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The Halacha of the Heart
A Legal Journey Through Tefilla
Non-Olami members are required to donate £7.50 per session
A card machine is available on the night to take payment.
Please note, there will be no shiur on 23rd Sep & 7th Oct.
List of topics to be covered weekly:
Birchot HaTorah, "Bless Before You Begin: The Halacha of Birchot HaTorah"0
Keriat Shema, "Hear, O Israel: Laws and Layers of Keriat Shema"
Amidah (Part 1) "Silent Power: Structure and Halacha of the Amidah"
Is There Value to Tefilla Without Kavana? "Words Without Focus: Does It Count?"
Interruptions, Shhh! Don't talk here! Talking, Pausing, Responding: What Breaks Tefilla and What Doesn’t?
Forgetting Ya’aleh V’Yavo / Mashiv HaRuach etc. "Oops in the Amidah: What to Do When You Forget"
The Obligation to Pray, "Commanded to Connect: Who Must Pray—and When?"
Proper Times for Prayer, "Too Early? Too Late? The Halachic Clock of Tefilla
Amidah (Part 2)
Kedushat Beit HaKenesset, "Holy Walls, Higher Standards: Kedushat Beit HaKenesset in Halacha"
Viduy on Yom Kippur and Tachanun, When We Fall, We Rise: The Halachic Path of Viduy and Tachanun
Prayers in English and Personal Requests, "Can I Daven in English? Personal Tefillot in Halacha"
Please note, there will be no shiur on 23rd Sep & 7th Oct.