Question: Dear Rabbi, I am quite to make a change in my attire in davening. I am unmarried and with an unfortunate limited sexual history from wrong mention by reform…. Read more »
Category: Prayer (tefilla)
Davening in a room where someone is sleeping
Question: Is it permissible to daven in a room where someone is sleeping? For example, can I say shma Al hamita, personal tfillot and/or tehillim and prayers for sick in… Read more »
Eating before Maariv for a woman
Question: I know there is a halacha about not eating mezonot/hamotzi from 30 mins before tzeit hakochavim until one has davened Maariv. Does this halacha apply to women who have… Read more »
delaying people
Question: One who is being driven to the mountains and suddenly remembers that he did not daven Maariv, and he can tell the driver to pull over and wait 15… Read more »
Women Davening
Question: Hi, Regarding http://dinonline.org/2019/07/29/kavana-in-davening/ I have a follow up to a question. I asked about kavannah for women during shacharit. In your answer you mentioned that a women should ideally say… Read more »
Kavana in davening
Question: In a situation where a woman has a limited amount of time for tfillat Shacharit, is it preferable to say more off the tfillot with less concentration and focus… Read more »
Breaking the minyan to put on tefilin
Question: There was a person in shul for Mincha and it is about five minutes before shkia. He is # 10. They are in the middle of davening Mincha, but… Read more »
Mistakes in davening
Question: I have a few questions regarding making mistakes in davening (mispronunciation, etc) If while davening I notice I have made a mistake on pronouncing a word, should I go… Read more »
Order of importance of Davening
Question: I recently asked a question http://dinonline.org/2019/07/09/order-of-importance-for-tfillah/ about the order of importance for davening for a women who is short on time, and your answer was very helpful- thank you…. Read more »
Dirt under nail and other chatzizah
Question: I washed netillat yadayim before davening, and shortly after finishing shacharit I noticed some dirt under my nail (my nails are a little longer than the ends of my… Read more »
Order of importance for Tefillah for women
Question: Hi, I have a few questions about the order of importance for Shacharit, and how to balance davening while at home with a baby. I have been davening an… Read more »
Coffee before Tfillah
Question: Hi, Thanks so much for all your help – I have a question regarding drinking coffee before Tefilla. I am currently at home during the day with my 6… Read more »
Praying Amida while sitting
Question: Thank you in advance, I fly for work as a Pilot, and typically find myself in places were I don’t have the opportunity to daven while standing up as… Read more »
Understanding Tfillah
Question: I’ve been davening 3 times a day for most of my adult life, but I’ve never really taken the time to understand the words of the prayers I’ve been… Read more »
Urge to use bathroom before benching and shmoneh esrei
Question: Is it true that one cannot have ANY urge to use the bathroom while benching and davening shmoneh esrei? Also, is it true that if one goes to the… Read more »
Is a table considered a michichtzah while walking in front of someone davening shmoneh esrei
Question: If one finishes shemonah esrei and people behind him are still davening shemonah esrei may he take his 3 steps back if there is a table where they’re davening… Read more »
Not sure where im up to in shemona esrei
Question: What the halacha if someone is in middle of shemona esrei and spaces out and is completely unsure where he is holding? Does he go back to the the… Read more »
prostration
Question: Hello, Do you know or have any information about doing hishtachavoya with pishut yadaim veraglaim and even maskis . Does one need a hefsek? To turn his head? Why… Read more »
Davening between Yishtabach and Kaddish
Question: If someone finishes p’sukei d’zimra ahead of the chazan and has already said Yishtabach, what is permitted for this individual to daven/say before the chazan begins kaddish? Can one… Read more »
Varying the amount of Shacharit said at home (for women)
Question: Shalom & thank you very much for this wonderful site. I’m a married woman with children. Sometimes I take upon myself to daven a full Shacharit, which takes me… Read more »
What can a non-Jew do with Jewish customs?
