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Shaving or Showering Before Tefilah by Rabbi Avi Harari

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• Berakhot 23b (2)
• Sefirat Ha-Omer - Counting During the Night or Day
• Bava Kama 28b (3)
• Sefirat Ha-Omer - "Le-Shem Yihud"
• Bava Kama 28b (2)
• BeHar: Living With a Purpose
• Pirkei Avot 1:4 "The House as a Foundation"
• Emor: Noticing the Other (2)
• Bava Kama 28b (1)
• Parashat Emor - Journeying Through the Omer and Life
• Sefirat Ha-Omer - Saying "Ha-Rahaman" After Counting
• Bava Kama 28a (4)
• Moreh Nevukhim #42 - 3.43
• Sefirat Ha-Omer - If You Forgot to Count a Day, Should You Continue to Count the Weeks?
• Bava Kama 28a (3)
• Sefirat Ha-Omer - Becoming a Bar Missvah During the Omer
• Bava Kama 28a (2)
• Sefirat Ha-Omer - When You Will Certainly Miss Counting a Day
• Bava Kama 28a (1)
• Emor: Noticing the Other (1)
• Pirkei Avot 1:3 "Living Connected"
• Sefirat Ha-Omer: Gratitude
• Bava Kama 27b
• R. Akiva's Students & Receiving the Torah
• Sefirat Omer - How to Answer "What Day Are We Up To?"
• Bava Kama 27a (3)
• Moreh Nevukhim #41 - 3.48
• Sefirat Ha-Omer - Remembering the Mikdash
• Bava Kama 27a (2)
• Berakhot 23b (1)
• Sefirat Ha-Omer - Why Don't We Say "She-Heheyanu"?
• Bava Kama 27a (1)
• Sefirat Ha-Omer: Standing or Sitting?
• Bava Kama 26b (2)
• Sefirat Ha-Omer: Finding Kedushah in All Places
• Pirkei Avot 1:2 "Get Over Yourself!"
• Sefirat Ha-Omer: The Unique Missvah of "Counting"
• Bava Kama 26b (1)
• Pirkei Avot 1:1 - Carefully Finding "Your Torah"
• Sefirat Ha-Omer - The Earliest Time to Count
• Bava Kama 26a (2)
• Sefirat Ha-Omer - Saying "La-Omer" or "Ba-Omer"
• Bava Kama 26a (1)
• Pesah: Seeing the Whole Picture
• Pirkei Avot - Introduction
• Sefirat Ha-Omer - Women
• Beginning and Final Stages of Damage (2)
• Sefirat Ha-Omer Today - From the Torah or the Rabbis?
• Beginning and Final Stages of Damage (1)
• Bava Kama 25b (2)
• Pesah: The Partnership
• Pesah - The Responsibilities of Freedom
• Pesah: Law & Order
• Bava Kama 25b (1)
• Bava Kama 25a (2)
• Moreh Nevukhim #40 - 3.34
• Shabbat Ha-Gadol - Haftarah
• Bava Kama 25a (1)
• Berakhot 23a (2)
• Shabbat Ha-Gadol - What is it?
• Bava Kama 24b (2)
• Pesah - Avodah Through Torah
• Birkat Ha-Ilanot - On Shabbat or Yom Tov
• Bava Kama 24b (1)
• Birkat Ha-Ilanot - Fruit Trees and Zerizut
• Pesah - The Freedom of Speech
• Pesah: The Spiritual Freedom of Giving to Others (2)
• Bava Kama 24b (1)
• Pesah - Why Questions?
• Birkat Ha-Ilanot - How Many Trees?
• Bava Kama 24a (2)
• Moreh Nevukhim #39 - 3.31 & 48
• Birkat Ha-Ilanot - When?
• Bava Kama 24a (1)
• Berakhot 23a (1)
• Birkat Ha-Ilanot - A Brief Background
• Bava Kama 23b (3)
• Should One Say a Berakhah on a Solar Eclipse?
• Bava Kama 23b (2)
• Pesah: The Spiritual Freedom of Giving to Others (1)
• Berakhot on Earthquakes
• Pesah - The Need for Speed
• Shemini: Keep it New
• Bava Kama 23b (1)
• Parashat Shemini - Rediscovering the Experience of Gan Eden
• Praying in a Place With Windows
• Bava Kama 23a (2)
• Moreh Nevukhim #38 - 3.29
• Tefilah From a Balcony
• Bava Kama 23a (1)
• Bearakhot 22b (2)
• Placing the Bimah in the Center of the Synagogue
• Bava Kama 22b (2)
• Tefilah From a Low Place
• Bava Kama 22b (1)
• Shemini: Players or Spectators?
