Prayer · Orach Chaim 68

Semichat Geulah L'Tefillah

5 questions · 16 opinions

Is it permissible to interrupt the blessings of Shema (Birchot Kriat Shema) to recite piyyutim (liturgical poems)?

6 opinions across 2 eras

Piyyutim Interruption

When the congregation is reciting piyyutim, is it forbidden for an individual to engage in speech — including words of Torah — during that time?

2 opinions across 2 eras

Conduct During Piyyutim

Is silent Torah study (hirhurim — thinking about Torah without speaking) forbidden during the congregation's recitation of piyyutim?

2 opinions across 2 eras

Should one separate from the congregation and decline to say piyyutim in a community where they are customarily recited?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Communal Conformity

Did the ARI (R' Yitzchak Luria) recite piyyutim, and does his practice constitute a binding ruling for others?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Kabbalistic Tradition