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Hilchos Tefilla 110 (page 276)
מתחילת סימן קי עד סעיף ד
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The Tefilla of Havineinu
When Havineinu May Not Be Recited
Other Situations When Havineinu Should not be Recited
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If someone is in a situation where he cannot stand up for an uninterrupted
tefilla, he should wait to
daven later if the situation is expected to improve before the end of
zman tefilla. However, if he does not expect the situation to improve by that time and meanwhile is unable to
daven even sitting or walking, or if it is too close to the end of
zman tefilla to recite the entire
Shemoneh Esrei, or if he is sick and cannot recite a long prayer, he is permitted to
daven an abridged
Shemoneh Esrei known as
Havineinu.
Havineinu begins and concludes with the standard three first and last
berachos of
Shemoneh Esrei, and between them contains one short
beracha comprised of essential words from each of the standard thirteen middle
berachos.
(
סעיף א, ס"ק א-ד, וביה"ל ד"ה או; ביאורים ומוספים דרשו, 1-2)
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When Havineinu may not be recited
Havineinu cannot be recited during the winter months when
v'sein tal umatar must be included. It should not be recited on
motzei Shabbos when
atah chonantanu (the paragraph of
havdalah recited in
Shemoneh Esrei) is added, but one is
yotzei if he did recite it then. Someone who includes
v'sein tal umatar or
atah chonantanu in
Havineinu probably does not fulfill his obligation. (If someone did not
daven
Ma'ariv on
motzei Shabbos until close to morning and there is not enough time to recite the complete
Shemoneh Esrei before dawn, he may recite
Havineinu and omit
atah chonantanu.) It is questionable if
Havineinu can be recited on a
ta'anis tzibur when
aneinu is added, during the
aseres yemei teshuva when
hamelech hamishpot is inserted, or on Tisha B'av when
nachem is included.
(
סעיף א, ס"ק ה, וביה"ל ד"ה ואינו; ביאורים ומוספים דרשו, 5-6)
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Other situations when Havineinu cannot be recited
Havineinu may not be recited at times when it is possible to
daven the complete
Shemoneh Esrei. The
poskim debate whether one fulfills his obligation by reciting
Havineinu at such times. Nowadays
Havineinu should not be recited in situations where people are too distracted to
daven the standard
Shemoneh Esrei; since most people today don't have proper
kavanah and we are distracted so often, we would end up never
davening the full
Shemoneh Esrei. Workers today should not
daven Havineinu even if they are supposed to be paid only for time spent working, because it is standard for all workers to take time for
davening. They should not take the time to go to shul without the consent of the boss, however.
(
סעיף ב, ס"ק א, ח ו־יב, וביה"ל ד"ה או וד"ה והאידנא)
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- Someone who cannot wait until after kedusha, etc., to begin davening may daven along with the chazan as he recites his repetition. When the chazan reaches kedusha, the person should join him in reciting the entire kedusha including l'dor vador (according to nusach Ashkenaz, and Atah Kodosh in nusach Sfard).
- An individual davening along with the Chazan should not recite the kedusha d'sidra or kedusha d'yotzer with the tzibur.
- Ideally, someone davening along with the Chazan should recite each word together with the chazan and not read ahead. He will thus be able to reach Shomea Tefilla and Modim together with the chazan.
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- Tefillas Haderech-the wayfarer's prayer
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PLEASE NOTE: The information in this email is for learning purposes only. Please review the Mishna Berura and Biurim U'Musafim before making a halachic decision. Hebrew words are occasionally transliterated to enable a smoother reading of the text. Common Ashkenazi pronunciation is generally used in these cases.
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