Questions about the various prayer books used by Jews, and the prayers contained therein.
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Variant vowelizations in Selichot
The repeated paragraph in Selichot that introduces the Thirteen Attributes includes the phrase "increasingly grants pardon to careless sinners and foregiveness to willful ones" (Artscroll Siddur ...
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When should we light shabbat candles?
On page 188 of my סדור רינת ישראל (or p. 196 in this edition) the instructions for lighting shabbat candles begins as follows:
כשהחמה בראש האילנות, מדליקים נר של שבת.
My limited Hebrew has me ...
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Specifics of when to say L'Dovid Hashem Ori
My siddur says:
מן ר”ח אלול עד אחר שמיני עצרת בערב ובבוקר אומרים זה
ויש נוהגין לאמרו קודם ח”ק שאחר שמו”ע
From Rosh Chodesh Elul until after Shmini Atzeres,
in the evening and in ...
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Ledovid - Before or After Aleinu?
I noticed that in my Siddur as well as many others, "Ledovid" (what we say extra from Rosh Chodesh Elul until Shemini Atzeres) is placed right after the Yom by Shacharis davening. However, in every ...
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Adon 'Olam or Yigdal after Ma'ariv Friday night and Yom Tov?
In many Siddurim and Maḥzorim Adon 'Olam is printed at the end of Ma'ariv for Friday night and Yom Tov. But in my experience, the vast majority of (Ashkenazi) Shuls sing Yigdal at this point instead. ...
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Who knows of a online siddur that is not vocalized?
Is there a non-vocalized siddur available online? I think being from the US I'm unaware of full text resources of Judaic text without vowels.
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Which part of שחרית would you identify as “prayer”?
What part of שחרית would you identify as "prayer"?
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Commentary on “Amar H' Leya'akov”
Do you know of any interesting commentaries on the song "Amar H' Leya'akov" that's part of the after-Shabbat liturgy?
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More info on tzerufei shemos (permutations of G-d's name) vis-a-vis months of the year?
I've seen some siddurim -- I think the Artscroll all-Hebrew Nusach Sefard -- that list one permutation of the name YKVK for each of the twelve months, and that one should have appropriate kavana when ...
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Meditation before Mitzvah activities
Who invented the meditation that is often printed before such things as counting the 'Omer, inviting the Ushpizin, and other Mitzvoth or Mitzvah-related activities, and what is the basis for it?
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Hashem's Name in Digital Works [duplicate]
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Hashems name on device
Normally there are all sorts of problems with writing Hashem's name on paper, and then erasing it. How does this apply to digital mediums (more ...
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Difference between Artscroll siddur and Chabbad siddur? [closed]
What's the difference between the Artscroll siddur "Kol Yaakov" and the
Chabbad siddur "Tehilas Hashem"?
