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If it is a requirement for each person of a minyan to see the other people, then is it halachically permissible for a blind person to be part of a minyan?

A deaf/blind person may be counted for a minyan and may be chazan. For chazoras hashatz a deaf person cannot be counted for the 9 people that need to…

Is it our minhag to tilt one’s head (right left and center), while saying (in Kedusha) the words וקרא זה אל זה ואמר?

No. This practice is not mentioned in sefer haminhogim - Chabad, etc. Nor have we seen the Rebbe ever do it. In fact many have noted that there is no source for…

שאלה בדין צירוף לעשרה

שאלה: במכתב הבד״צ לא נזכר ע״ד הפסק גוי בצירוף לעשרה ורק טינוף או עבודה זרה. האם הוא בכוונה? תשובה: אכן כך. מחד גיסא אצל אדה״ז נה, כב, לא…

How important is it to Daven at the time of a Minyan on Zoom?

Full Question: I read the following links (1/2), and my question is: How important is it to try and schedule our home davening around the schedule of a Zoom…

If I’m not sure whether I said Birchos Hashachar or not, do I need to repeat it?

Don’t say it except for the second [last - see comments] bracha of Birchos haTorah, אשר בחר בנו. However, it is best where possible to hear from someone else.…

Now that we cannot Daven with a Minyan and must Daven at home, am I allowed to Daven in my bedroom if it is the most quite and easy to concentrate location? Is it important – as far as Davening is concerned -, that I make my bed, and make sure the room is clean?

Ideally, one should Daven in a place which has windows which are facing towards Yerushalayim. Rashi (Berachot 34b) explains that windows are an aid to concentration, as one looks…

יש לנו ילדים שיחיו כבר אחרי בר/בת מצווה, האם הם צריכים לקרוא ק”ש, שמו”ע וברה”מ דווקא באנגלית (כדי שיבינו)?

לא. אבל מוכרח שיידעו פירוש פסוק ראשון בקריאת שמע ופירוש ברכה ראשונה של שמונה עשרה. (ונכון, שיידעו גם פירוש עיקר הברכות בברכת המזון - ברוך ה׳ ומלכות וענין הברכה שמברך…

Can one start korbanos for Mincha before Mincha Gedola?

Question: We usually daven Mincah after Kiddush on Shabbos afternoon. But now Mincha Gedola is an hour later due to time change. Can we start saying karbanos, ashrei, Kriyas…

אני בשעת אבילות שמעתי שעושים מנינים דרך zoom app. האם מותר לעשות מנין להתפלל ולומר הקדשים?

מנין באופן כזה אינו מועיל. ו״צריך שיהיו כל העשרה במקום אחד ושליח צבור עמהם, אבל אם מקצתם בחדר זה ומקצתם בחדר אחר אינם מצטרפים״ - שוע"ר סי' נה סעי' טו.…

Tashlumin of Krias Hatorah due to the coronavirus outbreak forcing shuls to close

Q. The local shuls are all closed due to coronavirus and there are no minyanim. It is possible that many, more than two, weekly public Torah parsha readings will…

What is the ideal way to daven when one is in quarantine?

Teffilah Betzibur can be done by joining in and Davening at the time the Tzibur are Davening, preferably at the time you know a specific Minyan is Davening, such…

Am I able to answer to נקדישך, אמן יהא through the phone or live video?

שאלה: האם אפשר לשמוע ולהשתתף במנין ב770 בטלפון 770live ולענות לקדישים, ברכו, חזרת השץ, ופתיחת הארון? מענה: כמובן שאינו יכול לצאת ידי חובת תפילה במנין. אבל אפשר לענות…

Parshas Zachor and Covid

Question: This year, due to COVID: 1) Can a kriah of zachor be arranged just for women (and kids) in a shul after davening (withou a minyan and brachos)?…

If a child has a dirty diaper is there an issue of me davening or saying Hashem’s name within 4 Amos?

If the child is of age that he can eat a kezayis of grain within the amount of time that it takes an adult to eat a pras of grain (approx. 7 minutes),…

Is there an Inyan not to learn Torah or daven in a room where someone is sleeping or within Daled Amos of a Jew sleeping because of the Tumah?

There is no such inyan, provided they are covered appropriately and there are no bad odors etc. פשוט. ולהעיר, שרשב״י ובנו ישנו והתפללו ולמדו במערה. ומעשה רב, שאדמו"ר…

When the Minyan is saying Shema, all in the shul are supposed to say along. What’s if I’m holding at a place where I can’t be Mafsik?

During the actual brochos of boruch sheomar and yishtabach as well as during birchos krias shema - one should continue davening in the tune of shema (some say to…

Is it OK to serve Milkshakes, Smoothies, or the like to Bochurim before Davening Shacharis in general? Is it the same if it’s as an incentive for Bochurim to add in learning?

Before Shacharis, one may not eat at all. If not eating disturbs one’s kavanah in davening, one may be lenient to eat before Shacharis. Chassidim would be particular to…

Tachanun & Pidyon Haben

Question: What is the Minhag Chabad regarding saying Tachnun if there is a Pidyon Haben right after Shacharis? Or: Does one recite Tachanun at Mincha taking place in the…

Kaddish after tachnun if there was no minyan for shmone esrei

Question: It happens at time that’s we don’t have 6 that daven together for shmoneh esrei. So we can’t do a chazara. But can chazzan still say the half…

If one didn’t say Brachos and it is after Tzeis Hakochavim, must they say Brachos before they eat?

It is a dispute amongst Poskim whether one may say Birchos Hashachar at night. Therefore one should not say it at night. ראה מאמ״ר סמ״ו סק״י. פקודת אלעזר…

I’ve seen in pictures and videos that the Rebbe’s Tallis doesn’t have the knots on the edges like all Taleisim have. Why did the Rebbe remove them? Did the Rebbe untie the knots or cut them off? Is this something that a chossid should be doing as well?

Although obviously I can not answer why the Rebbe does something, we can try to explain the minhag of those who are particular about this matter, to the best…

Why do many Chassidim skip Tachanun on the Yartzeit of a Tzadik

There is such a custom, practiced in many Chasidic circles, but many poskim criticize it. It seems to have originated in places where a siyum is made on the day…

Why does Chabad say so many Kaddishim, it becomes a chore instead of an uplifting experience, just too much. Also, according to basic Halachah, how many Kaddishim do you have to say?

The saying of Kaddish in general and by a mourner, in particular, has great significance in halacha and more so in kabbala, which is beyond the scope of this…

A question from an Ovel whose Hebrew is not fluent enough to serve as Chazzan:

Question: In addition to the Kaddeishim that a non-Chazzan recites, may he supplement them by attending another Minyan and reciting the Kaddeishim there as well, even though others are…

Why don’t we say Kaddish in Hebrew so that it is more easily understood?

The saying of Kaddish in general and by a mourner, in particular, has great significance in Halacha and more so in Kabbala, which is beyond the scope of this…