Questions tagged [zechut-merit]
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Is there a need to to know the deceased's name when studying in his merit?
I have been asked many times by friends to study (usually Mishanyos) as a merit for their recently deceased relative. In most such occasions, I was given the deceased's name, in order to have them in ...
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Marriage/Zivug Sheini
We know that first marriages are arranged in Heaven 40 days before a child is created. Second marriages however are based on the person's merits. What happens when it's a first marriage for one spouse ...
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Should I pray to God based on my own merit?
In the book of Tehillim (Psalms), Chapter 86, King David says the following:
שָֽׁמְרָ֣ה נַפְשִׁי֮ כִּֽי־חָסִ֪יד אָ֥נִי הוֹשַׁ֣ע עַ֭בְדְּךָ אַתָּ֣ה אֱלֹהַ֑י הַבּוֹטֵ֥חַ אֵלֶֽיךָ׃
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Praying at the same time
Are there any sources (prior to 5780) that discuss the value or lack thereof of isolated individuals praying at the same time?
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Why does the catalyst of others doing mitzvos get reward?
Q - how does being an inadvertant catalyst for change/mitzvos/teshuva/etc get rewarded - since they didn't do anything
I heard a psak from the Radvaz (regarding the validity of the sale of Olam haBa)...
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Praying based on national merit - Origin of Tachanun Compositions
It seems to be a common theme in the prayer service that we ask for our needs basing our requests on the mercy of G-d, and, occasionally, on the merit of our forefathers. Nonetheless, we find some ...