• Mesilat Yesharim - Perek 26 (3) - "Know Him in All Your Ways"
• Sav: Humility
• Bava Kama 22b (1)
• Parashat Sav - Law & Love
• Tefilah - Women's Obligation
• Bava Kama 22a (3)
• Tefilah - A Brief Background (3)
• Bava Kama 22a (2)
• Berakhot 22b (1)
• Tefilah - A Brief Background (2)
• Bava Kama 22a (1)
• Tefilah - A Brief Background (1)
• Bava Kama 21b (2)
• Megilat Esther: Merging The Written & Oral Torah
• Megilat Esther: Constant Connection
• Bava Kama 21b (1)
• Megilat Esther - The Trees of Sin
• Bava Kama 21a (3)
• Moreh Nevukhim #37 - 3.28
• Parashat Zakhor - With a Minyan
• Bava Kama 21a (2)
• Berakhot 22a (2)
• Parashat Zakhor - A Brief Background
• Bava Kama 21a (1)
• Zekher LeMahassit HaShekel - Women and Children
• Bava Kama 20b (3)
• Megilat Esther: What's in a Name?
• Mesilat Yesharim - Perek 26 (2) - "Realizing the Spiritual in the Physical"
• Pekudei: Appreciating the Process
• Bava Kama 20b (2)
• Megilat Esther - The Eternal Lesson of Purim
• Zekher LeMahassit HaShekel - How Much?
• Bava Kama 20b (1)
• Moreh Nevukhim #36 - 3.27
• Zekher LeMahassit HaShekel - Where to Give?
• Bava Kama 20a (3)
• Berakhot 22a (1)
• Zekher LeMahassit HaShekel - A Brief Background
• Bava Kama 20a (2)
• Megilat Esther: Striving For More
• Bava Kama 20a (1)
• Bava Kama 19b (3)
• Moreh Nevukhim #35 - 3.26
• Standing Without Leaning During Amidah
• Bava Kama 19b (2)
• Standing With Feet Together During Amidah
• Bava Kama 19b (1)
• Preparing for the Amidah
• Bava Kama 19a (2)
• VaYakhel: Unity
• Mesilat Yesharim - Perek 26 (1) - "The Spiritual in the Physical"
• Ki Tissa: A Deeper Connection
• Bava Kama 19a (1)
• Megilat Esther - Contagious Courage
• Exercise & Running Before Tefilah
• Bava Kama 18b (2)
• Women & Birkat Halevanah
• Bava Kama 18b (1)
• Berakhot 21b (2)
• Passing in Front of Someone Who is Praying in Order to Say Birkat Kohanim
• Bava Kama 18a (3)
• Someone Who Said a Berakhah on Food or Drink Before Tefilah
• Bava Kama 18a (2)
• Ki Tissa: Hearing the Cry
• Mesilat Yesharim - Perek 25 (2) - "Feeling His Presence"
• Tessaveh: A Balanced Relationship
• Bava Kama 18a (1)
• Passing in Front of Someone Who is Praying Amidah in a Different Room
• Bava Kama 17b (2)
• Moreh Nevukhim #34 - 3.45 (2)
• Passing in Front of Someone Who is Praying Amidah in a Public Space
• Bava Kama 17b (1)
• Passing in Front of Someone Who is Saying Kadish
• Bava Kama 17a (2)
• The 'Written Words' of Halakhah (9) - "The Berakhah on Purée"
• Minor Chores Before Tefilah in the Morning
• Bava Kama 17a (1)
• Tessaveh: Glory and Splendor
• Mesilat Yesharim - Perek 24 (3) & 25 (1) - "Big & Small"
• Terumah: Getting Involved
• Bava Kama 16b (2)
