תפילת הדרך
Tefillat Haderekh
Tefillat Haderekh · Traveler's prayer
Travel prayer. Nulman: minimum Persian mile; tradition links Yehi ratzon to Elijah and Rab Judah.
01 · Possible origins
What the sources say about beginnings
Authorship and dating traditions (chiefly Nulman) and scholarly reconstructions (Langer/Reif) stay distinct. Competing hypotheses appear side by side.
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Tradition or narrative
Nulman defines Tefillat Haderekh as a travel prayer in Ashkenazic and Sephardic rites, said when journeying at least one Persian mile; reciting Yehi ratzon when journeying is attributed to the prophet Elijah's caution to Rab Judah.
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