What does פ׳ב׳פ׳ stand for in the context of prayer (specifically related to...
In the Siddur I am using (Siddurenu, The Prayer Book Press, 1961), there is a supplemental prayer directly below prayer #8 of the Amida (on page 56) that prays for healing of specific individuals. (It...
View ArticleStepping back to answer kedusha while person behind hasn't finished praying
According to Halachipdeia (source) you're not supposed to walk 4 amot in front of a person praying the amidah.I think you also have certain restrictions regarding which parts of kedusha could be...
View ArticleClapping during Amidah
I've seen (and heard) on occasion people clapping during Amidah, and I've always wondered why. Personally, I find it annoying, so I was wondering if there was some source that explained the reasoning...
View ArticleRepetition of Hashem sefatai on Friday night
I've been thinking about lately whether should the prayer leader repeatה'שפתיתפתח on Friday nights as in the morning or the afternoon? My gut feeling is that he shouldn't, because it's not a proper...
View ArticleWhere is the source that one is supposed take out their peyos when they are...
There have been many times where I have seen people pull out their Peyos from behind their ears right before Shemona Esrei. Anyone I have asked said there is a source, but I can not locate it....
View ArticleAmida together with the chazzan
If one came late to davening and he can not make tefila betzibur as he won’t have time to get up the amida with th congregation, he should say the amida together with the chazzan (SA OC 109:1).Does the...
View ArticleChild wants bathroom during parent's Amidah
Are there any halachic guidelines when a child tells the parent that he wants to go to bathroom during the Amidah?This occurred to me multiple times, with my 4-year-old who can use the bathroom alone...
View ArticleWhy do some versions of the Amidah not have the ו on וקונההכל?
In the first blessing of the Amidah, there's part that often says וְקוֹנֵההַכּל ("and creates everything"). It looks like this in many siddurim, e.g. ArtScroll, Lev Shalem, and Mishkan T'fila. You can...
View ArticleEnd of Fourth Hour Approaching, Berachot of Keriyat Shema or Amidah?
According to general halacha, one may not recite the berachot ofkeriyat shema after the 4th halachic hour. Ashkenazim can do so ifthey were withheld from reciting them in their proper time forreasons...
View ArticleWhy do we still do chazarat hashatz?
This question assumes that the purpose of chazarat hashatz is to allow for those who were unable to say their own shmoneah esrei (assumedly due to Hebrew illiteracy) to fulfill their obligation to...
View ArticleWhat should one do while waiting for repetition of the Amidah to start?
What should an individual be doing after finishing his personal Amidah while waiting for the chazzan's repetition to start? Do the same restrictions apply during this period as the period while the...
View ArticleWhy are we allowed to make unlimited prayer in any language at a time where...
According to (at least) Rav Ovadiah Yosef (based on his understanding of Maran in Shulchan Aruch), one is not allowed to answer amen (except first 5 of Kaddish), baruch Hu u'varuch Shemo, or the...
View ArticleImplication of the besefer chaim addition?
I always thought that the many plurals in the amida refer to the Jewish people.But the wording of the besefer chaim addition to the sim shalom paragraph of the amida for this time of year (yamim...
View ArticleDoes it matter if an unveiled Cohen says Birchat Kohanim as part of a regular...
If a Ba'al Tefilah who happens to be a Cohen is reciting Birchat Kohanim as part of the repetition of the Amidah, is there any concern, special measures, or discussion about whether it is appropriate...
View ArticleExtended Amidah or answering chazzan
Assuming one isn’t the 10th member of a minyan and is just a face in the crowd, if you have the option of praying a very slow and meaningful Amidah, but then you’ll end when the Chazan is already well...
View ArticleCan I say the Amidah out loud if it helps my kavanah? [duplicate]
If I am davening at home and it would not be disruptive to others, is there any reason I might be permitted to say the Amidah out loud--for example, if it helped me with my concentration or orientation...
View ArticleAre there time parameters for when 10 people have to combine for Shemone Esrei?
Say you have a minyan, and when the Chazzan starts Shemone Esrei, 8 of the others are up to that point and begin as well, but the others aren’t yet up to Shemone Esrei. Is that a problem for the 9...
View ArticleAshkenazi speed-mumble davening: origins and halachic basis? [duplicate]
What are the origins of the Ashkenazi practice of mumbly-speed-through davening? I refer both to:Shemoneh Esrei where the words are not articulated with the mouth (albeit silently) but rather the...
View ArticleWhen is kedusha "over"?
As an extension of this question:When I daven and am still davening when the shaliach tzibbur repeats shmoneh esrei, I know I am supposed to stand quietly during kedusha and continue with my davening...
View ArticleHow to gain both wisdom and wealth in the Amidah prayer
O Ch 94 (2) Mishna Berura 12 suggests that in the Amidah one who wants to gain wealth turns his face northward or to gain wisdom turns southward.I remember having found a source that suggests that in...
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