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Women's Prayer תפילת נשים

Rabbi Melamed wrote this as its own volume: the whole of the laws of prayer, from waking up to Shabbat and the festivals, each explained as it applies to women. The men’s version of the same laws is the Prayer volume.

1Fundamentals of the Laws of Prayerא - יסודות הלכות תפילה
  1. 1.Prayer
  2. 2.The Prayers of Our Ancestors and Prophets
  3. 3.The Effect of Prayer
  4. 4.Is Prayer a Biblical Obligation?
  5. 5.The Institution of Prayer by the Men of the Great Assembly
  6. 6.The Fixed Formula (Nusah)
  7. 7.Instituting Three Prayers
  8. 8.Kavana and Those Who Find it Difficult to Concentrate
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2The Mitzva of Prayer for Womenב - מצוות תפילה לנשים
  1. 1.A Brief Outline of Women's Obligation
  2. 2.According to Most Poskim Women Are Obligated to Pray Shaharit and Minha
  3. 3.The Poskim Who Maintain that Women Are Obligated to Pray One Daily Prayer
  4. 4.The Poskim Who Maintain that Women Fulfill Their Obligation with Birkhot Ha'shahar and Birkhot HaTorah
  5. 5.The Practical Halakha
  6. 6.Women Occupied with the Care of Their Children
  7. 7.The Rules Governing Which Mitzvot are Incumbent upon Women
  8. 8.Are Women Permitted to Recite Blessings on Time Bound Mitzvot?
  9. 9.Musaf and Hallel
  10. 10.Torah Reading
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3The Reasons behind Women's Mitzvotג - טעמי מצוות הנשים
  1. 1.Men and Women. Mutually Complementary
  2. 2.Why Women Are Exempt from Positive Time Bound Mitzvot
  3. 3.Intellect and Emotion
  4. 4.The Virtue of Men and Intellect
  5. 5.The Superiority of Women and Emotion
  6. 6.A Hierarchy of Virtues
  7. 7.Love and Partnership
  8. 8.Prayer: Communal and Personal Elements
  9. 9.Women's Prayer
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4Waking Up in the Morningד - השכמת הבוקר
  1. 1.Wake Up Like a Lion
  2. 2.Modesty (Tzni'ut)
  3. 3.Getting Dressed and Putting on Shoes: The Practice of the Pious
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5Netilat Yadayim in the Morningה - נטילת ידיים שחרית
  1. 1.The Morning Netilat Yadayim
  2. 2.Ru'ah Ra'ah (Evil Spirit)
  3. 3.Ru'ah Ra'ah Today
  4. 4.The Time to Recite Al Netilat Yadayim
  5. 5.One Who Did Not Sleep All Night
  6. 6.Hand Washing Three Times after Daytime Sleep
  7. 7.Waking in the Middle of the Night to Tend to a Baby or for Any Other Reason
  8. 8.Food Touched by Unwashed Hands
  9. 9.Minors
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6Birkhot Ha'shahar: The Morning Blessingsו - ברכות השחר
  1. 1.Berakhot of Thanksgiving
  2. 2.She'asani Ki'rtzono. For Having Made Me According to His Will
  3. 3.The Order of the Morning Blessings
  4. 4.Birkhot Ha'shahar for One Who Does Not Derive Pleasure
  5. 5.Until When May One Recite Birkhot Ha'shahar?
  6. 6.The Time to Recite Birkhot Ha'shahar when Waking Up in the Middle of the Night
  7. 7.One Who Was Awake All Night
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7Birkhot HaTorah: The Blessings on the Torahז - ברכות התורה
  1. 1.Women's Connection to Torah
  2. 2.The Mitzva of Torah Study for Women
  3. 3.The Content of Birkhot HaTorah and Their Pertinence to Women
  4. 4.The Value of Birkhot HaTorah
  5. 5.Whether the Recitation of Birkhot HaTorah is a Biblical Mitzva and the Status of Birkat Ahavat Olam
  6. 6.Before What Type of Learning Must the Berakhot Be Recited?
  7. 7.Birkhot HaTorah for the Whole Day
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8The Shaharit Prayer and the Laws Prior to its Recitationח - תפילת שחרית והדינים שלפניה
  1. 1.The Time of Shaharit
  2. 2.Seasonal Hours and the Calculation of the Morning Times
  3. 3.Order of Preference in the Shaharit Service
  4. 4.Prohibitions Prior to Prayer
  5. 5.Greetings Before Prayer
  6. 6.One May Not Work or Travel Before Prayer
  7. 7.Actions Permitted before Prayer
  8. 8.Eating and Drinking Before Prayer
  9. 9.Eating at Home if one will Pray at School
  10. 10.When may a Married Woman Eat before Prayer?
