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SHALOM RABBI.
Im currently a student for conversion and live in an foreign land ( a Muslim country)
With regards to Siddur Tehillat HaShem on Shacharit prayers in the morning, since I dont have access to a shul /synagogue to complete the entire Sharit prayers and also I understand that that there are certain portion that need Not be said because I dont have a minyan
....
And there are certain prayers only said on Mondays & Thursdays
My Question - Kindly advice whether I need to complete the entire Shacharit every morning which if read, could possibly take about 2-3 hours if I read the following -
-MORNING BLESSINGS
-ORDER OF PUTTING ON THE TZITZIT
-ORDER OF PUTTING ON THE TALLIT
-ORDER OF PUTTING ON THE TEFILIN
-MORNING PRAYER
-HODU
-VERSES OF PRAISE
-BLESSINGS OF THE SHEMA
-THE SHEMA
- THE AMIDAH
- CONFESSION / TACHNUN
-TORAH READING
-TORAH READING VAETCHANAN
- ASHREI
-SONG OF THE DAY
-EIN KELOKEINU
-ALEINU
-RABBEINU TAMS TEFILLIM
- SIX REMEMBRANCE
Do I need to complete all of above every morning? kindly advice. Thank you RABBI
Shalom Rabbi
Im currently a student for conversion and live in an foreign land ( a Muslim country)
With regards to Siddur Tehillat HaShem on Shacharit prayers in the morning, since I dont have access to a shul /synagogue to complete the entire Sharit prayers and also I understand that that there are certain portion that need Not be said because I dont have a minyan
....
And there are certain prayers only said on Mondays & Thursdays
My Question - Kindly advice whether I need to complete the entire Shacharit every morning which if read, could possibly take about 2-3 hours if I read the following -
-MORNING BLESSINGS
-ORDER OF PUTTING ON THE TZITZIT
-ORDER OF PUTTING ON THE TALLIT
-ORDER OF PUTTING ON THE TEFILIN
-MORNING PRAYER
-HODU
-VERSES OF PRAISE
-BLESSINGS OF THE SHEMA
-THE SHEMA
- THE AMIDAH
- CONFESSION / TACHNUN
-TORAH READING
-TORAH READING VAETCHANAN
- ASHREI
-SONG OF THE DAY
-EIN KELOKEINU
-ALEINU
-RABBEINU TAMS TEFILLIM
- SIX REMEMBRANCE
Do I need to complete all of above every morning? kindly advice. Thank you very much Rabbi Shalom.
Answer
ב"ה
Shalom
I assume you are following some teacher, who is teaching you Judaism, so it's best that all your questions are referred to your teacher. Nonetheless, I will still answer your question.
Since you are only in the process of conversion and not yet Jewish , you are not obligated in any case with all the prayers. But my understanding is that you want to undertake all that you can and will be allowed to do as a Jew, so I will answer accordingly.
There are certain parts of the prayer, which require a Minyan= ten adult males over the age of 13.
Since you do not have a minyan, you are NOT allowed to say the following:
NO "Barchu" which appears after Yishtabach
NO Kaddish
NO Kedusha
NO repetition of the Amida prayer. The silent prayer may be said.
NO reciting "13 attributes of mercy".
Since you have no Synagogue of a Sefer Torah, you are not required to do any Torah reading.
At this stage, you may skip your donning of Rabbenu Tam's Tefillin, since this custom is not upheld by all Jews. Once you become Jewish you can choose according to which Jewish community you want to live by.
Your desire to pray every morning is up to you at this stage. You may start with small portions of prayer and add on gradually once you get used to the prayers.
All the best
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NO Kedusha
NO repetition of the Amida prayer. The silent prayer may be said.
NO reciting "13 attributes of mercy".
Since you have no Synagogue of a Sefer Torah, you are not required to do any Torah reading.
At this stage, you may skip your donning of Rabbenu Tam's Tefillin, since this custom is not upheld by all Jews. Once you become Jewish you can choose according to which Jewish community you want to live by.
Your desire to pray every morning is up to you at this stage. You may start with small portions of prayer and add on gradually once you get used to the prayers.
All the best
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Since you do not have a minyan, you are NOT allowed to say the following:
NO "Barchu" which appears after Yishtabach
NO Kaddish
NO Kedusha
NO repetition of the Amida prayer. The silent prayer may be said.
NO reciting "13 attributes of mercy".
Since you have no Synagogue of a Sefer Torah, you are not required to do any Torah reading.
At this stage, you may skip your donning of Rabbenu Tam's Tefillin, since this custom is not upheld by all Jews. Once you become Jewish you can choose according to which Jewish community you want to live by.
Your desire to pray every morning is up to you at this stage. You may start with small portions of prayer and add on gradually once you get used to the prayers.
All the best
At this stage, you may skip your donning of Rabbenu Tam's Tefillin, since this custom is not upheld by all Jews. Once you become Jewish you can choose according to which Jewish community you want to live by.
Your desire to pray every morning is up to you at this stage. You may start with small portions of prayer and add on gradually once you get used to the prayers.
All the best






