Questions tagged [mincha-afternoon-prayer]
Questions pertaining to the afternoon prayer service.
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A rabbi asked me to light candles before weekday Mincha/Ma'ariv. Is this customary? Is there a bracha?
Last night, I was pulled in off the street to help an unfamiliar shul make a minyan for Mincha/Ma'ariv. The rabbi greeted me, and when he learned I do not speak Hebrew, he gave me a very nice blessing ...
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I heard not to say "Good Shabbos" after mincha. Is it true, and what defines mincha?
I heard from somewhere that, on Shabbos, one does not say "Good Shabbos" after mincha. I am not sure whether it's in a halacha sefer somewhere (I tried looking) or just a minhag.
First of all, is ...
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Why do we leyn before mincha but after shacharis?
When reading Torah in the morning, we daven shemoneh esrei of shacharit and then afterwards read the Torah.
When reading Torah in the afternoon (Shabbos/fast days), we read Torah first and then daven ...
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Why do we read vayechal twice on a fast?
I have been doing some research on the question of vayechal at mincha and have hit a roadblock. So far, here are the questions I have considered and feel ok with as "answered":
why lain at mincha on ...
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When is the latest time you can daven minchah bedieved?
If you realized that you didn't yet daven minchah and it's past shekiyah, when is the latest that you can begin praying the Amidah? I'm looking for different people's cutoffs.
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Why is the afternoon prayer called minchah?
The first mishnah in the fourth chapter of Berachot reads:
תפילת השחר עד חצות
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תפילת המנחה עד הערב
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תפילת הערב אין לה קבע
The morning prayer may be recited until midday ... The ...
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Why do we start minchah, mussaf, and neilah shemoneh esrei differently?
Before reciting the verse from Psalms 51:17 that precedes the silent prayer, many traditions add the sentence from Haazinu (Devarim 32:3) before the minchah, musaf and neilah:
כִּ֛י שֵׁ֥ם יְהוָ֖ה ...
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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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Wearing tefillin during mincha, would someone get a mitzvah for it?
Let's say someone would have tefillin on him during mincha shemona esrei. Would he get a mitzvah for doing so? Would that be allowed?
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In an average shul, how long before sunset does a combined weekday Mincha/Maariv service start?
Many shuls worldwide run combined weekday Mincha/Maariv services. How long before sunset do these services tend to start? Please specify a range, measured in "number of minutes". Also, please cite ...
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Davening late rather than never?
If for some reason I am held up doing something until after the time that mincha must be done by and I have not davened mincha, is it better to daven mincha after the time it is supposed to be done by ...
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Shalom Rav / Sim Shalom - by Mincha according to Nusach Ashkenaz
Nusach Ashkenaz says Shalom Rav at Mincha most days. However, when there is Birchas Kohanim (such as a fast day), they say Sim Shalom. Is there a connection between Birchas Kohanim and Sim Shalom? If ...
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Mincha before early wedding
If a couple is getting married early in the day (before mincha), when do they add the viduy from Yom Kippur to mincha? Do they do it the day before, the day of (after the wedding), or not at all?
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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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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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Anenu if planning to break the fast
I have two related questions about the fast day addition to the Amida "Anenu b'yom tzom taaniteinu":
If an individual is fasting when he says mincha, but he plans to break the fast after mincha, ...
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Eliyahu was answered as soon as he prayed. How does that prove the importance of mincha over other prayers?
The gemoro in Berachot 6b says,
Rabbi Chelbo said in the name of Rav Huna: one should always be
careful about the prayer of Mincha, as Eliyahu was answered only at
the time of the prayer of Mincha, ...
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Why is "Tzidkas'cha" ordered as it is?
Toward the end of mincha on Shabas, nusach S'farad and S'faradim say Psalms 36:7, 71:19, and 119:142, in that order. However, nusach Ashk'naz says the same verses in the reverse order: 119:142, 71:19, ...
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Can a mistaken extra Mincha count for Ma'ariv?
This M.Y. answer states that one can daven Mincha until the stars appear. This answer states that it is also the earliest time to daven Ma'ariv.
Someone enters a shul which gets a late start on ...
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Which communities wear tefilin while davening Minha?
Which communities wear tefilin while davening Minha on ordinary weekdays? I was told by my Rav that some do.
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Uvah Letzion schedule on Shabbos
Why don't we say Uvah Letzion on Shabbos by Shacharis and say it by Mincha?
Moreover, we then commence to repeat it by Maariv. Why do we do that?
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No tachanun after shkiah?
Many siddurim in my possession indicate one who davens minchah after sunset omits tachanun. What are the sources behind this ?
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Tefillin at chatzos on Tisha BAv
The general practice is to not wear tefillin in the morning on Tisha BAv (OC 555:1). However, after chatzos many of the mourning practices which are only customs are lifted. As such, people wear ...
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Wearing Talit and Tefillin at Mincha
I put on my tallit and my tefillin for Shacharit on each appropriate weekday morning. But I do not wear them when I go back to shul to daven mincha. It is still day, so there would be no issue of ...
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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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Pray hurriedly as soon as time comes for mincha/maariv arrives or wait but pray with more kavanah
Suppose one works in a non-Jewish office environment with rooms that can be used for prayer.