Question: a non-Jew can do the prayers of the siddur, make brachot of food or do the service of the Sabbath? Answer: It is nice to see that there are… Read more »
Davening without Minyan Voluntarily
Question: If one has a rare opportunity to do some activity (e.g. visit a friend, take a day tour in nature while on an overseas trip), but would then miss… Read more »
Wearing hat when davening
Question: Is there a halachic requirement to wear a hat in today’s society where the derech is not to go before a king with a hat Thank you Answer: There… Read more »
going to shul with bad cold
Question: Is it ok to go to shul if one has a cold and a strong cough and slight fever. the concern is that we may be spreading the cold… Read more »
May one start shmoneh esrei during a mincha kitzarah if he knows he won’t make Kaddish
Question: If one is davening a mincha kitzarah and he knows he won’t be able to finish shmoneh esrei before they say Kaddish shulaim, may he start shmoneh esrei or… Read more »
Does one repeat psukei dzimrah if he misses after shemonah esrei
Question: If one were to skip parts of psukei dzimrah (everything except for Baruch sheomar,ashrei and yistabach) does he repeat it after davening and if so what order? Answer: It… Read more »
Forgot to daven makeup Shmona Esrei
Question: If I had in mind to daven 2 shmoine esras by shachris and I forgot and remembered before mincha. Can I still daven it. Answer: From your question I… Read more »
Dressing properly when entering a shul
Question: Dear Rabbi, Yireh is determined by our attire. I visit shuls with incompetant dress. One man arrives in shorts. Others maybe untidy attire. Few ever even a tie. What… Read more »
Davening for someone else
Question: I’ve been having this difficulty for a while, and I hope you can help me gain some clarity. We know the gemora that says if one davens for someone… Read more »
Chazan taking over at Ashrei-U’va L’tzion
Question: If another person replaces the chazan during shachris on a Monday/Thursday after krias hatorah but before beginning Ashrei, who says the 4 Yehi Ratzon’s? The original chazan or the… Read more »
Wiping after urinating
Question: Hi Rabbi, What is the Halacha in regard to Siman 3 in Shulchan Aruch. The law is that one may not have urine on himself while making a Bracha…. Read more »
Used the bathroom after Borchu
Question: If one went to the bathroom after hearing Borchu but before he started birchas krias shma, is he allowed to make an Asher Yatzar? I ask because I know… Read more »
When to say vsan-tal-umatar-this-year 2018-2019
Question: when-do-we-start-saying-vsan-tal-umatar-this-year. 2018-2019 Answer: We already started saying it in the beginning of December. This essentially means that the shemona esrei’s that you said was not valid, and the next… Read more »
Davening in front of a picture of a woman
Question: Is one allowed to say a bracha in front of a picture of a woman who is not tznius, and by scale it would be more than a tefach,… Read more »
Washing hands before davening
Question: Is there a limud zchus on the many ppl who aren’t makpid to wash hands before davening Mincha/mariv? Answer: Interesting question. I don’t know. Maybe if they think that… Read more »
Mincha Maariv
Question: Shalom. 1) Is there a maalah to daven mincha right before shekia (and maybe finishing right after shekia) and then wait a few minutes for shekia to daven maariv?… Read more »
Tal U’motor for visitor to E. Israel
Question: Chalom I will travel to E. Israel next week on Oct 16 (7 cheshvan). I will stay 2 weeks. My question is regarding saying tal umotor (in E. Israel… Read more »
Davening before neitz for a woman
Question: Hi, Is a woman allowed to daven shachris before Neitz (but after alos)? Answer: If you won’t be able to daven otherwise then it is permitted, as it is… Read more »
Tashlumin for shachrais and musaf by mincha
Question: If a person was sick and did not daven shachris and musaf and now it is time to daven mincha (and there is enough time to daven all the… Read more »
Can an individual in his home say Anim Zmirot or Avinu Malkenu?
Question: Can an individual in his home say Anim Zmirot or Avinu Malkenu? Answer: Regarding Anim Zmiros, I haven’t seen anything on this, however it is usually only said with… Read more »
Davening neitz
Question: What is significance/ chashivus of saving at neitz? Answer: The preferred time to daven is exactly when the sun begins to rise over the horizon, as the Posuk says… Read more »
Medication and Eating Before Shacharit
Question: I take medication and when I wake up in the morning I am hungry and thirsty. I dont have the energy to pray or say all the words in… Read more »
davening brochas/korbanos at home
Question: Can I daven brochas and korbonas at home and then continue davening in shul starting with Boruch Sheamar? Thanks Answer: This seems to be fine. However if the shul… Read more »
daily sacrifice
Question: dear rabbi, It is said “Torah study is of more value than the offering of the daily sacrifice” [Babylonian Talmud, Eruvin 63b]. Reciting the Shma, however is obligatory (at… Read more »
Davening Barefoot
Question: I recently saw a ruling that davenning barefoot is not permitted (in response to a question about learning Torah barefoot). Does that hold for davenning at home without a… Read more »
Davening during punishment
Question: If chas vshalom a person is being punished and they are suffering from the punishment, is it okay to daven for help, or is that chutzpadik? Answer: When we… Read more »
When heading the catskills from Boro Park where is the correct place to say Tefillas Haderech?
Question: If one is headed to the catskill mountains from Boro Park where is the correct place to say Tefillas Haderech? Thanks Answer: You should say Tefilas Haderech either after… Read more »
Prayer said after chatzos (midday)
Question: If a prayer was said a few minutes passed chatzot, does it still count in G-d’s eyes or simply not anymore? (In terms of Shacharit). Answer: The time for… Read more »
Answering Amen to Berichu in Kadish for ashkenaz in nusach sefard shul
Question: Hi, If I am davening in a nusach sefard or nusach Ari shul and they answer in Kadish to berichu amen, am I allowed to answer amen in an… Read more »
Onus in tefila
Question: hello, my job , a night shift , starts at 2 pm i am permitted to take time for only one of 2 tefilot, either micha or maariv ,… Read more »