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Kavanah While Performing a Mitzvah

Question: When it says that "mitzvahs require kavana", is it saying that you need active kavana or is it just excluding a case where a person doesn't at all…

I generally wear a Kapoteh for all Yomei D’Pagra. May I wear one for Rosh Chodesh Kislev? I am in the midst of the Shloshim for my father.

No. Sources: הנה, איסור לבישת בגדי שבת תוך ל׳ הובא בב״י יו״ד סוסי׳ שפט בשם הכלבו שהביא כן בשם מהר״ם. וכ״כ תל׳ מהר״ם בתשב״ץ תכו. והובא לדינא ברמ״א…

Is erecting a Matzeiva obligatory?

Matzeiva is a kavod for the niftar and a tikkun for the neshma. Poskim address the need for a child or husband to pay for Matzeiva of parent or…

In my place of work there is a picture of an idol. What should I do about it?

Question: Where I started working, there is a picture of their product with an idol from asia in the background, is this forbidden? Should I do something about it?…

I forgot to have Kavanah. Now what?

Question: What should one do if he did not have kavana for: - פותח את ידך - שמע, ברוך שם - ברכת מגן אברהם Answer: פותח את ידך…

Article: Times for Shacharis, Tallis & Tefillin

Start Time: The morning Shema can be said anytime from misheyakir, a time when one can recognize a friend, until three halachic hours in the day have passed. Both…

My son wants to go to college…

Question: My son wants to go to college. He knows that I don't want him to. I don't think he is considering Jewish colleges, or a college online. He…

If you peel off the ‘tunnels’ from celery (basically if you peel off the outside) is it then OK to eat?

Yes, you may eat the peels stalks as long as you check well with a light that there are no leaf-miner trails tunnels, or holes. If a trail is spotted,…

Is there an Inyan in Chabad to Lein for Bar Mitzva?

Question continued: I'm asking because my son is becoming Bar Mitzva right after Pesach, and I understood that the priority should be learning the ma'amar Beal pe, and then…

Does one need to check a mattress for Shatnez?

Question: If a Jew is renting from a goy and the goy provides a bed (mattress), does the Jew have a responsibility to test the mattress for Shatnez? …

האם מותר לשיר את נוסח הקדיש כדי להתלמד?

אסור, שאין לומר דבר שבקדושה בפחות מעשרה. אבל אם מנגן רק עד ואמרו אמן ולא יותר, מותר. כמו כן, מותר לנגן מתתקבל ואילך. טעמים ומקורות: כפשוט. ראה שו״ת…

האם מותר לשתות בעמידה?

שאלה: למעשה האם בעייתי לאדם מן השורה לשתות מים או שתי' אחרת בעמידה? האם להשען על הקיר (באופן שבלי הקיר הי' נופל) נחשב לאי עמידה או שצריך ישיבה דוקא?…

מה נקרא “דבר שבקדושה” לענין הפסק בתפילה?

פסוקי קדוש ברוך ימלוך שבקדושה, ברוך ה׳ המבורך לעולם ועד, אמן יהא שמי׳ רבא עד יתברך ואמן של דאמירן בעלמא, אמן של הא-ל הקדוש ושומע תפלה, אמן של ברכת…

נפלה ממנו הטלית גדול

שאלה: מי שנפלה ממנו הטלית גדול, אבל נשאר עליו עדיין טלית קטן, האם צריך לברך כשיחזור ויתעטף בטלית גדול? מענה: למעשה אין לברך. מקורות: ראה שו״ע אדה״ז ח,…

Perfume on Shabbos

Q. Can one spray perfume on the hand on Shabbos? A. No. However, if you're putting it on to get rid of a bad smell there is room for…

Can we build models of the Beis HaMikdash vessels for an educational exhibit?

Question: With the will of fulfilling the Rebbe's wish, about teaching עניני גאולה and more specifically about the Beis Hamikdash, we came up with an idea to create an…

Is it an issue to visit the Kever of my grandfather during the first year after he passed away?

The custom in many places is not to visit during the first year. If there is no established custom in the place where you are, you may go but…

Is it Ok for girls to bike in a non-Jewish neighborhood?

It would be acceptable provided that it is done in a צניעות way. ואין לדיין אלא מה שעיניו רואות. I am not aware of a Halachik problem as long…

Do we need to put up a Mezuzah on our new home which we didn’t move into yet?

Question: We purchased our home a couple of months ago. We didn't move into the house yet, nor did we bring any of our belongings in (because there is…

Can I ‘switch’ a Bracha in its midst?

Question: If I had vegetables and chicken on my plate, and I stuck my fork into a vegetable and began making Ha'adama, but remembered by the word "ha'olam" that…

Is the Chabad custom to recite the Kedusha D’sidra quietly?

Question: I have noticed that it seems that Chabad minhag is for the chazan not to say the pesukim in kedusha d’sidra ("Uva LeTzion") out loud. I understand saying…

האם יש ענין להחמיר לא לטבול במקוה בבוקר לפני שמתפנה בבית הכסא?

יש ענין בזה. מקורות: מדיני טומאה - ראה משנה מקוואות פ"ח מ"ד, חולין כד, ב. וכ״ה ברמב״ם אבוה״ט ה, ז לגבי בע״ק בבריא. וברמב״ם משמע שטמא בודאי ולא משום…

Follow-up to the Pringles Question

Question: There is a question in the archives, concerning if Pringles need to be Bishul Yisroel. The response was that even people that are lenient with potato chips should…

Can a Kohen enter a house that has a box of the cremated remains of a body?

Question: I was on Mivtzoim today, and I walked into an office and I noticed a box. It was the cremated remains of one's dead body. My chavrusa is…

Can I walk down the street with my sister?

Question: I am a bochur in 770 and I have a sister in Crown Heights for the year, and we would like to meet up sometimes on the street…

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