Question: A person said the 2nd bracha of S”E with mashiv haruach… up to (but not including) the chasima of the bracha (Baruch ata H’). Then he went back to… Read more »
Category: Prayer (tefilla)
al hanissim
Question: If one is davening on Chanukah or Purim without a siddur, and he does not know how to say al hanissim, should he just skip it, or may/ should… Read more »
Saying mashiv haruach for a convert
Question: A non-Jew who converts to Judaism after Shemini Atzeres, and he has a safek regarding mashiv haruach umorid hageshem – what are the rules for such a person? For… Read more »
Davening when on had to use the bathroom
Question: If a person davened when needing to use the restroom for #1, does he repeat his davening? Answer: If he was able to wait 72 minutes before using the… Read more »
Doesn’t know if he said Mashiv Haruach
Question: A person who suffers from OCD and constantly imagines that he did not say “mashiv haruach” etc. or has doubts, what should he do? May he take a bookmark… Read more »
Repeating Maariv if I davened too quickely
Question: If one rushed through Maariv on motzoi YK, as is the custom of many, including swallowing words, and after he ate he feels really bad that he did that,… Read more »
tachanun for women
Question: I heard that women don’t customarily say tachanun. So does that mean they should skip that in selichos. If so, exactly what parts should be skipped in selichos? Answer:… Read more »
follow-up question regarding walking in front of a person davening
Question: If it happened that I am in front of the person davening a long S”E and the only way to step back is into his 4 amos in front of… Read more »
Saying 13 middos with a minyan
Question: In order for the minyan to say 13 middot, does there actually have to be 10 people saying it or 10 people in the room is enough? Is there… Read more »
Walking in front of someone davening a long Shmona Esrei
Question: If the person behind me is davening a long S”E, and I need to leave, am I required to wait for him to finish before stepping back, even if… Read more »
Selichos for women
Question: Should women say Selichos? What do most women do? Answer: Here in Yerushalayim, a large number of women and girls go to shule for the first Selichos on Motzei… Read more »
Kovod for davening
Question: Is it permissible to daven with crocs? Thanks! Answer: When we daven we have to dress in a respectable manner. Therefore we have to dress in a way that… Read more »
Shaliach Tzibbur moving during davening
Question: This morning, in the shul I attend, the Shaliach Tzibbur sponsored a tikkun for a yahrzeit. During ‘Ashrei’, near the end of davening, he left the amud and went… Read more »
Bath for 9 kavim
Question: I understand a shower can bedeved be used as a mikvah for men what about a bath of water even though you can’t dip but putting your body in… Read more »
skip krias hatorah because of zman tefilla
Question: Re http://dinonline.org/2016/09/15/davening-at-shkia/ I think the question was asking if they should skip krias hatorah in that case and perhaps go straight to S”E. (If they do krias hatorah, by… Read more »
NAME USED ON AMIDA
Question: If a person has been adopted and knows the true mother’s name, which name should be used to ask for complete healing in REFUEINU prayer in the Amidah? Answer:… Read more »
“Multi faith room”
Question: Dear rabbi, I have started a new job. In the building, there is a “multi-faith room”. There are some Moslem carpets, but no specific sign such as a cross… Read more »
Social services
Question: THE FAMILY HAD FOR 30 YEARS BEING SUFFERING UNDER MALICIOUS AND UNPROVEN ALLEGATIONS THAT HAD UP UNTIL TODAY DESTROYED THE FAMLY. OUR DAUGHTER HAD JUST GIVEN BIRTH, AND NOW… Read more »
Terms, Prayer and salvation questions.
