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Should I answer Amen to the Beracha of Baruch Hashem said in a Nusach Sefard Minyan for Maariv?

Question: If I daven Nusach Ari, and I am davening in a minyan for maariv that davens Nusach Sefard, do I say Amen to the additional Beracha between Hashkiveinu…

Is there a limit or specific amount of time that can pass between saying Baruch Shem and Vehavta when trying to fulfill the mitzvah of saying Shma?

One should not pause unnecessarily in the middle of reading Shema and definitely not interrupt with speech or doing other things. Nevertheless, one does not need to restart Shema…

Falling asleep in middle of Davening

Question: What’s if I fell asleep in the middle of davening, between ‏שומר את עמו ישראל ‏לעד and שמונה עשרה? And what if I fell asleep in the middle…

When the Minyan is saying Shema, all in the shul are supposed to say along. What’s if I’m holding at a place where I can’t be Mafsik?

During the actual brochos of boruch sheomar and yishtabach as well as during birchos krias shema - one should continue davening in the tune of shema (some say to…

During Tachanun, if the Minyan is ahead of you and already saying 13 attributes, do you skip and say with Minyan? Or better to continue at your own pace?

If you are holding in the middle of Vidui and the Tzibur is ahead saying the Yud Gimmel Midos, you may pause and say it with them. להפסיק…

האם מותר לשליח לעשות הכרזות ולסמן לאנשים כדי להדריך אותם באמצע התפילה

שאלות: מאחר ובקהילתנו הרוב אינן שומרי תומ"צ לע"ע ואינן בקיאים בהלכות - איך, האם וכיצד ניתן להפסיק בתפילה לקרוא להשלמת מניין, לסמן ליהודי שקורא את כל השמו"ע (כולל קדושה,…

כמה שאלות על דיני הפסק בתפילה

שאלות: א. האם כשעונים באמצע בפסוקי דזמרה לקדיש או קדושה, צריך להיות בין שתי מזמורים, או שמותר וצריך לענות גם כשאוחזים באמצע הענין? ב. האם כשאוחזים לפני ברוך שאמר אפשר…

When saying Shema with Rabbeinu Tam’s Tefilin, is it assur to be mafsik in the same areas like during Krias Shema of Davening?

This Shema is not like Shema during davening and one may be mafsik for a tzorech of any dvar mitzvah or mipnei hakovod, even in the middle of a…

Can the Rabbi give a speech while the Chazzen does the long Chazoras Hashatz quietly?

Question: Sometimes by Shluchim on Rosh Hashana or Yom Kippur when Chazoras Hashatz is really long, they tell the Chazzan to read it quietly while he gives a speech,…

May one interrupt in between sections of פתח אליהו at the two dots – to talk? If not, what about to say אמן ,נקדישך and/or ברכו?

One may interrupt for any pressing Mitzvah matter. Certainly one may - and must - answer אמן ,נקדישך and/or ברכו. One should not interrupt to talk during any learning…

Is Singing a Hefsek? (Nusach of Yomim Noraim)

Question: There is a universal Nigun in the Nusach of Maariv of Yomim Noraim. It is often sung in middle of the Brocha between Boruch Ato Hashem and the…

I don’t have OCD but occasionally I feel that I wish to repeat some words or a part of Davening. Is that allowed or is it a Hefsek?

Purposefully repeating words should be avoided for many reasons. Among them: the amount of words in Davening is precise and repeating the words tampers with the number; it indicates…

What are the Halachos of interruptions during Tachanun?

One should not make a hefsek (interruption) between Shemonah Esrei and Tachanun, and if one does his Tachanun is not fully accepted. However, one need not be concerned about…