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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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),…
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…
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…
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…
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)
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…
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…
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: …
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…
Three years old. Sources: בחי׳ הרשב״ץ ברכות כה , א ד״ה ולענין, דערות בת ג׳ ה״ה כערוה לענין ק״ש. וכ״כ כמה אחרונים (חיי״א כלל ד ס״א). וגם לענין טפח…
There is no Halacha to wash babies Negel Vasser from their Bris. However, the Alter Rebbe writes that one who is careful not to have babies touch food from the…
If there is a need or if it is for a Mitzvah, you may do it on Thursday. Best to wait till after sunset. See here on our website as well.…
Best to be stringent and deface by removing the tip of the nose. Question 2: Does the same problem apply to a lion or cow figurine since they are included in…
