Questions tagged [shir-shel-yom]
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Who had the authority to change the Shir Shel Yom of Chanukah?
As has been pointed out previously, the source of which Shir Shel Yom to say on Chanukah (Psalms 30) is in Ch. 18:2 of Masechet Sofrim.
Masechet Sofrim seems to make a break between those Shir Shel ...
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What are the Shir Shel Yom for Yamim Tovim?
I recently came across Sukkah 55a, which lists the Shirei Shel Yom for Chol HaMoed Sukkos. Are there any other Gemaras which discuss the Shirei Shel Yom of other Yamim Tovim? What are they? Are there ...
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Shir shel yom — “said” vs “sang”
Why by the shir shel yom does it say "The leviem said" instead of saying "The Leviem sang?"
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Source for Shir Shel Yom of the Gra
There is a custom of the Gra to replace the regular shir shel yom on holidays and various other special days with a psalm specific to that day. (This custom is followed by many Nusach Ashkenaz ...
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Psalms for Festivals
There are Nuschaot (eg the Gra's) that recite specific Psalms on individual Festival days, instead of the Psalm of the day of the week. Presumably this is based on what was done in the Temple. Where ...
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What is the shir shel yom for Rosh Hodesh Tevet according to the tradition of the GR"A?
My understanding of the tradition of the Vilna Gaon (whose tradition is followed in Israel) with respect to shir shel yom is that every day has exactly one shir shel yom. For example, during Hanukkah, ...
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Not saying shir shel yom on Rosh Chodesh?
This morning (Rosh Chodesh), I davened at the Ohel Yitzchak shul on Washington St., Jerusalem (no, not that Ohel Yitzchak). After aleinu but before shir shel yom the gabbai announced that because it ...
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Why “hayom yom rishon”, not “echad”?
Rabbi Menachem Greenblatt (St. Louis, Missouri) mentioned at s'uda sh'lishis (Shabas parashas "Ki Setze" 5772) that the correct name for Sunday is echad b(a?)shabas, as is written in k'suvos and ...
