Shabbat 10A

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The Talmud responds that there is a difference between the cases. There, at the time of the afternoon prayer, drunkenness is uncommon, as it is unusual to drink excessively during the day. However, here, in the case of the evening prayer, drunkenness is common, and therefore there was room to is

Since the verse: “Prepare to greet your God, Israel,” was cited with regard to the obligation to prepare and adorn oneself before prayer, the Talmud cites that indeed Rava bar Rav Huna would don expensive socks and pray and he said he would do this as it is written: “Prepare to greet your God, Israe

Speaking of prayer, the Talmud relates that Rava saw Rav Hamnuna, who was prolonging his prayer. He said about him: They abandon eternal life, the study of Torah, and engage in temporal life, prayer, which includes requests for mundane needs. The Talmud explains: And Rav Hamnuna held that the time

We learned that if one enters to sit in judgment adjacent to minḥa, he need not interrupt the trial and pray. The Talmud clarifies: From when is it considered the beginning of a trial? R' Yirmeya and R' Yona disagreed. One said that it begins from when the judges wrap themselves in their prayer shaw

Speaking of judgment, the Talmud relates that Rav Ami and Rav Asi would sit and study between the pillars beneath the study hall. And each and every hour they would knock on the bolt of the door and say: If there is someone who has a case that requires judgment, let him enter and come before us. The