Should I Say Ana B’Koach?
Nowadays, it is the Chabad custom to recite Ana B’koach:
- Before the daily morning prayers,
- Before the daily afternoon prayers,
- During the nighttime Shema, before going to bed,
- Before the welcoming Shabbat prayer,
- After counting the Omer during the 49 days of the Omer,
- During the Hakafot on Simchat Torah.
Chassidic teachings explain that whenever the soul is in need of a spiritual lift, we recite this prayer.