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Why does Wednesday's shir shel yom include part of the next perek?
Moreshet.co.il reports:
אך האריז"ל הנהיג להוסיף שלשה פסוקים ראשונים ממזמור צ"ה, "לכו נרננה"
וכו', כדי לא לסיים בפורענות - "יצמיתם ה' אלקינו", כעין מה שאמרו חז"ל
לגבי הפסקה בקריאת התורה: "ואין ...
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Why kiss the tefillin by "poseach es yadecha"?
Taamei Haminhagim - page 548 / קע"ז & page 549 says that since when we say Poseach Es Yadecha we are supposed to have in mind the Roshei Teivos פא"י and the Sofei Teivos חת"ך which are the Shaimos ...
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Am I a body with a soul or a soul with a body?
Am I the soul or the body?
The answer is yes.
The mashal is given of a blind man and a lame man in the king's orchard. The blind man put the lame man on his shoulders. The lame man steered the blind ...
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What is the closing psalm at Chabad services about?
I believe that what you are referring to is part of the daily break-down of the Torah, Sefer Tanya and the book of Psalms that Lubavitchers refer to as Chitas (which stands, of course, for "Chumash, ...
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What would a slave say in the birchot hashachar?
The Beit Yosef (OC 46) writes (quoting Sefer Abudirham):
השבוי מברך שלא עשאני עבד שלא תקנו ברכה זו מפני העבדות עצמה, אלא מפני שאין העבד חייב במצות כישראל ואינו ראוי לבא בקהל ופסול לכמה דברים.
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Short prayer after a vort or dvar torah
You are thinking of the famous saying of chazal (our Rabbis of blessed memory) found in Makkos 23b and famous for being mentioned at the end of Pirkei Avos:
רִבִּי חֲנַנְיָא בֶּן עֲקַשְׁיָה אוֹמֵר ...
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Why omit "Av harachamim" for the four parashiyos?
First of all, it should be noted that there is a custom to say "Av Harachamim" on the four Parshios-Shabbosos as well. The custom not to say it is in the Darkei Moshe in the name of the Maharail (...
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What is the source of the 'elu devarim' text printed in siddurim?
Shut MaHaRaM Shik (siman 2) explains the reasons for the variations found in the Siddur as compared to the Mishnah and the quote from the gemara in Tractate Shabbat:
The Siddur adds "הכנסת כלה ...
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Saying sim shalom in maariv shmoneh esrei
Shulchan Aruch 127:2
The Rema says that we say Sim Shalom any time we have a tefilah that is fitting for the blessing of the Kohanim to be included.
This is based on the end of the discussion of the ...
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What is the basis for the custom to stand or sit by Vayivarech Dovid?
To stand for Vayevarech David is codified by the Rema, OC 51:7:
ונהגו לעמוד כשאומרים ברוך שאמר ויברך דוד וישתבח:
The custom is to stand when they say Baruch She’amar, Vayivarech David, and ...
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Why don't Kohanim and Levi'im thank Hashem for not making them regular Israelites?
Your question is referred to in the review Beis Hillel כסלו תשס''ה under the title “Why does not a kohen make a blessing שעשני כהן".
Rav Asher Anshil Schwarz asked the question and offered several ...
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Time for morning prayer when flying over Greenland and seeing the sun rise twice
From http://ravbaruch.com/AskTheRabbi.asp?QID=92#_ftn2:
Reportedly, Rav S. Z. Auerbach z’’l and Rav Moshe Feinstein z’’l ruled that if one experiences two sunrises on the same day of the week, one ...
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Why was it the Arizal's custom that Yigdal not be said?
The MaVar YaBok brings that The Arizal was particular not use anything from the Achronim (not in our sense of the word rather later authorities ,not sure the starting point),rather only use prayers ...
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Al gav or al gabei – singular or plural?
This is a controversial issue. If you look at older siddurim, like the one of R' Yaakov Emden, who, besides his other talents, was an exceptional authority on grammar, you can find the על גבי version ...
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Why does Wednesday's shir shel yom include part of the next perek?
I was taught that the reason is based on the Gemara (Ta'anis 29a & Arochin 11b):
אמרו: כשחרב בית המקדש בראשונה, אותו היום ערב תשעה באב היה, ומוצאי שבת היה, ומוצאי שביעית היתה, ומשמרתה של ...
