[Avodah] Tea before Shacharis

[kennethgmiller at juno.com]

I quoted RSZA's suggestion to say a Bakasha before one's pre-Shacharis coffee, and that his personal practice was to say Tehillim 30:9-11 for this purpose.

R' Micha responded:
> Vehaarev na has me covered, as does Ana Bekoach. Whew!

I'm not so sure. I think it's a pretty safe bet that RSZA said Birkas HaTorah prior to Tehillim, and if so, then V'haarev Na is *not* enough.

I wonder why? What do those psukim have that v'haarev lacks? Could it be that davening for ruchniyus does not meet the definition of bakasha? I don't know...

Akiva Miller