by Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Haber | Jun 18, 2010
What happens if on Yom Tov one mixes up the end of the blessing in Shemoneh Esrei , and in place of saying Mekadeish Hashabbos Veyisrael Vehazmanim, he says Mekadeish Hashabbos, or vice versa? There is a three way dispute (Beitzah 17) regarding the proper format of...
by Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Haber | Apr 30, 2010
There are several ‘zmanim’ or halachic times that one must be familiar with to fully appreciate how the time restrictions on prayer work. Amud/Alos Hashachar – Dawn, or first light. This is either 72 or 90 minutes before Neitz Hachamah Hair Penei Hamizrach – when the...