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From: Russell Hendel <rhendel@mcs.drexel.edu>
Date: Sun, 18 Jul 1999 19:22:44 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: When to go back in prayer

A quick answer to David Shiffman who in v28n96 asks about whether we
can/should go back in cases of doubtful mistakes in the Shmoneh Esray.

Mistakes in Tefillah are governed by 4 principles (Shma 2 End of chapter)

(1) An immediate retraction nullifies the previous remark
(2) If you know you made a mistake but don't know where you go back to
the beginning of the paragraph
(3) If you know you made a mistake (eg did I say LAMALSHINIM) but find
yourself in eg SHMA KOLAYNU you don't have to go back because you can
trust the HABIT OF YOUR TONGUE to continue the way it always has
(4) If you have a doubt about whether you made a mistake but aren't sure
then you should not go back since Shmoneh Esray is Rabbinical

Russell Jay Hendel; Phd ASA
RJHendel@Juno.Com
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