Ask the Rabbi
- Halacha
- Night and Sleep
- Tikkun Chatzot and Night Prayer
Question
What is tikkun chatzos? What does it talk about? When is supposed to be said?
Answer
Tikun Chatzot is said from midnight until Alot Hashachar (about an hour and a half before dawn). Tikun Chatzot is a prayer expressing sadness over the destruction of the Temple and the departure of the Shechina.
Rabbi Ro'i Margalit
Netilat Yadayim and Tikkun Chatzot
Rabbi David Sperling | Cheshvan 5, 5773
Bedtime prayer
Rabbi Yoel Lieberman | Iyyar 29, 5772
Tikum Chatzot
Rabbi Elchanan Lewis | Iyyar 18, 5769
