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title: Siman 93 – Wait before Tefilla
description: "אChelek 1 1. Pause a moment to gather your thoughts before tefilla. (ShA - MB ) 2. It is good to stay after shul until no minyan is left. It is also a mitzva just to be sitting in a…"
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updated: "2023-04-28"
category: Laws of Tefilla
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# Siman 93 – Wait before Tefilla

אChelek 1

1. Pause a moment to gather your thoughts before tefilla. (ShA  - MB )
2. It is good to stay after shul until no minyan is left. It is also a mitzva just to be sitting in a bais haknesses. (MB )
3. Lechatchila, the mood for tefilla should be of awe and subjugation. If you can’t muster those feelings, at least rid yourself of any jokes, levity, devarim b’taylim, and anger. (ShA  - MB )
4. Words of comfort from the Torah were instituted to say before tefilla in order to arouse feelings of simcha. i.e. redemption from Egypt for Maariv and Shacharis - “R’tzon y’rayov ya’aseh…Shomer Hashem es kol ohavav…” for Mincha and Musaf. Learning p’sak halacha before daavening also arouses simcha. (ShA ,  - Rama )
5. L’chatchila, you should not learn pilpul halacha just before daavening so your mind will not be distracted during tefilla. (ShA  - MB )

## Key

**ShA**
 : Shulchan Aruch

**MB**
 : Mishna Berura

**ShaH**
 : Shaar Hatsiun

**ShaT**
 : Shaaray Teshuva

**BeH**
 : Beur Halacha

**BaH**
 : Baer Haytayv

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