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Can I say the prayers of Birkot HaShachar and Tikkun Chatzot after Chatzot (Midnight), even if I don't sleep yet?

Can I say the prayers of Birkot HaShachar and Tikkun Chatzot after Chatzot (Midnight), even if I had not gone to sleep yet? How should I proceed with the Kriat Shema Al Hamitá if I will remain awake ...
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Does one make Birkas Hatorah/Hashachar before alos hashachar?

As per this question, it seems apparent that one doesn't make the morning blessings until at least alos hashachar. However, in Rabbi Avraham Greenbaum's book "The Sweetest Hour: Tikkun Chatzot," on ...
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How is Chatzos Halayla (Halachic Midnight) calculated?

It seems pretty easy to calculate from the get-go that the formula is something like this: # a halachic hour is one twelfth of the time between sunrise and sunset halachicHour = (timeOfSunset - ...
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Is there an Artscroll edition of Tikkun Chatzot?

I'd like to start saying Tikkun Chatzot, but I don't think it exists in any of the siddurim I have (Tefilas Shlomo, Schottenstein Ed. Interlinear, Complete Artscroll Siddur). Does Artscroll offer a ...
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Why is Tikun Chatzos not widely practiced?

Why is it that people do not do Tikun Chatzos in today's day and age? I am sure there are still a few special people that do say it; however, I am also sure that over 99% do not.