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9Preparing the Body for Prayerט - הכנת הגוף
  1. 1.Netilat Yadayim
  2. 2.Preparing One's Body for the Amida
  3. 3.One Who Must Relieve Herself While Praying
  4. 4.One who Needs to Relieve Herself in the Middle of the Amida
  5. 5.The Status of One Who Needs to Relieve Herself vis a vis Other Sacred Matters
  6. 6.One Who Is Drunk or Tipsy
  7. 7.The Status of a Nida
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10Mental Preparation and Proper Attireי - הכנת הנפש והלבוש
  1. 1.Mental Preparation
  2. 2.Preventing Possible Disruptions in Prayer
  3. 3.Appropriate Attire for Prayer
  4. 4.Attire Fit for Prayer
  5. 5.Head Covering for Men
  6. 6.Head Covering for Women
  7. 7.Wearing a Belt
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11The Place of Prayerיא - מקום התפילה
  1. 1.The Place of Prayer
  2. 2.Establishing a Regular Place to Pray
  3. 3.Praying next to a Wall
  4. 4.One May Not Pray in a High Place
  5. 5.One May Not Pray Near His Primary Rabbi
  6. 6.Prayer in Open Areas
  7. 7.Cleanliness of the Area from Excrement and Foul Odors
  8. 8.The Status of One Who Needs to Relieve Herself vis a vis Other Sacred Matters
  9. 9.The Law Concerning a Baby
  10. 10.Additional Laws
  11. 11.The Prohibition of Reciting Sacred Words in the Presence of "Erva"
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12The Amidaיב - תפילת עמידה
  1. 1.Three Steps toward Prayer
  2. 2.Facing Jerusalem
  3. 3.Standing and Putting One's Feet Together
  4. 4.Placement of the Body and Hands
  5. 5.Bowing During the Amida
  6. 6.Praying Silently
  7. 7.In Any Language
  8. 8.Kavana
  9. 9.The Order of the Berakhot of Shemoneh Esrei
  10. 10.Personal Requests in the Amida
  11. 11.The Conclusion of the Amida and Three Steps Back
  12. 12.How Long Must One Stand at a Distance
  13. 13.One Who Is Traveling When the Time to Pray Arrives
  14. 14.May One Pray while Sitting on a Regular Basis?
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13Additions, Errors, and Omissions in the Amidaיג - הזכרת גשמים ובקשתם
  1. 1.Omissions and Errors in the Amida
  2. 2.Error and Interruption in the Middle of the Amida
  3. 3.Additions Pertaining to Particular Days
  4. 4.Voluntary Prayer (Tefilat Nedava)
  5. 5.Situations of Uncertainty
  6. 6.Making Up a Missed Prayer (Tashlumin)
  7. 7.Invoking and Requesting for Rain
  8. 8.Errors when Invoking and Requesting Rain
  9. 9.A Suggestion for Avoiding Mistakes
  10. 10.The Status of Hutz La'aretz
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14Respect for Prayerיד - כבוד התפילה
  1. 1.When Is It Permissible to Interrupt the Amida?
  2. 2.Interruption for the Sake of Kavana
  3. 3.One May Not Sit Within Four Amot of one Praying
  4. 4.It is Forbidden to Pass in Front of People Praying
  5. 5.One Who Finishes Reciting the Amida
  6. 6.Additional Details of Certain Laws
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15Korbanot and Pesukei DeZimraטו - קרבנות ופסוקי דזמרה
  1. 1.Women's Recitation of Korbanot: A Pious Custom
  2. 2.The Custom of Reciting Korbanot and its Reason
  3. 3.The Reason for the Recitation of Pesukei De'zimra
  4. 4.Is the Recitation of Pesukei De'zimra Obligatory?
  5. 5.What Are Pesukei De'zimra?
