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==Children== | ==Children== | ||
# Once a child knows how to speak one should teach | # Once a child knows how to speak one should teach them to say the first pasuk of Shema. <ref> Mishna Brurah 70:7 </ref> | ||
# A child of 6 or 7 should be taught to say | # A child of 6 or 7 should be taught to say brachot of [[Kriyat Shema]], Shema, and [[Shmoneh Esrei]]. <ref> [[Tefillah]] KeHilchata 1:12-13 </ref> | ||
# One should teach one's small children to answer [[Amen]] because once a child answers [[Amen]] | # One should teach one's small children to answer [[Amen]] because once a child answers [[Amen]] it has a place in Olam Haba. <ref>Rama 124:7 </ref> | ||
==Gentiles== | ==Gentiles== | ||
# Gentiles are not obligated in [[Tefillah]] but if they do pray they fulfill a mitzvah like a person who isn’t commanded but volunteers. <Ref>Sh”t O.C. Igrot Moshe 2:25 writes that non-Jews aren't obligated to pray to Hashem but if they do they fulfill a mitzvah and receive reward as someone who isn't commanded but nonetheless, volunteers. See Sh"t HaRambam 148 who writes even regarding [[Brit Milah]] that non-Jews can volunteer to perform a mitzvah.</ref> | # Gentiles are not obligated in [[Tefillah]] but if they do pray they fulfill a mitzvah like a person who isn’t commanded but volunteers. <Ref>Sh”t O.C. Igrot Moshe 2:25 writes that non-Jews aren't obligated to pray to Hashem but if they do they fulfill a mitzvah and receive reward as someone who isn't commanded but nonetheless, volunteers. See Sh"t HaRambam 148 who writes even regarding [[Brit Milah]] that non-Jews can volunteer to perform a mitzvah.</ref> | ||
