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  • Prayer (tefilla)

Davening while pushing baby to sleep in stroller

Question: Is a woman who has difficulty finding a free moment to daven allowed to daven Shmoneh Esrei and other parts of tefilla while pushing her young child back and… Read more »

Prayer (tefilla) brachos kriyas shema tefila
02/03/2021
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Can a non-Jew say Tehillim for a sick Jew

Question: Is a non-Jew permitted to say Tehillim for a sick Jew? Answer: If the gentile wants specifically to say Tehillim, we don’t have to stop him, however I wouldn’t… Read more »

Prayer (tefilla) Gentile tefila
01/03/2021
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Chasidish/ Litvish Havarah

Question: I come from a and chassidishe/heimishe background so my grandparents have a more of a chassidishe havara, however my father went to a litvishe yeshiva, so his havara is… Read more »

Prayer (tefilla) tefila
24/02/2021
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Amen to a Brocha Levotolah

Question: The Shluchan Oruch says in Siman 124 that if a minyan doesn’t have at least 9 people have kavanoh and and answering amen to the Shatz’s brochos, it is… Read more »

Prayer (tefilla) chazaras hashatz
07/02/2021
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Order and obligations of morning prayers when sleeping is divided

Question: If one wakes early and feels like he will fall back asleep, says the morning brachos and full Shema so he won’t miss its time, then does fall back… Read more »

Prayer (tefilla) tefila zman tefilla
05/02/2021
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Completing minyan with whom already prayer

Question: Hi! I heard that, although we can do chazarah and kedusha when we have up to 4 men who have prayed in a 10-man minyan. there is a difference… Read more »

Prayer (tefilla) Tefilla B'tzibur
03/02/2021
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Is the chazzan required to take three steps back after completing chazaras hashatz?

Question: Is the chazzan required to take three steps back after completing chazaras hashatz? Answer: The chazzan does not have to take three steps back after completing chazoras hashatz. The… Read more »

Prayer (tefilla) chazan tefila
01/02/2021
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Binding yourself to a Tzaddik

Question: With the Rav kindly assist with the following; When some chassidim pray, they begin by being mekasher themselves to a Rebbe or a Tzadik with the following lashon: “I… Read more »

Prayer (tefilla) tefillah
26/01/2021
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Skipping parts of davening

Question: Can one skip parts of Pesukai Dezimra in order to daven Shmoneh Esrai at hanetz hachama? Is there a difference if he is davening alone or with a minyan?… Read more »

Prayer (tefilla) pesukei dezimra tefila Tefilla B'tzibur
20/01/2021
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Lowering the head while saying Tachanun

Question: What is the position if one cannot be in shul for Tachanun, with no sefer torah present , but is, for example , davenning at home in a room… Read more »

Prayer (tefilla) tachanun
14/01/2021
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Coughing in Shemnei Ezrai

Question: If in the middle of shmonei esrai someone gets a cough attack where he’s embarrassed and/or he’s worried it will be disturbing other people davening, can he walk outside… Read more »

Prayer (tefilla) tefila
12/01/2021
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Hefsek in shemoneh esrei for kavanna

Question: Is it permitted to stop in the middle of a brocha in shemoneh esrei to think one’s requests and reflect on the meaning of the words etc. in order… Read more »

Prayer (tefilla)
10/01/2021
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Zman shehatzibbur mispallelein

Question: The Halocho is that if one cannot daven with a Minyan at least one should daven when the Zibbur is davening. 1. How do we deal with this today… Read more »

Prayer (tefilla) tefila
04/01/2021
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asara rishonim

Question: Should one go to sleep early, at the expense of learning Torah, in order to wake up early and be from the asara rishonim the next day? (He will… Read more »

Prayer (tefilla) tefila
04/01/2021
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Tachanun

Question: If one finishes shmone esrei when the tzibur is already up to aleinu, is he supposed to say aleinu with them or say tachanun first since it is connected… Read more »

Prayer (tefilla) tachanun
03/01/2021
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Abiding to COVID regulations in Shule

Question: Hi, I live in Australia where the COVID rules are currently very strict. Masks must be worn indoors. From a halachic point of view, am I obligated to daven… Read more »

Prayer (tefilla) COVID-19 corona tefillah
01/01/2021
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Vesein Brocha

Question: The poskim bring an eitzah to not have to repeat shmone esrei when in doubt if one said the correct addition of vesein brocha or vesein tal… where one… Read more »

