Question: Regarding finishing mishnayos for shloshim, if Rosh Hashana ends shiva early and then Yom Kippur ends shloshim early, does that apply also for chalukas mishnayos? Or is it…
Question: Regarding finishing mishnayos for shloshim, if Rosh Hashana ends shiva early and then Yom Kippur ends shloshim early, does that apply also for chalukas mishnayos? Or is it…
Question: I'm in the shloshim for my sister and I'm in shidduchim. My nails are uncomfortably long, and I'd like to know if I can get a manicure. (I…
Yes, if they normally eat out for Seudas Purim. Even one who doesn’t normally eat out on Purim, if the cost of eating at home is prohibitive, or if one…
Question: I am in the shloshim for the loss of my mother a"h. My granddaughter is having a bas mitzvah which will include music, dancing, and photography. It seems…
No. Sources: הנה, איסור לבישת בגדי שבת תוך ל׳ הובא בב״י יו״ד סוסי׳ שפט בשם הכלבו שהביא כן בשם מהר״ם. וכ״כ תל׳ מהר״ם בתשב״ץ תכו. והובא לדינא ברמ״א…
There is no problem with such a ceremony even when tachanun is not said, although if done within 30 days before Yom Tov no hesped or sad speeches should…
The recorded custom is to learn chapters of Mishnayos that correspond to the name and the Mishnayos of the word Neshama. There are nowadays English translations and audio lectures available for those who don’t…
Yes, unless she’ll be present. In such a case, it should be scheduled for after the Shloshim. Sources: ראה בכעי״ז שו״ת נחלת שבעה ב, יז. זרע אמת ג,…