• Parashat Terumah - Hide & Seek
• Passing in Front of Someone Who is Saying Amidah (2)
• Bava Kama 16b (1)
• Moreh Nevukhim #33 - 3.53-54
• Passing in Front of Someone Who is Saying Amidah (1)
• Bava Kama 16a (2)
• The Siddur: From Specialized to Standardized (5) - "Nusah Ari"
• Berakhot 21b (1)
• Sitting Close to Someone Who is Saying Amidah (2)
• Bava Kama 16a (1)
• Sitting Close to Someone Who is Saying Amidah (1)
• Bava Kama 15b (2)
• Terumah: Passion
• Mesilat Yesharim - Perek 24 (2) - "Healthy Fear"
• Mishpatim: Celebrating Every Step of the Way
• Bava Kama 15a (1)
• Parashat Mishpatim - Law & Listening
• Throwing Bread
• Bava Kama 15a (2)
• Moreh Nevukhim #32 - 3.52
• Bava Kama 15a (1)
• Shaving or Showering Before Tefilah
• Berakhot 21a (2)
• Greeting Someone Before Tefilah
• Bava Kama 14b (2)
• The Sidur: From Specialized to Standardized (4)
• Women and Children Eating or Drinking Before Tefilah
• Bava Kama 14b (1)
• Mishpatim: Care for Others
• Mesilat Yesharim - Perek 23 (3)-24 (1) - "Friends Who Say it Like it Is"
• Yitro: Finding Heaven on Earth
• Bava Kama 14a (3)
• Parashat Yitro - Relationships
• Eating or Drinking Before Tefilah
• Bava Kama 14a (2)
• Moreh Nevukhim #31 - 3.51 (3)
• Kissing the Tefilin Shel Rosh
• Bava Kama 14a (1)
• The 'Written Words' of Halakhah (8)
• Berakhah at the Place of a Miracle
• Bava Kama 13b (2)
• Learning Torah Before Tefilah in the Morning
• Bava Kama 13b (1)
• Traveling Before Tefilah in the Morning
• Missvot and Berakhot Through a Window or Glasses
• Bringing Tefilin Into an Impure Place
• Berakhot on Thunder and Lightning
• Berakhot on Mountains, Valleys and Caves
• Berakhot 21a (1)
• The Last Time to Say Birkat Halevanah
• The First Time to Say Birkat Halevanah
• Bringing Food Into the Bathroom
• Bo: Walking to Worship
• Berakhot 20b (2)
• Berakhot on Oceans, Seas and Rivers
• Bava Kama 13a (2)
• Berakhot 20b (1)
• Folding Clothing or a Talet on Shabbat
• Bava Kama 13a (1)
• Removing Lint or Dust from Clothing on Shabbat
• Bava Kama 12b (2)
• Bo: Kedushah in This World
• Mesilat Yesharim - Perek 23 (2) - "The Ways to Humility"
• VaEra: Respect the King
• Bava Kama 12b (1)
• Parashat VaEra - Noticing
• Bava Kama 12a (2)
• Moreh Nevukhim #30 - 3.51 (2)
• Bava Kama 12a (1)
• Bava Kama 11b (2)
• Berakhot 20a
• Bava Kama 11b (1)
• VaEra: Paying Attention
• Berakhot 19b (2)
• Shemot: Intuition
• Bava Kama 11a (3)
• Parashat Shemot - Identity
• Bava Kama 11a (2)
• Bava Kama 11a (1)
• Bava Kama 10b (3)
• Shemot: Out of Reach
• Bava Kama 10b (2)
• Shemot: Feeling the Pain of Others
• Mesilat Yesharim - Perek 23 (1) - "Acquiring Humilty"
• VaYehi: Direction
• Bava Kama 10b (1)
• Bava Kama 10a (3)
