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…
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…
There 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: I've always heard that one doesn't do Nefilas Apayim when there's no Sefer Torah in a room. But recently I've heard that one does so if there are…
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,…
B'yechidus with a hat, jacket and gartel. However you should be present when the Minyan davens and answer Kaddish, Kedusha etc. Sources: משום הכון לקראת אלוקיך, וכעומד לפני…
An Amah by two Amos (48 cm. x 96 cm.), provided he can do the "ituf" with that size. It’s best to have it a bit larger, in case…
Sometimes one is bombarded with people all day long, while learning and davening, or at home. Therefore, if one is in the middle of a Mitzvah, even if one…
Question: Because of the huge crowds in 770, it's often very difficult for all Kohanim to all reach the front. In such situations, is it OK for him to…
Yes. כמפורש ברמב״ם תפלה י, יג שחוזר לראש אחד יחיד ואחד ציבור. וכ״כ ברא״ש ברכות א, טז, ובשו״ת הרשב״א א, לה. וכן הביא בלקט יושר ע׳ כא, שהורה…
The Alter Rebbe does not include this blessing in his Siddur (although mentioned in his Shulchon Aruch) and practices vary within the Lubavitch community. In some households it is…
It depends: if you are wearing a talis kotton and you put back on the Tallis within a few hours (even if you have not intended to do so…
For someone who davens without a minyan, there is no obligation to say Piyutim, but it is certainly appropriate to do so. This may not be done during one’s…
I am considering accepting a Chazzanus job by a Shliach, but he explained to me that since a lot of his baalei-batim come just for Yizkor, he would like…
The Gemora tells of a rather finicky Kohen, Yisachar Ish K’far Barka’ee, who would put on gloves before performing the avodah (holy work) in the Beis Hamikdash. Besides for this conduct…
Question: In shul this past Shabbos (Ki-Seitzei) the one reading the Haftorah read עניה סערה instead of רני and completed the after brachos with no one stopping him. It…
Perhaps this is due to the opinion that Barchu cannot be recited without a Bracha afterwards. See also here: https://asktherav.com/6749-minhag-chabad-regarding-pores-al-shema/ Sources: ראה בריטב״א הל׳ ברכות ו, א ובחי׳ ריטב״א…
I delayed putting on Rabbeinu Tam's Tefillin. I daven Mincha and Maariv in a shul that davens Maariv early, I only remembered I didn't put Rabbeinu Tam's after I…
It can happen quite frequently in large shuls (and less often in mid-size ones): You come to daven on Shabbos to find that a small but significant group of…
In Sefer Haminhagim - Chabad it is recorded that the custom is to finish one Pasuk before Sheni, i.e. the last Pasuk is דברים א, י. However many testified…
Question: I live 1 hour and 15 minute walk from Shul. I drive there during the week. I feel uncomfortable walking there mincha & maariv at night. only Shachris…
No. Sources: אסור ללבוש בגדים חדשים בשבת חזון - מג"א תקנ"א, ו. משנ"ב שם, ס"ק ט. ומה גם שה"ז בגד חשוב. ראה אג"מ או"ח ח"ד סימן פ. רבבות…
They should all be said at the appropriate place during Davening, not specifically with the Minyan. Sources: ראה מג"א קלד סק"א: ואומרים אל ארך אפים מעומד מפני שיש…
It’s fine. Sources: ראה שו״ע אדה״ז פט, ז, שלימוד ברבים מותר לפני תפילה שזכות הרבים דבר גדול אפילו נמשך בלימודו עד שזמן תפילה עובר. ושם ב, שמותר לכתחילה…
