What to do if Baal Tefillah forgets Yaaleh ViYavoh and remembers during Sim...
A baal tefillah who forgets Yaaleh Viyavoh in his silent Shmoneh Esrei doesn't need to repeat Shmoneh Esrei, because he'll be yotzei with Chazaras HaShatz.If an individual forgets Yaaleh ViYavoh in...
View ArticleWhat is so special about "ve'sechezena" that it is the one word in bold in...
Practically every Siddur I've seen puts it in bold along with the first words of every blessing.Is there any reason for this?
View ArticleThe famous Morid HaGeshem vs. Goshem debate as it relates to Morid HaTal
Just to establish some basic grammar rules quickly - if a word starts with two segols and is the end of a sentence, the first segol is often changed to a kamatz (one example of many in the Torah: Yefes...
View ArticleRushing Shmone Esrei to say Barchu
If one misses ברכו at מעריב , should he rush his שמונהעשרה in order to say it after Davening ?
View ArticleMaking mistakes in shemoneh esrei
Is it correct, that too many uncorrected mistakes during one's shemoneh esrei would make it lose its literal meaning, and therefore invalid and useless. Here, I am even excluding the errors that would...
View ArticleIf a woman arrives late, should she skip pesukei d’zimra to daven shemoneh...
There is a well-established practice for men to skip parts of pesukei d’zimrah to finish in time to daven shemoneh esrei with the tzibur. Should a woman also do this?
View ArticleApparent contradiction in the Aruch Hashulchan regarding the laws of the...
The Aruch Hashulchan (OC 47:16) asks how is it that one can fulfill the obligation of Birchas Hatorah by reciting the Brachah of “Ahavah Rabbah”, being that the main parts of a Brachah are the...
View ArticleMeaning of "Who maintains faith to those asleep in the dust"?
This phrase appears in the 2nd bracha of the amida: "Who maintains faith to those asleep in the dust". What does the phrase mean? For example, does it refer only to good people. If so, how good? If...
View ArticleWhen does a מעריב-misser say שמונהעשרה?
קצורשלחןערוך 21:1 describes what one should do who missed מעריב by accident:לאחרתפילתשחריתיאמרתחנוןואשריויתפללתפלתשמונהעשרהלשםערביתואחרכךיאמרלמנצחובאלציוןוכו׳After the prayer of שחרית, he should say...
View ArticleConnection of Karov to Tefillah
A number of commentaries on the siddur (Rabbeinu Yehuda Ben Yakar, Avudarham, and some others) explain in the 5th blessing of the amida ("וקרבנומלכנולעבודתך") that עבודתך refers to Tefillah, and that...
View ArticleShould converts say the thirteenth blessing differently?
The thirteenth blessing of Shemoneh Esrei states:on the righteous converts and on ourselves -- may Your compassion be aroused, Hashem, our God;As a convert, I find saying this odd. If the converts are...
View ArticleBeracha of Knowledge
We say in the 4th beracha of shemoneh esrei that G-d gave us knowledge and we thank him for this. Yes, obviously everything comes from G-d, but in the beginning of humankind we had no knowledge, and...
View ArticleWhy is a prayer leader still removed for omitting V'lamalshinim?
TL;DRThe Ashkenazi nusach of V'lamalshinim omits explicit mention of heretics. Therefore, recitation or omission of this blessing by the prayer leader seems to no longer serve as a signal for whether...
View ArticleWhy not Abraham, Isaac and Israel (Jacob)?
I was wondering why we do not say "Abraham, Isaac and Israel", for example during the Amida. Why do we say Jacob, since his name was changed just as Abram's was?Thank you!
View ArticleAre there circumstances when one should repeat a prayer in which he had no...
Halichipedia writes One should have kavana (proper concentration) when praying Shemonah Esrei. If one is unable to have kavana for all of Shemonah Esrei one should make an extra effort to have kavana...
View ArticleAuthorship / Derivation of the Yehi Ratzon יְהִירָצוֹן at the End of the Amidah
In Nusach Ashkenaz we say at the end of each Amidah, a three phrase Yehi Ratzon for the rebuilding of the Bet HaMikdash (Temple).Can anyone shed light on(1) the authorship or derivation of this Yehi...
View ArticleHow do Karaites pray?
How do Karaites pray? If the text of the Amidah originated in the mishnaic period, do Karaites recognize it? If not, what do they daven?
View ArticleWhy "Lach" not "Lecha" in "Modim Anachnu Lach"
Could someone please explain why the "Lach" in Modim Anachnu Lach is not "Lecha"... I guess this is some grammatical point rather than the use of the feminime "you"?
View ArticleDo all combinations of optional segments work for the Amidah?
It is a known Halacha (the example below is from Kitzur Shulchan Oruch, 18) that you shouldn't mix words from different versions:Everyone should pray according to his [accustomed] form [of prayer],...
View ArticleWhat is the origin of "deah, binah, v'haskel"?
There are two nusachos with the fourth brocha in Shemoneh Esreh of which I am aware. One, extant today in nusach Ashkenaz, certain nusach Sefard, and Teman Baladi, and present in very old siddurim,...
View ArticleHow does praise connect to asking for healing in Shemone Esreh
Per nusach ashkenaz one says the following as part of ברכתרפאנו during the...
View ArticleBaruch Chai Olamim after Modim
During the Chazara, after the chazan says וכלהחייםיודוךסלה in Modim, many Sephardim have the custom of saying out loud ברוךחיעולמים. Where does this come from?
View ArticleReciting a Posuk representing your name at end of Shemona Esrei - source?
Many Sidurim mention in the name of the Shela that one should say a Posuk at the end of Shemona Esrei that begins and ends with the same letter as ones name. Does anyone know where in the Shela this...
View ArticleHow does the 19th brocho of the shmona esrai open?
I see nusach taiman has it starting with למשומדיםאלתהיתקוה I see the rambam has that tooRambam (mechon mamre)לַמְּשֻׁמָּדִיםאַלתְּהִיתִקְוָה, כָּלהַמִּינִיםכְּרֶגַעיֹאבֵדוּ,...
View ArticleRepetition of the amidah [closed]
There are occasions when we are struggling for a minyan and we wait, but carry on with our own Amidah when it seems nobody else is coming.Sometimes, the Rabbi leaves the shule to go and search for a...
View ArticleFull text of havinenu
Anyone know of a free online printable havinenu prayer that includes the first and last berachos?I've seen a few that only have the havinenu prayer itself sans the first and last three berachot
View ArticleWhen is the latest time you can daven minchah bedieved?
If you realized that you didn't yet daven minchah and it's past shekiyah, when is the latest that you can begin praying the Amidah? I'm looking for different people's cutoffs.
View ArticleIs it true that in the past there were not even 18, but 17 blessings in the...
As far as we know, the latest blessing is Birkat Minim. However, earlier Birkat Yerushalayim and Birkat David were also combined, which later remained in Nusach Eretz Israel. So it turns out that at...
View ArticleYaaleh VeYavo during/after early Maariv on Rosh Chodesh
When you daven Maariv early (right after plag hamincha) on Rosh Chodesh, it seems you shouldn't say Yaaleh VeYavo.Why is this, since it's still day time and hence still Rosh Chodesh?If you then eat a...
View ArticleWhat does "the tefilos correspond to the tamid" mean?
In the Bavli there are two views regarding the institution of tefilah.One is that the Avos instituted them.Another is that they were instituted to correspond to the daily tamid offerings.As musaf is...
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