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Marriage

  • Tachanun, Wedding
  • kallah

If there’s a Kallah who is getting married today, sitting next to me in Shul, do I say Tachanun?

  You would have to say tachnun.   Sources: ראה שו״ת ישכיל עבדי ז בהשמטות סימן ג. שבה״ל ה יב. שם ח, כד. וראה אריכות בקובץ אור ישראל יד. עבודת…

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  • Wedding
  • kesuba

What is the worth of the Kesubah in today’s money?

  Question: What is the worth of the Kesubah מנה & מאתיים זוז in today’s money? How is it calculated for today’s times?   Answer: AskTheRav is primarily focused on…

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  • Bentching (Birchas Hamazon), Marriage, Mechitzah, Zimun
  • Sheva Brachos

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

  Question: We are planning to make a brunch for the mechutamin on the 7th day after the chasuna. They will have had a sheva brachos the night before. Should…

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  • Wedding
  • witnesses, חו"מ לד, עדות

האם מישהו שעובר על גזירת המשקה כשר לעדות, ויכול לשמש כעד קידושין?

  ברור שכשר לעדות.   מקורות: הוא ע"ד המובא בסמ"ע בחו"מ סי' ל"ד ס"ק יו"ד בענין תקנות הקהילות. ועכ"פ אפי' העובר עבירה מדברי סופרים אינו פסול לפני הכרזה (חו"מ שם…

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  • Taanis Tzibur (Fast Days), Wedding
  • אה"ע סא

I am a bit nervous about fasting on my wedding day…

  Question: I am getting married soon and I have a hard time fasting. I get bad headaches and even after I break my fast I am really out of…

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  • Mechitzah, Negiah, Tznius, Wedding
  • siblings

Are siblings (brothers and sisters) allowed to dance together at a wedding?

  The Halacha is that a brother may not hug or kiss a sister or vice versa. This applies to any type of affectionate physical contact between them. Dancing together…

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  • Wedding
  • Chupah, left handed, אה"ע כז, איטר יד

My Kallah is a lefty, on which hand should I put the ring on?

  Question: My Kallah is a lefty, and I understand there is a debate as to which hand the ring is placed on. I’d like to know the sources on…

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  • Shidduchim, Yichud
  • dating

Can I date a girl in a private home in Crown Heights? How would I go about Yichud?

  Question: Here are the conditions:The house is owned by an older couple who are vacationing out of town. Around five of their adult children (who all live in Crown…

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  • Bentching (Birchas Hamazon), Wedding
  • Sheva Brachos

Is it permissible to have the Chosson and Kallah eat at totally separate locations?

  If this is permissible, does the Kallah need to wash and make hamotzie where the Sheva Brochos will take place? or is it enough if she has in mind…

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  • Wedding
  • Sheva Brachos, shomer

If the Chosson and Kallah are walking together during the week of Sheva Brochos, do they still need a Shomer?

  Yes. ספר המנהגים ע׳ 76.     #6948

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  • Birchas Kohanim, Marriage
  • intermarriage, אה"ע ו, או"ח קנח

May a Kohen who is married to a non-Jew do Birchas Kohanim?

  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.…

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  • Wedding
  • wedding dates

Are there any dates in the calendar other than the 3 weeks and Sefira when weddings should not be scheduled?

  Yes. Shabbos & Yom Tov, including Chol Hamo’ed. Erev Yom Tov. Purim. Aseres Yemei Teshuvah. And according to many opinions - on Fast Days. In the later years, the…

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  • Wedding
  • veil, אה"ע לא

Is a Kallah allowed to wear a see-through veil on her wedding day?

  It should be thick enough that she should not be able to see through it, nor should others be able to see her.   Explanation: There are a number…

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  • Marriage, Talmud Torah
  • bittul Torah

Is it permitted to read non-Jewish books?

  Q. I struggle with time management. Is it okay to read a book on time management written by a goy, for example? A. If it is only practical tips…

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  • Lag Ba'Omer, Wedding
  • wedding day fast

I am getting married on Lag BaOmer. Do I need to fast?

  Normally we don’t fast on this day, however, with regards to a chooson and kallah on the wedding day, fasting is required.   Sources: מג״א תקעג, א. חיי״א קלב,…

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  • - עברית, Wedding

האם יש מקור למנהג לרקוד עם מטאטא בנישואי בן הזקונים?

  בינתיים מצאנו רק אצל אוה״ע. ולע״ע לא מצאתי שום מקור אמיתי אצל בנ״י, ורק ״המצאות״ לבאר טעם ה״מנהג״. וראה המצו״ב. וניכר שהטעמים נתחדשו זה מקרוב.     #14588

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  • Wedding
  • Chupah, kavanah

Is the kiddushin valid if one was too overwhelmed and didn’t have kavana while saying “harei at mekudeshes”?

  Question: I am very worried whether my kiddushin was valid, because when I said "harei at mekudeshes..." I was very overwhelmed and I don't remember that I had the…

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  • Music, Sefiras HaOmer, Wedding

Participating in a Wedding During Sefiras HaOmer

  Question: I have a Sefardi cousin who is getting married a week after Pesach. Am I allowed to go to the Chasunah, be there by the music and dancing…

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  • Wedding
  • second marriage

Is it permitted for children to attend a parent’s chupah on Zoom?

  Question Continued: My father is getting remarried tomorrow, and we, his children will not be able to travel to attend due to the covid-19 pandemic. He has sent us…

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  • Mourning (Aveilus), Shidduchim, Women
  • hair, mourning, shloshim, waxing, women

May a woman who is in Shloshim do waxing, color hair, and pedicure?

The following applies solely to a married woman, or to a girl who is of marriageable age: Yes, you may wax and color your hair. Pedicure is permitted in case…

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