Fwd: Halacha Yomis - Nefilas Apayim, Shul Courtyard (Cont'd)

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Subject: Halacha Yomis - Nefilas Apayim, Shul Courtyard (Cont'd)
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Is nefilas apayim said in the courtyard...     The Gerald & Karin Feldhamer OU Kosher Halacha Yomis This column is dedicated in memory of: Rav Chaim Yisroel ben Reb Dov HaLevi Belsky, zt'l Senior OU Kosher Halachic Consultant from 1987-2016 Q. In yesterday's Halachah Yomis we presented the background for the question; Is Tachanun with nefilas apayim recited if one davens in the courtyard of a shul? (A subscriber's question) A. The Rama (OC 131:2) writes that if one is in a courtyard that opens to a sanctuary that has a Sefer Torah, Tachanun is recited with nefilas apayim. The Mishnah Berurah (131:13) notes that for this to be the case, the doorway of the shul must be open, and the Aron Kodesh must be visible. However, if the door is closed, or if the doorway leads to a side view of the sanctuary from which one cannot see the Aron Kodesh, there is no nefilas apayim. The Daas Torah (131:2) is unsure if nefilas apayim is practiced if the Aron Kodesh is visible only when standing, but not when sitting. (As an interesting aside, Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach, zt"l (Ishei Yisroel 25, note 36) maintains that if a Sefer Torah is generally removed from the Aron for reasons of security and is returned to the Aron only at times when there is a Torah reading, nefilas apayim is performed in the presence of the Aron even when the Sefer Torah is in the secured location.) Thus, the answer to our original question is that nefilas apayim takes place in a courtyard only if the door to the shul is open and the Aron is visible. More about this program and to subscribe visit https://oukosher.org/halacha-yomis-email/ View archive on https://oukosher.org/halacha-yomis/ Subscriber comments and questions related to this mailing can be sent to GerstenE@ou.org. These questions and their answers may be selected to become one of the Q and A's on OU Kosher Halacha Yomis. Dedicated by Gerald and Karin Feldhamer in memory of their parents R' Moshe ben R' Elyokim Getzel Feldhamer and Pesha bas Reb Mordechai R' Avrohom Abba ben R' Chaim Finkelstein and Taube bas R' Yissocher Dov HaKohen In memory of R' Kalman ben R' Moshe Feldhamer   **NEW from OU Press** Halacha Yomis: A Daily Halachic Companion Halacha Yomis is now available as a highly readable compendium of practical laws and customs   Forward     Unsubscribe Please do not 'reply' to this message. The inbox of noreply@ounetwork.org is not monitored.