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Is there a Halacha prohibiting the use of a Tallis during Mincha prayer?

No, it is a matter of custom. However, there are clear sources against wearing a Talis during Maariv/Arvit. Sources: ראה ספר משנת חסידים התחלה (מפתח הכוונות). שו"ע אדה״ז…

Is one allowed to give an Aliyah to someone who is married to a non-Jew R”L?

As a general rule, they should not be given an Aliyah. This will also serve as a statement that doing such an aveira is worse than many other aveiros,…

Should the one doing P’sicha be the one to remove and put back the Torah?

No need. Sources: הנה בראשונים - שו"ת מהר"ם בר"ב [דפוס לבוב] קיג. תשובת האו״ז, הובא מרדכי מגילה תתלג, והביאו בב״י או"ח קמז. רמ"א שם ב - שהרשות למכור…

Someone told me that the Alter Rebbe’s Siddur is not the real Nusach Ari…

Question: Someone told me that the Alter Rebbe's Siddur is not the real Nusach Ari, because more recently they found in Shaar Hakavonos that Reb Chaim Vital writes that…

Is there any advantage in having a Minyan of 10 people actually davening together, as opposed to just 6 actually davening?

I recall once seeing in a Sefer that a minyan of just 6 davening doesn't have the advantage of הן א-ל כביר לא ימאס. Does this have a source…

What’s the necessary intention to have when saying the morning and night Shema?

Before one begins Shema: One should have in mind that he is about to fulfil the mitzvah of reading the portion of Shema (and to fulfil the mitzvah of…

Is it permitted to daven in a shul that insists on having a low Mechitza?

Where women would be visible, however, no women are currently present? Answer: One may daven there when no women are present. ראה שו"ת מהר"י שטייף סי' קל"ו…

When is the proper time to say יהללו during מנחה of שבת if קדיש is started as per Minhag Chabad before the end of גלילה and is finished after the ארון is closed?

This is not completely clear: one approach is not to say it at all. A second approach is to say it after Kadish. A third approach, to say it…

Is it Tznius for over Bas Mitzvah girls to daven in a place like Prospect Park?

Question: Is it tznius for over Bas Mitzvah girls to daven in a place like Prospect Park (not while on the go, specifically going to park to daven there)?…

אם המנין מתפלל לפני הנץ, האם עדיף להתפלל בציבור או לחכות עד נץ החמה

אם לא תתבטל תפלת הציבור עי״ז, עדיף להתפלל ביחיד בזמנה מלהתפלל בציבור לפני הנץ החמה. ומכל מקום, נכון לבוא לתפלת הציבור ולשמוע קדיש קדושה וברכו וכו׳. ומה טוב, אם…

Is it correct to have someone else stand near the Baal Koreh when he gets an Aliya? Or should he stand there himself and hold both Atzei Chaim?

Ideally, two other people should stand by the bimah, one to his right and one to his left. The baal koreh should hold both atzei chaim. Sources: שיעמדו…

As l work in my house or walk in my neighborhood l can hear minyanim that are saying kaddish, borchu or chazoras hashatz. Do l have to stop to answer?

There is an obligation to answer Amen whenever one hears any Beracha. You do not need to stop to listen to chazoras hashatz when walking outside, but if you…

Davening

Is there a Halacha prohibiting the use of a Tallis during Mincha prayer?

Is one allowed to give an Aliyah to someone who is married to a non-Jew R”L?

Should the one doing P’sicha be the one to remove and put back the Torah?

Someone told me that the Alter Rebbe’s Siddur is not the real Nusach Ari…

Is there any advantage in having a Minyan of 10 people actually davening together, as opposed to just 6 actually davening?

What’s the necessary intention to have when saying the morning and night Shema?

Is it permitted to daven in a shul that insists on having a low Mechitza?

When is the proper time to say יהללו during מנחה of שבת if קדיש is started as per Minhag Chabad before the end of גלילה and is finished after the ארון is closed?

Is it Tznius for over Bas Mitzvah girls to daven in a place like Prospect Park?

אם המנין מתפלל לפני הנץ, האם עדיף להתפלל בציבור או לחכות עד נץ החמה

Is it correct to have someone else stand near the Baal Koreh when he gets an Aliya? Or should he stand there himself and hold both Atzei Chaim?

Which Amens of Chatzi Kaddish may one answer during Pesukei D’Zimrah?

Must we make a Sheva Brachos everyday? Must there be a Mechitza?

Can I Learn (verbally?) Between Yishtabach and Kaddish?

מה הדין ביצא אחד מהמנין אחר קדיש דתפילת מנחה קודם חזרת הש”ץ, האם אומרים חזרת הש”ץ?

Full Davening or Chitas?

If there is no Kohen by Krias Hatorah, is a Levi preferred over a Yisroel?

If the Chazzen said a Kaddish Shalem instead of Chatzi Kaddish

שאלה בדין צירוף למנין

As l work in my house or walk in my neighborhood l can hear minyanim that are saying kaddish, borchu or chazoras hashatz. Do l have to stop to answer?