Yes, women should say Shema before going to sleep. The minimum should be: שמע, ברוך שם, ואהבת, יושב בסתר, אשמנו, בידך אפקיד, המפיל The יהי רצון does not need to…
Yes, women should say Shema before going to sleep. The minimum should be: שמע, ברוך שם, ואהבת, יושב בסתר, אשמנו, בידך אפקיד, המפיל The יהי רצון does not need to…
With a Tzeirei and then with a Segol. Sources: כמ״ש בס׳ המנהגים חב״ד ע׳ 72. וראה אג״ק יב ע׳ תלב. יג ע׳ קנג. יג ע׳ שלז. יח ע׳…
Question: I have learnt in Kitzur Shulchan Aruch Siman 12 that "If you are traveling and reach the place where you wish to lodge, and ahead of you within a…
Question Continued: Also, if I don't have Kavanah during Davening, then what's the point, I just mumble the words and they come out in one big mush and I…
One may lay down on his back, if the head and shoulders are elevated and are higher then the rest of the body. Source: עפ"י נשמת אברהם או"ח…
Question: The Rebbe often speaks about giving "כמה פרוטות" - several prutos to Tzedakah before davening. If the halachic value of a pruta is 3 cents, does that imply…
Question: What to do in a situation that the 10th person walks in to Shul, after everyone (the nine men) finished Shmone Esrei and there has definitely been a…
Question: What’s if I fell asleep in the middle of davening, between שומר את עמו ישראל לעד and שמונה עשרה? And what if I fell asleep in the middle…
Question: Can an adult who wears diapers daven with a wet diaper on, given there is no smell and it's completely covered? Answer: Yes., where no choice exists.…
Question: Very often in our shul, people hear Kriah before davening, and then, if there is a Minyan, they would daven with that Minyan, It happens where there was…
Question: Is wearing a belt itself sufficient as a Gartel for Davening? Why do some wear their belt on top of their jackets for davening - isn't wearing it…
Answer: Here is a quote from the Alter Rebbe's Shulchan Aruch (OCH 101:2): "One should not pray in his heart alone. Rather, he should articulate the words with his…
לפי ההלכה היבישה מותר. אבל ממדת חסידות יש להחליף הבגד - שו״ע אדה״ז עו, ד. על בשרו - עליו לרחוץ המקום אם נתייבשה לפני התפלה. אבל אם לחה היא…
Question: I work as a medical dispatcher. When a call comes in, I need to drop everything and send an ambulance as soon as possible. If I'm in the…
Answer: One is not allowed to go to his friends house in order to say good morning, however if one meets his friend in Shul etc. he is allowed…
They are two different customs on this matter: Some touch or kiss the Tefillin when reciting the words שנשמור חוקיך. Others do so when reciting the words למען לא…
Question: If someone is davening in a shul building (but not in the actual Beis Hakeneses where the Sifrei Torah are kept and not in a room that opens…
Question: Until when do we skip Tachnun in Shul at Mincha on a day when there is a Siyum Sefer Torah? Is it until when they finish writing the…
After washing Negel Vaser you may drink. There is no need to say Birchas Hashachar beforehand if you will be going back to sleep. See also here: https://asktherav.com/4239-if-one-is-awake-in-middle-of-the-night-after-sleeping-earlier-and-is-going-back-to-sleep-but-is-still-up-at-the-time-of-alos-hashachar-can-one-drink-or-eat-then-0r-do-they-need-to-say-brachos-fir/ …
Answer: According to all opinions, Maariv is optional for women and girls. However, some Poskim maintain that Maariv on Friday night has unique status (for various reasons), and, accordingly,…
