Highlighted entries are Halachah-related
OBLIGATION
What are the sources for adding the Berachos of Malchuyos, Zichronos, and Shofaros? Is this mid'Oraisa or mid'Rabanan?
1. Yosef Da'as to Rosh Hashanah 34:p1, ד"ה פשיטא
2. Mafteach to Vayikra 23:24:2:1
3. Lecture for Rosh Hashanah Festival 5765, by Rabbi Maier Caplan
Is the order of the Berachos essential? If one does not know the text of one of these Berachos, may he recite the others? May he recite Musaf at all?
May one fulfill his obligation of Musaf of Rosh Hashanah, by listening to the Chazan's repetition? With what conditions? Is this true even for one who knows how to pray on his own?
May one fulfill his obligation via the Chazzan, throughout the year? What if one did recite the Amidah, but made an error (e.g., forgot Ya'aleh v'Yavo)?
1. Halachah for Rosh Hashanah 34:1
2. Lecture for Rosh Hashanah 33, by Rabbi Daniel Caplan
3. Marei Mekomos for lecture on Rosh Hashanah 33, and at
https://dafyomi.co.il/lectures/marei-rosh033.htm
TIMING
The Gemara in Avodah Zarah (cited above) teaches that an individual praying without a Minyan should wait to recite Musaf of Rosh Hashanah until after the first three hours of the day have passed. What happens during these three hours? What else should the individual not do then?
1. Lecture for Avodah Zarah 4 from 0:00 til 27:20, by Rabbi Ephraim Poliakoff
THREE BERACHOS
How are the three sections of Malchuyos, Zichronos, and Shofaros, a reflection of the three basic tenets of Judaism? What other sets of three correspond to these three themes?
Was the recitation of these Berachos always limited to Musaf?
