May one answer Amen, Kaddish, Kedusha through a Telephone, radio, live video/audio internet hookup?[1] Some Poskim[2] rule one is not to answer Amen or Kedusha in such circumstances.[3] Other Poskim[4] rule one is to answer Amen and for Kaddish/Kedusha.[5] Practically, one may be lenient in this matter.[6] [If however there […]
Baruch Hu Uvrach Shemo
1. Baruch Hu Uvrach Shemo:[1] A. The Mitzvah:[2] Any time one hears any blessing the custom is to recite Baruch Hu Uvaruch Shemo.[3] This is a custom and was not instituted by the Sages.[4] [The saying of Baruch Hu Uvaruch Shemo has high mystical intent.[5]] Q&A Is one […]
Saying Yishtabach immediately after Az Yashir
Saying Yishtabach immediately after Az Yashir:[1] One is to recite Yishtabach immediately after Az Yashir, without making an interval in-between.[2] This applies even on Shabbos and Yom Tov.[3] [Thus, in the event that the Chazan is not yet up to Yishtabach, as commonly occurs on Shabbos and Yom Tov in […]
Asking for personal requests in Shema Koleinu
Personal requests in Shema Koleinu:[1] It is permitted for one to request from Hashem anything he needs during Shomeia Tefila [i.e. Shema Koleinu] as this blessing incorporates all the requests of a person. How to request in the blessing:[2] One must first begin the blessing and only afterwards is he […]
Confessing and asking for Parnasa in Shema Koleinu
Confessing and then requesting livelihood:[1] It is proper [based on Kabala] for one to confess [his personal sins[2]] in Shomeia Tefila using a singular wording [i.e. Chatasi, Avisi, Pashati[3]] and then request [money for] his sustenance. This applies even if one is wealthy [and does not need money, nevertheless he […]
Forgot to say Mashiv Haruach Umorid Hageshem
If one forgot to say Mashiv Haruach:[1] Nusach Arizal/Sefarad-Said Morid Hatal:[2] One who [Davens Nusach Arizal or Sefarad, and] during the rainy season [accidently] mentioned Morid Hatal [as is normally said in the summer months] instead of Morid Hageshem, does not need to repeat [the blessing, or Shemoneh Esrei].[3] Remembered […]
Forgot to say Visein Tal Umatar
Forgot to say Vesein Tal Umatar:[1] One who forgot to say Vesein Tal Umatar during the period that it is to be said, which is in Eretz Yisrael between the 7th of Marcheshven and Pesach, and in the Diaspora between the 5th/6th of December and Pesach, the following is […]
Lifting the eyes during Kedusha
This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy here Lifting the eyes during Kedusha:[1] It is customary to lift one’s eyes upwards [towards heaven] upon saying the words Kadosh Kadosh Kadosh[2] [during Kedusha of Chazaras Hashatz].[3] It is proper for the eyes to be closed while they are raised.[4] […]
Chazan accidentally skipped Kedusha
What is the Chazan to do if he accidently skipped Kedusha and said the blessing of Ata Kadosh?[1] Did not yet say Hashem’s name in the blessing of Hakeil Hakadosh: If the Chazan did not yet say Hashem’s name in the concluding blessing in Ata Kadosh, he is to go […]
Understanding the blessing of Birchas Shema
Is Birchas Shema viewed as an independent blessing or as preceding blessing said prior to the Mitzvah of Kerias Shema?[1] This matter is disputed in Poskim. Some Poskim[2] rule that it is a preceding blessing to the Mitzvah of Shema, just as any other blessing that precedes a Mitzvah or […]
