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I help train boys for their Bar Mitzvah. My learning sessions are at night. Can I practice with the boys putting on Tefillin at night?

Yes, but you should make sure to mention that the mitzvah of putting on Tefilin is only by day, and make sure it is not for a prolonged amount…

The Rebbe said that Jewish children should have a letter bought for them in a children’s Sefer Torah.

Question: The Rebbe said that Jewish children should have a letter bought for them in a children's Sefer Torah. Because we cannot all afford to write a Sefer Torah,…

Does the father of a Bar Mitzvah Bachur receiving his first Aliyah on Tisha B’av recite Boruch Shepetarani?

Yes. Preferably the Aliya should be at Mincha. הליכות שלמה טו, ח. שו"ת דברי ישראל א, קמט. ועוד. #10314

Can one bring a Sefer Torah to their son who is Bar Mitzvah for Leining in their house without Minyan on Zoom with family? No Birchas Hatorah just Leining. Friday afternoon. Has been preparing.

One should not transfer the Sefer Torah out of it's set place to bring to read it in a home. There is no such an obligation to read the…

I am planning to make a Bar Mitzvah at 7 or 7:30, is there an issue with the timing because of Maariv which can only be Davened much later?

It’s not a problem. But make sure to break for Maariv. See Halacha2go.com #648. #4560

מחר הבר מצוה של אחי הצעיר והוא בע”ה יעלה לתורה ב-770. אבא שלי לא יכל להגיע. בנוגע לברכת ברוך שפטרני – האם אפשרי לברך באמצעות הטלפון?

האב אינו צריך להיות נוכח בשעת העלי׳. ויברך ממקומו. אבל, עליו לומר בשינוי קצת ״מעונשו של בני״, או ״בני פלוני״. וכדאי שיהיו עשרה במקומו. אבל אינו מעכב. ואם רוצה…

On Which Days Should I Wear a Kapoteh?

Question: I know one wears a Kapoteh on Shabbos, Yom Tov, Chol Hamoed, and 19th of Kislev. What other times is it Minhag Chabad to wear a Kapoteh? 10…

Born in Adar; Bar Mitzvah in Adar I or II?

Question: My son was born on Chof Adar and his Bar Mitzvah is this year. I assume that we make the Bar Mitzvah Seudah in Adar Sheini. My question…