Saying Kaddish

How Many Should be Saying Kaddish?

How Many Should be Saying Kaddish?

Early Maariv

Between Yishtabach and Borchu

Since Az Yashir, which concludes pesukei dezimra, is in parshas Beshalach, this article about the conclusion of Pesukei Dezimra is most appropriate.

May I Eat before I Daven?

Since the Gemara notes that a source in this week’s parsha teaches that Yaakov introduced the Maariv prayers…

Blended and Synthetic Tzitzis

According to Chazal, as reward for Avraham turning down the king of Sodom’s offer, and declining to take even a chut, a thread, his descendants were rewarded with the mitzvah of tzitzis.

May I Daven in English?

The end of parshas Noach teaches about the beginning of languages…

Grand Opening!

Why is Kaddish in Aramaic? Isn’t it prohibited to pray in Aramaic and Arabic? In which arm does a lefty hold the sefer Torah? Do I join everyone in reciting Berich She’mei when I am in the middle of pesukei dezimra?

Taking out the Sefer Torah

Which Keil erech apayim should I say? My wife is due to give birth shortly, and I am saying kaddish for my father. On the days that the Torah is read, should I l daven before the amud”, open the aron hakodesh, or do both? When do I recite Berich She’mei?

Missing the Reading II

I will be traveling to Eretz Yisrael this spring, and will miss one of the parshiyos. Can I make up the missing kerias haTorah? I will be traveling from Eretz Yisrael to the United States after Pesach. Do I need to review the parsha twice?

Missing the Reading

I will be traveling to Eretz Yisroel this spring, and will miss one of the parshios. Can I make up the missing kerias haTorah? I will be traveling from Eretz Yisroel to the United States after Pesach. Do I need to review the parshah twice? May I accept an aliyah for a parshah that is not the one I will be reading on Shabbos?

Taking Out the Sefer Torah

Which Keil Erech Apayim should I say? My wife is due to give birth shortly, and I am saying kaddish for my father. Should I be the Chazan, do Pticha or both? When do I recite Berich She’mei?

Minyan Matters

I know that a child may recite the haftarah. Does this require a minyan? We had a minyan when we began saying Aleinu, but when we finished, we were short. Can I still say kaddish? In the middle of the sheva brachos, we lost our minyan. What can we do?

Do Clothes Make the Man?

When does Mincha Start?

Liturgical Curiosities

Selichos is upon us, providing an opportunity to present some background to the role of liturgical poetry that impacts immensely on our selichos and yomim nora’im prayers.

Pesukei Dezimra: Fulfilling Hashem’s Only Desire

To Dew or not to Dew

Take a Bow

How can this happen?

Quiz Question: Someone received revi’i, the fourth aliyah, Shabbos morning, and, later that day, received back-to-back aliyos?

Shul Building

Part 2

Part 2