May a congregation (tzibur) pray an additional voluntary prayer?
Synopsis
Whether a community may collectively pray an additional voluntary prayer beyond the obligatory prayers.
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If one is in doubt whether one prayed the obligatory prayer, may one return and pray again?
5 opinions
What constitutes an 'innovation' (chidush) in a blessing when praying a voluntary prayer?
5 opinions
If one begins to pray thinking one has not yet prayed, but then remembers during the prayer that one already prayed, must one stop immediately?
4 opinions
What character traits and spiritual preparedness does one need to have in order to validly pray a voluntary prayer?
4 opinions
May one pray Musaf (the additional prayer) as a voluntary prayer?
3 opinions
If one prayed a second time intending it to be voluntary due to doubt, but then one's intention or conditions change mid-prayer, may one continue praying?
3 opinions
May one pray a voluntary prayer on Shabbat or a Yom Tov (holiday)?
3 opinions across 3 eras
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