...Continued from previous week
1) A woman who cannot daven Shemona Esrei in the morning, due to a valid reason, is still obligated to daven Mincha, if she isn't otherwise busy with the children etc. at that time. (As being preoccupied during one tefilah doesn’t automatically exempt her from all Tefilos. See Shu”t Yechaveh Da'as vol. 3 Siman 7)
2) A woman who accepted upon herself to daven (one, two or all the Tefilos), every day and did not stipulate that the acceptance was "bli neder- without the stringency of a vow" is obligated to always daven (those Tefilos that she accepted). If she wants to renege on this obligation, Hataras Nedarim (nullification of her vow) is required.
However, if a woman didn't accept upon herself to daven daily, and rather started davening with the intention that she would do so whenever she had the opportunity to do so, isn't obligated to daven on days that she is otherwise occupied etc. (even if she davened every day for weeks or months already, and once in a while a day comes along when she is unable to do so)
3) As we discussed, there are certain Tefilos that women are more obligated in than others, and thus when faced with a shortage of time, or other valid reasons, and they can't daven the entire Tefilas Shacharis, they should recite the most obligatory parts first and then add in other parts, as much as they can.
4) As a review of what we previously discussed, and for the purpose of having this list handy, the order of Tefilos, by their importance, for women, is as follows:
- a) Tefilah Ketzarah, a short Tefilah that includes a praise, a request and a thanks to Hashem.
- b) Shemona Esrei
- c) Emes v'yatziv, and recite Shemona Esrei immediately after "Ga'al Yisroel".
- d) Birchos Hashachar
- e) Birchos Hatorah
- f) Boruch She'amar, Ashrei and Yishtabach (i.e. an abridged pesukei d'zimrah)
- g) The first Posuk of Krias Shema and "Boruch Sheim"
- h) pesukei d'zimrah in its entirety
- i) The 3 parshiyos of Krias Shema with its preceding brachos.
5) A woman who accepted upon herself to daven daily is subject to the laws of proper Tefilah. If she forgot something in Tefilah that requires the repeating the Tefilah for men (e.g. Mashiv Haruach, Ya'aleh V'yavo etc.), it will require her to repeat as well. Similarly, if she forgot or was unable to daven one of the Tefilos, she is required to daven two Shemona Esreis at the subsequent Tefilah.
6) A woman who usually davens Shacharis and Mincha, but not Ma'ariv (as is the custom of many women), may still daven Ma'ariv twice, if she forgot or was unable to daven Mincha. She may not, however, skip Ma'ariv (as is her custom) and then daven twice at Shacharis, as the "make-up Tefilah" must be the Tefilah immediately subsequent to the Tefilah that was missed. (Ruling of Rav Shlomo Zalmen Auerbach Zatzal in Halichos Shlomo; Tefilah perek 13:8, based on the Mishna Berura Siman 263 s"K 43). (Regarding a woman who always davens Ma'ariv, and forgets, there is a dispute in the poskim if she may, must, or can't daven twice at Shacharis. A woman who doesn't usually daven, or only davens when she is able, does not repeat anything that she inadvertently forgot in davening and does not daven a "make-up" Tefilah ever. For Halacha l'ma'aseh, as always, a Rav must be consulted.)
...To be continued next week B’Ezras Hashem
