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[[Mincha]] is the second of the three daily prayers, and it may be recited from shortly after noon until sundown. Mincha usually begins with Ashrei and then Shmoneh Esrei with a repetition, followed by [[Tachanun]] and Aleinu. Some recite the Parshat HaTamid and Ketoret beforehand, as well. | |||
==Greatness of the Mincha Prayer== | ==Greatness of the Mincha Prayer== | ||
# Mincha is very important because whereas [[Shacharit]] is recited in the morning before one gets involved in his daily routine and [[Arvit]] is recited at night, after one finishes with his day's work, mincha is recited in the middle of the day, which requires a person to put his personal affairs aside in order to pay attention to G-d. <ref> Kitzur | # Mincha is very important because whereas [[Shacharit]] is recited in the morning before one gets involved in his daily routine and [[Arvit]] is recited at night, after one finishes with his day's work, mincha is recited in the middle of the day, which requires a person to put his personal affairs aside in order to pay attention to G-d. <ref> Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 69:1. The gemara in [[berachot]] 6b tells us that mincha is extremely important because Eliyahu Hanavi was answered during the mincha [[prayer]] in Melachim Alef 18:36 </ref> | ||
==Starting without a Minyan== | ==Starting without a Minyan== | ||
# Ashrei should not be recited without ten people present. If ashrei is recited without a [[minyan]],they should recite a chapter of tehillim before reciting the [[kaddish]]. <ref>Kitzur | # Ashrei should not be recited without ten people present. If ashrei is recited without a [[minyan]],they should recite a chapter of tehillim before reciting the [[kaddish]]. <ref>Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 69:5 </ref> | ||
==Time for Mincha== | ==Time for Mincha== | ||
# See [[When is the earliest and latest time to pray?#Times_for_Mincha|When is the earliest and latest time to pray?]] page. | # See [[When is the earliest and latest time to pray?#Times_for_Mincha|When is the earliest and latest time to pray?]] page. | ||
==Abbreviated | ==Hechi Kedusha (Abbreviated Chazarat Hashatz)== | ||
# According to Ashkenazim, if there’s not enough time to complete Mincha with [[Chazarat HaShatz]] before [[Shekiyah]], then the Tzibbur should do an abbreviated Chazara by having the Sheliach Tzibbur say the first three [[Brachot]] out loud including [[Kedusha]], and then everyone else should start from the beginning. If there’s less time, while the Shaliach | # Unless there’s a very great need (such as if there’s no time before [[Shekiyah]] or if there’s a small [[minyan]] and those in the [[minyan]] won’t answer [[Amen]] to the [[Chazarat HaShatz]]) this abbreviated Chazara may not be used. <Ref>Rama 124:2, Mishna Brurah 124:6, Sh”t Az Nidbaru 12:33, Sh”t Yachave Daat 3:16, Piskei Teshuvot 232:2, [https://www.ou.org/torah/halacha/dalet-amot-of-halacha/heicha-kedusha/ Rabbi Ari Enkin] </ref> | ||
# According to Ashkenazim, if there’s not enough time to complete Mincha with [[Chazarat HaShatz]] before [[Shekiyah]], then the Tzibbur should do an abbreviated Chazara by having the Sheliach Tzibbur say the first three [[Brachot]] out loud including [[Kedusha]], and then everyone else should start from the beginning. If there’s less time, while the Shaliach Tzibbur says that first three [[Brachot]] aloud everyone except one should read along word by word and then everyone should continue silently from there. <Ref>Mishna Brurah 124:8, 232:4, and 233:14. Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 69:6. Rav Soloveitchik quoted by Rav Herschel Schachter in Nefesh Harav, pg. 126 maintains that the tzibbur should begin Shemoneh Esrei with the shaliach tzibbur in any event that the tzibbur does an abbreviated chazara. </ref> | |||
# According to Sephardim, if there’s not enough time to complete Mincha with [[Chazarat HaShatz]] before [[Tzet HaKochavim]] (13.5 minutes after [[Shekiah]]), then the Tzibbur should do an abbreviated Chazara by having the Sheliach Tzibbur say the first three [[Brachot]] out loud including [[Kedusha]], while everyone else should read along word by word with the Sheliach Tzibbur. <Ref>Yalkut Yosef (vol 3 pg 631 and Kitzur S”A 233 #4) </ref> | # According to Sephardim, if there’s not enough time to complete Mincha with [[Chazarat HaShatz]] before [[Tzet HaKochavim]] (13.5 minutes after [[Shekiah]]), then the Tzibbur should do an abbreviated Chazara by having the Sheliach Tzibbur say the first three [[Brachot]] out loud including [[Kedusha]], while everyone else should read along word by word with the Sheliach Tzibbur. <Ref>Yalkut Yosef (vol 3 pg 631 and Kitzur S”A 233 #4) </ref> | ||
# | ==Petach Eliyahu== | ||
# Some have the custom to recite Petach Eliyahu before Mincha. If one doesn't have a minyan at the end of Petach Eliyahu they can recite Kaddish Al Yisrael after Ketoret before Ashrei.<ref>[https://www.ykr.org.il/question/16852 Rabbi Yonatan Mazuz] writes that if there's no minyan after Petach Eliyahu they can delay the Kaddish until after Ketoret. [https://www.ykr.org.il/question/7247 Rabbi Michal Sigron] clarifies that Petach Eliyahu can be said by an individual since it is learning torah and not a tefillah.</ref> | |||
==Eating before Mincha== | ==Eating before Mincha== | ||
