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Shulchan Arukh, Orach Chayim 578
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Orach Chayim Siman 578 is a source-text unit from the Shulchan Arukh with 1 seifim. Its reading map separates the practical rule, its conditions and the points that need comparison with the surrounding text.
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Opens “שכל יחיד יתענה ויתפלל על צרתו. ובו…”
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<b>שכל יחיד יתענה ויתפלל על צרתו. ובו סעיף אחד:</b><br>כשם שהצבור מתענים ומתפללים על צרתם כך כל יחיד מתענה ומתפלל על צרתו כיצד היה לו חולה או תועה במדבר או חבוש בבי' האסורי' יש לו להתענו' ולבקש רחמים בתעניתו ולא יתענה בשבת ובמועד וחנוכה ופורים וראש חודש:
"That every individual should fast and pray for their distress. In one section: Just as the community fasts and prays for their troubles, so too, each individual should fast and pray for their own distress. For example, if one is sick, lost in the wilderness, or imprisoned in a prohibited place, they should engage in fasting and seek mercy during their fast. However, one should not fast on Shabbat, Festivals, Chanukah, Purim, and Rosh Chodesh.
English translation: Sefaria Community Translation · CC0