[Avodah] German siddur questions

[Michael Kopinsky]

On 10/15/07, Elliott Shevin <eshevin at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> R. Richard Wolpoe writes:
> >
> > 3) (Google translation: From the evening of the 59th Day after Tekufas
> Tishrei,
> > > either on the 5th Or 6 December fall until Pesach is here, "Tal
> Umattar"
> > > turned on.)
> > > We all know that in Chu"l you start saying v'sein tal umattar on the
> 4th
> > > or 5th of December. Why does this siddur say the 5th or 6th?
> > >
>
> R. Michael Poppers replies:
> >
> > It means the EVE [i.e ma'ariv] before the 5th of 6th.
> >
>
> Just to reconcile the note with R. Poppers' comment: is it possible the
> note is found in Shacharis? Thus no problem--tal umattar would have been
> said starting the previous night, the 4th or 5th.
>

Good point!

It is indeed found in shacharis.  It's a small siddur, so while it has all
of davening (at least for weekdays - I don't think it has shabbos), it
doesn't repeat Shmoneh Esrei 3 times.

Thanks!

Michael
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