THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 22—August 5, 1966 Minha Prayer's Regulated Time . By RABBI SAMUEL J. FOX (Copyright, 1966, JTA, Inc.) Like the other regular prayer times, the time for the afternoon prayer of Minha has two limits — the earliest time of the day when one can start the prayer and the latest time of the day beyond which the prayer of Minha cannot be recited. Basically, there seem to be two elements which govern the situation. One is the fact that the prayer of Minha corresponds to the original afternoon sacrifice in the Temple. The other is the con- tention that the prayer of Minha is in emulation of the prayer offered by the Patriarch Isaac (like the morning prayer corresponds to the prayer of Abraham and the evening prayer corresponds to the prayer of Jacob). The time for the after- noon sacrifice of the temple was approximately the last fifth of the day (i.e. in a 12-hour-day this would be at 3:30 p.m. — as the day is longer or shorter this point would vary. This period is called "Minha Ketanah" (i.e. the small period of Minha — called so be- cause there is a more extensive period as well). Once a year the afternoon sacrifice was offered at a half hour after midday (i.e. the afternoon before Passover — so that the Paschal lamb could be sacrificed all afternoon because of the requirement for each family to offer this sacrifice by slaughtering the lamb in the afternoon and eat- ing from it at the evening seder table). Thus Minha may be recited any day of the year beginning from one half hour after midday (this must be measured according to the length of the day from sunrise to sunset). The Shulchan Aruch (Orach Chayyim 233) contends that the latter part of the day (the last two and one half hours) is the preferable time — but one can, when necessary, offer the Minha prayer any time after one half hour passes after the midday point. The lower limit of offering the prayer of Minha varies according to vari- ous opinions. Those who are in- clined to follow the opinion of Rab- bi Judah 'and to offer the evening prayer(Maariv) from the period be- ginning one and one quarter hours before sunset must offer the Min- ha prayer before that time. Most people follow the tradition of allowing themselves until the time of astronomical sunset to offer the prayer of Minha. Many say it can be offered until the end of twilight (the most acceptable opinion states that twilight is approximately 20 minutes after sunset). According to the Kabbalists (the Zohar, etc.), some have the tradition of pre- ferring to offer the Minha prayer during the twilight period because it is then that the severity of the heavenly judgment takes place and the prayer would tend to soften that judgment. Also, the original prayer of Isaac was said to have been offered then. The Task of Culture By DR. JACOB KLATZKIN One of the great tasks of cul- ture is to convert necessity into freedom. 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