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  • Children, Chinuch, Talmud Torah
  • nittel nacht

האם צריך למחות במי שלומד בליל הניטל? ומה אם זה ילד?

  אף שמנהג זה יסודתו בהררי קודש ונתפשט בתפוצות ישראל, ולא רק אצל חסידים, ונהגו בו מדורי דורות, כידוע ומפורסם, ומילא מובן גם שיש לחנך הילדים לקיים המנהג - מעולם…

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  • Children, Chinuch, Kiddush, Shabbos
  • kiddush during shaah shviis, Shalom Bayis, או"ח רעא, או"ח שמג

When not making Kiddush between six & seven causes difficulties

  Question: I know the minhag of many is Not to make kiddush between six and seven. This was what I remember my custom in my parents home. My question…

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  • Children, Chinuch, Talmud Torah
  • Alef Beis

At what age is it appropriate to start teaching a toddler Alef Beis? And is it a problem to start earlier?

  From 3 years old the child should be taught the letters. Beforehand, as soon as the child is able to speak, he should be taught תורה צוה, שמע and…

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  • Children, Shmiras Guf V'Nefesh
  • Food under bed, tumah, יו"ד קטז, רוח רעה

My daughter put her Purim nosh under her bed and then slept on it. Can she still eat it?

  Food that was under a bed should be discarded (thrown in the garbage etc.). However, in certain cases in which there is a greater necessity, one would be allowed…

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  • Children, Kiddush Levana
  • מעשה רב

By Kiddush Levana can a person say Sholom Aleichem to a boy that’s under Bar Mitzvah?

  Yes.   Sources: מהטעמים למנהג זה - עי׳ פרישה באו״ח סי׳ תכ״ו ס״ק ג׳ ובמג״א ס״ק י״א שלאחר שקילל ג׳ פעמים תפול עליהם אימתה וכו׳ ראוי לומר לחבירו לא עליך כי אם שלום…

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  • Children, Chinuch, Uncategorized
  • hergesh

Is there an advantage to using a Tehillim Ohel Yosef Yitzchok over using another Tehillim?

  I prefer kriah age children using a Tehillim with larger print and no Trop; however once parents purchase such a Tehillim for their child, likely he will continue using…

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  • Brochos, Children, Chinuch, Tzitzis
  • Shehechiyanu, סדר ברכת הנהנין פרק יב

My son seems eager and ready to put on Tzitzis (2.6 years old), does he make Shehechiyanu?

  No, because the Beracha of Shehechiyanu for Tzitzis is for the clothing of it, not the Mitzva. We generally don't make a Shehechiyanu on clothing nowadays. You can buy…

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  • Children, Chinuch, Upsherin
  • Areinfirnish, Hachnasa L'Cheider, הכנסה לחדר

When is the correct time to make an Areinfirnish (Hachnasa L’Cheider)?

  There is no set minhag for the exact day for this. However it seems that the accepted practice is to do it close (but not before) the boys third…

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  • Children
  • 12 pesukim

What is the correct wording for the Possuk וזה כל האדם?

  What is the correct wording for the Possuk וזה כל האדם? When I see it with the word יתברך it is without the word זו and when I see…

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  • Children, Chinuch, Negel Vasser

Should I be washing my baby Negel Vasser properly?

  Full Question: I read on AskTheRav that the Alter Rebbe says that since the Bris one who doesn't allow your baby to touch food without Negel Vasser is considered…

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  • Children, Tevilas Keilim

Am I allowed to use a plastic bottle nipple without Toiveling it and then not reuse it even if its meant to be reused? I’m Makpid on Toiveling plastic.

  This solution doesn’t work. Nonetheless, you may give the baby the nipple without tevilah, even if it wouldn’t be plastic, if you currently cannot tovel it. The reason: If…

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  • Children, Davening
  • diaper, pamper, place of davening, smell

If a child has a dirty diaper is there an issue of me davening or saying Hashem’s name within 4 Amos?

  If the child is of age that he can eat a kezayis of grain within the amount of time that it takes an adult to eat a pras of grain (approx. 7 minutes),…

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  • Children, Chinuch, Tznius
  • -, amusement park, animals, mashpia, theme parks

Is it permissible (Halachically/Hashkaficlly) to take my kids to Walt Disney in Orlando?

  It hard to say there is something Halachicly forbidden about this. However, it definitely is not something I would recommend. The general atmosphere in theme parks are not in…

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  • Birth, Children, Chinuch

Until what age should we place Shir Hamaalos on a child’s crib, car seat etc.? Is this the same as to how long they should be up on the doors of the house?

  For shmira purposes, it’s enough to keep it for three or seven days (or, according to some, four weeks or thirty days). However, there is an additional reason why we…

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  • Birth, Children, Non-Jewish Activities
  • lo yilbash

Can a baby boy wear gender neutral clothing that a baby girl has worn before?

  Yes. However, the very first garment after birth should not be one that the opposite gender has worn before. In today’s day and age  where mothers give birth in the hospital, people…

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  • Bris Milah, Children, Chinuch
  • bris, bris milah

I remember there was an Inyan of giving money to a school when a baby is born, but I am not sure. Is it accurate?

  Yes. This is our Minhag, at the time of the Bris.   ראה היום יום כ״ח אדר שני. שיחת ז׳ אד״ש תשי״א.     #981 (2)

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  • Children, Non-Jewish Activities

Tzivos Hashem has identical sweatshirts and caps for boys and girls. Is there a problem with this?

  There is no problem with clothing which by nature are the same for men and women. Nonetheless, there should be other ways to identify between man and woman, when…

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  • Children, Chinuch, Counting Omer, Sefiras HaOmer

If my children go to bed before Tzeis, how early can I count Sefiras Haomer with them? Is there a difference between preschool age and elementary age?

  The Alter Rebbe writes (Siman 489:12) that it is appropriate to wait until Tzeis Hakochevim to count Sefira, however, he mentions that the Minhag of the average person was…

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  • Children
  • animals, butterfly

Do butterflies go into the category of non kosher animals, regarding children’s clothing and toys etc.?

  Yes. Reason: A butterfly is a שרץ העוף and therefore it is included in the Rebbe’s directive to use only pictures and drawing of kosher animals.   Sources:  …

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  • Brochos, Children, Negel Vasser

Does one have to wash hands after touching a baby’s feet (or other body parts that on an older person would be covered) before saying a Bracha etc?

  If one touches areas on a child’s body which are normally uncovered they need not wash their hands. The definition of “normally uncovered” is as implies, and depends on…

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