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How to start שחרית at the עמוד if one's already said ישתבח
Rama discusses a similar situation in ShA OC 54:3 where, after reciting Yishtabach, the congregation halted the prayer service for specific Mitzva/communal needs. He recommends in that case for the ...
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Is it permissible to switch the chazzan in the middle of shacharit on a weekday?
Seems that the answer is: Yes, one may do so a priori.
See the Kitzur Shulchan Aruch in סימן כו - דיני קדיש יתום:
סעיף יד: מִי שֶׁיָּכוֹל וְרָאוּי לְהִתְפַּלֵּל לִפְנֵי הַתֵּבָה, יִתְפַּלֵּל, ...
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Why does ArtScroll place Birkot Hatorah towards the end of Birkot Hashachar?
It uses this order because that is the traditional Nusach it is using. The Ramo justifies this in O.C. 46:9, see here for additional sources, primarily the Maharil and the Maharam MiRottenburg, both ...
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What should I think about when reciting this blessing?
The word sechvi can mean a rooster or the heart. Just as God gave the rooster an understanding of the difference between day and night, we thank Him that He gave our heart the understanding that it is ...
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אין כערכך ואין זולתיך - a mistaken addition?
T'fila L'Moshe by Rav Aharon Lopiansky quotes Rav Y'huda ben Yakar as linking the two components in this way, with each later line being an explanation of its preceding word pair(+) (emphasis mine).
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Why does Wednesday's shir shel yom include part of the next perek?
The Interlinear Artscroll Siddur (Ashkenaz) has a footnote on those verses (page 227) that reads:
The next three verses are not part of the psalm of the day, and are
not recited in all ...
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Why do Sefaradim skip "Uva LeTziyon" in the house of a mourner?
A source for skipping a part of U'va L'tziyon in the house of a mourner is the Avudraham. Avudraham - in Seder Tfilas H'taniyos (end of page in this linked edition) says that similar to Tisha B'Av ...
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What is permitted to be consumed before shacharit?
The poskim don't differentiate between liquids and solids. As user6591 pointed out, only foods considered as luxuries or to be haughty are forbidden.
Dose of Halacha brings sources and explains:
The ...
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What is permitted to be consumed before shacharit?
Coffee and tea is allowed for people in places where it is commonly consumed and especially if they can't concentrate without them. Mishna Berurah siman 89 #22. Milk and sweeteners is dealt with there ...
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When is the latest that one can have coffee before reciting the kiddush on Shabbat morning?
One should not taste any food before the morning kiddush (SA OC 289.1). The reason one can drink water before praying is that there is no obligation of kiddush before praying and water is not ...
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Am I a body with a soul or a soul with a body?
I asked R' Tzvi Berkowitz this question. He said that when one sleeps, 4 parts of the soul leave, while the lowest part of the soul remains with the body. The "me" in this prayer is that lowest level ...
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Difference between men and women regarding drinking water before the day kidush
The Ben Ish Chai explains his own position in Year 2 Parashat Bereishit #18
קידוש הלילה אינו תלוי בתפלת ערבית, שאם ירצה לקבל שבת מבעוד יום ולקדש ולאכול ולהתפלל ערבית בלילה, רשאי, ורק צריך שיתחיל ...
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Source for Modeh Ani
Sefer Seder Hayom from Rabbi Moshe Ben Machir.First edition (Venezzia) in year שנ"ט" (1599)". See here
At the begining of the Sefer:
ובקומו מיד מודה אני מלפניך מלך חי וקים שהחזרת בי ...
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why do we skip mizmor l'toda on pesach but still bring the sacrifice with our lips in eyzeh mekoman?
We say the mishna of Eizehu Mekomon so that everyone should learn some mishnayos every day (Shulchan Aruch siman 50). This reasoning applies even when we can't bring some of the korbanos (such as on ...
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Is there a source for standing during ברכות השחר (from אשר נתן לשכוי through הגומל חסדים...) as many have the custom of doing?
When it comes to standing for Birkat Hashachar, the following sources write that one should stand:
Ishei Yisrael 5:14 writes that some have the practice to stand.
Piskei Teshuvot 46:3 writes that ...
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