• Moreh Nevukhim #29 - 3.51 (1)
• Bava Kama 10a (2)
• Bava Kama 10a (1)
• Berakhot 19b (1)
• VaYehi: Potential
• Bava Kama 9b (2)
• VaYehi: The "Evil Eye"
• Mesilat Yesharim - Perek 22 (3) - "Hidden Greatness"
• VaYigash: Yosef & Hanokh
• Bava Kama 9b (1)
• Parashat VaYigash - Exile
• Bava Kama 9a (5)
• Moreh Nevukhim #28 - 2.33 (3)
• Bava Kama 9a (4)
• Bava Kama 9a (3)
• Berakhot 19a (2)
• Bava Kama 9a (2)
• VaYigash: Dependency
• Mesilat Yesharim - Perek 22 (2) - "Humilty"
• Hanukah: Our Part
• Bava Kama 9a (1)
• Bava Kama 8b (2)
• Moreh Nevukhim #27 - 1.31
• Bava Kama 8b (1)
• Bava Kama 8a (3)
• Bava Kama 8a (2)
• Mikess: Bring Yourself
• Mesilat Yesharim - Perek 22 (1) - "Humility"
• Hanukah: Identity
• Bava Kama 8a (1)
• Parashat VaYeshev - Body and Spirit
• Bava Kama 7b (3)
• Bava Kama 7b (2)
• Bava Kama 7b (1)
• Bava Kama 7a (2)
• VaYishlah: Restraint
• Bava Kama 7a (1)
• Parashat VaYishlah - Becoming Yisrael
• Bava Kama 6b (3)
• Bava Kama 6b (2)
• Bava Kama 6b (1)
• Bava Kama 6a (2)
• VaYishlah: Individuality
• Mesilat Yesharim - Perek 21 (2) - ""A Bitahon Mindset"
• VaYesse: Tefilah
• Bava Kama 6a (1)
• Bava Kama 5b
• Moreh Nevukhim #26 - 1.15
• Bava Kama 5a (2)
• Bava Kama 5a (1)
• Berakhot 19a (1)
• Bava Kama 4b (3)
• VaYesse: Unity
• Mesilat Yesharim - Perek 21 (1) - "Focus"
• Toledot: Our "Inner Voice"
• Bava Kama 4b (2)
• Parashat Toledot - Living With Uncertainty
• Bava Kama 4b (1)
• Bava Kama 4a (2)
• Berakhot 18b (1)
• Bava Kama 4a (1)
• Toledot: The Process
• Mesilat Yesharim - Perek 20 (2) - "The Balancing Act"
• Bava Kama 3b (3)
• Bava Kama 3b (2)
• Bava Kama 3b (1)
• Bava Kama 3a (2)
• VaYera: Staying Grounded
• Bava Kama 3a (1)
• Parashat VaYera - "I'll Be There!"
• Bava Kama 2b (2)
• Moreh Nevukhim #25 - 2.42
• Bava Kama 2b (1)
• Bava Kama 2a (2)
• Berakhot 18a (2)
• Bava Kama 2a (1)
• VaYera: Single Vision
• Mesilat Yesharim - Perek 20 (1) - "Weighing Your Piety"
• Lekh Lekha: Feeling Their Pain
• Beisah 29b (2)
• Parashat Lekh Lekha - The Journey to a Great Name
• Beisah 29b (1)
• Moreh Nevukhim #24 - 3.49 (2)
• Beisah 29a (2)
• Beisah 29a (1)
• Berakhot 18a (1)
• Beisah 28b (2)
• Lekh Lekha: A Step Ahead
• Mesilat Yesharim - Perek 19 (12) - "Selflessness"
• Beisah 28b (1)
• Parashat Noah - Long-Term Perspective
• Beisah 28a (2)
• Beisah 28a (1)
• Beisah 27b (2)
• Beisah 27b (1)
• Shining Our Light
• Mesilat Yesharim - Perek 19 (11) - "Get Over Yourself!"
• Beisah 27a (2)
• Beisah 27a (1)
• Moreh Nevukhim #23 - 2.13
• Beisah 26b (2)
• Berakhot 17b (2)
• Beisah 26b (1)
• Beisah 26a (2)
• Beisah 26a (1)
• Sukkot - The Journey
• Beisah 25b (4) - Rav Pe'alim 1:25
• Sukkot and Pesah - Who Are We?
