Are women obligated in stepping before and after the Amidah
According to Halacha, if a woman prays the Amidah is she obligated to take three steps backwards before and after, or no? Since, women’s halachic obligations are different from men’s, but women to my...
View ArticleLearning while the Chazzan recites piyutim
During the Chazzan's repetition of the Shemoneh Esrei, one is generally required to pay absolute attention and avoid learning etc.What about when the Chazzan is reciting piyutim during his repetition?...
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 the authorship or derivation of this Yehi...
View ArticleIf a women forgot Ya'ale Ve'yavo in Mincha, does she have to daven again?...
Per שו”עאו”חסימןקפ”חסעיףח if one forgets יעלהויבוא in bentching on Rosh Chodesh one is not obligated to bentch again, because one is not obligated to eat bread. On the other hand, on Friday night, if...
View ArticleIs davening with 10 people, of which only 6 daven along, considered תפלהבציבור?
Is davening with 10 people in attendance but only 6 people actually davening equivalent to davening in a minyan where 10 people are davening together or is it less preferable and ideally not something...
View ArticleForgot Yaaleh V'Yavo by Mincha on Erev Shabbos
Rosh Chodesh is on Friday only, and someone forgot to say Ya'aleh V'Yavo in the Mincha Amida. It is now already after nightfall, and he remembers that he omitted it. Must he repeat the Ma'ariv Amidah...
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 ArticleBowing during Shmonei Esrei - why only sometimes
Why don’t we bow every time we say “Barach Ata” during Shmonei Esrei? Are you allowed to if you wanted to? Is there a specific reason why we only bow at specific brachas?Thanks
View ArticleSaid Nacheim on Tisha B'Av maariv or shachris
Per Rema 557:1הגהוהמנהגפשוטשאיןאומריםנחםרקבתפלתמנחהשלתשעהבאבלפישאזהציתואשבמקדשולכןמתפלליםאזעלנחמה (רוקחואבודרהם) מישאכלבט"ביאמרנחםבברכתהמזון (מהרי"ל):Rema Note: The simple custom is not to say Nachem...
View ArticleLearning during the Leader's Repetition of the Amidah - sources that permit...
The sources are clear that one should not learn Torah during the Leader's Repetition of the Amidah.See HalichipediaIt is improper to learn Torah or say other parts of davening duringChazarat...
View ArticleCan you learn during chazarat hashatz?
Are you allowed to learn Torah silently during the chazzan's repetition of Shmonah Esrei?(This is a case where you are davening with that minyan.)
View ArticleIf I daven amida very slowly what do I do when the shatz reaches Kedusha?...
I strive to synchronize my tefila with the tzibur on Shema and the beginning of Shmoneh Esra.However, I daven quite slowly (metoch nesyon kavana) and I am almost always somewhere in the middle when the...
View ArticleReading tefilas Amidah vs. Birkas haMazon
What reason makes it preferable to read Birkas haMazon (blessing after meals) from a booklet, but tefilas Amidah with one's eyes closed?Also what specific reason makes us say Shemoneh Esreh standing,...
View ArticleDifference between Birkas haMazon and Amidah with the Sequence of Blessings
When we say Birkas haMazon (blessing after meals), the second blessing contains thanksgiving Node L'kha with the addition for Chanukah and Purim and the third blessing of Yerushalaim contains request...
View ArticlePraying for too much
The following Talmud passage (Taanit 8b) indicates we must not pray for too many things:In the days of Rabbi Shmuel bar Nahmani there was a famine and a deadly plague. People asked: “What shall we do?...
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 ArticlePraying Shemoneh Esrei with a big piece of spinach stuck between your teeth
Before saying the Amidah prayer, many men put on a hat and jacket. They want to look good before they address Hashem, the King of Kings.Imagine that you have a big piece of spinach stuck between your...
View ArticleSource for the permission to imagine Hashem as a person while davening
I have seen mentioned by a Rav the following regarding how we interact with Hashem during tefilah:"However, when we speak to Hashem, so for our benefit, He gives us permission to imagine that a...
View Article2 Oseh Shaloms for the price of one?
One finishes both Shmone Esre and Kaddish with the very same "Oseh Shalom", often including 3 steps back.One can say Kaddish before one said Shmone Esre's "Oseh Shalom"When the Kaddish definitely...
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...
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