סימן קכד סעיף יט

בְּמִנְחָה מַנִּיחִין טַלִּית וּתְפִלִּין בִּבְרָכוֹת, וְאוֹמְרִים שִׁיר שֶׁל יוֹם וּשְׁאָר הַדְּבָרִים שֶׁחִסְּרוּ בְּשַׁחֲרִית, וְאוֹמְרִים אַשְׁרֵי וַחֲצִי קַדִּישׁ, וְקוֹרִין בַּתּוֹרָה, וּמַפְטִירִין כְּמוֹ בִּשְׁאָר תַּעֲנִית צִבּוּר, וּמַכְנִיסִין אֶת סֵּפֶר הַתּוֹרָה, וְאוֹמֵר שְּׁלִיחַ הַצִבּוּר חֲצִי קַדִּישׁ, וּמִתְפַּלְּלִין שְׁמוֹנֶה עֶשְׂרֵה, וְאוֹמְרִים נַחֵם בְּבִרְכַּת וְלִירוּשָׁלַיִם, וְאִם שְׁכָחוֹ שָׁם, אוֹמְרוֹ אַחַר עֲנֵנוּ. וְלֹא יְסַיֵּם בָּרוּךְ מְנַחֵם וְכוּ', אֶלָּא כִּי אַתָּה שׁוֹמֵעַ וְכוּ'. וְאִם גַּם שָׁם לֹא נִזְכַּר עַד לְאַחַר שֶׁאָמַר בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה', גוֹמֵר הַבְּרָכָה שׁוֹמֵעַ תְּפִלָּה וּמִתְפַּלֵל כַּסֵּדֶר, וְאֵינוֹ צָרִיךְ לַחֲזוֹר (עַיֵּן פרי מגדים). שְּׁלִיחַ הַצִבּוּר, בַּחֲזָרַת הַתְּפִלָּה אוֹמֵר בִּרְכַּת כֹּהֲנִים, וְאַחַר הַתְּפִלָּה קַדִּישׁ שָׁלֵם תִּתְקַבֵּל, וְחוֹלְצִין הַתְּפִלִּין, וּמִתְפַּלְּלִין מַעֲרִיב (תקנד תקנה תקנז תקנט). וְאִם הַלְּבָנָה זוֹרַחַת, מְקַדְּשִׁין אוֹתָהּ. וְעַיֵּן לְעֵיל סִימָן צ"ז סָעִיף י"א, שֶׁצְּרִיכִים לִטְעֹם תְּחִלָּה (תכו).

At the Minchah service, we put on the tallis and the tefillin,³⁰Those who also put on the tefillin of Rabeinu Tam should put them on at this time. (Mishnah Berurah 555:4) saying the berachah over them.³¹Mishnah Berurah rules that you should not say Kerias Shemah, or the Chapter kadeish, which is usually said when putting on tefillin, because at Minchah time, this would merely constitute the reading of Torah chapters, which is forbidden on Tishah beAv. (Ibid. 555:5) The Shir shel yom (Song of the day) is said, as well as the other things that were omitted in the Shacharis service.³²Although some have the custom to recite tehillim (Psalms) in the afternoon, Mishnah Berurah indicates that it is best not to do so, citing the custom of Posen to recite on the following day, the portion of tehillim, which ordinarily would have been said, had it not been Tishah beAv, in addition to the regular portion of the day. Mishnah Berurah also maintains that the passage of Pitum haKetoras, which deals with the compounding of the incense-offering, as well as other passage dealing with sacrificial-offering, should not be said even at Minchah. (Mishnah Berurah 554:7) (The Psalm Lamenatzei’ach, the verses of Uva Letzion go’eil, that were omitted at Shacharis (see paragraph 3) are not to be said at Minchah, and tachanun is also not said at Minchah.) Then Ashrei and half- kaddish are said. We read the Torah and the maftir, as on any other public fast day. Then the seifer Torah is replaced in the Ark and the Chazzan says half- kaddish, after which the Shemoneh esreih is said. We insert Nacheim (Console, O God) in the berachah Velirushalayim (And to Jerusalem). If you forgot to say it there, you should say it after Aneinu (Answer us),³³Kitzur Shulchan Aruch’s ruling is based on Taz, which Mishnah Berurah says is only a singular opinion, citing other Poskim, who refute Taz. The proper way, according to Mishnah Berurah, based on Mateh Yehudah is to say insert Nacheim before saying Vesechezenu (And may our eyes behold) and to conclude with Vesechezenu, until its concluding berachah. (see Mishnah Berurah 557:2; also Biyur Halachah 557:1) but you should not conclude the prayer, with Baruch menacheim [Blessed … Consoler] etc., but with Ki atah shomei'a (For You hear the prayers) etc. But if you did not realize it until after you said Baruch atah Hashem [Blessed are You, Hashem], you conclude the berachah Shomei'a tefillah [Who hears prayer]³⁴See note 33 above. and continue praying according to the regular order, and you do not have to repeat [the Shemoneh esrei]. The Chazzan, in the repetition of the Shemoneh esrei, recites the Birkas kohanim (Priestly Blessing). After the Shemoneh esrei, he says the whole kaddish with tiskabbeil. We then take off the tefillin and pray Maariv.³⁵This is based only on the assumption that Minchah will be concluded at a time, when it is permitted to pray Maariv. If the moon is shining, we recite Kiddush levanah (Sanctification of the moon).³⁶Mishnah Berurah cautions that Kiddush levanah should not be recited, without wearing your shoes. (Ibid. 426:11) See 97:11 above, where it is stated that you must taste some food first.³⁷However, if a large number of people will be saying Kiddush levanah, together, it is proper to recite it with them, even before tasting food. (Ibid. 426:11; Shaar Hatzion 9)

תנא דבי אליהו כל השונה הלכות בכל יום מובטח לו שהוא בן העולם הבא שנאמר הליכות עולם לו אל תקרי הליכות אלא הלכות (נדה ע"ג.)