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* The Rif ([[Shabbat]] 4a) rules like Rav Acha Bar Yacov that one may not have a small or big meal from before Mincha Gedolah. Rambam ([[Tefillah]] 6:5) holds like the Rif. The Rosh ([[Brachot]] 4:11, [[Shabbat]] 1:18) quotes the opinions of Tosfot and Rif and the Tur in C”M 5 writes that the Rosh agrees to the Rif, while the Bet Yosef C”M 5 questions this. The Rosh ([[Shabbat]] 1:18) writes that the Rabbenu Yonah agrees with the Rif. The Rashba ([[Shabbat]] 9b s.v. VeYeInyan Pesak Halacha) writes that his Rebbe (the Ramban) agreed with the Rif. S”A 232:2 rules like the Rif. | * The Rif ([[Shabbat]] 4a) rules like Rav Acha Bar Yacov that one may not have a small or big meal from before Mincha Gedolah. Rambam ([[Tefillah]] 6:5) holds like the Rif. The Rosh ([[Brachot]] 4:11, [[Shabbat]] 1:18) quotes the opinions of Tosfot and Rif and the Tur in C”M 5 writes that the Rosh agrees to the Rif, while the Bet Yosef C”M 5 questions this. The Rosh ([[Shabbat]] 1:18) writes that the Rabbenu Yonah agrees with the Rif. The Rashba ([[Shabbat]] 9b s.v. VeYeInyan Pesak Halacha) writes that his Rebbe (the Ramban) agreed with the Rif. S”A 232:2 rules like the Rif. | ||
* The Rama 232:2 writes that one may be more lenient than S”A to have a small meal before Mincha Gedolah and before Mincha Ketana but one should still be strict like the Ri not to have a big meal even before Mincha Gedolah and the Minhag is even more lenient to permit any meal except for a big meal before Mincha Katana (which is a combination of the leniency of the Baal HaMoar and the leniency of the Ri). [The Yalkut Yosef (vol 3 pg 635) writes that this is also the opinion of the Mordechai. However, the Mordechai in [[Shabbat]] (Siman 225) seems to hold like Rabbenu Tam.] | * The Rama 232:2 writes that one may be more lenient than S”A to have a small meal before Mincha Gedolah and before Mincha Ketana but one should still be strict like the Ri not to have a big meal even before Mincha Gedolah and the Minhag is even more lenient to permit any meal except for a big meal before Mincha Katana (which is a combination of the leniency of the Baal HaMoar and the leniency of the Ri). [The Yalkut Yosef (vol 3 pg 635) writes that this is also the opinion of the Mordechai. However, the Mordechai in [[Shabbat]] (Siman 225) seems to hold like Rabbenu Tam.] | ||
* The achronim discuss whether the leniency to permit having a small meal even before Mincha Ketana allows one to have a small meal at any time or only until the actual time of Mincha Ketana (nine and a half hour and not the beginning of the ninth hour). The | * The achronim discuss whether the leniency to permit having a small meal even before Mincha Ketana allows one to have a small meal at any time or only until the actual time of Mincha Ketana (nine and a half hour and not the beginning of the ninth hour). The Magen Avraham 232:15 is strict, however, the Mahariv is lenient. The Mishna Brurah 232:26 is lenient. | ||
* The Rama 232:2 defines a big meal as a meal of wedding or [[Brit Milah]]. This is based on the Tosfot ([[Shabbat]] 9b s.v. BeTisporet) who says that a big meal like those of an engagement, wedding, or [[Brit Milah]]. The Bet Yosef 232:2 quotes the Hagahot Maimonot ([[Tefillah]] 6:7) who writes that a [[Shabbat]] or [[Yom Tov]] meal isn’t considered a big meal but only a meal where many people gather together such as a wedding or [[Brit Milah]]. The Kol Bo (Siman 11 pg 8a) agrees to the Hagahot Maimonot. The Mishna Brurah 232:24 rules that a [[Shabbat]] and [[Yom Tov]] meal isn’t considered a big meal, however, a wedding, [[Brit Milah]] or [[Pidyon HaBen]] meal (where many people gather together) is considered a big meal. | * The Rama 232:2 defines a big meal as a meal of wedding or [[Brit Milah]]. This is based on the Tosfot ([[Shabbat]] 9b s.v. BeTisporet) who says that a big meal like those of an engagement, wedding, or [[Brit Milah]]. The Bet Yosef 232:2 quotes the Hagahot Maimonot ([[Tefillah]] 6:7) who writes that a [[Shabbat]] or [[Yom Tov]] meal isn’t considered a big meal but only a meal where many people gather together such as a wedding or [[Brit Milah]]. The Kol Bo (Siman 11 pg 8a) agrees to the Hagahot Maimonot. The Mishna Brurah 232:24 rules that a [[Shabbat]] and [[Yom Tov]] meal isn’t considered a big meal, however, a wedding, [[Brit Milah]] or [[Pidyon HaBen]] meal (where many people gather together) is considered a big meal. | ||
* The Bet Yosef 232:2 quotes the Ran ([[Shabbat]] 4a s.v. Hay) who says that this prohibition which begins close to the time of Mincha starts a half hour before the time of Mincha. The Bet Yosef writes that this is also the opinion of the Rashbam (Pesachim 99b). [The Mordechai in [[Shabbat]] (Siman 225) also says a half hour.] | * The Bet Yosef 232:2 quotes the Ran ([[Shabbat]] 4a s.v. Hay) who says that this prohibition which begins close to the time of Mincha starts a half hour before the time of Mincha. The Bet Yosef writes that this is also the opinion of the Rashbam (Pesachim 99b). [The Mordechai in [[Shabbat]] (Siman 225) also says a half hour.] | ||
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