I know how to read Hebrew but don’t understand what I am reading. Is it better to pray in English?
I know how to read Hebrew but don’t understand what I am reading. Is it better to pray in English?
One may pray in any language. It is acceptable to pray using a translated text, thus if you
understand English, for example, you can pray from a siddur (prayerbook) that has English
translation.
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