Saying Tehillim on Shabbos

I know some very choshova people who are very makpid to say Tehillim within an hour of ??? ??? as it is a very special ?? ????. As an aside, ?? ?? ????? the word Tehillim is incorrect. The word should be Tehillos, ???? ????. The Malbim wished to have it changed, but being the ???? in ??? ???? uses the word in ???? ???, the gedolim of his era refused to have it altered.

Kol hakavod, Hummingbird, for saying the entire Tehillim on Shabbos for so many years!

I’m not clear myself why we mention cholim on Shabbos by Mi Shebayrach but not by Tehillim (I understand the Torah is present, but still). I hope someone here may know.

Some rabbanim say it’s ok to say names L’iluy nishmas (not cholim) while others say one may just THINK the names.

At the end of Tehillim, there’s a special Yehi Ratzon to say after completing any or all sfarim of Tehillim ON SHABBOS which I’m sure you’ve said many times considering your dedication.

So I think the statement “litvak Ashkenazim do not say tehillim on Shabbos for two reasons” would refer to saying Tehillim prefaced by cholim’s names. Certainly it’s admirable and desirable to say Tehillim on Shabbos. In fact, there are quite a number of Tehillim groups meeting regularly on Shabbos to complete all 5 sfarim.

Is this with the consent of a rav or was the question just not asked?

The Tchernobler minhag (al-pi Eliyahu Hanovi) is to complete the entire Sefer T’hillim, ‘bli-hefsek’ and before davening on Shabbos morning. This is 1 of the 3 most important minhagim of Skver and Rachmistrifka Chassidus.

I have done so more than a thousand times (every Shabbos for more than 20 years). With proper concentration, one can get quite proficient and complete it in less than 1 1/2 hours (I usually do it in 70-80 minutes – every word).

I look forward to Shabbos morning probably more than anything else.

Yoin posted “This is 1 of the 3 most important minhagim of Skver and Rachmistrifka Chassidus.”

Can you tell us what the other two are?

Thanks.

“Any Tehillim or only for a complete Sefer?

It’s when completing at least one of the five sforim in Tehillim ???? the five Chumshei Torah. It’s a beautiful, shortened Yehi Ratzon found at the end of most sifrei Tehillim.

“Does this answer your question?”

No.

The OP was not suggesting that there was an issue with saying Tehillim, but rather if one may say it ?????? ????? with ?????’s names.

The other question was regarding when one says the Yehi Ratzon following Tehillim.

I have always known that it is not permissible to read Tehilim at night or in Shabbat. Yet, recently, I have encountered many people who do. I have not found any Halachot or Rabbinical Rulings that allows for the reading of Tehilim.

“The Be’er Heteb commentary to the Shulhan Aruch (Orah Haim 238:2) cites the ruling of the Arizal (Rabbi Yishak Luria of Safed, 1534-1572), in Sha’ar Ha’misvot (Parashat Vaethanan), that it is proper to read Tanach only during the day, and not in the nighttime hours. This ruling, which is based upon concepts of Kabbalah, is also cited and accepted by other authorities, including the Hid”a (Rav Haim Yosef David Azulai, 1724-1806) and the Ben Ish Hai (Rav Yosef Haim of Baghdad, 1833-1909). Accordingly, the Ben Ish Hai writes (as does the Kaf Ha’haim), one should not recite Tehillim during the night.
Hacham Ovadia Yosef addresses this topic in his work Yabia Omer, and rules that it is indeed proper to follow the Arizal’s practice and refrain from reading verses of Tanach during the night. He adds, on the basis of the Hid”a’s ruling, that this applies throughout the entire night, until morning.
However, Hacham Ovadia makes an exception in this regard for cases of a seriously ill patient, Heaven forbid, when friends and relatives wish to recite Tehillim to pray for his or her recovery. In such a case, Hacham Ovadia rules, it is permissible to recite Tehillim on the patient’s behalf after Hasot (midnight as defined by Halacha, which occurs, depending on the season, anywhere from 11:30pm-1am). Tehillim should not be recited before Hasot, even in situations of an ill patient, Heaven forbid. Instead, people should study material such as Mishnayot, Halacha or Gemara in the patient’s merit until Hasot, and then recite Tehillim after Hasot.
There are several other exceptions to this Halacha, as well. It does not apply on Thursday night, Friday night, or the night of Yom Tob. The Ben Ish Hai writes that the night of Rosh Hodesh is considered an ordinary weeknight with respect to this Halacha, and hence one should not read Tanach on the night of Rosh Hodesh.
Furthermore, this Halacha applies only to reading. It is permissible to study Tanach at night, meaning, learning the text with at least the commentary of Rashi. The prohibition applies only to simply reading the words; studying the material with commentaries is allowed at nighttime.
Additionally, this Halacha applies only to those who are able to study other material, such as Talmud and Halacha. If somebody does not have a background in other subjects, and the alternative to reading Tanach is engaging in unproductive activities, then it is certainly preferable for him to read Tanach at night rather than waste his time. In such a case, the Ben Ish Hai advises the individual to study parts of the Oral Law that he knows from the prayer service, such as Patah Eliyahu and Ezeheu Mekoman. But if his only alternative to reading Tanach is wasting time, then he should certainly read Tanach.
Summary: It is proper not to read Tehillim or other parts of Tanach during the nighttime hours, except on Thursday night, Friday night, and the night of Yom Tob. This applies only to reading; one may study Tanach with commentaries at night. If a person is incapable of studying other material, and the alternative to reading Tanach is wasting time, then he should read Tanach at night rather than be unproductive. In cases of an ill patient in need of Tehillim, Heaven forbid, people may recite Tehillim on his behalf after Hasot (midnight as defined by Halacha).”
http://www.dailyhalacha.com/m/halacha.aspx?id=2539

Can anybody provide a Halachic or Rabbinical ruling that allows for the reading of Tehilim in Shabbat?

Thanks

To think the request is muttar, since one is even allowed to think about melacha on Shabbos (though one is not allowed to talk about melacha, like saying “I will buy something after Shabbos”).

If it’s a spiritual request (like shidduchim, which is a mitzvah since getting married and raising a family of ovdei Hashem is a mitzvah), there are opinions that you can pray for that on Shabbos. Other opinions forbid even this. The minhag is to be meikel, and so ruled Rav Belsky.