[Avodah] AN INTERESTING TAKE ON THE AVOT

[cantorwolberg at cox.net]

We’ve learned that tefillah (more accurately, bakasha) replaced the korbonot.
However, there was prayer even prior to Matan Torah. The Talmud (Berachot 26b) 
points out that the Avot established the 3 daily prayers. Avraham (shacharit), 
Yitzchok (mincha) and Ya-akov (ma’ariv). 

What’s very interesting is that inherent in each of their names, the second letter 
intimates this. The second letter of Avraham is beit (boker), Yitzchok, tzadi (tzaharayim) 
and Ya’akov, ayin (erev).

R. Wolberg