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2 unusual facts about Mincha


Tisha B'Av

The Beit Yosef rules that the custom to sit low to the ground extends until one prays Mincha (the afternoon prayer).

At the Mincha service, Ashkenazim add a paragraph that begins Nachem ("Console...") to the conclusion of the blessing Boneh Yerushalayim ("Who builds Jerusalem") recited during the Amidah.


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Fast of Gedalia

As with regular fast days, the cantor includes the prayer Aneinu in the repetition of the Amidah during Shacharit and Mincha as a separate Bracha between the prayers for redemption and healing, and in the private recitation of the Mincha amidah it is recited as an addition to Shema Koleinu (general prayer acceptance).


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