Question: Hi. I am a non-jew (and have no religious affiliation whatsoever) who is curious about Judaism and it’s beliefs, and I would like to ask questions about Judaism that… Read more »
Davening in front of excrement
Question: A few weeks back i went into a public bathroom and noticed after it was too late that i stepped in dryish excrement on the lfloor….how well do i… Read more »
Intentions in Tefilla
Question: Hello, this question may be a bit odd, so please bear with me. When praying, I often lose control of my intentions. What this means, is that I will… Read more »
Kiddush Levana Tonight
Question: All the websites show last night as being the last time to say Kiddush Levana, but tonight (now) is Yud Daled. Can I still say Kiddush Levana with a… Read more »
krias shema
Question: In response to this http://dinonline.org/2010/06/02/time-for-krias-shema/ – I would like to note that the following poskim insisted on following the earlier zman of the MA: the Gadol Hador Rav Schach… Read more »
Shachris
Question: Hello, Someone needs to do a few hours of work in the morning. These are the two options. Wake up very early(before sunrise), do the work, then daven at… Read more »
Kiddush before maariv
Question: For those who make kiddush before maariv, is it OK to do so up until 40 or so minutes after shkia, since nightfall is 72 minutes according to Shulchan… Read more »
Tefillah B’Tzibur vs. Zman Tefillah
Question: Will be flying east on Sunday. There is not much time to daven at the airport in the morning, and leaving home too early to daven there. There is… Read more »
Prayer (tefilla)
Question: An 8 months pregnant woman finds herself lost in the desert with temperature of 120deg(or more), she has no water and nothing to eat. It is now Sunday morning…. Read more »
Cleaniness
Question: Chalom Rabbi, May I ask you for a couple of questions! 1 – Smell – Can we pray when I smell taref food from outside (cooking/food smell)? – I… Read more »
Drinking during Davening
Question: If one’s mouth becomes extremely dry during davening (esp. when reciting the lengthy pesukei D’zimra on Shabbos), is there any heter to get a drink of water during davening,… Read more »
Hallel
Question: If one accidentally recited full Hallel on Rosh Chodesh, am I correct that no further action is needed? What interruptions are permitted during Hallel? May one answer Amein to… Read more »
Plag hamincha
Question: Is it permissible to daven Maariv/ make Kiddush on Friday after the Plag of the Alter Rebbe/ Baal HaTanya, even though it is before the plag of the Magen… Read more »
Avinu Malkenu on voluntary fasts
Question: In Ashkenazic tradition, if one takes upon himself a ta’anit yakhid, may he recite Avinu Malkenu as part of its observance?—or is it strictly a prayer for ta’aniyot tsibur?… Read more »
Teffilot Havinanu
Question: There are times when a person can not pray with proper kavana. Can he pray the HAVINANU pray with the first 3 blessings, and last 3 blessings? Are there… Read more »
Shabbos
Question: Should one daven for his child not to be born on shabbos(to avoid chillul shabbos)? Please provide sources Thank you Answer: I think that one should leave things up… Read more »
Kavah in Birkas Modim
Question: It takes me a long time to say birkas avos with kavanah, must I also say birkas modim bekavanah. Answer: It is sufficient in birkas modim just to imagine you… Read more »
Can a sick person daven maariv alone before nacht?
Question: Where I live nacht is around 11 pm. I normally daven maariv with a minyan after plag hamincha. Today I am unwell, cannot go to shul and iy”H will… Read more »
Praying for a non- Jew
Question: As an ardent supporter of Donald Trump may I pray for his success in his presidential campaign? Answer: Avrohom prayed for Sodom and for Avimelech. If you feel the… Read more »
Tumah
Question: Bchvod haRav…..I put my phone down on a place that might have had old dried zera on it and then i touched my phone and then touched other things… Read more »
Davening behind a Rebbi or Father
Question: If one is davening S”E and one suddenly realizes that he is standing right behind his rebbi/ father, what should he do? Answer: Some hold that only if he… Read more »
skip shema for tefilla b’tzibbur
Question: For one who recited Shema prior to the davening, may he skip krias shema (and say only the brachos) in order to make tefillah b’tzibbur? Answer: Even though Shema… Read more »
davening loudly
Question: Is one permitted to daven S”E in such a way that other people can hear his words (unintentionally)? Really, the halacha is not to, but this is (for some… Read more »
Lost Place in Shmone Esrei
Question: If one is davening SE and has a safek whether he already said the chasima (conclusion) of a certain bracha, or did not say it, what should he do?… Read more »
Davening in English
Question: For one who davens in English, is it OK to say the name of Hashem as “L-rd” or ” G-d”? (Some, including Rav Moshe Sternbuch, say that “L-rd” is… Read more »
Doubtful if said V’sein Bracha
Question: Regarding a person who is in doubt whether he said “vesein bracha” or “vesein tal umatar,” there is a chazakah that for the first 30 days, he said it… Read more »
Preference of Minyan
Question: If one has a choice between davening in a place where he will be able to say more of Pesukei D’zimra, but the minyan is not really a good… Read more »
No Intent [kavana] in Shmone Esrei
Question: If one did not have in mind the meaning of Baruchat Atah Hashem Elokeinu in the first berachah of Shemone Esrei what should one do? What about in any… Read more »
Baruch HaShem l’Olam in Eretz Yisrael for Bnei Chu”l
Question: Although it is the minhog not to say Baruch HaShem l’Olam Amen veAmen in Maariv said in Eretz Yisrael, should it be said or not said in the following… Read more »
Missed Bracha in Shmone Esrei
If one has a safek if he skipped a bracha in S”E (due to spacing out during davening), does he need to repeat S”E, or is there a chazaka that… Read more »
Davening in Sandals
Hi in Simon 91 Halocha 5 in the mishna berura seif koton 12 and 13 . It seams to be saying that you can daven with sandals or ur feet… Read more »
Mussaf Late in Day
can i still daven mesif for today R”Ch at 5:00 pm Answer: Mussaf may be said until sunset [shkiyat hachama].