1) After thirty days of saying "V'Sein Tal U'Matar" in the winter, or saying "V'Sein Bracha" in the summer we assume that one's brain is already used to saying the proper text.
Thus, if after this time period one doesn't remember if the proper text was said, we assume that it was and we do not require him/her to repeat Shemona Esrei.
2) The magical "thirty days" is not so much due to its being a month, rather it is due to having ninety Tefilos prayed in that period, and once something is said or done ninety times, it becomes "second nature".(Thus something that is done, or not done, for ninety days, is scientifically proven to become easier to maintain. This is true for breaking addictions as well as for changing other human habits etc.) (See Mishna berura Siman 114:37)
Halachos for Shabbos Kodesh
1) Based on the above logic, another halachically acceptable option to "train" the brain to say "V'Sein Tal U'Matar L'Vracha" in the winter or to say "V'Sein Bracha" in the summer, is to say 90 times in succession the entire segment of the Bracha, "...V'Es Kol Minei TevuAsah L'Tovah, V'Sein Tal U'Matar L'Vracha (or "V'Sein Bracha" in the summer) Al Pnei Ha'adama"
Once this is done, anytime we are in doubt we can assume that it was said with the proper insertion. (See Shulchan Aruch Siman 114:9 and Mishna Berura S"K 39-44)
This applies to "Mashiv HaRuach U'Morid HaGeshem' as well. In fact, in many Yeshivos they have a minhag, dating back to pre-war Europe, to sing with a special tune the words "Mechayeh Meisim Atah Rav L'Hoshea, Mashiv HaRuach U'Morid Hegeshem Mechalkel Chaim..." ninety times on the day that Tefilas Geshem is recited, in order to ingrain inside of themselves to say it properly during Shemona Esrei.
2) All the Halachos regarding the guidelines of when to repeat Shemona Esrei when one omitted "V'Sein Tal U'Matar", "V'Sein Bracha", "Mashiv haRuach", ya'aleh V'yavo" etc. apply equally to men and women
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Reader Submitted Questions of interest on topics related to Halachos we covered, as well as other interesting topic and Answers. Taken from the Q & A pages on the Halacha For Today website.
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Reader's Question:
Is there a need to keep the challahs covered while holding them during the Hamotzi [on Shabbos]? Do the majority of poskim suggest that?
Answer:
Many Poskim (Pri Megadim: Mishbetzos Zahav 271:12 and Aishel Avrohom 271:20, Shulchan Aruch Harav 271:17 and others)maintain that the Chalos can be uncovered immediately after Kiddush.
The majority of Poskim however, including the Mishna Berura (Siman 271:41) rules that they should remained covered until after the Bracha of Hamotzi. The prevalent Minhag is like this opinion.
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"Sometimes when a Jew is languishing in the doldrums and feels unable to articulate properly in his Tefilos, he should simply speak to Hashem in plain language and say "Hashem, please don't throw me away".....
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