Reciting "Va'ani Tefilati" at Mincha
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Question
We had an issue during Mincha on Shabbat and were unable to open the Aron Kodesh [the safe was locked in a way that it couldn't be opened on Shabbat], and there is no other synagogue in the settlement, so we couldn't read the Torah. There was a debate in the synagogue whether to say "Va'ani Tefilati," or if it is only said when reading the Torah?
Answer
"Va'ani Tefilati" is recited only on Shabbat when the Torah is read, as the time of Torah reading is considered a time of favor. Therefore, on Yom Tov during Mincha, this verse is not recited. However, in cases where it is not possible to read the Torah during Mincha, such as when there is no Torah scroll or no minyan, this verse is still recited. Rabbi Chaim Vital wrote that there was a period when the Ari HaKadosh did not have a Torah scroll, but when a person is compelled and cannot read the Torah, they receive the light and merits of the Torah reading from the reading of the entire community of Israel. Therefore, even for one who is compelled, the time of Torah reading is a time of favor.
Source
Shulchan Aruch (Orach Chaim, Siman 292, Seif 1) Mishnah Berurah (Subsection 2).
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