Why a different list and different order in עלהנסים and in הנרותהללו?
On Chanuka, we thank God in the amida (sh'mone esre) and grace after mealsועלהנסיםועלהפרקןועלהגבורותועלהתשועותועלהנפלאותועלהנחמותועלהמלחמותשעשיתלאבותינובימיםההםבזמןהזהfor the miracles, rescue,...
View ArticleSigning off the bracha of 'magen Avraham' with just Avraham
In Parshas Lech Lecha 12:2, the pasuk famously reads:וְאֶֽעֶשְׂךָ֙לְג֣וֹיגָּד֔וֹלוַאֲבָ֣רֶכְךָ֔וַאֲגַדְּלָ֖השְׁמֶ֑ךָוֶהְיֵ֖הבְּרָכָֽה׃I will make of you a great nation, And I will bless you; I will...
View ArticleRequests in the Amidah - hide and seek
The Amidah standing prayer is at the center of our tefillos. Every Amidah has three blessings of praise (שבח) at the beginning, and the blessings of thanks (הודאה) at the end.The weekday Amidah has...
View ArticleWhat are the heterim for davening before neitz?
These days, neitz (at least in the Northeast of America) is at approximately 7:10 AM. There are many minyanim that I've been to that daven at 6:50 or earlier throughout the year, all but guaranteeing...
View ArticleWhy are רצה and שיםשלום classified as thanksgiving and not as petitionary?
Rambam writes regarding the makeup of shemoneh esrei (tefilah 1:4) thatשָׁלֹשׁרִאשׁוֹנוֹתשֶׁבַחלַה'וְשָׁלֹשׁאַחֲרוֹנוֹתהוֹדָיָה....
View ArticleWhat 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 ArticleBecause the Earth is round, in which direction should we face Yerushalayim?
For example, if one was in Sydney, would it be better if he faces north-west or north-east? Is it more important that he faces the direction in which there is the smallest possible distance between...
View ArticleDavening Amidah quietly during Chazarat HaShatz
What is the custom when davening the amidah quietly. Assuming that someone is in the body of the amidah, I am aware that he has to stay quiet during kedusha, but if he is in Elokai netzor, he says...
View ArticleBare-bones Amidah
If you are pressed for time during prayer, would it be OK to say only the blessings when you come to the Amidah, and skip the rest? I know it's not officially sanctioned, but would it be acceptable?
View ArticleCan one do double tashlumin
According to Halacha, if one misses both shacharit and minchah in the same day, can one do tashlumin for both at maariv? Or can one only do tashlumin for one Amidah?
View ArticleSource that looking up during Shemonei Esreh can blind a person?
I remember reading somewhere that looking up during Shomnei Esreh improperly exposes the person to the Schechina and may cause blindness. Does anyone else remember reading that and know its source?
View ArticleForgot Atta Chonantanu and haven't said Havdalla yet before davening Shacharis
In the event that one forgot to say atta chonantanu in Maariv, they do not repeat Shemoneh Esrei (S.A. O.C. 294:1). The reason for this is because it is not necessary to repeat, as one can say...
View ArticleMalchus in Birkas Haminim
Many nuschaos of Birkas Haminim say "Malchus Zadon" instead of "v'hazeidim" (this is the german nusach I believe as well as that used by some chasidim). Nusach Chabad also says Malchus HaRisha. How is...
View ArticleJoke about changes in Shabbat amidah [closed]
We know that in the shabbat blessings in each Amidah, the words בה, and בו, and בם are used during Maariv, Shacharit, and Mincha, respectively. The reason given is that each word correlates to a...
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 ArticleWhat is the purpose of the bowing in the Amidah?
We bow in the Amidah as it says in Sh O, O Ch 113 (1)These are the blessings at which we bow: In the Shemoneh Esrei at theprayer of Avot and at the end, In Modim in the beginning and at theend.I was...
View ArticleMay one answer "kedusha" or kaddish during shmone esrei if holding at "shema...
Is it permissible to recite the prayers of "kedusha" or "kaddish" during the Shmone Esrei prayer if one is pausing at the "Shema Koleinu" section, where one may engage in personal supplication and...
View ArticleChazan praying for the sick in Refainu
In most Sidurim there is a Yehi Ratzon at the bottom of Refaeinu that one can add in to pray for one who is sick. I have never heard a Chazzan say it during the Chazaras Hashatz. Suppose a Chazan wants...
View ArticleRecording Shmonah Esrei
Now is the period around Pesach in which there are two new additions to the Amida:Morid Hatal (or the omission of Geshem)V'sen BrachaThe Halacha is, that if one is davening and isn't sure whether he...
View ArticleAl Hannisim for Yom Ha'atzmaut and Yom Yerushalayim
Are there any special additions one can add to the shemoneh esrei on Yom Ha'atzmaut and Yom Yerushalayim?Is there any problem with saying these additions? Do any major shuls in America say them?
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