רַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר אוֹמֵר, הָעוֹשֶׂה תְפִלָּתוֹ קֶבַע, אֵין תְּפִלָּתוֹ תַּחֲנוּנִים. רַבִּי יְהוֹשֻׁעַ אוֹמֵר, הַמְהַלֵּךְ בִּמְקוֹם סַכָּנָה, מִתְפַּלֵּל תְּפִלָּה קְצָרָה. אוֹמֵר, הוֹשַׁע הַשֵּׁם אֶת עַמְּךָ אֶת שְׁאֵרִית יִשְׂרָאֵל, בְּכָל פָּרָשַׁת הָעִבּוּר יִהְיוּ צָרְכֵיהֶם לְפָנֶיךָ. בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה' שׁוֹמֵעַ תְּפִלָּה:
R. Eliezer says: If one makes his prayer k'va [so that his prayer feels burdensome to him. "k'va" — "It is chok kavua ("a fixed statute") for me to pray, and I must 'deliver myself' of it."], it is not accounted supplication. R. Yehoshua says: One who walks in a place of danger recites a short prayer. [And what is the short prayer?] He says: "Help, O L-rd, Your people, the remnant of Israel; bechal parashath haibur ["even when they go astray (porshim) into transgression"], let their needs be before You. Blessed are You, O L-rd, who listens to prayer." [Let their needs be revealed before You to have mercy upon them. "parashath" — as in "perishah" (separation). "haibur" — of aveirah (transgression). And the halachah is not in accordance with R. Yehoshua, but the prayer one recites in a place of danger is: "The needs of Your people are many, etc." One recites it while walking, and he recites neither the first three nor the last three blessings (of the shemoneh esreh). And when he leaves the place of danger and his mind is at rest, he must recite the tefillah as usual if its time has not passed.]
Tosefta Berakhot
[If a person] was walking in a dangerous place or [where there are] robbers [present and it came the time to pray Shmoneh Esreh] he [should] pray a short prayer [of Shmoneh Esreh instead of the regular Shmoneh Esreh]. What is a short prayer [of Shmoneh Esreh]? Rebbi Elazar says, “Do Your will in heaven above, and give pleasure to those that fear you on earth, and do what is good in your eyes. Blessed the One that hears prayer.” Rebbi Yossi says, “Hear the voice of the prayer of your nation Israel and fulfill their requests quickly. Blessed the One that hears prayer.” Rebbi Elazar Bar Tzadok says, “Hear the voice of the cry of your nation Israel and fulfill their requests quickly. Blessed the One that hears prayer.” Others say, “Your nation Israel has many needs, but they are short minded. May it be your will Hashem our God that You may give to each one all of his needs and to each creature so that they should not lack. Blessed the One that hears prayer.” Rebbi Elazar Bar Tzadok says, “My father used to pray a short prayer [of Shmoneh Esreh] on Shabbat nights: ‘And from your love Hashem our God that you love Your nation Israel, and from Your compassion, our King, that you had on the children of Your covenant, you have given us, Hashem our God, this great and holy Seventh day, with love.’” And over the cup [of Kiddush (sanctification)] he says, “Who has sanctified the day of Shabbat” and he does not seal off [the Beracha (blessing)].
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