  6. 6.Customs and Kavana Regarding Its Recitation
  7. 7.The Order of Preference for Omissions
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16Keri'at Shema and Its Berakhotטז - קריאת שמע וברכותיה
  1. 1.Women with Regard to the Mitzva of Keri'at Shema and Its Berakhot
  2. 2.The Mitzva of Reciting the Shema
  3. 3.Remembering the Exodus
  4. 4.The Content of the Shema Paragraph
  5. 5.The Second and Third Paragraphs
  6. 6.The Significance of the Exodus
  7. 7.Kavana While Reciting the First Verse
  8. 8.The Second Verse and its Meaning
  9. 9.The Laws of Reciting Shema
  10. 10.The Way to Recite Shema
  11. 11.248 Words
  12. 12.The Berakhot Are an Extension of Keri'at Shema
  13. 13.The Laws of Reciting the Berakhot
  14. 14.Interruption between Keri'at Shema and Its Berakhot
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17The Prayers after the Amidaיז - התפילות שלאחר עמידה
  1. 1.Women are Exempt from All Prayers That Follow the Amida
  2. 2.Nefilat Apayim
  3. 3.Reciting Tahanun Today
  4. 4.How to Perform Nefilat Apayim (for those who practice it)
  5. 5.The Tahanun Passages
  6. 6.Ashrei, La'menatze'ach, and U'va LeTziyon
  7. 7.Shir shel Yom, Pitum Ha'ketoret, and Aleinu Le'shabe'ah
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18Minha and Ma'arivיח - מנחה וערבית
  1. 1.The Time for Minha
  2. 2.Keri'at Shema of Ma'ariv and its Berakhot
  3. 3.The Ma'ariv Amida
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19The Bedtime Shemaיט - קריאת שמע על המיטה
  1. 1.The Passages of the Bedtime Shema
  2. 2.Ha'mapil
  3. 3.Additional Laws
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20Praying with a Minyanכ - מהלכות התפילה במניין
  1. 1.Men's Obligation to Pray with a Minyan and in a Synagogue
  2. 2.Yisrael's Kavanah
  3. 3.Kaddish
  4. 4.The Various Kinds of Kaddish
  5. 5.Barkhu
  6. 6.Hazarat Ha'shatz
  7. 7.Some Laws of Hazarat Ha'shatz and Responding "Amen"
  8. 8.Kedusha and Modim
  9. 9.When is it Permissible to Interrupt in Order to Respond to Matters of Sanctity?
  10. 10.Places where it is Forbidden to Interrupt
  11. 11.Birkat Kohanim
  12. 12.Some Laws of Birkat Kohanim
  13. 13.The Audience of Birkat Kohanim
  14. 14.Those Eligible and Ineligible to Perform Birkat Kohanim
  15. 15.The Institution of Torah Reading
  16. 16.The Hazan
  17. 17.Hazanut for the Sake of Heaven
  18. 18.The Mourner's Prayer and the Recitation of the Mourner's Kaddish
  19. 19.When there is No Adult Son to Recite Kaddish
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21Some Laws Concerning the Synagogue, Tzitzit, and Tefilinכא - מהלכות בית הכנסת
  1. 1.The Mitzva to Build a Synagogue
  2. 2.Choosing a Synagogue
  3. 3.The Sanctity of the Synagogue
  4. 4.One May Not Bring to Synagogue Children Who Are Likely to Disrupt
  5. 5.Women and Tzitzit
  6. 6.Women and Tefilin
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22Shabbat Prayer and Kiddushכב - תפילה וקידוש בשבת
  1. 1.The Shabbat Amida
  2. 2.Kabbalat Shabbat
  3. 3.Va'yekhulu and Magen Avot
  4. 4.Pesukei De'zimra, Torah Reading, and Musaf
  5. 5.Haftara
  6. 6.Must Women Recite the Shabbat Prayers?
  7. 7.Should a Woman Skip Passages in Order to Recite the Amida with a Minyan?
  8. 8.Kiddush and the Shabbat Meal
  9. 9.Eating and Drinking Prior to the Nighttime Kiddush
  10. 10.Eating and Drinking Before Kiddush on Shabbat Morning
  11. 11.Havdala
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23Some Laws Concerning the Holidays and Festivalsכג - מהלכות חגים ומועדים
  1. 1.Rosh Hodesh and Birkat Ha'levana
  2. 2.Shofar and Musaf on the Days of Awe
  3. 3.Sukkot
  4. 4."They too Participated in that Miracle". Pesah, Purim, and Hanuka
  5. 5.Hanuka
  6. 6.Parashat Zakhor
  7. 7.Purim
  8. 8.Women and Megilla Reading
  9. 9.Seder Night
  10. 10.Counting the Omer
  11. 11.Birkat Ha'ilanot. The Blessing on the Trees
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24Prayer Rites (Nusah) and Customs of Different Communitiesכד - נוסחי התפילה ומנהגי העדות
  1. 1.Differences in Nusah
  2. 2.No Nusah should be Considered Better than Another
  3. 3.Immigrants and Communities That Migrated
  4. 4.The Status of a Woman who Married a Man from a Different Community
  5. 5.In What Cases may one Change her Nusah?
  6. 6.Preserving Customs vs. Strengthening the Community
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