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 »
Category: Prayer (tefilla)
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].
Pitum Haketoret Klaf
I received a klaf with PITOM HAKETORES, and the Lmnzach Menorah. Can I add nekudot/ mapik HEY dot with a pencil so that I can read it better? Answer: Yes,… Read more »
Zman Tefillah
It is 9:58am and sof zman tefillah is 10am. What do I do? Say shmoneh Esteh fast to finish by 10am or say it slow and finish after 10am. Answer:… Read more »
Conservative Services
What is the halacha regarding attending a bar mitzva of a relative(actual services, shachris laining etc..)at a conservative shul? What are the sources? Thank you Answer: The halachic angle of… Read more »
Bracha in Presence of Excrement
The common practice in my home is before i make a Bracha i usually look around to confirm that there are no dirty diapers in the room or clothes that… Read more »
Pores Al Shma
If one davened shemonei esrei at his house, can he later repeat shemonei esrei because of pores al shema when he arrives at shul. Answer: One who has already davened… Read more »
Interpreting Dreams
Yireh learned from a dream can be scary. What should a jew do if his dreams are funny, scary and seem to indicate something about his relationships? I find it… Read more »
Pores Al Shma for Kedusha
If one heard Barachu (by shachris) and davened shemonei esrei but didn”t hear kedushah can he be pores al shema and get kedushah by repeating shemonei esrei with ten? Does… Read more »
Morning Prayers and Vasikin
Whats the best way to do vatikin at morning prayers? Answer: “Vatikin” refers to praying Shacharit, starting before sunrise and arranging that the beginning of Shmoneh Esrei is at the… Read more »
Minhag Confusion
Dear Rabanim I was born jewish mom, non-jewish dad. My Ffather ad was converted by Bet Din of Rav Vozner when I was 14 and is religious (family did teshuva)…. Read more »
Nocturnal Emission and Tefillin
Hello Rabbi- I had a very awkward incident occurr, and I wonder if I handled it properly. I took a nap in my car in a hospital parking lof, and… Read more »
Prayer for Women
Kavod Harav, I read in Yalkut Yosef that women are always obligated in one tefilla. If I remember correctly, he writes that if she can’t pray shacharit, she should pray… Read more »
Eating Before Maariv
What are the laws of eating before Maariv? May one eat non-mezonos/ non-hamotzi even after nightfall, even if he doesn’t have a shomer or a set minyan? Answer: Yes, non… Read more »
Lashon Hara About a Shul
Is it lashon hara to say that in a certain shul, they daven fast (which is not necessarily a bad thing)? Answer: No, as long as is it not said… Read more »
Mistaken Yaaleh Vyavo
If an individual or a tzibbur thought it was Rosh Chodrsh on the wrong day and said yaleh veyavo, they need to repeat shmonei esrei for shachris and tashlumim for… Read more »
Bloody Residue and Brachos
I am at work in Brooklyn. (I live in New Jersey, an hour and a half drive away.) I just went to the bathroom and I was trying to clean… Read more »
Relations Before Shachris
I’d like to know if it is mutar to have marital relations before shahrit. If it is not, since what hour? Thanks Answer: There is no prohibition against relations before… Read more »
SIlent Amidah
Why do the silent Amidah? Answer: In our times, the main form of prayer is the silent amidah, this is when one fulfills their obligation of prayer. The chazzan’s repeating… Read more »
Justification for No Tachnun at Mincha
Our Tzibur in the chassidishe Shul in Zürich which is a main point and a minjan factory never ever davens Tachanun in Mincha. I asked a couple of times what… Read more »
Baruch Hashem Laolam by Maariv
My whole life I have been saying “Baruch Hashem Leolam” by maariv. I recently found out that my father”s minhag is to not say it. Can I stop saying it,… Read more »
After Shmoneh Esrei Before Three Steps Back
What is the halocho when I finish my Shmoineh Esrei before someone standing behind me but within 4 amos? 1) Do I say oiseh sholoim without taking 3 steps back… Read more »
Shul Membership Fees
I live in Zayit which is one of the areas within Efrat. In Zayit there are four main Ashkenazi Shuls. I pay membership fees to one of them. However, I… Read more »
Sephardic and Ashkenazic Pronunciation
Is there a halachic issue for Ashkenazi Jews prouncing a “tav” without a dagaysh, as a “T” sound the way sephardic Jews do? In terms of being Yotzee Krias Shema… Read more »
Missing Mincha for Woman
A woman/girl who davens Shacris and mincha but forgot mincha one time. does she have to daven two maarivs? Answer: A woman who is careful to daven Mincha and misses,… Read more »
Late Wake Up
Hi I’m not feeling well and I woke up after chatsos so now what do I daven when I put on tefillen? Answer: After Chatzos one would no longer daven… Read more »
Davening with Minyan
If your praying shacharit and you’re in the the middle of prayer say tachnun, and the whole minyan is already finished and the chazzan starts kaddish, do you continue saying… Read more »
Bris on Fast Day
Part 1: When selichos are said on a “minor” fast day such as shiva asar b’tammuz, is tachanun said as part of selichos, or is that only on asseres yemei… Read more »
Tachanun When Only Kallah is Present
During the week of Sheva Brachos, a Kalla, without the Chassan, showed up at Shacharis. The question was whether to skip Tachanun. The Gabbai (me) ruled not to skip it,… Read more »
Kavana in Birkat Avot
Hi Hachamim! I have a rather simple question in regards to birchat Avot (the first blessing in the amida) I understand that if one does not have kavannah in the… Read more »
Long Shmone Esrei
The sefer Kav HaYoshor brings (I believe it is in Chapter 100) that one is not allowed to daven the Shemoneh Esrei longer than the rest of the tzibbur, because… Read more »
Tefilla B’Tzibbur
If a person is davening with a minyan in which the shliach tzibbur goes very fast, and the only way that one will be able to daven the Amidah b’tzibbur… Read more »
Laws of Prayer, Priestly Blessing
(a) If one is praying in a Minyan of exactly 10 men and he has not completely finished his Shmonai Esrai (i.e, has not removed his feet), does the Shaliach… Read more »
Questionable Quorum
Hi Rabbi Chodev Tov U’mevorah I have a question regarding praying in a minyan in work in which most people are not what someone would call frum and there is… Read more »
Donning Tefillin During Brachos
Shalom, Need/should one who is just about to recite the brachah over his tefillin refrain to answer amen to the shaliach tziburs birkas hashachar? What if they are concerned that… Read more »
Hefsek in Davening
Shalom, What type of activities or thoughts other than the actual recitation of shema, tefillah, etc. are not consisted a pause? For example, it seems that kohanim chanting during birkas… Read more »
Mincha During Maariv Prayers
shalom-what is the halacha if one arrives at a minyan busy davening the shemonah esrah and one is unsure if they are davening mincha or maariv ,can one daven mincha… Read more »
Proper Time for Maariv
If someone is traveling and has a choice between davening maariv with a minyan but it is only after plag hamincha or davening maariv bizmano by himself, which one is… Read more »
Singing During Davening
Did Rav Akiva Eiger prohibit singing during Davening before Shemoneh esrei? Are there sources in halachah for prohibiting singing during Davening? I am told that in the yeshiva in Novardhok,… Read more »
Answering Kaddish During Pesukei Dzimra
Dear Rabbi, I was just wondering f there any restrictions to answering Kaddish during Pesukeh De’zimra? I have seen something cited in the name of the Ben Ish Hai that… Read more »
Bird Feces and Davening
Can one learn or pray in front of bird “poop’ or dung? Answer: As long as there is no foul smell emanating from the feces there is no problem to… Read more »