Question: If a rav sees while reciting Pesukei D’zimra that zman krias Shema is about to pass, and he thinks that there are some congregants who did not say it… Read more »
Category: Prayer (tefilla)
Waking someone up to say shema.
Question: If a bachur sees his fellow sleeping as the sof zman krias shema is quickly approaching, is he obligated to awaken his fellow so that he can say krias… Read more »
If Maariv was accepted as an obligation why isn’t there Chazoras Hashatz
Question: We find that in fact reciting Shemona Esreh of maariv is optional but rishonim and achronim describe it as obligatory. Well, if it has attained the standard of an… Read more »
Doing a Tefillat Tashlumin with another minyan.
Question: If doing Tashlumin for Shachrit during a Mincha minyan, should I first daven the Mincha Amidah and then go straight into the Tashlumin for Shachrit, or should I wait… Read more »
Forgot yaaleh v’yavo, and didn’t return to ritzei?
Question: If one skipped Yaaleh v’yavo on R”C, remembered during Modim, and went back to Yaaleh v’yavo instead of reverting to the beginning of the bracha of Retzei as is… Read more »
Do you need 10 people after shmona esrei by maariv
Question: Does the chazzan have to wait for 10 men to say kaddish after shmona esrei of ma’ariv? Answer: According to halacha the chazzan may say kaddish or borchu, if… Read more »
Taking three steps back in shuls packed with seats.
Question: The Mishna Berura advises length and direction for foot motions before and after Shmoneh Esrei. Many, possibly the majority, of small Ashenazic (and Sephardi) shuls are so packed with… Read more »
Is one allowed to eat or drink while in a bathtub, pool, or Jacuzzi?
Question: Hi, I’d like to know if there is a halachic problem to eat or drink while in a hot tub/Jacuzzi or bathtub? Does it matter if the Jacuzzi is… Read more »
Is saying v’tain tal u’matar 90 times on Yom Tov preparing for the weekdays?
Question: If one desires to accustom himself to say vsein tal umatar by saying it 90x (so that he shall not have to repeat his prayer in a case of… Read more »
Saying tehillim at night.
Question: It’s my Hebrew birthday (tonight/tomorrow), and I’d like to finish the whole Sefer Tehillim over the 25 hours. I won’t have enough time to do it during the day,… Read more »
Davening SE without a siddur and I don’t know SE by heart?
Question: If one is not able to say all 19 brachos of the Amidah due to not having a siddur, should he say the brachos that he knows, or should… Read more »
follow-up regarding bathroom during SE
Question: Following up on http://dinonline.org/2017/01/05/davening-again-because-one-had-to-use-the-bathroom/: Would the same apply (that he may not answer Kedusha or talk) even if we are talking about one who went to the facilities during… Read more »
Davening again because one had to use the bathroom.
Question: If one needed to relieve himself during davening – SE, and the time he spent in the bathroom was longer than the time it takes him to say SE,… Read more »
Earliest time for woman to say birkot has har
Question: What is earliest time to say birkot hashahar tomorrow morning? Amid ah? Answer: I don’t know where you live , but you can look it up on my zmanim… Read more »
Davened bareheaded
Question: I was asking about one who davened with a bare head. How should one act, practically speaking, in terms of repeating or not repeating SE and the other parts… Read more »
Saying yaaleh veyavo in shmona esrei by accident when not rosh chodesh
Question: Do I have to daven again? Answer: Since you already finished shemona esrei, you don’t have to daven again. If you would have remembered before finishing “hamivarech” you would… Read more »
Won’t finish davening until after zman is up.
Question: What if one begins their shmoneh esrai just before the latest time for davening, but that time comes while they are in the middle of shmoneh esrai. Does he… Read more »
MAy one skip yotzer ohr to daven with the tzibbur?
Question: Is one permitted to skip the bracha of yotzer ohr and recite it after SE, in order to daven SE with the tzibbur? I have not seen it brought… Read more »
If one didn’t have kavana in davening may he eat breakfast?
Question: If one davened Shacharis without having kavana in Avos or Modim, and thus was not yotzi, the halacha is that nowadays one would not repeat SE, because when he… Read more »
Forgot Mashiv Haruach on Friday night
Question: The prayer of me’ein sheva does NOT include any mention of making the wind blow and the rain descend, which is me’akev (in the 2nd bracha). So how can… Read more »
Answering amen to someone davening Shemoneh Esrei loudly
Question: Someone in my shul tends to Daven his quiet Shemona Esrei a bit too loud that i could hear him. Am I supposed to answer Amen if I hear… Read more »
Davened mincha and remembered afterwards that he already davened, good for maariv?
Question: A person davened Mincha Gedola, forgot that he had done so, and came to shul to daven Mincha 10 minutes before shkia. He finished davening. May one consider this… Read more »
Praying to do well on an exam that was already taken
Question: May one pray to do well on his final exams even after the exams are over, as there is still some professorial leeway and subjectivity in grading? Or is… Read more »
Repeating the same words in prayer
Question: If one knows that he asked for dew and rain in the bracha of mevorech hashonim, is it permitted to ask for it again in shomea tefilla, in order… Read more »
Davening fast in order to make shemona esrei.
Question: If in order to make tefilla b’tzibbur, one has to daven Pesukei D’Zimra (abbreviated) + the blessings of krias shema extremely fast, should one do so, or should he… Read more »
Skipped part of SE
Question: If one was davening SE without a siddur, and as a result he skipped a phrase or a sentence in one of the brachos of SE, but he said… Read more »
Eating before davening when halachically prevented from davening
Question: A person missed Shacharis deliberately (too lazy, etc.). Now it is after chatzos, but before mincha gedola. He did not daven Mincha yet, but he put on tefillin and… Read more »
Is it permitted to repeat words in davening
Question: Is it permitted to repeat an entire bracha of SE if one desires to do so (due to lack of kavana, or he didn’t say the words right in… Read more »
eating before davening
Question: If one has a choice b/w davening SE sitting down due to weakness, but not eating before davening, versus eating something and davening standing up, which should he do?… Read more »
krias shema
Question: A person davened Maariv right after shkia and went to sleep (whether on the couch, or in bed) before repeating krias shema. He awoke a hour or so before… Read more »
voluntary prayers – follow-up
Question: I did not understand the rav’s answer regarding voluntary prayers on Shabbos. If a person has a safek whether he davened or not, on Shabbos, it makes sense that… Read more »
voluntary prayers
Question: Considering that voluntary prayers are not permitted on Shabbos, if one should have a doubt regarding whether he prayed one of the Shabbos prayers, or if he prayed correctly,… Read more »
gaal yisroel
Question: A person said the entire bracha of emes v’yatziv but forgot to say the last sentence (Baruch ata Hashem… Yisroel) and went straight into SE. What should he do?… Read more »
Eating before davening Mussaf
Question: Is it ok to eat before davening mussaf? If a person had to leave shul early and won’t daven musaf until later is it okay to eat before? Is… Read more »
Do I need to put on teffilin or daven with a minyan when I have to repeat davening
Question: A person neglected to say mashiv haruach or yaalev v’yavo (on Rosh Chodesh) in the morning prayer. He has already removed his tefillin. Is he obligated to put them… Read more »
Standing up for shmonei esrei when someone is already davening behind you
Question: If someone is saying birchos krias shema (sitting down) and the tzibur has already begun shmoneh esrei, is one allowed to stand up to daven shmoneh esrei even though… Read more »
mashiv haruach
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 »
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 »