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#Eating a meal before davening when the time comes to daven a certain tefillah should be avoided since generally we are lenient about this since we go to established minyanim but for when that isn't possible we should be more strict about this.<ref>Mishna Shabbat 9b, [https://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/949205/dr-david-pelcovitz-dr-rona-novick-rabbi-aryeh-lebowitz-rabbi-dr-ari-berman/living-learning-and-thriving-in-the-era-of-covid-19/ Rabbi Aryeh Lebowitz]. [https://www.star-k.org/videos.php Rabbi Moshe Heinemann] around minutes 5-7 says that if one sets an alarm, that should be sufficient</ref> See details here about [[Eating before Davening| eating]] and [[Other Activities before Davening| doing activities before davening]].
#Eating a meal before davening when the time comes to daven a certain tefillah should be avoided since generally we are lenient about this since we go to established minyanim but for when that isn't possible we should be more strict about this.<ref>Mishna Shabbat 9b, [https://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/949205/dr-david-pelcovitz-dr-rona-novick-rabbi-aryeh-lebowitz-rabbi-dr-ari-berman/living-learning-and-thriving-in-the-era-of-covid-19/ Rabbi Aryeh Lebowitz]. [https://www.star-k.org/videos.php Rabbi Moshe Heinemann] around minutes 5-7 says that if one sets an alarm, that should be sufficient</ref> See details here about [[Eating before Davening| eating]] and [[Other Activities before Davening| doing activities before davening]].
# When davening as a family, in a temporary fashion, some hold that it isn't necessary to have a [[mechitza]] and the men and women can simply daven on different sides of the room.<ref>Igrot Moshe 5:12:1 writes that regarding a Shabbos Sheva Brachos since it is just the family and it is a temporary situation no mechitza is necessary.</ref> See [[Mechitza]] for more details.
# When davening as a family, in a temporary fashion, some hold that it isn't necessary to have a [[mechitza]] and the men and women can simply daven on different sides of the room.<ref>Igrot Moshe 5:12:1 writes that regarding a Shabbos Sheva Brachos since it is just the family and it is a temporary situation no mechitza is necessary.</ref> See [[Mechitza]] for more details.
# A person shouldn't forget to recite [[Birkat Halevana]] by themselves when they see the moon. It can be said from indoors. See [[Birkat Halevana]] page for details.
===Parts of Davening to Skip===
===Parts of Davening to Skip===