[Avodah] Auspicious times in Halocho

[kennethgmiller at juno.com]

R' Micha Berger wrote:
> 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.)

Two examples that come to mind are:

1) Not saying tachanun or selichos in the first half of the night, though I forget why.

2) But whatever the reason for #1 was, Yom Kipur being an "eis ratzon" trumps it, making slichos after Kol Nidre ok.

Akiva Miller

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