Q&A: Prayers Before the Blessings on Torah Study
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Prayers Before the Blessings on Torah Study
Question
I leave the house in the dark for work, and I pray there.
On the way I say the Traveler’s Prayer.
Is that possible before the blessings on Torah study?
And what about the verse I say afterward, like “And Jacob went on his way…”
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Answer
Why not recite the blessings on Torah study first? Sleep creates the obligation. Beyond that, verses said within prayer are, in my opinion, not considered Torah study, and they may be said before the blessings on Torah study. And if this is a blessing of praise—which is my view—then there is also not necessarily a requirement that it be recited immediately before the act, even though the halakhic decisors assume that there is.