Shabbos Mevarchim Chodesh Kislev
Tehillim
It is not our custom to recite the pesukim printed before and after the Tehillim.
At the conclusion of Tehillim, an individual whose parents have passed recites Kaddish Yasom. If a chiyuv (an individual commemorating a yahrzeit or an avel) is present, Kaddish is recited at the end of each sefer. In such a case, the Yehi Ratzon following each sefer should be recited beforehand (at least by the one reciting Kaddish).
If you did not finish reciting Tehillim before davening, finish it as soon as possible (after Minchah, on Sunday, or on the following Shabbos).
Farbrengens
Continue the Shabbos Mevarchim farbrengen at home during the Shabbos meal, by discussing with your family the general idea of Shabbos Mevarchim and the special dates of the upcoming month (Rosh Chodesh Kislev, Tes and Yud Kislev, Yud-Daled Kislev, Yud-Tes Kislev, and Chanukah).
Women and girls should arrange their own farbrengens, either on Shabbos or on motzoei Shabbos.
Rosh Chodesh Kislev
Yaaleh Viyavo When Davening
If you forgot to say Yaaleh Viyavo during Maariv and remembered after saying Hashem’s name at the end of the berachah, do not go back to repeat it.
If you forgot to say Yaaleh Viyavo during Shacharis or Minchah and remembered after saying Hashem’s name at the end of the berachah, finish the berachah and say it before Modim. If you already began saying Modim, go back to Retzei. If you already said the second Yihiyu leratzon, go back to the beginning of Shemoneh Esrei.
If you forgot to say Yaaleh Viyavo during Shacharis and only remembered after davening Musaf, do not repeat the Shemoneh Esrei of Shacharis.
If you forgot to say Yaaleh Viyavo during Minchah and only remembered at night, daven Maariv twice, once for Maariv and the second time as a voluntary tefillah. However, since it is no longer Rosh Chodesh, do not say Yaaleh Viyavo during either Shemoneh Esrei.
All the above also applies if you are unsure whether you have said Yaaleh Viyavo.
Hallel
If you are saying Hallel without a minyan, say the berachos at the beginning and end. When saying the berachah at the end of Hallel, the word לע is omitted.
Many are accustomed to saying these berachos even when saying Hallel with a minyan. If doing so, say the berachos before or together with the chazzan, and do not answer amen on the chazzan’s berachah.
Repeat the possuk of Hodu after each of the three pessukim of Yomar na (even when saying Hallel without a minyan).
With regard to interrupting for devarim shebikdushah, Hallel shares the laws of birchos krias shema. (To elaborate: With Kaddish, you may interrupt for Yehei Shmei Rabba and the amen of da’amiran be’alma. With Kedushah, you may interrupt for Kadosh, Boruch, and Yimloch. With Modim, you may say the words Modim anachnu lach. You may interrupt for Borchu and for the amen of Hakel hakadosh, Shomei’a tefillah, and birchos hatorah.)
Bentching
The one leading the bentching raises his voice when saying the words לברכה בו ופקדנו ,לטובה בו אלקינו ’ה זכרנו ,טובים לחיים בו והושיענו and those listening answer amen after each phrase. However, if they are in the middle of bentching as well, they may only answer if they are between berachos.
If you forgot to say Yaaleh Viyavo and remembered after saying Hashem’s name at the end of the berachah but before starting the berachah of Hatov vehameitiv, say the added paragraph for Rosh Chodesh printed in the bentcher or siddur. If you remembered after starting that berachah, do not go back to repeat Yaaleh Viyavo.
Vesein Tal U’matar Levrachah
The following laws apply if you said vesein berachah instead of vesein tal u’matar levrachah:
- If you remembered before saying Hashem’s name at the end of Bareich Aleinu, say vesein tal u’matar levrachah and continue with al pnei ha’adamah etc. as usual.
- If you remembered after concluding the berachah but before beginning Teka Beshofar, say the words vesein tal u’matar levrachah and continue with Teka Beshofar.
- If you already began Teka Beshofar, continue until Shema Koleinu. After the words reikam al teshiveinu, insert the words vesein tal u’matar levrachah and then continue with ki atah shomeia etc. This may be done as long as you remembered before saying Hashem’s name at the end of Shema Koleinu.
- If you remembered after concluding Shema Koleinu but before beginning Retzei, say the words vesein tal u’matar levrachah and continue with Retzei.
- If you remembered after beginning Retzei, go back to the beginning of Bareich Aleinu.
- If you remembered after saying the second Yihiyu Leratzon, go back to the beginning of Shemoneh Esrei.
- If the time of the next tefillah has already arrived (e.g., if the mistake took place during Shacharis and you only remembered after chatzos), daven the next tefillah twice, the first time for that tefillah and the second time to make up for the previous tefillah.
- If you forgot to say vesein tal u’matar levrachah during Minchah of Erev Shabbos and only remembered at night, do not daven the Maariv of Shabbos twice.
For the first thirty days, if you are uncertain whether you have said vesein berachah or vesein tal u’matar levrachah, it is assumed you have said vesein berachah and you must go back (following the laws enumerated above). After thirty days, however, it is assumed you have said vesein tal u’matar levrachah and you do not go back.
