Questions tagged [maariv]
Maariv, מעריב (also spelled Ma'ariv, known as Arvit) is a Jewish prayer service held in the evening.
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Shema or sefira which comes first
What if a person who strictly abides by Rabinu Tam when it come to Tzais Hakochavim (i.e. his kehilla and family follow this minhag strictly) davens maariv with a minyan slightly earlier during ...
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Saying birchos hashachar after maariv?
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I ran into an interesting dilemma
What should one do if one woke up after midnight, davened maariv, then realized one should recite morning brachos for the new day, which began after one woke up ...
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Is there a source for davening minchah and maariv of kabalas shabbos after plag and before shkiya?
The Gemara in Brachot 27a discusses how late one can daven minchah. The conclusion is that one can follow either opinion.
The minhag haolam however seems to be to daven minchah and maariv erev shabbos ...
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Does it count as "praying with a minyan" you are saying a different service?
Let's say you arrive late while a congregation is saying Ma'ariv on a weeknight. Would it be counted as praying with a minyan if you said Ashrei to yourself then said the Minchah Amidah while everyone ...
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Question about shacharit/ma'ariv at home (ashkenazi) [closed]
I'm somewhat new to practicing Judaism in my daily life, and don't live anywhere near a minyan that I could daven shacharit and ma'ariv with (outside of shabbat). I know that a lot of people cut ...
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Short prayer after a vort or dvar torah
I've recently moved to a new area and the Shul that I now attend will often give a vort at the end of Shacharit and Maariv before allowing mourners to say another Kaddish. I've never heard it before ...
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Did Rav Hai Gaon pray maariv twice on Friday night when the tsibbur prayed before tseit hakokhavim?
According to most early decisors, the evening shema should be said after tseit hakokhavim (see mishna Berakhot 1:1 and its gemara), and the rishonim debate how to deal with a tsibbur that is praying ...
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Early maariv prayer and Kiddush on the night of Shavuot - what are the halachic considerations?
I always remembered communities waiting for nightfall before praying Maariv on Shavuot night (to fulfill "seven complete weeks"). I recently learned this was not the case in every community, ...
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Why is chosenness removed in the evening prayer?
In the morning service we say Ahavah Rabbah:
Baruch atta HaShem ha-bocher b'ammo Yisrael be-ahava (Blessed are You, O Lord, Who has chosen His people Israel with love.)
In the evening service we say ...
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Is it better to daven a"tartei desasrei" mincha/maariv with a minyan or in the correct time without a minyan?
According to Mishnah Berura 233:11, it sounds like if the only available minyan was "tartei desasrei," i.e. mincha after plag and maariv immediately after, it would still be preferable than ...
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Psalms after the evening prayer
The other day I was discussing with a friend the daily recital of Psalm 83 after the morning prayer, when this friend told me that it was also said after the evening prayer if it was said early,* and ...
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Wearing Tefilin at the earliest Maariv possible
Are there any halachic sources describing a case of someone who laid tefilin before before plag and daven Mincha with, does he have to remove them after plag (when it is still day time) before ...
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Why mention the tzitzit in the evening service?
In the morning and evening services, we recite the part of the Torah dealing with tzitzit:
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, Speak to the people of Israel, and have them make fringes in the ...
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Lighting after maariv in shul
At my shul, the first maariv minyan on Chanukah is after teitz hachocavim (5:15, in Eretz Yisroel). It takes a couple minutes until there are ten people, and when ten people arrived some members ...
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Starting Maariv prayers before dawn and finishing after dawn
If one accidentally fell asleep, and woke up quite late and then started Maariv prayers, and managed to get through the Shema and part of the Amidah before dawn, but finished the Amidah after dawn (...
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Must there be a break between mincha and Ma'ariv?
I've been to various minyanim in my neighborhood. I gather that a minyan is allowed to daven Ma'ariv once shki'ah has occurred.
What I have seen is that both minyanim began Mincha before shki'ah and ...
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What does the hazzan say before mourners kaddish during mincha/arvit?
I have to lead arvit for my grandmother’s memorial on Wednesday. I know before mourners Kaddish is recited at the beginning of davening, the hazzan says a sentence that ends with something like “......
