For piyyutim (liturgical poems) and prayers requiring deep understanding of their meaning, can a prayer book substitute for advance mental preparation?
Synopsis
Whether the Rema's leniency permitting prayer from siddur applies to piyyutim and theologically complex prayers, or whether these require advance mental preparation regardless.
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