Observant Jews daven (pray) in formal worship services three times a day, every day: at evening (Ma’ariv), in the morning (Shacharit), and in the afternoon (Minchah). The afternoon service for one day and the evening service for the next (which begins at sunset) are usually davened back-to-back so that a
Category: Teffilah
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The halachos that regulate women’s obligation in tefillah are complex. Do they have to daven? Which parts of davening? Why do many women not daven? Is there a difference between Shacharis, Minchah and Ma’ariv? What about Mussaf, Hallel and other parts of davening? Is there any point in coming to
וְאָהַבְתָּ אֵת יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ בְּכָל־לְבָבְךָ וּבְכָל־נַפְשְׁךָ וּבְכָל־מְאֹדֶךָ׃ וְהָיוּ הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי מְצַוְּךָ הַיּוֹם עַל־לְבָבֶךָ׃ וְשִׁנַּנְתָּם לְבָנֶיךָ וְדִבַּרְתָּ בָּם בְּשִׁבְתְּךָ בְּבֵיתֶךָ וּבְלֶכְתְּךָ בַדֶּרֶךְ וּבְשָׁכְבְּךָ וּבְקוּמֶךָ׃ וּקְשַׁרְתָּם לְאוֹת עַל־יָדֶךָ וְהָיוּ לְטֹטָפֹת בֵּין עֵינֶיךָ׃ וּכְתַבְתָּם עַל־מְזוּזֹת בֵּיתֶךָ וּבִשְׁעָרֶיךָ׃ You shall love the L-rd your G‑d with all your heart, with all your soul, and
אֲ֭דֹנָי שְׂפָתַ֣י תִּפְתָּ֑ח וּ֝פִ֗י יַגִּ֥יד תְּהִלָּתֶֽךָ׃ O Lord, open thou my lips, that my mouth may declare thy praise. בָּר֨וּךְ אַתָּ֤ה יהוה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֨ינוּ֙ וֵאלֹהֵ֣י אֲבוֹתֵ֔ינוּ אֱלֹהֵ֧י אַבְרָהָ֛ם אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִצְחָ֖ק וֵאלֹהֵ֣י יַעֲקֹ֑ב אֱלֹהֵ֨י שָׂרָ֜ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י רִבְקָ֗ה אֱלֹהֵ֞י רָחֵ֣ל וּבִלְהָ֗ה וֵאלֹהֵי֙ לֵאָ֣ה וְזִלְפָּ֔ה הָאֵ֨ל הַגָּדֹ֤ול הַגִּבֹּור֙ וְהַנּוֹרָ֔א אֵ֣ל עֶלְ֔יוֹן גּוֹמֵל֩ חֲסָדִ֨ים טוֹבִ֜ים וְקוֹנֵ֣ה