Dear Matzav.com Editor,
I would like to share an important, but often overlooked halacha. The Mishnah Berurah in Hilchos KriasShema (236:1) paskens that when davening Maariv, once the chazzan says Borchu, one should not talk, even if one did not begin the first bracha, if one is davening with that minyan. Many people are not aware of this. As a matter of fact, the Mishnah Berurah himself writes that, ba’avonoseinu harabim, many people are nichshal in this.
The Mishnah Berurah bases his p’sak on Acharonim, including the Elyah Rabbah and Pri Megadim, who say that after Borchu is considered k’emtza haperek, and once the minyan answers borchu, it is as if they started the bracha.
Sincerely,
A Matzav Reader
Lakewood, N.J.
Thank you for that.
Another common one, is people who talk after washing for bread, before they make the bracha of al netilas yadaim. Someone once told me that talking prior to making al netilas yadayim is more chamur than talking AFTER netilas yadayim before the hamotzie bracha.
Why do you have a picture of Lipa with Moran Rav Eliashiv when the video has nothing to do with Rav Eliashiv?
Great regular reminders with out loshon horas excellent and thank you.
I am always amazed at the persistent tendency in some shuls to engage in gratuitous
chatting instead of davening. It is better
to converse outside the sanctuary. Afterwards
the conversationalists can return to complete
their prayers with the proper devotion.
So they are mekayem the mishna berura either way.
A question I am often faced with: If one has to say bracha achrona or asher yatzar may he recite it after answering ‘borchu’ or postpone until after davening?
To #6
Postpone it. There is no problem with a hefsek or delay in these brachos. One may say them later.
with what# 2was saying i think we should verify that he just simply came to visit rav aliashuv like every yid but not to look at it as if he is supporting his album etc….unless we here it from the godal hador befeirush
But there ia real concern yhat I will forget to say it after davening
To Tanna Kamma,
Try not to forget.
Ha Ha #9 why is there always somebody who has to joke when there is a serious article written