Prayer (tefilla) tefillah vsein bracha
30/12/2020
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Requests in Shemonah Esrei

Question: I know that it is permitted to add personal requests in the middle brochos of shemonah esrei if they are relevant, concise and requests for current needs, not for… Read more »

Prayer (tefilla) shmona esrei tefila
30/12/2020
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Going to daven when I am in pain

Question: I have severe pain in my knees and it is very painful to walk to shul on Shabbos — on top of which I have ADHD, and the distraction… Read more »

Prayer (tefilla) tefillah
09/12/2020
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Studying in the morning

Question: In the morning, for various reasons, there is often a considerable amount of time from when I wake up until I go to shul to daven. Can I study… Read more »

Prayer (tefilla) tefillah
03/12/2020
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Learning and Davening after non kosher

Question: I am in the process of becoming more observant and therefore have not fully begun to adopt the laws of Kashrut. Therefore, at times I eat something non-kosher and… Read more »

Prayer (tefilla) kosher food torah learning
30/11/2020
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Praying using specific terminology

Question: When we pray we are taught to be as specific as possible. This is one of the reasons why we invoke the mother’s name as opposed to the father’s… Read more »

Prayer (tefilla) tefillah
27/11/2020
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Modaah & Giluy Dat

Question: Cvod Harav, I’m replying to questions 59650 and 59669. Here is a copy of the Ben ish Chai’s ZTL modah & giluy dat: והריני מגלה דעתי ורצוני לפני הקדוש… Read more »

Prayer (tefilla) tefillah
20/11/2020
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Shemonah Esrai when possibly not clean after bathroom

Question: If an individual flatulated before the Amidah and then again after the Amida and when he went to wipe that area noticed that it was brown (on the paper… Read more »

Prayer (tefilla)
18/11/2020
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FORGOT TO DAVEN MINCHE

Question: WHEN I DAVEN MAARIV I EXPECT TO MAKE IT UP QUESTIONS: WHICH COMES FIRST REGUALR MAARIV and then the makeup or vice versa? Do I say Yaale Vovou Thx… Read more »

Prayer (tefilla) tefilas tashlumiin tefillah
18/11/2020
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Is one allowed to daven with severe depression?

Question: When I was very young I was diagnosed with chronic clinical depression. I’ve had long stretches of life, sometimes months or years, without being able to feel any kind… Read more »

Prayer (tefilla) tefillah
17/11/2020
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Microphone for weekday davening

Question: Hello and thank you for this service. To give a little background. I am the gabbai for the outdoor minyan which has taken place in the chatzer between a… Read more »

Prayer (tefilla)
11/11/2020
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Terminology for women in morning blessings

Question: Alright, it says with a star * גוי – Blessed are you, hashem, our god, king of the universe, who did not make me a gentile. For men it’s… Read more »

Prayer (tefilla)
10/11/2020
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Star indicator meaning in prayer

Question: In prayer the blessing (standing up) section, I’ve noticed a star * indicator near a few brachos. Does this mean that for a women a few wordings should be… Read more »

Prayer (tefilla)
10/11/2020
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Reciting Shmone Esrei with the Shliach Tzibbur

Question: HI, 1. Can you explain the concept of davening together with the Shatz as tefillah btzibbur? Must every word be said together, including Kedusha, Birchas Kohanim, Elokai Netzor, etc?… Read more »

Prayer (tefilla) minyan Tefilla B'tzibur
10/11/2020
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Daven A Second תפילה after donating a kidney

Question: Lechvod Harav, I donated a kidney. The surgery was in late afternoon. In the morning when I davened שחרות I did not remember that I did not daven מעריב…. Read more »

Prayer (tefilla) tefilas tashlumiin tefillah
08/11/2020
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Finishing Shemona Esrei before kedusha

Question: Due to different circumstances, I often need to daven in a minyan that goes at a quicker pace than me. I know that if one starts later than the… Read more »

Prayer (tefilla) kedusha Tefilla B'tzibur
26/10/2020
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Minyan with only ten men

Question: I was in a shul with exactly ten people and four already davened. I was of those that had not davened. However, I am makpid to daven with asara… Read more »

Prayer (tefilla) minyan Tefilla B'tzibur
25/10/2020
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Eating meal before mincha or maariv

Question: It seems to me, from the Shulchan Aruch, that it is only muttar to sit down to a meal after mincha ketana, if there is a person in town… Read more »

