{"id":8451,"date":"2016-02-20T10:00:13","date_gmt":"2016-02-20T08:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/?p=8451"},"modified":"2018-05-24T13:04:17","modified_gmt":"2018-05-24T10:04:17","slug":"03-20-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/03-20-10\/","title":{"rendered":"10. Places where it is Forbidden to Interrupt"},"content":{"rendered":"
In cases where one may respond in the middle of Birkhot Keri\u2019at Shema<\/em>, she may only respond while reciting the main part of it, from the beginning until just before the conclusion. However, once one says \u201cBarukh Atta Hashem<\/em>\u201d at the conclusion, she may not interrupt at all, for such an interruption truncates the berakha<\/em> (BHL 66:3).<\/p>\n Similarly, when reciting the verses \u201cShema Yisrael<\/em>\u2026\u201d and \u201cBarukh Shem kevod\u2026<\/em>,\u201d in which one accepts the yoke of heaven, one may not interrupt for anything, for they have the same status as the Amida<\/em>, in which we do not interrupt at all (SA 66:1).<\/p>\n In any case of uncertainty in the middle of Birkhot Keri\u2019at Shema<\/em> or Pesukei De-zimra<\/em>, it is best not to respond, for according to many poskim<\/em>, even if it is permissible to respond, there is no obligation to do so (Peninei Halakha: Prayer<\/em>, ch. 16 n. 4).<\/p>\n In the middle of the Amida<\/em> it is forbidden to respond to any davar she-bikdusha<\/em>, including Kaddish<\/em> and Kedusha<\/em>. However, one may remain silent and be attentive to the \u0125azan<\/em>\u2019s Kaddish<\/em> and Kedusha<\/em>, for listening with kavana<\/em> is considered like actually responding. However if interrupting the Amida <\/em>to listen to \u0125azan<\/em> disturbs her kavana<\/em>, it is better that she continue her silent Amida<\/em> (Peninei Halakha: Prayer<\/em> 17:15).<\/p>\n On weekdays, one must not interrupt between Ga\u2019al Yisrael<\/em> and the Amida <\/em>for any davar she-bikdusha<\/em>, for adjoining redemption to prayer helps save people from distress. However, on Shabbat, which is not considered a day of distress, there is less of a necessity to adjoin redemption to prayer, and according to most poskim<\/em> one may interrupt to respond to devarim she-bikdusha<\/em>. On festivals, which are days of judgment (on Sukkot, we are judged regarding water, on Pesa\u0125 regarding the harvest, and on Shavuot regarding tree fruits \u2013 see RH 16a), one may not interrupt between redemption and prayer (SA 66:9; Rema 111:1; Peninei Halakha: Prayer<\/em>, ch. 16 n. 7).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In cases where one may respond in the middle of Birkhot Keri\u2019at Shema, she may only respond while reciting the main part of it, from the beginning until just before the conclusion. However, once one says \u201cBarukh Atta Hashem\u201d at the conclusion, she may not interrupt at all, for such an interruption truncates the berakha […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[124],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8451","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-03-20"],"yoast_head":"\n