{"id":8233,"date":"2016-02-08T00:05:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-07T22:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/?p=8233"},"modified":"2018-05-24T12:35:01","modified_gmt":"2018-05-24T09:35:01","slug":"03-08-05","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/03-08-05\/","title":{"rendered":"05. Greetings Before Prayer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Times New Roman\">A woman who is about to pray <\/span><i><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Times New Roman\">Sha\u0125arit<\/span><\/i><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Times New Roman\"> must take care not to address her parents or friends prior to doing so. If she does, she sins, as she ascribes more importance to their honor than to God\u2019s honor, for rather than standing in prayer before God, she first goes to greet another person (<\/span><i><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Times New Roman\">Berakhot<\/span><\/i><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Times New Roman\"> 14a). <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Times New Roman\">If a woman\u2019s parents require assistance and she has not time to pray beforehand, she may go to their aid before prayer, for in doing so she fulfills the mitzva of honoring her parents; however, she must first recite <\/span><i><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Times New Roman\">Birkhot Ha-sha\u0125ar<\/span><\/i><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Times New Roman\"> and <\/span><i><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Times New Roman\">Birkhot Ha-Torah<\/span><\/i><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Times New Roman\">. Likewise, when it is necessary to help people who are ill, and she will not be able to pray beforehand, she may assist them before prayer. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Times New Roman\">This prohibition is to visit a friend to to ask her how she is; however, if her friend comes to her house, she may greet her. If her friend does greet her, it is best that she responds \u201cgood morning\u201d and not \u201cShalom\u201d so as to remind herself that she has not yet prayed. Similarly, girls who pray at school and along their way meet their friends are permitted to address them and talk to them, although it is best to say \u201cgood morning\u201d and not \u201cShalom.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Times New Roman\">When it is necessary to call someone on the phone, be it to ask a question or relay a message, one may make a phone call before praying. However, it is forbidden to conduct an ordinary friendly phone conversation before prayer (see <\/span><i><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Times New Roman\">Peninei Halakha: Prayer<\/span><\/i><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Times New Roman\">, 12:1 n. 2).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Times New Roman\">It is proper that a woman who does not intend to pray <\/span><i><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Times New Roman\">Sha\u0125arit<\/span><\/i><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Times New Roman\"> refrains from greeting her friend before she recites <\/span><i><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Times New Roman\">Birkhot Ha-sha\u0125ar<\/span><\/i><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Times New Roman\"> and <\/span><i><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Times New Roman\">Birkhot Ha-Torah<\/span><\/i><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Times New Roman\">.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A woman who is about to pray Sha\u0125arit must take care not to address her parents or friends prior to doing so. 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