Prayer (tefilla) eating before davening maariv mincha
25/10/2020
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When does a night worker say birkas hatorah

Question: Hi, I have several questions: I work all night basicly every night in a bakery all night long and sleep by day, lefi what I remember learning in kollel… Read more »

Prayer (tefilla)
25/10/2020
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Minyan with exactly 10 men and one left

Question: Regarding exactly 10 men and someone runs out in the middle, if the baal korei or chazan realizes someone went out in the middle of an aliyah or in… Read more »

Prayer (tefilla) kaddish kriyas hatorah minyan
21/10/2020
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mincha for women

Question: B”H Thank you for your help, it is really appreciated. If a woman bli neder wants to begin praying mincha, but does not know for sure if she will… Read more »

Prayer (tefilla) davening for women mincha
06/10/2020
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Pasuk for Shmone Esrei

Question: What pasuk do I say in shemoneh esrei corresponding to my name? My name in devoireh braindel bas mirel faigel Answer: For דבורה- “דאגה בלב איש ישחנה ודבר טוב ישמחנה”… Read more »

Prayer (tefilla) Names shmona esrei
30/09/2020
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Is there power to yud gimmel middos recited without a minyan and said with “trop”

Question: You posted a question about reciting the yud gimmel middos without a minyan and you posed the question, is there the same “power” to the yud gimmel middos recited… Read more »

Prayer (tefilla) 13 middos tefila
30/09/2020
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What to do if intentionally missed shacharis after chatzos

Question: I’ve asked many rabbis but i haven’t been able to get a clear definite answer, some are too afraid to comment on it, one Rav even said “i don’t… Read more »

Prayer (tefilla) tefila tefilas tashlumiin
22/09/2020
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Wearing a hat in a community where the rov don’t wear hats

Question: Hi, I am a former yeshiva bochur living in a community where very few wear hats for davening. If I want to start wearing one for davening, it is… Read more »

Prayer (tefilla) tefila
16/09/2020
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Yayn or yayin

Question: In pitom haketores, how do I pronounce the word speed yud yud nun? Is it yayn or yayin? Thank you Answer: The word has a tzerei, which would make… Read more »

Prayer (tefilla) ketores
16/09/2020
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Saying tachanun on days of slichos

Question: Hi, if I said tachanun during slichos, do I say the ashamnu and do nefilas apayim after shemona esrei? Or do I skip to vhu rachum (mondays and thursdays)… Read more »

Prayer (tefilla) selichos tachanun
16/09/2020
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Davening Shemona Esrei with crying baby

Question: If one is davening shemona esrei and a young baby (under 8 months old) starts to cry severely. What is the Halacha? Should she continue to finish shemona esrei… Read more »

Prayer (tefilla) davening davening for women
10/09/2020
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Falling behind in Monday and Thursday tachanun

Question: I say the Monday and Thursday tachanun much slower than the tzibbur does. 1) I understand that I can continue saying tachanun whilst the sefer Torah is taken out… Read more »

Prayer (tefilla) davening
01/09/2020
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Where to daven on Rosh Hashana

Question: Given the choice, where should one daven Shaharis on Rosh Hashana: in a (relatively small) vasikin minyan in the Rosh Yeshiva’s office, or at a regular time in a… Read more »

Prayer (tefilla) tefillah
01/09/2020
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Missed shacharis and davening after chatzos

Question: Hi It’s possible there are other questions like this around, but I wasn’t able to find an answer Basically what are the actual halachos involved for someone who slept… Read more »

Prayer (tefilla) tefilas tashlumiin tefillah
26/08/2020
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Didn’t say Ova L’tzion

Question: Hi If I missed Uva Letzion on Shabbos by Mincha and forgot to say it until after Shabbos was over should I say it then? IF I remembered that… Read more »

Prayer (tefilla) ova ltzion tefillah
16/08/2020
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If one missed or skipped parts of davening should say them after davening?

Question: If one missed or skipped parts of davening should say them after davening? Are there certain tefillos that should not be said? Answer: Here are some of the halachos…. Read more »

Prayer (tefilla) brachos davening pesukei dezimra
11/08/2020
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Davening in a very fast minyan

Question: On occasion, I am stuck with a minyan for shachris that davens so fast that I can’t possibly keep up, with having a basic level of kavana. Are there… Read more »

Prayer (tefilla) birkas kriyas shema tefila Tefilla B'tzibur
06/08/2020
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