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Davening

  • Birchas Kohanim

How should Kohanim hold their hands during Birchas Kohanim?

  There are many customs with regards to the particular way a Kohen should spread his fingers during N’sias Kapayim, but first, it is important to outline what is Halachically…

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  • Birchos Hashachar, Talmud Torah
  • place of learning

Can I watch a Rebbe video before saying Brochos?

  Question: Is it permissible to watch a Rebbe video in the morning, while still in bed, after Modeh Ani and Negel Vasser? Would there be a difference between, for…

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  • Davening, Krias Hatorah
  • 770, Mi Shebeirach, sick

Can we include more than one name in a Mi Sheberach for the sick?

  A. Yes, but you should not deviate from the accepted custom of the Shul and/or the local custom (local rabbi, etc.).   Q. How should the wording be (from…

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  • Davening
  • Preparation for Davening, washing

Washing hands before Davening

  Question: A shul that is is on the 2nd floor of a house, but the only sink in the house is in the basement, a descent of more than…

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  • Davening

I have a medical problem: I am leaking stool and water at all times. What do I do about Brachos, Tefillin, Davening, and learning?

  When leaking waters only: If you are wearing a diaper (or the sort) and your clothes are clean, you may Daven and perform all mentioned Mitzvos. You should not…

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  • Birchas Kohanim, Yom Tov
  • Birchas Kohanim, davening at a non Lubavitch shul, או"ח קל

When do I say Ribono Shel Olam of Birchas Kohanim when Davenving at a non-Lubavitch Shul?

  Question:  The non-Lubavitch shul I will be at on Yom Tov, has the Kohanim do the long chant before vyishmerecha, vichuneka, and Shalom. Do I say the Ribono Shel…

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  • Shemoneh Esrei
  • 3 steps, או"ח קב

How should I take three steps back before Shemoneh Esrei, if someone else is in middle of the Amidah?

  Question: If I want to begin shemoneh esrei when the tzibur is already holding in the middle of Shemoneh Esrei, it is impossible for me to take three steps…

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  • Davening, Shema
  • מעשה רב

Should one keep his eyes closed and covered by his hand when saying ברוך שם by שמע?

  The common custom is to say it with the eyes uncovered. Certainly , if due to kavanah it’s easier to say it with the eyes uncovered, one should indeed…

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  • Krias Hatorah
  • בריך שמיה

Till when can one say בריך שמיה?

  Question: If one didn't finish saying בריך שמיה and they closed the ארון already, can he finish it while the Torah is out, or is it only when the…

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  • Maariv, Motzei Shabbos, Zmanim

What is the earliest one can Daven Maariv on Motzei Shabbos when it is the first night of Yom Tov such as Pesach this year?

  Tzeis Shabbos occurs at Tzeis Kochavim Ketanim, and the Shiur of Tosfos Shabbos is several minutes later (see Seder Hachnasas Shabbos. Cf. Alter Rebbe's Shulchon Aruch (OC 293:1) who…

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  • Birchos Hashachar, Zmanim

Learning after dawn before reciting Birchas Hatorah

  Question: I learned Rambam late tonight and finished 3 minutes after dawn, without reciting Birchas Hatorah. Do I need to relearn what I said after dawn? Also, I realized…

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  • Amen, Davening, Shema

Are you allowed to answer Amen to someone else’s Birchos Kriyas Shema (not the Chazan) if you are also saying Birchos Kriyas Shema? If yes, what if that person is a child?

  Yes, if it is the same Berocho as the one you just finished. There is no difference in this case if it is a child, providing he is actually…

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  • Davening

Davening at a Slower Pace than the Minyan

  Question: Most minyonim daven very fast and I'm a slow davener. I'm familiar with the Rebbe's horaah that one needs only to begin with the minyan, and doesn't have to…

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  • Chazaras Hashatz, Davening, Shemoneh Esrei
  • Chazoras Hashatz, davening, minyan

If we have 9 people for a Minyan and the 10th is on the way to shul, can we start the Amida or do we need to wait for 10th? Can we do repetition?

  Lchatchilah, you should wait for the 10th person to come to shul and only then start the Amida. However if you didn't wait and the 10th person arrived after…

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  • Hefsek in Davening, Maariv
  • nusach, סמיכת גאולה לתפילה

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…

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  • Krias Hatorah
  • flight

Krias HaTorah: The congregations obligation or each individuals?

  Practical Question: When I land in yeshiva in the PM hours from an overseas flight on a Monday or Thursday, is it necessary to ask 5 bochurim not to…

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  • Davening, Mechitzah

Is it permitted to Daven in a public place if there are women there?

  If there are women that are Tznius, it is permitted as long as they are not in your view (provided this isn’t an official shul). עיין חתם סופר בתשובותיו…

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  • Davening
  • double covering, second covering, yarmulke, או"ח צא

May I use my hand (without any sleeve) as a double covering to make a Bracha?

  The hand isn’t considered a cover for the head unless using the sleeve with it or someone else’s hand. This is because one cannot cover themselves through themselves. However,…

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  • Davening, Women
  • aleinu, spitting, עלינו

Women Spitting by Aleinu

  https://asktherav.com/6982-women-spitting-and-bowing-by-aleinu/   Question: I am a woman and recently learned that there is a practice to spit at a certain part in Alienu. I grew up in another sect…

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  • Davening, Minyan
  • או"ח צ

Traveling to Daven with a Minyan & Davening with the Minyan from afar

  Question: I have learned in Kitzur Shulchan Aruch Siman 12 that "If you are traveling and reach the place where you wish to lodge, and ahead of you within a…

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  • Davening, Hefsek in Davening, Krias Shema Al Hamita

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…

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  • Davening
  • pronunciation

When one is pronouncing the words of davening, is it necessary to conform to rules about emphasizing the grammatically correct syllable (i.e. mil’el or mil’ra)?

  Question continued: If so, why is this not specifically mentioned in Siman 61, where it seems that such a halacha would belong (especially, for example, about pronouncing the word…

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  • Davening, Divrei Kedusha, Kedushah, Seforim, Tefillin
  • Tefillin bag

May I place something on top of Tefillin or Seforim when they are in a bag? May I put a Chitas on top of my Tefillin, in the bag?

  One should be careful not to put anything on top of tefillin or seforim even when the tefillin/seforim are in a bag. Some are lenient with regards to putting…

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  • Davening
  • confused

Getting Mixed Up During Davening

  If someone is saying korbonos for Shacharis, but gets confused with Mincha and skips "Abaye" and remembers once they finished or almost finished "Ana Bechoach", do they repeat "Ana…

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  • Davening, Krias Hatorah, Sefer Torah
  • hagbah

Does one bow during hagbah the way the Shulchan Aruch rules in Orach Chaim 134:2? If not, why not?

  The custom is to not be particular about doing so.   Source: ראה הר צבי א, סד. בירור הלכה תליתאי קלד. דברי יציב א, עו. וראה המובא בפסק"ת קלד…

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