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Why is Hashkiveinu not considered a hefsek between Ga'al Yisra'el and the Amidah (Chabad)?
Read this first: Veshameru in Chabad siddur
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Many recite Veshamru (Shemot 31:16) before the Amidah in the Friday night Ma'ariv service. The custom in Chabad, however, is to not recite this ...
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why do we say Hashem hoshia... 3 times in korbanot?
Why in Korbanot and by Arvit do we say the passuk of Hashem hoshia…, Hashem tzvaot ashrei…, and Hashem tzvaot emanu… three times?
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When did Ma'ariv stop becoming 'optional'?
It's a bit of fun Jewish trivia that Ma'ariv was originally 'optional' (see for example here, and Halachic ramifications of its' original optionality here), but at some point became 'accepted' by ...
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Mogein Ovos and Veshomru - kahal then chazan
Are there any mekoros/reasons as to why many siddurim say that Veshomru (on Friday night after Hashkiveinu) and Mogein Ovos (in brocho mei'ein sheva) should be said by the congregation first and then ...
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Can an individual do both Mincha and Maariv before dark on the same day?
It is commonly said one cannot daven both Mincha and Maariv before dark,
on account that after Pelag haMinchah there is a dispute in the Gemara if it is time for this or for that [clarification ...
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Maariv Motzoei Shabbos. Origin of the minhag not to say the verses of “Kedusha Desidra” aloud
The Oruch HaShulchan O. Ch. 132 (1) points out that Chazal did not institute to say “kedusha” at Maariv. Indeed we do not say “kedusha” at Maariv; but on Motzoei Shabbos we do say ואתה קדוש וכ׳ in ...
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Why say V'Hu Rachum at Ma'ariv only when saying Barchu?
Siddurim usually print Psalms 78:38 and 20:10 (V'Hu Rachum) before Barchu at the beginning of the evening service. It is my understanding that it is desirable to begin a service with a psalm as ...
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Which minyanim light Chanuka candles?
In addition to the lighting at home, Chanuka candles are lit in shul to publicize the miracle, with the brachot (O"C 671:7).
Which minyanim do this? All maariv minyanim in the shul(*)? Just a ...
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Does one have to pray arvit during a very short night on a plane?
When flying from the US to Europe (especially in the summer) one often takes off before the time for arvit has arrived and only a few short hours later the sun already rises over Europe. For practical ...
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Latest time to say Maariv
When is the latest time one can daven Maariv/Arvit? Is there a divergence between the letter of the law and an ideal time (לכתחילה/בדיעבד)?
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Origin of saying Adon Olam or Yigdal at end of prayers
In many Nusach Ashkenaz shuls, there is a minhag to say either Adon Olam or Yigdal at the end of Shabbat / Yom Tov Ma'ariv and many say Adon Olam at the end of Musaph.
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Is it OK to say Havdala before Arvit?
Is it 100% permissible lechatchila to say Havdala before arvit on Motzae Shabbat or Yom Tov, if one is going to pray arvit late, for example, if one wants to go to a distant synagogue from his house?
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Chantation or singing Baruch Adonai L'Olam
Within the prayer Baruch Adonai L'Olam (Maariv) there is this part reading ברוך יי ביום ברוך יי בלילה ברוך יי בשכבנו ברוך יי בקומנו what I would like to know it there is some melody to sing or ...
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Chazan waiting for individual with yahrtzeit
If there are 10 individuals finished maariv shmone esrei, should/must the chazan wait for the mourner with a yahrtzeit to finish davening? (Assuming there is no particular rule for the shul) Is there ...
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Is there any opinion that permits davening Maariv before plag
I davened at a shul this morning that announced mincha at 5:30pm with maariv following immediately after. Plag mincha is around 6:45pm today. I pointed this out to the gabbai and he said that there is ...
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What is the definition of "She'at Hadchak" regarding mincha and ma'ariv?
This M.Y. answer discusses the various opinions of whether one can daven Mincha and follow it with Ma'ariv immediately afterwards when one began mincha after plag. (Note that this wasn't the subject ...
