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the standard requests, one may feel Davening for the poignancy of a given need. Another approach sees the matter as related to a Friend on daber davar, not talking about things that are extraneous to the focus of Shabbat (see She’eilat Yaavetz I:64). The gemara (Berachot 21a) provides Question: I regularly daven that my an apparent side reason for the lack of friend will find a . May I do so, Shemoneh Esrei’s middle berachot on mentioning her name, on Shabbat? Shabbat – “the Rabbis did not want to toil people due to the honor of Shabbat.” Answer: After seeing ostensibly Therefore, if one started a weekday conflicting sources on making requests beracha on Shabbat, he completes it. This of Hashem on Shabbat and seeing implies that other than taking time, the some distinctions that poskim raise, we section of requests is not objectionable. can address your question about your friend’s shidduch needs. Other sources focus on danger-related needs. The gemara (Ta’anit 19a) cites The Yerushalmi (Shabbat 15:3) forbids opinions on steps of “calling out” one can davening for needs on Shabbat. It take due to security concerns, including asks on this rule from the part of “screaming” in prayer if marauders Birkat Hamazon in which we ask for have surrounded the city, as opposed to sustenance and answers that this is tofes blowing . The gemara in Shabbat berachot (most explain this means that (12a-b) reports that it was with a sense the requests are part of a set beracha, of “no choice” that the Rabbis permitted not a special request). Most authorities visiting the sick on Shabbat. The gemara (see Chiddushei Harashba, Shabbat (ibid.) also discusses the language one 113b; Mishna Berura 288:22) explain should use regarding the ill – blessing that Shabbat is a day of happiness, him within the totality of sick people and and davening for needs highlights the stating that we do not pray too forcefully pain in his life. Tanchuma on Shabbat. ( 1) says that this is the reason we remove the middle thirteen berachot of We will review some distinctions raised Shemoneh Esrei, as when going through to navigate when requests are more

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likely to be permitted. 1. When the Let us analyze your case. According to request relates to a minor and/or future most distinctions, it would be forbidden need it is not upsetting (Mahari Bei Rav to make the specific request for your in Shut Avkat Rochel 12). 2. In the other friend. If you are davening regularly, direction, when the need is great and, she is presumably, in your subjective particularly, cannot be pushed off, it is eyes, already in a concerning state. On permitted to call out to Hashem. While the other hand, assuming she is, baruch this primarily relates to life-threatening Hashem, healthy, she is not in an acute situations ( and Rama, situation that warrants davening on OC 288:9-10), it can also apply to a severe Shabbat before it is “too late.” Tefillot of shortage of food (ibid.). 3. Regarding the this nature do not need to be consecutive sick, even if the matter is not immediately to be effective, and davening with feeling life-threatening, a Mi Sheberach may be six days a week, while showing respect done using the correct formula (Mishna for Shabbat on the seventh, will iy”H Berura 288:28; see above). 4. If the be effective. On the other hand, some subject of the request is not present, (minority) opinions may permit it emotional distress is less likely (Mahari (based on distinctions 4,5), especially if Bei Rav ibid.). 5. It may be permitted you word the request to follow the Mi to request divine help with something Sheberach language. If you generally it is permitted to do on Shabbat (B’tzel make the request after reciting Tehillim Hachochma V:41 – apparently a minority privately, the best solution is to leave out opinion; see Dirshu 288:33 in the name the request and recite the Tehillim, with of the Chatam Sofer). her (and/or other needs) in mind as a recipient of the z’chut (Halichot Shlomo, Tefilla 14:(19) permits this).

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