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Mincha and Ma’ariv הלכות תפלת מנחה וערבית

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232The Laws of MinchaSiman 232 · 11 seifim
  1. 1.The practice of reciting an abbreviated Mincha, without the…
  2. 2.It was explained above that it is a commendable…
  3. 3.However, it was also explained above that one should…
  4. 4.When time is short and the prayer leader recites…
  5. 5.If it is a public fast and, because time…
  6. 6.A person must free himself from all his affairs…
  7. 7.There is no need to refrain from having a…
  8. 8.Judges conducting a case close to the time of…
  9. 9.One who was invited to a seudat mitzvah after…
  10. 10.A person must train his young sons to pray…
  11. 11.Maran the Shulchan Aruch rules that when there is…
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233The Time for the Mincha PrayerSiman 233 · 14 seifim
  1. 1.The Mincha prayer was instituted corresponding to the afternoon…
  2. 2.One who cannot obtain a minyan for Mincha Ketanah…
  3. 3.The ideal mitzvah is to pray Mincha, including the…
  4. 4.One may begin Mincha at the end of our…
  5. 5.It is clear that Mincha may not be prayed…
  6. 6.Vidui and Nefilat Apayim may be recited throughout bein…
  7. 7.In a synagogue where many minyanim pray one after…
  8. 8.At the Western Wall, or in a synagogue where…
  9. 9.If on a weekday most of a minyan in…
  10. 10.It is permitted to pray Mincha in a place…
  11. 11.If the time for Mincha arrives while one is…
  12. 12.Our custom is to recite "Lamnatze'ach al hagittit" before…
  13. 13.In the text of Aleinu, our custom is to…
  14. 14.If one was saying, "for they bow to vanity…
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234One Who Did Not Pray MinchaSiman 234 · 1 seifim
  1. 1.One who forgot and did not pray Mincha should…
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235The Time for the Evening Keriat ShemaSiman 235 · 5 seifim
  1. 1.Initially, the ideal mitzvah is to pray Ma'ariv and…
  2. 2.Initially, Keriat Shema should be recited immediately at nightfall.…
  3. 3.The initial time limit for the evening Keriat Shema…
  4. 4.One who follows the Sephardic custom and prays Ma'ariv…
  5. 5.One who recited the evening Keriat Shema but is…
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+The Blessings of the Evening Keriat ShemaSiman 236 (continued) · 16 seifim
  1. 1.Our custom is to recite the three verses, "Hashem…
  2. 2.After answering "Baruch Hashem hamevorach le'olam va'ed" before Ma'ariv…
  3. 3.During the blessings of the evening Keriat Shema, one…
  4. 4.At the end of Keriat Shema one must say,…
  5. 5.If several individuals began Ma'ariv privately and, before they…
  6. 6.Our custom is to conclude the blessing Shomer et…
  7. 7.In the text of Ahavat Olam, it is proper…
  8. 8.One who arrives at the synagogue for Ma'ariv and…
  9. 9.If one was praying Ma'ariv with the congregation, completed…
  10. 10.One may not interrupt by speaking between redemption and…
  11. 11.One who is in the Ma'ariv Amidah and remembers…
  12. 12.One who is unsure whether or not he prayed…
  13. 13.The prayer leader does not repeat the Ma'ariv Amidah,…
  14. 14.Even when Ma'ariv is prayed while it is still…
  15. 15.Women are exempt from the morning and evening Keriat…
  16. 16.A woman who prayed neither Shacharit nor Mincha should…
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238Establishing Fixed Times for Torah Study at NightSiman 238 · 6 seifim
  1. 1.One must be more careful about Torah study at…
  2. 2.There is no fixed measure for how much a…
  3. 3.If a person has a fixed daily amount of…
  4. 4.It is permitted to study Tanach with Rashi's commentary…
  5. 5.Initially, when possible, it is proper to prevent one's…
  6. 6.Ashkenazim who follow the Rema and customarily read from…
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239The Laws of the Bedtime Keriat ShemaSiman 239 · 8 seifim
  1. 1.The blessing Hamapil, recited together with the bedtime Keriat…
  2. 2.One who recited Hamapil and whose father or mother…
  3. 3.There is no need to delay Hamapil until one's…
  4. 4.When reciting the bedtime Keriat Shema, it is preferable…
  5. 5.Our custom is to recite Hamapil before Keriat Shema,…
  6. 6.It is proper to train one's young sons to…
  7. 7.On Shabbat and festival nights as well, one may…
  8. 8.It is forbidden to sleep alone in a house.…
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