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Holding Tzitzis for Maariv [duplicate]
Why do we hold and kiss the tzitzis for "vayomer Hashem" in Kriyas Shema during Shacharis but not during Maariv? I have never seen a siddur that instructs you to do so during Maariv.
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Why do we say "Mah Tovu" in the morning only?
Many say the paragraph “Mah Tovu” when entering the synagogue in the morning. See, for example, here and here.
מַה טּבוּ אהָלֶיךָ יַעֲקב מִשְׁכְּנתֶיךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל. וַאֲנִי בְּרב
חַסְדְּךָ אָבא ...
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Recitation of vihi noam on tisha bav
Why when tisha bav falls out on motzaei shabbat is vihi noam not recited? Why should tisha bav cause us to not recite vihi noam?
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Starting Maariv with Shir Hamaalos
I've found that in chassidish shuls (at least in London and Manchester, UK) that they always do one of the Shir hamaalos and a Kaddish before starting maariv with והוא רחום.
Is there a source and ...
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Grace before maariv motzae Shabas?
I generally eat s'uda sh'lishis between mincha and maariv, and have been reciting birkas hamazon at night, after maariv. One who does so (and says havdala in the amida of maariv) does not recite the ...
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Answering Amen to Baruch Hashem L'Olam in Ma'ariv
There are different practices regarding inserting the 18 verses of Baruch Hashem L'Olam between the Sh'ma and the Amida in Ma'ariv. This site points to one reason for not saying them:
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Ma'ariv vs. Arvit - when did these terms first appear?
I have seen two terms used to refer to the evening prayer Ma'ariv and Arvit. If I recall correctly, Arvit seems to be the more common Talmudic term esp. in Talmud Brachot. Ma'ariv is used near the ...
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Why are different terms used for "remembrance" of creation?
At the end of the Magen Avot prayer, commonly recited in shul Friday night, the last few words end in the phrase,
לעם מדושני עונג זכר למעשה בראשית
However, in the nighttime Kiddush, the phrase is:...
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Wrong ending of last blessing after Shema on Friday night
The various codes I have read often discuss if a person makes an error when saying various parts of the Amidah (seasonal or holiday based changes or insertions) and birkat hamazon, but the Shulchan ...
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After Yom Kippur, are there regular weekday Maariv services?
After one goes to shacharit, mincha, yizkor, n'ilah services on Yom Kippur, there is a festive meal in the form of a break-fast. Are there still normal weekday maariv services afterwards, and would it ...
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Maariv After Bedtime Shema
Many a time I realize that I have forgotten to say Maariv in midst of reciting the bedtime Shema.
Halachic Question: Is one permitted to Daven Maariv after saying ברוך המפיל?
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Explain beginning of "Magen Avot"
During the Friday night service, there is a short paragraph that begins:
מגן אבות בדברו
My translation: "The shield of the fathers, with his saying"
What does the term בדברו mean in this context? ...
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Unknown barechu on Friday Asarah Beteiveit
I've been thinking about this for a while, and this question reminded me.
If you're walking past a shul between plag and shkiya on Friday Asarah Beteiveit and you hear Barechu but don't know if it ...
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Is davening a "late" mincha in contradiction with counting an "early" sefira?
According to what Halichipedia states:
According to most poskim, it is correct to wait until Tzet Hakochavim
in order to count sefirat haomer; however, one fulfills his obligation
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Saying Hallel Before Nightfall on the First Night of Pesach [duplicate]
In Shulchan Oruch Orach Chayim Siman 487 Sif 4 it is brought the minhag of saying Hallel in shul the first night of Pesach
בליל ראשון של פסח גומרים את ההלל בצבור בנעימה בברכה תחלה וסוף ובן בליל
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Why did people not go to Shul at Yom Tov by night?
The sages instituted the Bracha MeEin Sheva on Friday night because shuls were located in the field and if someone would be late to minyan, he'd be endangered by having to walk home alone.
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Is a woman allowed to pray maariv? [duplicate]
I have heard that, according to the letter of the law, women only need to pray once a day (usually shachris). Some women add an additional prayer which is usually mincha.
If a woman desired to, could ...
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