Prayer and Religious Articles
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The Tachanun
What is the origin of Tachanun? Basically, Tachanun is a prayer said by an individual after the Shemoneh Esreh. Such a prayer was known in Talmudic times, when it was called “nefilas apayim” because it was said lying face down.…
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The Mezuzah
What is a Mezuzah? A mezuzah is made from parchment from a kosher species of animal. A sofer (scribe) writes two paragraphs from the Torah upon this parchment, Devarim 6:4-9 and Devarim 11:13-21. These two sections also make up the…