Prayer

Hello, Honorable Rabbi 1. On Yom Kippur, do we perform the morning hand washing? And do we wash hands after leaving the restroom? 2. If it is difficult for me to go to synagogue to pray, should I go o...

We have a friend who wants to hold a thanksgiving meal after undergoing surgery. Is there any special blessing text or prayer that is recited at a thanksgiving meal besides the Mincha and Ma'ariv pray...

Hello, 1. Following a question that was asked, what should a woman say as part of the Kri'at Shema said at bedtime? 2. What are women obligated to do regarding prayers - the Shmoneh Esrei three times...

Hello, honorable rabbi. Is the Mincha prayer on Friday a regular Mincha prayer like on the rest of the weekdays? Or is it in the Shabbat text? Thank you very much, and Shabbat shalom

Shalom. Is there a halacha that one should not place a bag on the floor? Does doing so damage one’s livelihood? (Usually, in the bag I carry, I also have a Tehillim, a wallet containing the Traveler’s...

Hello, I would like to ask if it is permissible to attend all the prayers of Shabbat while on my menstrual period? If it is not allowed, my father expects me to be there at the end of every prayer, an...

Hello, honorable Rabbi:I wanted to ask why in the Shacharit or Mincha prayer we do repeat the Amidah, whereas in Ma'ariv there is no need to do so? Thank you very much.

Shalom Rabbi, I would like to ask about the vidduy during Kri'at Shema al haMitah. I used to say the vidduy all the time, but recently I have stopped. Have I fulfilled my obligation during all the tim...

Hello, honored rabbi. My question is this: I wake up every morning at about 3:00 a.m. Can I pray with Birkot HaShachar and Torah and recite Tehillim and Shirat HaBriya before Shacharit, or is it manda...

It is known that Sefer Tehillim was written by King David. If so, why does it say at the end of chapter 72, "The prayers of David son of Yishai are ended"?