Ask the Rabbi
- Halacha
- Sections of the Prayers
- Other Parts of the Prayers
Question
What arm should a lefty use for Tachanun?
What arm should a lefty use when striking the heart during the Amidah and Vidui?
Thank you.
Answer
Tachanun - During Shacharit when one wears Tefilin, one should use the arm without Tefilin. During Mincha Tachanun - a lefty should use the right hand. Rav Moshe Feinstein writes that a lefty should use both hands.
Striking ones heart should be done with the hand that is most comfortable.
Rabbi Yitzchak Grinblat

prayer about the gov. and country where you live
Rabbi Ari Shvat | Adar 14, 5780

“Baruch Shem K’vode Malkhuto...Why, When & Laws Governing Wh
Rabbi Yoel Lieberman | Tevet 9, 5774

Aleinu after shacharit and musaf
Rabbi David Sperling | Tevet 22, 5776




