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 4

מציג 1-19 מ-19 תוצאות

When During Torah Reading is it Forbidden to Talk?

We will focus only on the limitations on speech that relate to kri’at haTorah. Many topics and modes...

Kaddish HaGadol for Burial and a Siyum

To explain this, we must first understand the basic idea of Kaddish. We will then be able to...

Me’ein Sheva at a Minyan Not Held in a Shul

The phenomenon of Me’ein Sheva is interesting. It is essentially a shortened chazarat hashatz, and this is surprising...

Stopping During Tefilla to Use the Bathroom

These are important questions. Many people do not know what to do, or find the relevant halachot to...

Steps to Enable a Kohen to be Ready for Birkat Kohanim

There is indeed a possibility for a kohen to go up for Birkat Kohanim while in the middle...

Birkat Kohanim with a Cast

The mishna states that a kohen with blemishes on his hands should not perform Birkat Kohanim because this...

Leaning During an Aliya

The mishna says that one may read Megillat Esther standing or sitting. The gemara notes that, in contrast,...

Oleh Reading Along with the Ba’al Korei

Actually, there are even opinions that one should not read along. The Zohar states that only one person...

A Mistake in a Pasuk with HaShem’s Name

Some mistakes in the Torah reading are significant enough to require repeating words, whereas some are not. Furthermore,...

Honors for Younger Congregants

The mishna lists the parts of the services that a katan (boy before bar mitzva) can and cannot...

Shaving Before Shacharit

As we would expect of a debate between learned rabbis, each side has a significant basis. Our approach...

Pre and Post-Sleep Recitations for Those Who Sleep by Day

The gemara instructs that even though one said Kri’at Shema at Ma’ariv, he should say it again before...

Priorities for a Slow Davener

We are working under the assumption that it is worthwhile to continue davening at your minyan. (This may...

Standing During Chazarat HaShatz‎

We will paint a picture, based on sources, that is somewhere between “clear halacha” and “personal preference.” The...

A Chazan Who Has Animosity Toward a Congregant

The Beit Yosef cites the Maharik, who maintains that since the prayers correspond to the temidin, which must...

Repeating Shemoneh Esrei by Mistake

The answer is straightforward, but it is worthwhile to analyze the rationale. The gemara states: “Rav Yehuda said...

Continuing a Minyan with Less Than Ten

The general principle to which you refer does exist, but we must refine some details. The mishna lists...

Davening When Waiting for Tefillin

The gemara states that one who recites Kri’at Shema without tefillin is like one who says false testimony...

Accompanying the Chazan with Singing or Humming

Kedusha is a series of three important p’sukim (Kadosh…, Baruch k’vod…, and Yimloch…), each of which is preceded...