Should one wait till one arrives at home and pray Mincha there at leisure or do it at work earlier when ...
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Can one be counted in a minyan if one has already davened?
Can one be counted in a minyan if one is present for Minchah/Ma’ariv but has already davened Minchah?
Related question: Should I alter my schedule to daven Minchah with a minyan?
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Davening Mincha with their Mariv
If one needs to daven mincha and the only minyan that is close by is davening an early maariv can one daven their mincha shmoneh esri with their maariv shmoneh esri and then daven maariv with a ...
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Is there a basis for the practice of starting Shmoneh Esreh with the chazzan?
When davening with a minyan which is doing "heiche kedushah," some start saying the silent Shmoneh Esreh together with the chazzan. However, the Rama (Orach Chaim 109:2) says that ideally one should ...
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If borchu of maariv is before plag hamincha and the amida after plag, is this “tartei desasrei” – two contradictory acts?
A minyan starts to daven mincha before plag hamincha with the intention to daven maariv after plag hamincha. In the event, mincha is too fast and the borchu of maariv is before plag hamincha while the ...
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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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Why is there no Kaddish after Torah reading at mincha on a fast day?
Every Torah reading is followed by half Kaddish, except for Shabbat and fast day mincha.
Mishnah Berurah #4 on O.C. 292:1 says that on Shabbat and fast days we don't say Kaddish after Torah reading ...
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Mincha started before sheki'a, extended beyond it. What about davenning maariv straight after mincha?
A minyan starts to daven mincha before sheki’a with the intention to daven maariv after sheki’a. In the event, mincha extends beyond shki’a.
There are IMHO three possible cases:
They start but do ...
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Putting a talis on during Shabas mincha
Why (in some synagogues) does the shatz (leader) put on the talis during mincha of Shabas, before "Vaani s'filasi", rather than before the start of mincha?
As Gershon Gold notes in his answer, Shaare ...
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Daven mincha after lighting Shabbos candles
As most shuls daven mincha right before Kaballos Shabbos, in order to daven mincha with a minyan on Friday one must light candles prior. Is it better to light candles and then daven mincha, or should ...
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What comprises a hefsek in Mincha?
When we daven mincha, we say the psalm we call "Ashrei" first. This seems to come from The shulchan aruch, O"C 93:2. This section requires that the amida be "samuch" to the psalm.
We say kaddish ...
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Why no Kaddish DeRabbanan at Minchah?
Rambam writes in Seder HaTefillah:
קדיש דרבנן כל עשרה מישראל או יתר שעוסקין בתלמוד תורה שעל פה ואפילו במדרשות או בהגדות כשהן מסיימין אומר אחד מהן קדיש
Kaddish DeRabbanan: Anytime ten or more ...
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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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Is mincha gedolah better [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Timing of Mincha
Why do people wait to daven mincha later and not daven mincha gedolah?
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Priorities: Mincha Ketana vs Mincha Gedola
Which timing of mincha is more important: mincha gedolah or mincha ketana? Why?
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Why are mincha gedola and ketana named that?
What is big about the earlier mincha time and what is small about the later mincha time? Also, why does the term plag mincha make sense? It would seem to be a term that refers to the point midway ...
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Mincha before lunch on the 8th day of Pesach (Chabad)
The Luach Kolel Chabad says it's customary to pray mincha before lunch on the eighth day of Pesach. Why?
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A grammatical question about Shabbes davening
I recently noticed that in my siddur (Siddur Vilna), in the fourth berakha of the Shabbes davening (או"א רצה במנוחתינו...), there's a pronominal suffix near the conclusion that changes depending on ...
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Coming Late to Mincha
While we always try our best to come on time, there are certain inevitable cirumstances which lead us to come late to davening. What should one do if he arrives to mincha:
During Kaddish before ...
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mincha during a meal
If you are in the middle of a meal you have not yet finished, and you realized that you are running late to mincha, would praying mincha before saying birkat hamazot be considered a hefsek?
Can you ...
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Why "Sim shalom" at mincha on Shabas?
Using an Israeli sidur (prayer book) nusach Ashk'naz recently, I saw that it had "Sim shalom" for mincha of Shabas (including Shabas yom tov, but not weekday yom tov), even though it had "Shalom rav" ...
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Why not use the Yamim Nora’im tune when reading the Torah at Yom Kippur mincha?
Many (all?) Ashkenazi communities have a different and distinctive tune used for keriat hatorah on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur morning (and in some communities also on Hoshana Rabbah and Simchat ...
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Why is "Yismechu VeMalchutcha" omitted in the Shabbat Mincha Amidah (Nusach Sefard)?
Nusach Sefard has the paragraph "Yismechu VeMalchutcha" in the Amidah of every tefillah of Shabbat, apart from Mincha.
What is different about Mincha compared with the other tefillot (Arvit, ...
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If you didn’t put on tefilin at shacharis, when should you? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Putting on tefillin late
Someone was unable to put on tefilin when he 'davened' (prayed) shacharis.
When should he put on tefilin — immediately when he has the ...
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Answering amen to a post-nightfall mincha
If I come to shul early for maariv and it is already past nightfall and there is a minyan that starts davening mincha am I allowed to answer amen to chazaras hashatz? Sources please.