{"id":6186,"date":"2010-01-11T12:00:24","date_gmt":"2010-01-11T10:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/?p=6186"},"modified":"2018-05-24T11:32:31","modified_gmt":"2018-05-24T08:32:31","slug":"02-11-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/02-11-12\/","title":{"rendered":"12 – Praying in a Minyan vs. Abiding by the Times"},"content":{"rendered":"
Since the Chachamim<\/i> instituted the recital of Shema<\/i> together with its berachot<\/i>, and established praying the Amidah<\/i> immediately following, l’chatchilah<\/i> the time of Shacharit<\/i> should be set to allow people to succeed in reciting Shema<\/i> before the first three hours of the day have ended according to the Magen Avraham<\/i>.<\/p>\n
When the congregation is late to pray and there is concern that those praying will recite the Shema<\/i> after the time according to the Magen Avraham<\/i>, the people praying should be instructed to recite the paragraph of Shema <\/i>before beginning to pray. One who wishes to enhance the mitzvah should read all three paragraphs.[18]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n When the congregation prays even later and recites the Amidah<\/i> after the time to pray has already ended according to the Magen Avraham<\/i>, the poskim<\/i> disagree as to what is preferable. There are those who say that it is better to pray in a minyan<\/i> within four hours according to the Gra<\/i>, because that is the opinion of the majority of poskim<\/i>. Further, the time of Shacharit<\/i> is rabbinic and we are lenient when there is uncertainty regarding rabbinic rulings. Additionally, in cases of extenuating circumstances one may recite Shacharit<\/i> until chatzot<\/i>. Therefore, it is best to pray in a minyan<\/i> as the Chachamim<\/i> established, even if the congregation prays after the time to pray has ended according to the Magen Avraham<\/i>. Nevertheless, there are those who say that it is better to pray individually at the proper time according to the Magen Avraham<\/i>, rather than to pray in a minyan<\/i> after the time to pray has ended according to him.[19]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n However, if the minyan<\/i> is not conducted in accordance with the halachah and prays after four hours have passed according to the Gra<\/i>, all opinions agree that one must pray individually prior such a late minyan<\/i>.[20]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n One who does not have tefillin<\/i> must not delay praying until after the time of Keriat Shema<\/i> and the Amidah<\/i>, when he will have them, since b\u2019dieved<\/i> one is permitted to fulfill the mitzvah of Keriat Shema<\/i> and the Amidah<\/i> without tefillin<\/i> (Mishnah Berurah<\/i> 46:33; further in this book 12:9).<\/p>\n
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