[Avodah] tefillat haderech

[via Avodah]

From: Eli Turkel via Avodah  <avodah at lists.aishdas.org>

>>The sefer Piskei Teshuvot (siman  110-2) has a discussion whether one is
required to say tefillat haderech in  modern times. He concludes that one
who does not say it on major roads has  someone to rely on but someone who
also says it has the reward of a tefilla  even though we no longer have
"listin" and wild animals on the roads. Instead  we have a car accidents.
Therefore one should also say tefillat haderech on  railroads and planes. He
claims that on small side roads that everyone  paskens you need to say
tefillat haderech<<

-- 
Eli  Turkel

 
 
>>>>
 
Saying tefillas haderech "on major roads" -- does that mean even within one 
 city, not just when traveling between cities?
 
"On small side roads everyone paskens you need to say tefillas  haderech"?  
What does that mean?  Every time I get in the car to go to  the grocery 
store in my own neighborhood?  Or was the word "don't"  inadvertently omitted 
from that sentence ("you don't need to say tefillat  haderech")?
 
 
I was driving someone to the cemetery for a levaya, we were on  the highway 
doing 60 and all of a sudden it started to rain, but I mean a mabul,  a 
hard, driving, blinding rain.  I couldn't see at all in front of  me.  Of 
course I slowed down, as did everyone else, but it was still very  frightening 
and certainly I couldn't just stop in the middle of the  highway.  My 
passenger, a BT, became very agitated and said, "I only know  one perek of Tehillim 
by heart so I am going to say that."  Then she  recited Shir Hamaalos (from 
benching) out loud.  The rain stopped  immediately!  A few miles further 
down the road, there was another sudden  blinding outburst and she said Shir 
Hamaalos again.  Again the rain  immediately stopped.  She was like a reverse 
Choni Hamaagel!  I really  think her emunah peshuta saved the day!
 
But to veer back into Avodah territory -- would it have been appropriate to 
 say Tefillas Haderech at that time?  With shem umalchus?  (I  assume you 
can always say it without shem umalchus.)
 
 

--Toby  Katz
t613k at aol.com
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