The Rambam teaches that there are eight qualifications that should be part of the ideal Amida prayer, though the prayer remains valid without them. The first of these qualifications is to stand while praying. What are the details of this requirement? When does it not apply?
The Rambam teaches that there are eight qualifications that should be part of the ideal Amida prayer, though the prayer remains valid without them. The first of these qualifications is to stand while praying. What are the details of this requirement? When does it not apply?
A person cannot pray while he's drunk; but if he does, must he pray again? What constitutes drunkenness according to the halacha? How should a person perpare for prayer? And if he's in a dangerous place where he is unable to pray, what should he do?
A person cannot pray while he's drunk; but if he does, must he pray again? What constitutes drunkenness according to the halacha? How should a person perpare for prayer? And if he's in a dangerous place where he is unable to pray, what should he do?
A person cannot pray while he's drunk; but if he does, must he pray again? What constitutes drunkenness according to the halacha? How should a person perpare for prayer? And if he's in a dangerous place where he is unable to pray, what should he do?
We learned that a room must be "tahor" - pure - before a person prays there. What happens if he prayed in a room and afterwards discovers that it was not, in fact, clean? And is a person allowed to say the Amidah if he needs the bathroom?
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