Customs: Prayer for Travelers

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Are there any special customs associated with traveling?

A special "Prayer for Travelers" (Tefilat HaDerech) is said upon reaching the outskirts of the city from which you are traveling. If one will be away for more than one day, the prayer is said—without using G-d's name—each subsequent day after the morning prayers.

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