CHART OF PERMITTED RESPONSES
Column labels: Pesukei DeZimra (Barukh SheAmar through Yishtabah); Inside a Shema paragraph or its prior blessings; At intervals among Shema paragraphs or its prior blessings; From finishing the blessing גָּאַל יִשְׂרָאֵל to starting the Amida.
בה"ל, נא ד"ה צריךמשנ"ב סו, כג
Blessing upon thunder or on lightning: Allowed [during Pesukei DeZimra]. Prohibited [within a paragraph of the Shema or the preceding blessings]. Allowed, should the chance not come again [between the paragraphs of the Shema or the preceding blessings]. Prohibited [between concluding the blessing Ga'al Yisrael and beginning the Amida] [משנ"ב סו, יט].
GENERAL PRINCIPLES
MA'ARIV
Hebrew
שׁוֹמֵר עַמּוֹ יִשְׂרָאֵל לָעַד
Israeli
shomer amo Yisra-el la-ad
ביאור הלכה סו ד"ה ואלו
Hebrew
בָּרוּךְ יְהֹוָה לְעוֹלָם אָמֵן וְאָמֵן
Israeli
baruch Adonai le-olam Amen ve-Amen
The regulations on responses match those of Shaḥarit. The stretch following the blessing שׁוֹמֵר עַמּוֹ יִשְׂרָאֵל לָעַד as far as Half Kaddish is treated as between paragraphs, even amid בָּרוּךְ יְהֹוָה לְעוֹלָם אָמֵן וְאָמֵן [ביאור הלכה סו ד"ה ואלו].
HALLEL
The regulations on responses in Hallel match the Shema's [שו"ע או"ח תפה, א]. Should a Lulav be brought amid Hallel, one ought to recite the blessing among Hallel's paragraphs [משנ"ב תרמד, ז].
TAKING OUT A WEEPING CHILD
A crying child should be taken out of the synagogue even while one recites the Amida, lest fellow worshipers be disturbed [אישי ישראל פל"ב, יג] [(בשם החזון אי"ש)].
KADDISH AMID PESUKEI DEZIMRA
A mourner may recite Kaddish amid Pesukei DeZimra, should he be unable to recite it later [אישי ישראל פט"ו הערה קט].
PSALMS FOR PARTICULAR OCCASIONS
These psalms may be recited on particular occasions: Upon one's wedding day: Psalm 19 at p. 465. At a child's birth: Psalm 20 at p. 179 and Psalm 139 at p. 1099. For one who is sick: Psalm 23, p. 1099; Psalm 121, p. 701; Psalm 130, p. 705; together with Psalm 139 at p. 1099. For safety in Israel: Psalm 20 at p. 179; Psalm 120 at p. 699; Psalm 121 at p. 701 and Psalm 125 at p. 703. Upon recovery from illness: Psalm 6 at p. 145; Psalm 30 at p. 67 and Psalm 103 at p. 1099. Giving thanks: Psalm 95 at p. 371; Psalm 116 at p. 781. For direction: Psalm 139 at p. 1099. For prosperity: Psalm 121 at p. 701. For penitence: Psalm 90 at p. 471. For aid in hard times: Psalm 20 at p. 179; Psalm 130 at p. 705. While traveling: Psalm 91 at p. 473. In thanks for having been saved: Psalm 124 at p. 701.
HEBREW LEAP YEARS
Hebrew
וּלְכַפָּרַת פֶּשַׁע
The words וּלְכַפָּרַת פֶּשַׁע are inserted into the מוסף עמידה of ראש חודש across the months from מרחשון through אדר שני in leap years of the Jewish calendar. HEBREW YEAR / CIVIL YEAR: 5779 / 2018-2019; 5782 / 2021-2022; 5784 / 2023-2024; 5787 / 2026-2027; likewise 5790 / 2029-2030; 5793 / 2032-2033; 5795 / 2034-2035; 5798 / 2037-2038.