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Geshem and TalBuy "Geshem and Tal" on an mp3 CD! (All 11 classes for just $5.50+S&H!)Rav Dovid gives a daily halacha at the Wall Street Synagogue in Lower Manhattan. This series covers the seasonal additions of Geshem and Tal in the Amidah prayer. |
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| 7 Kislev 5769 | listen |
When is Tekufat Tishrei? (2)
(16:45)
Understanding Shmuel's calendar.
Sources: BY OC 117:1
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| 6 Kislev 5769 | listen |
When is Tekufat Tishrei? (1)
(14:57)
Why do we start praying for rain based on a secular date?
Sources: Taanit 9a; BY OC 117:1
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| 26 Tishrei 5768 | listen |
Mashiv HaRuach: Summary of Halachot
(9:57)
What do you do if you forget to insert mashiv haruach? What if you aren't sure what you said? Also: washing hands before dawn.
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| 6 Iyar 5767 | listen |
Establishing a Chazaka on Tal or Geshem
(14:30)
The same principle with regard to doubt -- that it takes thirty days to establish a new habit -- can also be used to resolve doubts by establishing a new habit with regard to saying tal or geshem.
Sources: OC 114:9; MB 114:40-44
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| 5 Iyar 5767 | listen |
Tal and Geshem: What if you aren't sure what you said?
(15:51)
We get so used to the words of the amidah and have such poor focus on our tefillah that sometimes, perhaps even often, we don't know whether we said tal or geshem. What is the halacha in such a case?
Sources: OC 114:8; MB 114:35-38
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| 29 Nissan 5767 | listen |
What if you add Morid HaGeshem when you shouldn't?
(15:29)
If you add Morid HaGeshem when you shouldn't you need to correct the error. But how do you correct it? That depends on several variables -- whether you added geshem on purpose or by accident and when you realize your mistake.
Sources: OC 114:4,7-8; MB 114:19-24
Dedicated for a refuah shleima for Saritte bat Aliza Sali
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| 25 Nissan 5767 | listen |
What if you accidentally add or forget "Morid HaTal"?
(13:43)
If you accidentally add or forget "Morid HaTal", you generally need not correct the error. Why not? What if you request tal by accident in barech aleinu?
Sources: OC 114:3-4; MB 114:10,12-15,17-19
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| 24 Nissan 5767 | listen |
What if you ask for rain in the wrong season?
(12:01)
After musaf of the first day of Pesach, we stop davening for rain in the amidah. What if you ask for rain by accident?
Sources: OC 117:2-3; MB 117:14; Beur Halacha d.h. "HaTzrichim Matar"
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| 26 Tishrei 5767 | listen |
What if you forget Mashiv HaRuach?
(12:14)
What to do if you leave out (or aren't sure if you said) mashiv haruach, with all the sources and all the details.
Sources: OC 114:5-9; MB 114:28-31,33; Beiur Halacha d.h. "B'lo chatima"; Baer Heiteiv 114:14
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| 25 Tishrei 5767 | listen |
Announcing Mashiv HaRuach
(7:05)
The kahal does not begin to say mashiv haruach until it has been announced. But what if you don't hear it?
Sources: OC 114:2; MB 114:4,5,8,9
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| 24 Tishrei 5767 | listen |
Introduction to Mashiv HaRuach
(7:15)
Topics covered: Why do we begin mashiv haruach on Shmini Atzeret? Why do we say it in the second brocha, the brocha of gevurot? What if you leave out mashiv haruach by accident?
Sources: OC 114:1; MB 114:1-2
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