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 »
Category: Prayer (tefilla)
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 »
Davening Outside
Question: Is there a chiyuv to daven with an outdoor minyan in these circumstances? If my porch is 10 tefachim higher than the ground on which my neighbors are gathered… Read more »
Gomel on zoom
Question: Can gomel be said on zoom? Also, are there any sources that the reason gomel needs 10 men is because of pirsum hanes? Thanks Answer: 1. Unfortunately we can… Read more »
Wearing shoes, slippers for davening
Question: Should one wear shoes for tefilla? If so, are slippers sufficient? If it is permitted for some parts of tefilla and forbidden for other parts of tefilla, please specify?… Read more »
PERSONAL PRAYERS IN SHAMONA ESRI
Question: GUTA VOCH and GOOD HEALTH BEZRAT HASHEM. Where in ALOKAY NAZUR is a proper place to make personal requests? The best place. IS IT BEFORE LMON SHMECHA or before… Read more »
Minyan during Covid19
Question: The minyan I can participate in at this time of covid19 is me in my backyard, with a minyan about 3 houses distance away that I can see parts… Read more »
If one missed Mincha and Mussaf, should one say three Maariv Amida prayers?
Question: If one missed Mincha and Mussaf, should one say three Maariv Amida prayers? Answer: No, he will only say two. This is because Mussaf does not have a tashlumin,… Read more »
Davening with a Virtual Minyan
Question: In my neighborhood, because of Covid-19, one of the shuls started a virtual minyan with Zoom. They don’t say any davar sh’bekedusha, but it gives people the “feeling” of… Read more »
zmaninm
Question: If i realized that I didn’t daven mincha yet right after shkia do i daven right then or daven 2 maariv’s? Answer: It depends where you are. In europe and… Read more »
Davening for Cholim
Question: Hi, If I daven for Cholim in Rifaeinu should I mention them all again by name in Shema Koleinu when I daven for other things? Answer: There is no… Read more »
where to daven
Question: If one has the choice to daven in an outside minyan which the poskim are allowing at this time versus davening b’yechidus in a beis medrash that one has… Read more »
Tehillim for sick people
Question: With the recent Pandemic I have been davening for R’L many people. BH many of them have come home from the hospital and are even back to work. Is… Read more »
tefilas tal when davening alone
Question: What is thee procedure regarding tefilas tal this year when so many of us will be davening without a minyan? Answer: Start saying it at tefilas mussaf,specially for those… Read more »
Hebrew-English Siddur
Question: When using a Hebrew-English siddur, would reading a sentence in Hebrew and then pausing to glance at the English translation be considered a hefsek? Answer: No it is not… Read more »
Mashiv haruach during corona when there are no minyanim
Question: For a community that normally says mashiv haruach in the silent Shmoneh Esray of Mussaf on the first day of Pesach, but not in chazzaras hashatz, what should they… Read more »
Tehillim at Night
Question: Is it proper to say tehillim at night even during this time of tzora? Shkoyach Answer: Yes it is proper to say tehillim at nigh during this es tzarat…. Read more »
Learning During Chazaras HaShatz
Question: Does the Mishnah Berurah, Shulchan Aruch or Igros Moshe mention anywhere that is one is not allowed to learn during Chazaras HaShatz? Please provide me with the exact text…. Read more »
Reciting tehillim accordingly:
Question: I’ve obtained the Hebrew and English version. I’ve noticed that on the very top it says weekend to week days. For instance, 1st day Ch. 1 Sunday all the… Read more »
Pasuk for Name: Yosef
Question: The Pasuk corresponding to my name, Yosef, is “ה’ יגמר בעדי ה’ חסדך לעולם מעשי ידיך אל־תרף”. I say this Pasuk three times every day in the Amidah, but… Read more »
How to recite tehillim:
Question: I’d like to take upon myself to start to recite tehillim. I don’t have anyone specific in mind. I’d like to maybe read a little a day. In hopes… Read more »
Should a woman who missed davening shachris make it up by davening two minchas
Question: Is there a din tashlumin for women? Answer: Since they are obligate to daven, there is a din tashlumin also for them. We even see this idez that if… Read more »
Davening Shacharit – starting after the Shema should have been recited
Question: If you get up in the morning too late to say the Shema at the time which you are supposed to say it can you still daven the Shacharit… Read more »
Psukei dzimrah and zman tefila
Question: Is it kdai to skip parts of psukei dzimrah in order to make zman tefila? Answer: Not only is it kdai, but we are obligated to do this. However… Read more »
praying (location)
Question: Shulem Aleichem Rabbi. That everyone in mishpoche & kfar is with briut I hope. – Elijah ben Solomon Zalman said that it’s better to pray in one’s private chamber. is… Read more »
Outdoor minyanim
Question: Hi As to minyan outdoors, how far can people be away from eachother and still be part of a minyan? Answer: People davening outside in an open place… Read more »
Davening in Shul without a minyan
Question: There is a mitzvah to daven in shul even if there is no minyan. Therefore, in the current matzav, is it OK to come to shul and daven there… Read more »
Epidemic restrictions
Question: The world is implementing rapid and intensive responses to the Covid 19 viral epidemy. Shiurim, Minyanim, shuls and schools have been suspended in countless countries temporarily. Whilst obviously it is… Read more »
Pitom haketores and akeidas Yitzchak
Question: Can a woman say pitom haketores and akeidas Yitzchak in Shachris without a minyan? Answer: Yes she can say it the same way a man can say it without… Read more »
virtual minyan
Question: Is there any significance to davening with a virtual minyan; i.e. everyone in the shul davening at the same time? Would that be a fulfillment of tefillah b’tzibbur? Answer:… Read more »
Preparing breakfast before shacharis
Question: Is it permissible to prepare breakfast for my wife or another person if I have not yet davened shacharis? Answer: It is permitted. Although we should not engage in… Read more »
machlokes over minyan
Question: I was in a shul with ten people where one already davened. I told the rav (and he already knows from before) that I need asara mispallelim. The rav… Read more »
Is it acceptable to pray minchah outside or not:
Question: Are you allowed to pray minchah outside? If not, which option to consider for proper minchah prayer in that current position? Thank you. Answer: The Shulchan Aruch O:CH 90-5… Read more »
Slichot for Epidemic
Question: Should we be saying the printed Slichot for an epidemic tomorrow on Taanis Esther because of the coronavirus outbreaks? It’s in all the siddurim and starts אל נא רפא… Read more »
Mincha gdola vs Mincha ketana
Question: What’s the difference between mincha gedola and mincha ketana? Thank you. Answer: The time to daven mincha is from a half hour after chatzos (halachic midday) and sunset, which… Read more »
Woman swaying while praying
Question: BS”D When a woman pray she can be rocking like a man? or is there halakha that prohibit this? Answer: I am not aware that there is any difference… Read more »
Forgot Ya’aleh V’yavo on Rosh Chodesh
Question: At what point is it considered that one started modim (and thus has to go back to Retzei) is one forgot to say ya’aleh v’yavo? Once he said the… Read more »