[Avodah] tehillim at night

[Zev Sero]

Eli Turkel wrote:
> what is the origin of the custom of not saying tehillim at night?

The kepeida is not just on tehillim but on any torah shebichtav.  Al pi
kabalah, from dark until midnight one should learn only torah sheb'al peh.
The parts of TSBK that are in davening are not counted, because they're
not there as torah but as tefilah, which is OK.  But tehillim-saying is
a form of limud hatorah, so it's not appropriate at night before midnight,
unless it's an emergency.


> What does one do on shabbat?

The whole thing doesn't apply on Shabbat, which is why it's OK to be maavir
sedra on Friday night.


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