• Beisah 25b (3)
• Beisah 25b (2)
• Beisah 25b (1)
• Beisah 25a (3)
• Moreh Nevukhim #22 - 3.43 (3)
• Beisah 25a (2)
• Beisah 25a (1)
• Yom Kippur - "Standing Before God"
• Yom Kippur - Creating Yourself
• Beisah 24b (4)
• Beisah 24b (3)
• Moreh Nevukhim #21 - 3.43 (2)
• Beisah 24b (2)
• Beisah 24b (1)
• Beisah 24a (3)
• Beisah 24a (2)
• Beisah 24a (1)
• Moreh Nevukhim #20 - 3.43 (1)
• Beisah 23b (2)
• Beisah 40b
• Mesilat Yesharim - Perek 19 (10) - "Zealotry and Selflessness"
• Beisah 40a (4)
• Beisah 40a (3)
• Beisah 40a (2)
• Beisah 40a (1)
• The 'Written Words' of Halakhah (7)
• Mesilat Yesharim - Perek 19 (9) - "True Simha"
• Mesilat Yesharim - Perek 19 (8) - "Love Connection"
• Beisah 39b (3)
• Beisah 39b (2)
• Beisah 39b (1)
• The Sidur: From Specialized to Standardized (3) - "Hazanim"
• Mesilat Yesharim - Perek 19 (7) - "Unconditional Love"
• Beisah 39a (3)
• Beisah 39a (2)
• Beisah 39a (1)
• Beisah 38b (3)
• Beisah 38b (2)
• The Sidur: From Specialized to Standardized (2) - "Changing Your Nusah"
• Mesilat Yesharim - Perek 19 (6) - "Love of God"
• Beisah 38a (2)
• Beisah 38a (1)
• Beisah 37b (2)
• Beisah 37b (1)
• Beisah 37a (3)
• The Sidur: From Specialized to Standardized (1) - "Aramaic Prayers"
• Mesilat Yesharim - Perek 19 (5) - "Preparing and Honoring"
• Beisah 37a (2)
• Beisah 37a (1)
• Beisah 36b (2)
• Agadah and Halakhah - Life and Law (5) - "The Challenge"
• Mesilat Yesharim - Perek 19 (4) - "Hidur Missvah"
• Beisah 36b (1)
• Lighting Shabbat Candles as a Guest
• Beisah 36a (2)
• Beisah 36a (1)
• Beisah 35b (2)
• Beisah 35b (1)
• The Truths of Halakhah (7) - לא תאכלו על הדם
• Beisah 35a (2)
• Beisah 35a (1)
• Beisah 34b
• Beisah 34a (2)
• Agadah and Halakhah - Life and Law (4) - "The Soul of Torah"
• Mesilat Yesharim - Perek 19 (3) - "Awesomeness"
• Beisah 34a (1)
• Beisah 33b (3)
• Beisah 33b (2)
• Beisah 33b (1)
• Pets on Shabbat
• Beisah 33a (2)
• Beisah 33a (1)
• Wearing a Hat on Shabbat
• Beisah 32b (2)
• Agadah and Halakhah - Life and Law (3) - "Prophecy and Kabalah"
• Mesilat Yesharim - Perek 19 (2) - "Potential Piety"
• Beisah 32b (1)
• Beisah 32a (2)
• Beisah 32a (1)
• Beisah 31b (2)
• Beisah 31b (1)
• The Truths of Halakhah (6)
• Mesilat Yesharim - Perek 19 (1) - "Constant Care"
• Beisah 31a (2)
• Playing Tennis on Shabbat
• Beisah 31a (1)
• Beisahb30b (2)
• Beisah 30b (1)
• Beisah 30a (3)
• Agadah and Halakhah - Life and Law (2) - "Prophets and Scholars"
• Mesilat Yesharim - Perek 18 - "Above and Beyond"
• Beisah 30a (2)
• Beisah 30a (1)
• Berakhot 17b (1)
• Beisah 23b (1)
• Beisah 23a (2)
• Beisah 23a (1)
• Agadah and Halakhah - Life and Law (1) - "Striking a Balance"
• Mesilat Yesharim - Perek 17 - "Be Prepared!"
• Beisah 22b (2)
• Berakhot 17a (2)
• Beisah 22b (1)
• Beisah 22a (4)
• Beisah 22a (3)
• Beisah 22a (2)
• Mesilat Yesharim - Perek 16 (2) - "True Love"
• Beisah 22a (1)
• Beisah 21b (2)
• Beisah 21b (2)
• Berakhot 17a (1)
• Beisah 21b (1)
• Beisah 21a (2)
• Mesilat Yesharim - Perek 16 (1) - "Choosing to Do"
• Beisah 21a (1)
• Beisah 20b (2)
• Moreh Nevukhim #19 - 1.13-14
• Beisah 20b (1)
• Beisah 20a (3)
• Beisah 20a (2)
• Mesilat Yesharim - Perek 15 - "Perspective"
• Berakhot 16b (2)
• Beisah 20a (1)
• Beisah 19b (2)
• Berakhot 16b (1)
• Beisah 19b (1)
• Beisah 19a (2)
• Mesilat Yesharim - Perek 14 (2) - "Mindful Separation"
• Beisah 19a (1)