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Category: Prayer (tefilla)
Answering a different minyan
Question: Our shul expanded by replacing the wall between the main hall and the beit midrash with a (only partly soundproof) glass+curtain partition which is opened on Shabbat. There are… Read more »
If one already davened
Question: If a woman already davened Maariv but she forgot that she davened and then later on began davening the shemone esrei of Maariv again and reminded herself in the… Read more »
Davening while on Narcotics
Question: Birshus HaRav. I have a painful metabolic bone condition that has caused countless fractures. I need to take a rather strong opioid for bone pain every night. I push… Read more »
Tefillin for ostomates?
Question: What about people with stomas from colorectal cancers, Crohn’s disease, diverticuliitis, etc? In these cases, the stoma, or ostomy (intestine protruding through the abdominal wall instead of being attached… Read more »
Mechalel Shabbos person as Shaliach Tzibbur
Question: A couple of weeks ago there were only about 15 people in shul on a Friday evening. The regular shaliach tzibbur was away on vacation and the only person… Read more »
Spitting by Aleinu
Question: A certain Chassidus has the minhag of spitting on the ground in shul during Aleinu Leshabeach where it refers to the other nations bowing to “lehevel varik”. I was… Read more »
Tefillah for gentiles
Question: Hi, I was wondering why almost our tefillos (in shemoneh esrei as well as in variou piyutim) are only for klal yisrael and not for the goyim (the ones… Read more »
Davening ahead of Tzibur
Question: Dear Rabbi, If I am davening Shachris and I am slower than the tzibur and I want to start Shemoneh Esrei with them, can i go ahead of the… Read more »
Zera sfek sfeka
Question: When can a sfek sfeka be used? For instance, if I am not sure if there is zera on something and then I touch it, can I say that… Read more »
Saying tehillim at night
Question: I have heard that there is a halacha not to say tehillim at night. Any thoughts Answer: Please see the following link, where this question was discussed. http://dinonline.org/2017/01/10/tehillim-after-nightfall-on-ones-hebrew-birthday-to-finish-sefer-in-time/
Respect of Rabbi vs. Correct Tefillah
Question: Shalom, During Shacharit (on Shoshana Purim) the Rabbi at the shul where I daven began to say למנצח, and then I publicly corrected him. Should I ask for מחילה… Read more »
Non-mourners standing for mourner’s kaddish
Question: Non-mourners standing for mourner’s kaddish? Forbidden? Required? Optional? Thank you for your help. Raphael Answer: The minhag of the Ashkenazim is that it is preferable to stand during… Read more »
Why should we daven if Hashem knows best and gave this to me?
Question: I’m a little confused about prayer. Hashem is only good. He only does good to us, and gives us things for our ultimate benefit. If someone has a medical… Read more »
Yotzrois and peyutim on shabbos shekolim or any other of such
Question: hi Rabbi id like to know the opinion of the Chazon Ish in regard to this if he said them or not. Thank you Answer: The only thing… Read more »
Announcing Yaaleh V’yavo if I already davened.
Question: If after attending an early Shachris Minyan (and finished Davening), I attend a second/later Shachris Minyan, would/should I answer Amen to Ga’al Yisroel and/or announce Ya’Alei V’Yavo, Al HaNissim,… Read more »
SE/ kedus.
Question: If one comes late to davening, he may not start SE unless he knows that he will reach Elokai Netzor before the chazzan reaches Kedusha, as it says in… Read more »
Starting work really early.
Question: I have to start work at 7am, netz is at 6:47 now. Is it ok to daven without a minyan and how early could I daven, I am Ashkenazi…. Read more »
Repeat SE if forgot vtain tal, and remembered by ritzei and went back to shma koleinu
Question: A person who forgot to request tal umatar in the bracho of Bareich Aleini has to request it in shomea tefila. If he already started Retzei, he goes back… Read more »
Is one davening with shliach tzibbur counting in minyan?
Question: Does one davening the amidah word for word with the sliach tzibbur count towards the 10 needed to answer chazaras hashas? Thanks Answer: He does count into the minyan…. Read more »
Missed H-shem’s name in the bracha
Question: If one skipped the word “Ado-noy” in a bracha (that is, he said ‘Baruch ato Elokeinu Melech Haolam hamotzi lechem min haaretz) is he still yotzi? (Usually, this question… Read more »
Announcing that it is the end of zman kriyas shema during pesukei dzimra
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 »
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 »