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Pidyon Haben

  • Bris Milah, Pidyon Haben

Eating Before the Bris (or Pidyon) of a Son

  Question: Are you not supposed to eat before a Bris and Pidyon Haben, like we don't eat before doing any mitzvah like Tekios or Megilah?   Answer: Some write…

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Regarding a Pidyon Haben, If four silver coins together are more than 100 grams is there a reason to have 5 coins?

  There is no reason to have 5 coins (though some are strict to have 120 grams).   אף שכך המנהג אצל כמה, והביא המנהג באוצר פדה״ב יג הערה טז…

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  • Beis Hamikdosh, Moshiach, Pidyon Haben
  • bechor

Can Bechor (firstborn son) who was born through C section serve in the Beis HaMikdash?

  Question: Hi, All my life I grew up thinking I was a Bechor of my family, but recently I found out I'm not. As I studied halacha a lot…

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  • Pidyon Haben
  • יו"ד רה

Calculating the Correct Date for a Pidyon Haben

  Question: B'chor was born on Sunday, 25th of Tammuz, in the evening. How do we calculate the day of the Pidyon?   Answer: Mazal Tov! If he was born…

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  • Pidyon Haben, Taanis (Fast Days)
  • Asara B'Teves

Pidyon Haben on a Fast Day

  Question: Our son's Pidyon Haben is scheduled for Asarah B'Teves. What exactly do we do? Also is there an Inyan to do it together with Mincha? I'm Wondering because…

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  • Pidyon Haben
  • יו"ד שה

What does the Kohen do with the Pidyon Haben money?

  Question: What is a Kohen allowed to do with the money he receives from the father by a pidyon haben, And is there a source for the Kohen giving…

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  • Pidyon Haben

גדול שלא פדאו אביו, ועכשיו אב ובנו לפנינו ורוצים שניהם לקיים המצוה. מיהו הפודה בפועל? האב או הבן בעצמו?

  תשובה: המצוה מוטלת על האב. והוא קודם לבנו. אבל לצאת ידי הדעות שהמצוה על הבן, יפדה האב גם בשליחות הבן ויועיל לדעת הסוברים דשליחות מהני. ואם רוצה יכול הבן…

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  • Pidyon Haben

How is a פדיון הבן done with a firstborn son and the father is not Jewish?

  To avoid all issues, the accepted Psak is that the local Beis Din redeems him after 30 days without a Bracha, on a tenai, and he redeems himself again…

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  • Nine Days, Pidyon Haben, The 3 Weeks

Is the Kohen by a Pidyon Haben during the nine days allowed to eat meat and drink wine?

  The Baalei Mitzva including yourself as the Kohen, all family members and very close friends are permitted to have Meat and Wine at the Seudas Pidyon Haben. If the…

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  • Pidyon Haben, Tachanun

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…

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  • Pidyon Haben
  • shkiyah, או"ח רמט

Pidyon Haben on Friday Afternoon, with the Seudah on Shabbos

  Question: Would it be OK to make a Pidyon Haben right before Shkiyah, and then continue the Seuda into Shabbos like a Purim that falls Erev Shabbos? Or would…

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  • Pidyon Haben
  • bchor

Can we do the Pidyon Haben on Sunday instead of Friday?

  Question: The 31st day of a B'chor comes out to be on Erev Shabbos, but it would be much easier and more Kavodik to do on Sunday morning. Would…

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  • pidyon haben

What is the Din with a Pidyon Haben for an adult who did not have it as a child – Can it be done by someone else on his behalf without him being present?

  Question: We know a Baal Teshuvah who wants to do a Pidyon Haben for a family member who is not interested in it. What is the Din with a…

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  • Motzaei Shabbos, pidyon haben

If a Pidyon Haben falls out on Shabbos, do we do it on Motzei Shabbos (זריזין מקדימין), or is there a problem to do it at night?

  Generally a Pidyon Haben is not done at night. In this case, however, there is a Machlokes. L'maaseh, it should be done Sunday morning.   Sources: כן אפשר לדייק…

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  • Pidyon Haben
  • convert, ger, pidyon haben, son

My son was born to a Jewish mother before I converted. After I converted and became Frum, I made a Pidyon for him. I’m told now that I wasn’t supposed to do it. What do we do now? He is already well past Bar Mitzvah.

  Your son should do a Pidyon Haben, but without a Bracha.   Sources: שו״ע יו״ד שה, יח. והנה כשאין האב נמצא, ראה רמ״א  שה, י ע"פ ריב"ש סימן קלא. ש״ך…

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