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Appendix VI. Correspondence between Islamic and Rabbinic Prayer


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[24] A raka’at is a set of bending at the waist, and then two partial prostrations. One repetition of the Shemonah Esrei contains two raka’ats.

[25] The sunset (ma'ariv) prayer has one repetition of the Shemoneh Esrei (2 raka’ats) and Barchu after 'Alenu (1 raka’at) for a total of 3 raka’ats.


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