Living the halachic process

A series of responsa books written by the rabbis of the Institute for scholars and rabbis from around the world in all areas of Halacha.

Living The Halachic Process I

Living The Halachic Process II

Living The Halachic Process III

Living The Halachic Process IV

Living The Halachic Process V

Living The Halachic Process VI

Living The Halachic Process VII

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Tefilla (Prayer)
Part 3

מציג 1-18 מ-18 תוצאות

At What Points During Davening May a Gabbai Speak?

Chazarat hashatz is a logical time to take care of planning the aliyot. Although it is theoretically better...

When to Go Up for Birkat Kohanim

The gemara says that just as Aharon is described as blessing the people at the time of avoda...

An Ashkenazi Doing Birkat Kohanim in a Sephardi Minyan in Chutz La’Aretz

Let us start by exploring why Ashkenazim refrain from doing Birkat Kohanim daily in chutz la’aretz and see...

Are Levi’im Obligated to Wash the Hands of the Kohanim?

In the many places in Israel that this respondent has davened, I have found that levi’im almost always...

Correcting a Mistaken Opening Beracha for Torah Reading

This not infrequent scenario is the subject of an interesting machloket. The Maharil tells of one who started...

What to Do When a Mistake is Found in a Sefer Torah During Laining

Many problematic mistakes in sifrei Torah can now be caught in advance by computer checks, which every shul...

Giving the Second Aliya to One With Doubtful Levi Status

Investigative work might uncover how likely it is that Reuven is a levi. However, we cannot to do...

The Correct Pronunciation of a Kamatz Katan

If your shul has a rabbi, this public policy matter is his decision. Since not every shul has...

Must the Oleh for Maftir Read Along?

First, we will summarize the matter of an oleh reading along with the regular kri’at haTorah. The Shulchan...

What One Can Do While Waiting to Take Three Steps Back

First, let us review your assumption that you may not step back. In general, you may not encroach...

One Who Davened Mincha Instead of Ma’ariv

There are times when one might recite Shemoneh Esrei at Ma’ariv without having recited Kri’at Shema and its...

Chazanim Repeating Words

The mishna states that one who says “Modim modim” is silenced. The reason is that he appears to...

What a Woman Should Do If She Missed Mincha

One factor that your question depends upon is whether women are obligated to daven Mincha. The Rambam says...

A Wheelchair Bound Chazan

There are two main issues to discuss regarding this question. In discussing the qualifications of a chazan, the...

A Brit Mila or Mincha – Which Should be Done First?

We will first explain why this question does not arise in the writings of the classical poskim. A...

Forming a Separate Minyan to Accommodate Multiple Mourners

It is often difficult and unwise to argue with chiyuvim because their demands usually stem from a sincere...

Davening Without a Minyan vs. Working Before Davening

One should not perform any work before davening once alot hashachar (some 72 minutes before sunrise) has passed....

How to Carry Out a Shortened Chazarat Hashatz

The Shulchan Aruch and Rama discuss starting Shemoneh Esrei along with a chazan in two different contexts. In...