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 »
Category: Prayer (tefilla)
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Davening with Netz
Question: Is there a hidur to start Shmone Esraei at the exact second of netz, or is there a problem of ose tefiloso keva? Answer: The hiddur is in fact… Read more »
May my son daven without minyan? We live far from shul.
Question: Boy age 14 lives with single mom who doesn’t own a car, and shul is 3 miles away (1 hour walk) from the house). He usually has a ride… Read more »
Listening to shiur when sweating from exercise
Question: Is it permissible to listen to a shiur while sweating from exercise? Answer: It is permitted. Sweating doesn’t not mean that you can not learn, if you touch the… Read more »
Tefillas haderech Jerusalem to beis shemesh
Question: Is it necessary to say tefillas haderech when travelling from Jerusalem to Beis shemesh (and vice versa)? Answer: Yes, one should say tefillas haderech between Yerushalayim and Beit Shemesh…. Read more »
Why do people say tachanun quietly?
Question: Why do people say tachanun quietly? Answer: The reason is because tachanun is a continuation of Shemona Esrei, which is said quietly. Best wishes Sources: M:B 133-5
Davening holding a baby
Question: Is it a problem to daven shmoneh esreh while holding a baby? ie is it like having another person in front of you when davening which would be problematic?… Read more »
Early Shabbos with minyan or no minyan
Question: If the choice is to daven early Maariv Friday night in a minyan of asara (or more) mispallelim, or to daven at tzeis (or at least after shkia) in… Read more »
Drinking during shacharis
Question: Are women allowed to drink during psukei d’zimra? Are men allowed to drink at any points during shacharis, for example after the amidah or after tachanun? Thank you Answer:… Read more »
Saying shir shel yom on Rosh Chodesh
Question: On Rosh Chodesh, when barchi nafshi is said, should you also say the the normal shir shel yom? Answer: The minhag in E.Yisroel is to do like the Vilna… Read more »
Davening outside
Question: I hope you and your family are well. I wanted to know, is it a halacha that one is not allowed to daven outside? Thank you! Good Shabbos, Answer:… Read more »
where to daven
Question: Is it better to daven in one’s makom kavua in a beis medrash and b’rov am, or to daven in a shiva house (where they will have a minyan… Read more »
Birkas Kohanim 2
Question: I Recently asked a question to Dinonine-https://dinonline.org/2020/06/24/birkas-kohanim/ Question: If one is next to a sefard minyan that does Birkas Kohanim should he or could he go listen even if… Read more »
Birkas Kohanim
Question: If one is next to a sefard minyan that does Birkas Kohanim should he or could he go listen even if he will miss a kadish or kedusha of… Read more »
How unwell does someone need to be for a refuah shleima
Question: How unwell does someone need to be to say a refuah shleima for them? For example, is it permitted if somebody had a serious virus and although they no… Read more »
Nefillat apaim when davening outside
Question: In order to minimize the risk of spreading COVID-19, we have moved our davening from the sanctuary of the synagogue to an outside area in which the Succah is… Read more »
Said H-shem sefosai and realized there is no minyan
Question: A person who came to Mincha and after saying Hashem sefosai tiftoch and Baruch ata Hashem realized there wouldn’t be asara mispallelim, may he say lamdeini chukecha and daven… Read more »
What’s considered ba’al tishaktzu?
Question: Hi, how badly does a person need to use he bathroom for him to reach the level of ba’al tishaktzu? Thank you. Answer: The Shulchan Aruch Horav says that… Read more »
Minyan in shul now during Covid19
Question: Hello I am wondering what to do regarding minyan. At this point, the shuls are more open. However, I am extremely concerned regarding this because it seems more to… Read more »
What is Better Tefillah Btzibbur or Vasikin
Question: Hi If I have an option – either to daven Tefillah Kvasikin without a minyan or Tefillah Btzibbur later which is the better course of action? Answer: According to numerous… Read more »
Tefilla b’tzibbur when helping a sick person
Question: There is a bachur in the yeshiva who r”l had a stroke, cannot daven on his own, and someone stands next to him and davens out loud to be… Read more »