{"id":8134,"date":"2016-02-02T00:01:40","date_gmt":"2016-02-01T22:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/?p=8134"},"modified":"2018-05-24T12:23:26","modified_gmt":"2018-05-24T09:23:26","slug":"03-02-01","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/03-02-01\/","title":{"rendered":"01. A Brief Outline of Women\u2019s Obligation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to most <em>poskim<\/em>, women and men are equal regarding the obligation to pray, and therefore women are obligated to recite <em>Shemoneh Esrei<\/em> of <em>Sha\u0125arit<\/em> and <em>Min\u0125a<\/em>, while <em>Ma\u2019ariv<\/em> remains voluntary. Others maintain that women are only obligated to recite the <em>Amida<\/em> (the term for the silent standing prayer, used interchangeably with \u201c<em>Shemoneh Esrei<\/em>\u201d), once a day, preferably <em>Sha\u0125arit<\/em>, so that the day begins with prayer. Still others maintain that women need only recite a brief prayer, and that <em>Birkhot Ha-sha\u0125ar<\/em> and <em>Birkhot Ha-Torah<\/em> are sufficient to discharge this obligation.<\/p>\n<p><em>Le-khat\u0125ila<\/em>, it is best for women to follow the opinion of most <em>poskim<\/em> and recite <em>Sha\u0125arit<\/em> and <em>Min\u0125a<\/em> every day. Still, a woman who only prays once fulfills her obligation, and in extenuating circumstances, just <em>Birkhot Ha-Torah<\/em> and <em>Birkhot Ha-sha\u0125ar <\/em>suffice. A woman who is fully engrossed in caring for her children is permitted <em>le-khat\u0125ila<\/em> to fulfill her obligation by reciting only <em>Birkhot Ha-Torah<\/em> and <em>Birkhot Ha-sha\u0125ar<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>In any case, even a woman who prays <em>Shemoneh Esrei<\/em> must recite <em>Birkhot Ha-Torah<\/em> and <em>Birkhot Ha-sha\u0125ar<\/em> (see below, 6:1 n. 1; 7:3 n. 3).<\/p>\n<p>Some women are accustomed to recite the passages of the sacrificial offerings (<em>Korbanot<\/em>), and some <em>poskim<\/em> even say that women are required to recite the passage of the <em>Tamid<\/em>. Nevertheless, the <em>halakha<\/em> is that they are not obligated to do so (see below, ch. 15 n. 1).<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, there are <em>poskim<\/em> who say that women must recite <em>Pesukei De-zimra<\/em> (verses, mainly from Tehilim, that praise God) in preparation for the <em>Amida<\/em>; however, in practice they are not required to recite them (see below, 15:4).<\/p>\n<p>Women are exempt from the recitation of <em>Shema<\/em> and its <em>berakhot<\/em>, since these prayers are time-bound and women are exempt from positive time-bound <em>mitzvot<\/em> (see chapter 3). Nevertheless, a woman who recites these passages is praiseworthy. There is an opinion that women are obligated in the daytime and nighttime <em>mitzvot<\/em> of remembering the Exodus from Egypt, and according to this opinion it is best that they fulfill this mitzva by reciting <em>Emet Ve-yatziv<\/em> in <em>Sha\u0125arit<\/em> and <em>Emet Ve-emuna<\/em> in <em>Ma\u2019ariv<\/em>. However, most <em>poskim<\/em> maintain that they are not obligated to do so. Although women are exempt from reciting <em>Shema<\/em>, it is good for every woman to recite the first two verses, \u201c<em>Shema Yisrael<\/em>\u201d and \u201c<em>Barukh Shem,<\/em>\u201d daily, so that she accepts upon herself the yoke of heaven (see below, 16:1).<\/p>\n<p>Women are exempt from the recitation of all the prayers of supplication and the passages recited after the <em>Amida<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Women must say the bedtime <em>Shema<\/em> and recite the <em>Ha-mapil<\/em> blessing (as explained below, chapter 19 n. 1).<\/p>\n<p>Women are exempt from praying <em>Musaf<\/em> of Shabbat, festivals, and Rosh \u0124odesh. Some <em>poskim<\/em> say that just as women must pray <em>Sha\u0125arit<\/em> and <em>Min\u0125a<\/em>, so too they must pray <em>Musaf<\/em>, and although, <em>le-khat\u0125ila<\/em>, it is proper to follow their opinion, the opinion of most <em>poskim<\/em> prevails, and women are exempt from <em>Musaf<\/em>. Regarding the recitation of <em>Hallel<\/em>, all opinions agree that women are exempt (see below, section 9).<\/p>\n<p>Some <em>poskim<\/em> maintain that women have an obligation to fulfill the mitzva of Torah reading on Shabbat; however, in practice, the <em>halakha<\/em> follows most <em>poskim<\/em> who maintain that women are exempt from hearing the Shabbat Torah reading (below, section 10).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to most poskim, women and men are equal regarding the obligation to pray, and therefore women are obligated to recite Shemoneh Esrei of Sha\u0125arit and Min\u0125a, while Ma\u2019ariv remains voluntary. 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