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* Shulchan Aruch 89:8 rules that in cases of extenuating circumstances such as where one has to travel early one may pray Shacharit Shemona Esreh immediately after Olot HaShachar. This is also mentioned in Mishna Brurah 89:1.
* Shulchan Aruch 89:8 rules that in cases of extenuating circumstances such as where one has to travel early one may pray Shacharit Shemona Esreh immediately after Olot HaShachar. This is also mentioned in Mishna Brurah 89:1.
* The Ish Matzliach (commentary on Mishna Brurah 89:1) writes that minhag yerushalim is to assume Mesheyakir is an hour before Netz. Yalkut Yosef (Tefillah pg 137) writes that for workers one may be lenient to consider Mesheyakir from 6 minutes after Olot. </ref>
* The Ish Matzliach (commentary on Mishna Brurah 89:1) writes that minhag yerushalim is to assume Mesheyakir is an hour before Netz. Yalkut Yosef (Tefillah pg 137) writes that for workers one may be lenient to consider Mesheyakir from 6 minutes after Olot. </ref>
## Therefore, a person who needs to pray early in the morning in order to get to work should pray with a minyan that prays early according to the following schedule: say up to Birchot Kriyat Shema without Talit and Tefillin (except for Shaliach Tzibbur who should put on Talit and Tefillin before Yishtabach), when [[MeSheYakir]] arrives put on Talit and Tefillin, then continue from there. <Ref>[http://www.ou.org/webcast_kosher Rabbi Yisrael Belsky] (OU Kosher Webcast, min 19:30-28:30)</ref>
## If the choice is to pray with an early minyan that follow this system or pray later privately at one’s office one should pray earlier with a minyan. <Ref>[http://www.ou.org/webcast_kosher Rabbi Yisrael Belsky] (OU Kosher Webcast, min 19:30-28:30)</ref>
## However, if one feels that it’s just too dark and one can’t understand what the people are relying on to put on Tefillin so early one should say up to  Baruch SheAmar before traveling and then pray at one’s office. <Ref>[http://www.ou.org/webcast_kosher Rabbi Yisrael Belsky] (OU Kosher Webcast, min 19:30-28:30)</ref>
# If one prayed before Olot HaShachar, one has not fulfilled one’s obligation. Nonetheless, one should pray again on condition that if one is exempt then one is praying voluntarily. <Ref>
# If one prayed before Olot HaShachar, one has not fulfilled one’s obligation. Nonetheless, one should pray again on condition that if one is exempt then one is praying voluntarily. <Ref>
* What’s the earliest time for shacharit? The Rosh 4:1 writes that even though ideally one should pray at Netz (sunrise) if one prayed after Olot HaShachar one would have fulfilled one’s obligation. This is also the opinion of many Rishonim including Tosfot 30a (D”H Avuha), Rambam (Tefillah 3:7, Sh”t Rambam 27), Rabbenu Yerucham (according to Bet Yosef 89:1) and the Tur 89:1. This is codified in S”A 89:1.  
* What’s the earliest time for shacharit? The Rosh 4:1 writes that even though ideally one should pray at Netz (sunrise) if one prayed after Olot HaShachar one would have fulfilled one’s obligation. This is also the opinion of many Rishonim including Tosfot 30a (D”H Avuha), Rambam (Tefillah 3:7, Sh”t Rambam 27), Rabbenu Yerucham (according to Bet Yosef 89:1) and the Tur 89:1. This is codified in S”A 89:1.  
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* Mishna Brurah 89:2 writes that based on S”A, if one prayed before Olot HaShachar one has not fulfilled one’s obligation.  
* Mishna Brurah 89:2 writes that based on S”A, if one prayed before Olot HaShachar one has not fulfilled one’s obligation.  
* However, Yalkut Yosef (Tefillah pg 136, see also Sh”t Yachava Daat 2:8) writes that even if one prayed altogether before Olot HaShachar one should still pray again at the proper time with a stipulation that if one is not obligated that it should be a voluntary prayer. So writes Sh”t Otzrot Yosef 5:3. </ref>
* However, Yalkut Yosef (Tefillah pg 136, see also Sh”t Yachava Daat 2:8) writes that even if one prayed altogether before Olot HaShachar one should still pray again at the proper time with a stipulation that if one is not obligated that it should be a voluntary prayer. So writes Sh”t Otzrot Yosef 5:3. </ref>
===Latest time===
===Latest time===
# The latest time to say Shemona Esreh of Shacharit is the end of the fourth hour (in Shaot Zmaniot). <Ref>The Mishna (Brachot 26a) writes that the latest time Shacharit could be said according to Rabbi Yehuda is the fourth hour and according to the Rabbis is the sixth hour. The Gemara (27a) writes that we hold like Rabbi Yehuda because there is a Mishna in Ediyot that supports Rabbi Yehuda. This is codified by the Rif 18a, Rosh 4:1, and Rambam (Tefillah 3:1). The halacha is brought in Tur and Shulchan Aruch 89:1 </ref>
# The latest time to say Shemona Esreh of Shacharit is the end of the fourth hour (in Shaot Zmaniot). <Ref>The Mishna (Brachot 26a) writes that the latest time Shacharit could be said according to Rabbi Yehuda is the fourth hour and according to the Rabbis is the sixth hour. The Gemara (27a) writes that we hold like Rabbi Yehuda because there is a Mishna in Ediyot that supports Rabbi Yehuda. This is codified by the Rif 18a, Rosh 4:1, and Rambam (Tefillah 3:1). The halacha is brought in Tur and Shulchan Aruch 89:1 </ref>