{"id":6524,"date":"2010-01-25T06:00:37","date_gmt":"2010-01-25T04:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/?p=6524"},"modified":"2018-05-24T12:18:43","modified_gmt":"2018-05-24T09:18:43","slug":"02-25-06","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/02-25-06\/","title":{"rendered":"06 – The Time of the Amidah According to the Chachamim and Rabbi Yehudah"},"content":{"rendered":"

The time of the Ma\u2019ariv <\/i>prayer was established to correspond to the offering of the organs and fats of the Tamid<\/i> offering upon the altar. As we already learned (earlier in this book 24:7), the Chachamim<\/i> and Rabbi Yehudah disagree regarding this matter. According to the Chachamim<\/i>, the time of Minchah<\/i> is until night, and the time to pray Ma\u2019ariv <\/i>starts from tzeit hakochavim<\/i>. According to Rabbi Yehudah, the time of Minchah<\/i> ends at plag haminchah<\/i>, an hour and a quarter before the end of the day, and immediately after that begins the time of Ma\u2019ariv<\/i>. A person is permitted to choose whether to practice according to the Chachamim<\/i> or Rabbi Yehudah, on condition that he adheres to one minhag<\/i>. If he follows Rabbi Yehudah, he must make sure not to pray Minchah<\/i> after plag haminchah<\/i>. If he follows the Chachamim<\/i>, he must make sure to pray Ma\u2019ariv <\/i>after tzeit hakochavim<\/i>. However, if a person \u00a0prays Minchah<\/i> after plag haminchah<\/i> in the opinion of the Chachamim<\/i>, it is forbidden to pray Ma\u2019ariv <\/i>before tzeit hakochavim<\/i> according to Rabbi Yehudah.<\/p>\n

Even though according to Rabbi Yehudah the time to recite Ma\u2019ariv <\/i>and Birkot Keriat Shema<\/i> starts at plag haminchah<\/i>, the time of Keriat Shema<\/i> itself does not begin until tzeit hakochavim<\/i>. Therefore, a person praying before tzeit hakochavim<\/i> must repeat the three paragraphs of Shema<\/i> after tzeit hakochavim<\/i> (Shulchan Aruch<\/i> 235:1).[4]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

L’chatchilah<\/i>, one may not switch from one ruling to another; instead, everyone must always practice according to one opinion. The prevalent minhag<\/i> today is to follow the Chachamim<\/i>. However, in times of need, a person is permitted to change from the Chachamim<\/i>\u2019s opinion and practice like Rabbi Yehudah. For instance, in the summer, when Shabbat starts late, there are those who wish to accept Shabbat early so that their small children can participate in the prayer service and the meal, and for that reason they pray Ma\u2019ariv<\/i> like Rabbi Yehudah, before sunset. Similarly, a person who finds himself in a place in which they practice like Rabbi Yehudah, even though he is used to praying Ma\u2019ariv<\/i> after tzeit hakochavim<\/i>, it is better that he pray in a minyan<\/i> like Rabbi Yehudah, instead of observing his minhag<\/i> and praying individually like the Chachamim.<\/i>[5]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

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[4]<\/a>. However, the Tosafot <\/i>write in Berachot<\/i> 2a that according to Rabbeinu Tam<\/i>, the time to recite the evening Keriat Shema<\/i> is the same as the time of Ma\u2019ariv<\/i>, and according to Rabbi Yehudah, one is permitted to fulfill his obligation from the time of plag haminchah<\/i>. According to Rabbeinu Yitzchak<\/i>, <\/i>it is permissible in extenuating circumstances to be lenient regarding the time of Keriat Shema<\/i> and to follow the opinions which say that it is a few minutes before tzeit hakochavim<\/i>. Nonetheless, the remaining Rishonim<\/i> maintain that the time to recite the evening Keriat Shema<\/i> is after tzeit hakochavim<\/i>, and therefore it is necessary to repeat Keriat Shema<\/i> after tzeit hakochavim<\/i>, as the Shulchan Aruch<\/i> 235:1 rules. There is disagreement as to whether it is necessary to repeat the Vayomer<\/i> paragraph after tzeit hakochavim<\/i> as well. According to the Magen Avraham<\/i>, the time to remember the Exodus from Egypt is the same as the time of Ma\u2019ariv<\/i> and one need not make it up, whereas according to the Sha\u2019agat Aryeh<\/i> its time is like the time of Keriat Shema<\/i> and one must make it up (Mishnah Berurah<\/i> 235:11). Regarding Birkot<\/i> Keriat Shema<\/i>, in principal their time is like the time of Keriat Shema<\/i>. However, in practice, those who follow Rabbi Yehudah normally recite them before tzeit hakochavim <\/i>and fulfill their obligation, as clarified in the Mishnah Berurah<\/i> 235:7 and 11, and Sha\u2019ar HaTzion<\/i> 6.<\/p>\n

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[5]<\/a>. According to the Ra\u2019ah<\/i> and Meiri<\/i>, throughout the day a person must practice according to one approach, but each day he may choose a different minhag<\/i>. According to Talmidei Rabbeinu Yonah<\/i>, Rashba<\/i>, and the Rosh<\/i>, one must always choose to follow one opinion and he is not allowed to switch approaches even from time to time. The Shulchan Aruch<\/i> 233:1, Mishnah Berurah<\/i> 6:11 and Kaf HaChaim<\/i> 9:12 rule that, l’chatchilah<\/i>, alternating approaches is prohibited, but in times of need, one is permitted to do so (see Mishnah Berurah<\/i> 267:3).<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The time of the Ma\u2019ariv prayer was established to correspond to the offering of the organs and fats of the Tamid offering upon the altar. As we already learned (earlier in this book 24:7), the Chachamim and Rabbi Yehudah disagree regarding this matter. 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