Question: My son is leaving to camp tomorrow for 2 months and he didn’t manage to get a haircut. Is he allowed to take a haircut tonight since it’s…
Question: My son is leaving to camp tomorrow for 2 months and he didn’t manage to get a haircut. Is he allowed to take a haircut tonight since it’s…
Question: If I forget to say yaaleh veyavo in shmone esrei, should I wait to hear chazaras hashatz/kedusha/moidim, daven hallel with the minyan, and hear kriyas hatorah, and then…
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שאלה: א. שמעתי שמועה שהרבי הריי״צ נ״ע הורה שיאמרו בר"ח 'קוה' מתפילת שבת שבסידור. האם הדבר נכון? ב. ועוד שמעתי שבמוסף ר"ח, יש ללבוש את החליפה במוסף, כאילו מונח…
Spraying stain remover onto clothes - Permitted. Putting clothes in laundry machine - Permitted. Turning on the laundry machine - Should be done by someone else (a man, child,…
Question: If the Minyan is saying Birchas Hachodesh and you don't know when the molad is, is it preferred to say it later on, after you can find out?…
Question: If one thought it was Rosh Chodesh when it really wasn't, and mentioned yaleh vyavo in shmoneh esrei, does he need to repeat shmoneh esrei? Answer: There…
Question: What exactly does the Siddur mean when it says (before the Bracha of Kiddush Levanah) to look at the moon once and then don't look at it, is…
It is unclear whether it’s recited. In practice, one should recite it. Sources: במחזור השלם נדפסו פסוקי אל תירא וכו', וכ״ה כבר בהוצאת תשי״ג - ומצו״ב - שעברה…
Yes. In fact, there is a Minhag to pass one's finger over one's teeth while reciting the words "כך לא יוכלו כל אויבי לנגוע בי לרעה". Sources: בכלל, זהירות…
Yes, Ya'aleh Ve'yavo is said on both Amidas in such a case. Source: Shulchan Aruch Harav 108:14 #9626
Question: Today is Friday. The last time to say Kiddush Levana this month will be on Motzai Shabbos. It looks like there will not be a Levana then. Can…
One may not cut his/her nails on Rosh Chodesh, but may paint them, etc. There is room to be lenient about filing too. In regards to your specific question,…
Question: I need to take an anti body test in order to get to Yeshiva. The later I take it, the later I can go back. One of my…
It should not be done. If the nails are large and need to be cut, they should be cut regardless. Sources: לכאו׳ י״ל שתלוי אם הוא משום דדמיא…
Question: Bochurim who are being יוצא from הבדלה in Shul, should they first say ויתן לך and then say קידוש לבנה or vice versa? Answer: Right after Havdalah,…
Question: When saying Hallel I have adopted the Chabad minhag of repeating "Hodu lashem" (first passuk of kapitel 117) after the first 4 verses. But I recently read in…
Q. What does one do by Kiddush Levana regarding Sholom Aleichem if he's saying it alone and there's no one else around (or there's less than 3 people around)?…
Yes. Sources: מהטעמים למנהג זה - עי׳ פרישה באו״ח סי׳ תכ״ו ס״ק ג׳ ובמג״א ס״ק י״א שלאחר שקילל ג׳ פעמים תפול עליהם אימתה וכו׳ ראוי לומר לחבירו לא עליך כי אם שלום…
Kiddush Levanah can only be recited after tzies hakachavim. Sources: עיין רמא סימן תכו סעיף א ומשנ״ב שם סק״ב. להוסיף, שבכ״מ המנהג שאחרי מעריב הולכים הביתה וחוזרים אח״כ לקידוש…
