Question: Regarding the three steps in Shmoneh Esrei, are they meant to be three steps, as the finishing step which makes the feet next to each other, or is…
Question: Regarding the three steps in Shmoneh Esrei, are they meant to be three steps, as the finishing step which makes the feet next to each other, or is…
And if he doesn't have to, can he stop if he wants to? And if he can't, does he have to hear Kriah afterwards? Answer: He should not…
Question: I am the new rabbi at a small shul, the outgoing rabbi said that when there was no minyan he would take out the Torah and read a…
Question: If I have a Passul Sefer Torah, can I take it out of the Aron Kodesh to lein from in absence of a minyan? Answer: It should…
Question: If I am taking an early morning flight, and I will arrive before sof zman tefillah, is it better to daven in the airport before the flight without…
שאלה: שאלה שעלתה אצלי כבר מספר פעמים בבית חב"ד, ועד עתה לא מצאתי עליה תשובה הולמת: קורה ופעמים עומדים באמצע התפילה בבית חב"ד - במקום שאסור להפסיק - ויש…
Question: If someone says his mother is Jewish, do we believe him? What's the rule? How far back do we look? And can he be part of the Minyan?…
בסידור אדה"ז כתוב שמותר להפסיק בין הנחת תפילין של יד לשל ראש בעניית דברים שמותר לאמרם בברכות ק"ש. ואח"כ יברך על של ראש. שאלה: אם הפסיק בין של יד…
Is there a problem to go on a bike ride before Davening (if you have a set Minyan)? The halachah is that one may not get involved bitzrachav (in their personal affairs)…
Question: The Rabbonim שיחיו have come out with a letter urging people, now that B"H we are able to go back to shul, to be more diligent in heeding…
Question: When passing tzitzis over the eyes during Baruch She'amar and Shema, how is one to actually pass the tzitzis over the eyes? Must he merely look at them…
התשובה לשאלה והערות על דברי השואל הובא על סדר הדברים בכתב נטוי: שאלה: בישיבתנו הקדושה (תות''ל ליובאוויטש ברינוא) סדר חסידות מתחיל בשעה 7:30 והזמן של ''משיכיר'' הוא לאחרי…
Regarding placing the head on the arm etc. - it is done as usual. When the Sefer Torah is being moved and requires one to stand, one should not…
Question: When we Daven Maariv early, like after a fast day and have to repeat Kriyas Shema, can Kriyas Shema She’Al Hamita fulfill this obligation, or does it have…
Question: When there are a group of families, bochurim, and older single men and women together for the Shabbos meals, how should they be seated? Is mixed seating allowed?…
שאלה: נסתפקתי באם בשעה שאומרים קדיש מותר לי להמשיך לומר תהלים או שאר תפילה ולעצור לעניית אמן. שמעתי מרב אחד שאם אצליח לכוין שעניית אמן זו הולכת על היתגדל…
They should not use the same congregants for both minyanim at the same time. They may however have two minyanim consecutively, by only using six congregants to daven at…
Yes. Sources: פשוט, לפי שכל היום הוא בגדר ימי רצון. ואף שסמכוהו לשמו״ע לפי שהוא כנגד שמו״ע - ראה מג״א קלד, א - כל היום זמנו. ובפרט, למנהגנו…
Answer: There is no known source for this custom. We haven’t seen this practiced among talmidei chachamim and gedolei Yisroel. The Rebbe didn’t practice it either. See also…
Question: I've noticed there is always a significant time difference when I compare the time of tzeis hakochavim on myzmanim.com versus on chabad.org. Can you explain why this is,…
