Tosefta zu Daniel 6:11
וְ֠דָנִיֵּאל כְּדִ֨י יְדַ֜ע דִּֽי־רְשִׁ֤ים כְּתָבָא֙ עַ֣ל לְבַיְתֵ֔הּ וְכַוִּ֨ין פְּתִיחָ֥ן לֵהּ֙ בְּעִלִּיתֵ֔הּ נֶ֖גֶד יְרוּשְׁלֶ֑ם וְזִמְנִין֩ תְּלָתָ֨ה בְיוֹמָ֜א ה֣וּא ׀ בָּרֵ֣ךְ עַל־בִּרְכ֗וֹהִי וּמְצַלֵּ֤א וּמוֹדֵא֙ קֳדָ֣ם אֱלָהֵ֔הּ כָּל־קֳבֵל֙ דִּֽי־הֲוָ֣א עָבֵ֔ד מִן־קַדְמַ֖ת דְּנָֽה׃ (ס)
Als Daniel erfuhr, dass die Schrift unterzeichnet war, ging er ruhig in sein Haus, in seinem Erker waren die Fenster geöffnet gen Jerusalem zu, und drei Mal im Tage fiel er auf seine Knie und betete und lobpries vor seinem Gotte, ebenso wie er zuvor getan.
Tosefta Berakhot
I would have thought that a person can pray [Shemoneh Esreh] all day long. [However] it explains in Daniel, “… and three times a day he prayed on his knees …” (Daniel 6:11) I would have thought that [a person] can pray facing any direction he wants. [However] the verse teaches us, “… where in the attic he had windows facing Yerushalayim …” (ibid.) I would have thought that [Daniel] only began to pray after he was exiled. [However] the verse teaches us, “… just as he had always done.” (ibid.)
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