time remaining to review their studies.
And how was their work accomplished?
Rather, because they were pious they merited that their
Torah is preserved and their work is blessed.