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Switching, Changing, and Praying: Nusah Tefillah
Question: May I switch nuschei tefillah on a daily basis? For example, may I daven nusach Ashkenaz today, nusach Eretz Yisrael tomorrow,...
Not Changing Nusach Tefillah - An Invented Halachah
Is one allowed to change his Nusach HaTefillah? Sources: מגן אברהם, אורח חיים - ראש סימן סח תלמוד ירושלמי, עירובין - סוף פרק ג' שו"ת...


Is it obligatory to say the entire tahanun as printed in the siddur?
Question Is it obligatory to say the entire tachanun as printed in the siddur? Answer Nefillat Apayim is on the one hand a hovah...


P'suqe d'Zimrah - Obligation or Recommendation?
Question: Is P'suqe d'Zimrah obligatory? Answer: It is true that Hazal do not state that P'suqe d'Zimrah is obligatory. This is implied...


What is the Halakhic source for Selikhot?
Question What is the Halachic source for Selikhot? Is saying Selikhoth obligatory like other mitzvoth? Answer 1. Saying S’lihoth is a...


How do I wash my hands in preparation for birkath hakohanim?
Question I am a Kohen. If I am not allowed to move from my place while standing during the chazarath hashatz, then how do I wash my hands...


Nusah Eress Yisrael: Piyyutim for Shabbat
Question: Kavod HaRav, In the Sidur Nusah Eretz Yisrael that I presently own there are many additions of later liturgy (Lecha Dodi,...


When and Where to Say Birkot haShachar
Question: When should I say Birkot haShachar? Should I say the brachot that appear at the beginning of the siddur consecutively in shul...
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