[Avodah] Auspicious times in Halocho

[Micha Berger]

There is a fundamental difference between discussing whether a phenomenon
is real, and discussing whether one may rely upon it.

Litvaks would not use practical qabbalah, seeing it as a violation of
tamim tihyeh im H' E-lokekha. That's not to say there was consensus
among Litvisher gedolim that they don't work. Amongst Sepharadim and
Chassidim, however, it has been common for generations to use segulos
and practical qabbalah.

Similarly here... The gemara speaks about prospicious times for prayer.
Does it laudibly speak of anyone utilizing them? (Other than Bil'am
knowing the moment of Hashem's anger [Berakhos 7a], which is obviously
no raayah, and davening kesaqin which is about zerizim maqdimin, not
timing for metaphysical effectiveness.)

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha

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