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 »
Category: Prayer (tefilla)
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 »
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 »