Answer: No, Krias Shma should be said first. One should not say Krias Shma before Mishyakir unless they are in a pressing situation. But it is not right to…
Answer: No, Krias Shma should be said first. One should not say Krias Shma before Mishyakir unless they are in a pressing situation. But it is not right to…
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?…
האם מותר להתפלל תוך כדי קדיש?
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 the first minyan, and four people joining without davening. Thereafter,…
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,…
The Rebbe was asked this question and responded that if one asks this question, that itself is an indication that the questioner lacks the "hergesh" (feeling). Practically, this question…
Question: If a Minyan skips Tachanun, thinking that there is no Tachanun, and they said Kaddish, but then they find out that there is Tachanun, should they say Tachanun?…
Question: When at the airport, what would be the right thing to do with my Tallis, Tefillin, Seforim and Food while going to the restroom? (In the past I…
If one is not intending for the mitzva or as a zecher for the mitzvah, it is OK. Sources: ראה עד״ז אדה״ז מז, ז. אבל ראה סה״ש תנש״א…
Answer: Yes. However, a G-d fearing Jew shouldn’t rely on Shnayim Mikrah during Krias Hatorah. Independent of this, it’s our minhag, based on halacha and particularly Kabalah, to read…
Just say Tachanun. Sources: ראה שו״ת קנה בושם ב, ח. רבבות אפרים ד, נו. ה, קא. ו, קטז, ב. ז, רסה בסופו. חוקי חיים ב, מט. שאלת רב…
Question: Aside from the uncomfortable feelings of showing up at shul and seeing men on the women's side... Is it even halachically allowed for men to Daven on the…
No. Sources: ראה שו״ע או״ח סי׳ קכ״ח סעי׳ מ׳, שו״ע אדה״ז סעי׳ נ״ג. ובמשנ״ב ס״ק קמ״ז דה״ה לזונה. וראה אבהע״ז סי׳ ו׳ סעי׳ ח׳ שנכרית בכלל זונה היא.…
Question: If there will not be Tisha Onim, is it better for the Chazan (6th) to wait and do his Shmonah Esrei out loud and miss Davening with the…
טבלת דיני השוכח והטועה בתפילות יום טוב
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There is a prohibition to Kovaya Seuda before davening in case they might forget to daven before the zman tefilla, however, one is allowed to snack on fruits and…
Question: While covering the head with the arm during Tachanun; is the head supposed to be touching the covering, or not actually touching only covering? Answer: There are…
Answer: You should not stop them from performing a Mitzvah Medoreiso because of a possibility that there would be someone not tznius. You may ask them to turn around…
לא. ויש מחמירים להצריך עמידה. ולמעשה, כן המנהג. אבל בברכת על נט״י צ״ל בעמידה מן הדין. מקורות: קייל״ן שברכת המצוות צ״ל בעמידה. וכ״פ אדה״ז סי ח, ג, והיינו…
שאלה: ראיתי למי שכתב (שו"ת שבט הלוי ועוד) בענין מי שהתחיל בשוגג לומר או"א של תחנון ביום ש(מן הדין אומרים בו תחנון, אבל) מפני שבו ביום יש יאהרצייט של…
