Tachanun or Taḥanun (Hebrew: תחנון "Supplication") is part of Judaism's morning (Shacharit) and afternoon (Mincha) services, after the recitation of the Amidah, the central part of the daily Jewish prayer services.
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How can we have better Kavanah in Tefilla? Specifically Tachnuneem?
How does one have better Kavanah in his Tachnuneem tefilla? Does he punch his chest harder? Maybe start bawling?
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Tachanun on Pesach Sheni - sources for the diffferent customs
Some say Tachanun on Pesach Sheni (14 Iyar); some do not; some do not say Tachanun on 14 & 15 Iyar.
What are the sources for these customs?
See related Why do we do anything for Pesach Sheini? ...
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Catching Up When Saying Tachanun M/Th
On Mondays and Thursdays I often fall very behind during tachanun. I see two options — I can start with the congregation after having listened with proper intent during chazarat hashatz, or I can ...
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I'm in the middle of Tachanun when they take out the Torah; what do I do?
This happens to me a lot on Mondays and Thursdays: I'm just putting down my head to finish Tachanun when the baal tefilah says kaddish, the aron is opened and the Torah is taken out. Do I stop what ...
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What exactly constitutes the 13 attributes for the purpose of not saying them without a minyan?
The answers to this question mention that the 13 attirubtes of God are not said in selichos when davening without a minyan. If one is saying selichot without a minyan, exactly what parts constitute ...
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How “with” the congregation do you have to be in order to say the 13 Divine Attributes (middos)?
According to the view that the 13 Divine Attributes ("Hashem, Hashem, Keil Rachum...") are considered a davar shebikedushah and therefore require a minyan for their recital, an individual doesn't ...
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How is the prayer of אל ארך אפים on Mondays and Thursdays different from tachanun?
Ashkenazim say a short paragraph starting אל ארך אפים on most Mondays and Thursdays before reading from the Torah.
It is a request to Hashem not to rebuke us in His anger and to give us ...
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Why switch the reference from “גוי” to “עם” in Tachanun?
Why does the prayer "Shomer Yisra'el" in Tachanun say in two of the verses the word גוי in the first and last phrase, but עם in the middle phrase?
שומר גוי אחד שמור שארית עם אחד ואל יאבד גוי אחד
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Why is There No Tachanun on Tu b'Shvat?
Or, more specifically, what is/are the reason(s) for not saying tachanun on various occasions and how does Tu b'Shvat fit in.
(I'm looking for classic reasons, not 'it's got to be somebody's birthday ...
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Definition of Beit Hakneset area [with respect to tachanun]
Shulchan Aruch O"CH 131:4 says that we don't say Tachanun where there is a Chatan in the syagogue: (see also this related question) (Note: I mention here Chatan because it's clearly mentioned, but ...
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Special occasions where various Chassidim don't say Tachanun
Various Chassidim have different customs regarding special occasions where they don't say Tachanun.
[I know this because sometimes I daven in a Vishnitz shule and, upon asking why they didn't say ...
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Kadish / Tachanun errors - How should you proceed?
Suppose the Chazan starts saying Kaddish in error instead of saying Tachanun - should the Chazan just stop saying Kaddish? Is there a break off point that up to there you stop saying Kaddish and ...
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As righteous as Joshua Son of Nun?
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After reading some questions posted on here I found my self reviewing Hilkhoth Tefilah, mainly the halakha of the amidah. While reading i noticed something that I have read countless times yet ...
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Face in the arm in Tahnanun- when did it start? [closed]
What are the arguments against putting the face in the arm in Tahahnun? When did this Minhag start?
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Why don't we say Tachanun at Mincha on Erev Shabbat or Erev Yom Tov?
It says in the Rambam that there is a custom not to say Tachanun at Mincha on Erev Shabbos and Yom Tov. What is the reason for this custom?
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Tachanun when making aliyah to Israel?
Is aliyah to Israel an occasion for which one does not recite Tachanun? Is there a difference of minhag on this, or is there a uniform answer (yes, it is a special enough occasion to refrain from ...
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Not falling on hands for Tachnun
How come Sepharadim do not "fall on their faces" during Tachanun as Ashkenazim do, if the prayer is called "nefilat apa'im" (literally the falling of the faces)?
The Shulchan Aruch seems to hold of ...
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Tachanun when there is a Siyyum?
Does a minyan say tachanun if there was a siyyum or if there is going to be after aleinu? Or, is it preferable to have a Siyum on Shabbat (just for example) to avoid this safeik?
Is Tachanun recited ...
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tachanun quietly
Some people pray quietly (except where praying aloud is recommended or required, as for the first verse of "Sh'ma"), others aloud, by which I mean loud enough to be heard from a few feet away, and yet ...
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Ashkenaz Tachanun
Why does Ashkenaz start at Rachum Vechanun, and not say the first part (like Nusach Sefard does). What's the basis for the disagreement?
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Kedushah vs. Simḥah
As pointed out here, and noted in the comments, there is no Taḥanun recited the entire month of Nisan. According to MB 429:2(7) it's because of Kedushah.
I was wondering if someone can weigh in on ...
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Should people not say Vidui before Tachanun?
Assuming that it is a hefseik and forbidden to interrupt between amidah and tachanun, should a person who regularly recites vidui change his custom and delay the recital of vidui until later on, after ...
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To say the 13 midos in “tachanun” weekday mincha, should the Sha"tz wear a tallis?
I asked the question "The Gemoro in Rosh Hashono 17b says that HKB”H put on a talis like a shaliach tzibbur and taught Moshe the 13 middos and said whenever Israel sins they should perform before Me ...
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Tachanun at Mincha afternoon before Yom Yerushalem
For those who celebrate Yom Yerushalem,is Tachanun said during Mincha the afternoon before Yom Yerushalem?
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Tachanun without a Sefer Torah
Recently I began davening mincha with a minyan that meets in college. When it comes to Tachanun, what is the correct procedure if there's no Sefer Torah in the room [and building]?
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Sepharadic Tachanun [duplicate]
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Not falling on hands for Tachnun
How come Sepharadim do not "fall on their faces" during Tachanun as Ashkenazim do, if the prayer is called "nefilat apa'im" (literally ...
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Do you say Tachanun at a Pidyon HaBen?
Most Pidyon HaBen's take place in the afternoon. Do you say Tachanun at Mincha which is immediately preceding a Pidyon HaBen? (sources)
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Why don't we say Avinu Malcanu on Tisha B' Av?
Why don't we say Avinu Malcanu on Tisha B' Av?
The Artscroll Siddur says "on fast days that tachanun is omitted...", is there any other reason?
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Why say tachanun in selichos but not in davenning when say a sandek is in Shul?
If someone (eg sandek, mohel) is in Shul (the synagogue) whose presence stops the kehillo (congregation) saying tachanun, why is it that we do say tachanun in Selichos but not in davenning (the prayer ...
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Tachanun for Shacharis in the afternoon, on a day where there is no Tachanun at Mincha
If you start Shacharis Shmonei Esrei just before Chatzos, on a day where there is no Tachanun said at Mincha, and finished after Chatzos, do you say Tachanun?
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When does a chosson free the congregation from saying tachanun?
A chosson frees the congregation with whom he davens from saying tachanun.
What sources are there for this in the following tefillos:
1) Shacharis on the day of the wedding
2) Mincha before the ...
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Tachanun with No Seats
Many times I'm in Shul and don't have a place to sit for Tachanun. What's proper procedure in such cases?
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Tachanun on Monday and Thursday
Why do we say a longer Tachanun on Mondays and Thursdays compared to the other days of the week?
