MySiddur Work Notes - part 1
Work Notes: MySiddur
This is a useful tool:
https://www.myzmanim.com/
Dissecting the results to know the best times for Shacharis.
Results from myzmanim.com:
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Okay, let's dissect these zmanim (Jewish times) for Sunday, August 3, 2025, in Illinois to determine the Shacharit prayer window you asked about, particularly the latest times it's still kosher.
First, it's important to understand the different opinions presented, especially for "Latest Shema" and "Latest Shacharis."
"Magen Avraham" is generally a stricter (earlier) opinion for these cut-off times, often based on a calculation of 72 minutes before sunrise for dawn and a specific approach to halachic hours.
"Gra & Baal HaTanya" (referring to the Vilna Gaon and Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi) represent a more lenient (later) opinion for these cut-off times, often based on the actual visible sunrise and a different calculation of halachic hours.
Here's how we dissect your provided data to determine the Shacharit window, focusing on the "latest kosher" times:
1. Ideal Start Time (but not what you asked for):
Sunrise (הנץ החמה): 5:46:53 AM
This is the ideal time to begin the Amidah (the central standing prayer of Shacharit). Many shuls aim to have their services start so that the Amidah is recited around this time.
2. Latest Time for Shema (Biblical Obligation):
Latest shema Magen Avraham: 8:32:17 AM
According to this opinion, after 8:32:17 AM, you have missed the ideal time to recite the Shema.
Latest shema Gra & Baal HaTanya: 9:21:40 AM
According to this more lenient opinion, you have until 9:21:40 AM to recite the Shema and its blessings and fulfill the Biblical obligation in its proper time.
If you pass 9:21:40 AM, you have missed the ideal time for Shema. You should still recite Shema and its blessings if you pray Shacharit later, but it's no longer considered "b'zman" (in its proper time) for Shema itself.
3. Latest Time for Shacharit Amidah (Rabbinic Obligation in its Preferred Time):
Latest shacharis Gra & Baal HaTanya: 10:33:15 AM
This is "Sof Zman Tefillah" (end of the time for prayer). According to this prevalent and more lenient opinion, ideally, the entire Shacharit Amidah should be completed by 10:33:15 AM.
If you pass 10:33:15 AM, you have missed the preferred time to pray the Shacharit Amidah. However, you can still pray it after this time.
4. Absolute Latest Time for Shacharit Amidah (B'dieved - After the Fact):
Midday (חצות היום): 12:56:27 PM
This is Chatzot, halachic midday. This is the absolute latest minute you can still pray the Shacharit Amidah.
The Shacharit Window for "Latest Kosher" Times:
Based on your provided data for Sunday, August 3, 2025:
The latest you can still recite the Shema and its blessings in its ideal timeframe is until 9:21:40 AM (Gra & Baal HaTanya).
The latest you can still complete the entire Shacharit Amidah in its preferred, non-B'dieved timeframe is until 10:33:15 AM (Gra & Baal HaTanya).
The absolute latest you can pray the Shacharit Amidah is until 12:56:27 PM (Midday).
Therefore, the Shacharit window you mentioned, where you've "missed it" if you go after, is:
For the Shema: After 9:21:40 AM (you've missed the ideal time for Shema).
For the Amidah (and entire Shacharit prayer): After 12:56:27 PM (you've missed the opportunity to pray Shacharit for the day entirely).
Summary for Sunday, August 3, 2025, in Springfield, IL:
Ideal Shacharit Completion (most common lenient opinion): By 10:33:15 AM.
Absolute Last Chance for Shacharit (before it's completely missed): By 12:56:27 PM.
Remember the note: "Do not rely on zmanim times to the last moment." It's always best to pray earlier if possible to avoid missing the window due to unforeseen circumstances or slight variations in calculation.
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From that I got this:
Prime hours: (Sunrise (5:46 AM) - 10:33 AM))
Subprime hours: (10:33 AM - 12:56 PM)
Cutff (Shacharis Prayers is no longer valid: 12:56 PM)
Side note:
Which prayers almost NEVER change?
08.06.2025:
What I would like is to have it be a circle around the phrase and have it be associated with numbers so that way it will work with black and white printers.
Trying to figure out Birkat HaShachar.
The Blessings of Dawn: A Look at Birkat HaShachar
Birkat HaShachar, which translates from Hebrew as "the blessings of dawn," is a series of prayers recited at the beginning of the Jewish morning prayer service, Shacharit. These blessings serve as a way to express gratitude to God for the new day and the basic functions of life.
Traditionally, these blessings were intended to be recited as a person woke up and went about their morning routine.
The Birkat HaShachar is composed of a number of individual blessings, each with its own specific focus.
The blessings of Birkat HaShachar include:
Modeh Ani: While not formally part of the Birkat HaShachar in all traditions, this short prayer is often the very first thing a Jewish person says upon waking.
It is a simple expression of thanks for the restoration of one's soul. Al Netilat Yadayim: This is the blessing for the ritual washing of the hands, a practice performed to purify oneself for prayer.
Asher Yatzar: A blessing that gives thanks for the miraculous and complex workings of the human body.
Elohai Neshama: This prayer acknowledges that the soul, which is pure, has been returned to the body by God.
Following these are a series of shorter blessings that praise God for various fundamental aspects of daily life:
Who gives the rooster understanding to distinguish between day and night.
Who has not made me a gentile.
Who has not made me a slave.
Who has not made me a woman.
(In many modern and liberal prayer books, this blessing is replaced with "who has made me in His image" or other alternative formulations. Traditionally, women recite "who has made me according to His will.") Who gives sight to the blind.
Who clothes the naked.
Who releases the bound.
Who straightens the bent.
Who spreads the earth upon the waters.
Who provides for my every need.
Who prepares the steps of man.
Who girds Israel with strength.
Who crowns Israel with glory.
Who gives strength to the weary.
Who removes sleep from my eyes and slumber from my eyelids.
The recitation of Birkat HaShachar serves as a spiritual preparation for the main body of the Shacharit service, helping to foster a sense of gratitude and awareness of God's presence in the everyday moments of life.
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