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Rosh Chodesh

  • Kiddush Levana, Shabbos

Can I say Kiddush Levana on Friday night?

  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…

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  • Rosh Chodesh
  • cutting nails, manicure

Is one allowed to manicure nails on Rosh Chodesh?

  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,…

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  • Rosh Chodesh

Blood Test on Rosh Chodesh

  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…

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  • Rosh Chodesh
  • cutting nails

Is it permitted to cut children’s nails on Rosh Chodesh?

  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…

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  • Havdala, Kiddush Levana

Is ויתן לך said after קידוש לבנה or before?

  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,…

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  • Rosh Chodesh
  • hallel

“Hodu LaHashem” in Hallel 

  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…

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  • Kiddush Levana, Tznius, Women
  • talking with women, מעשה רב

Can one say Sholom Aleichem by Kiddush Levana to a woman, if no one else is around?

  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)?…

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  • Children-Chinuch, Kiddush Levana
  • מעשה רב

By Kiddush Levana can a person say Sholom Aleichem to a boy that’s under Bar Mitzvah?

  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…

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  • Kiddush Levana, Tisha B'Av
  • או"ח תכו, הלכות ראש חודש

Can I recite Kiddush Levana with a congregation who davens Maariv before Tzeis?

  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…

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  • Bentching (Birchas Hamazon), Rosh Chodesh
  • Al Hamichia

If I forgot to say וזכרנו לטובה… in ברכת מעין שלש (Al Hamichia) on Rosh Chodesh, do I have to repeat the Brachah?

  No. But if one remembers before saying Hashem's name at the end of the Brocha ("Boruch Ato..."), he should go back and mention "Vezochreinu..." and continue from there.  …

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  • Rosh Chodesh

Can we sew on Rosh Chodesh with a Shinuy?

  Question: We are making a production in two days and we need to sew some more costumes, is there a way we can be allowed to sew on Rosh…

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  • Mourning (Aveilus), Rosh Chodesh, Yahrtzeit
  • cemetery, visiting a grave within the first year

The first yartzeit will be Rosh Chodesh (Monday). The whole family is planning to go to the beis hachaim. When is it appropriate to go?

  Question: Sunday - Erev Rosh Chodesh is still within the first year, and we were told not to visit before 12 months' end. Monday - Rosh Chodesh, one doesn't…

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  • Rosh Chodesh
  • cemetery, ohel

We rarely come in to town and will only be here on Rosh Chodesh, Can we go to the Ohel then?

  The custom is not to go to a cemetery on Rosh Chodesh, although it’s not an outright Issur. Many Chassidim go to the ohel on Rosh Chodesh. The Rebbe…

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  • Davening, Krias Shema Al Hamita, Rosh Chodesh, Tachanun
  • unresolved

Is Tachanun said in Krias Shema Al HaMitah on Motzoei Rosh Chodesh?

  The Rebbe asked this question at a Farbrengen and left it unresolved. One approach is to wait till after midnight to say it then.   Sources: ראה שיחת פסח…

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  • Kiddush Levana
  • flying, kiddush levana, plane, window

I didn’t see the moon (yet) tonight (Leil Yud daled). Tomorrow night I will be flying. What should I do if I see the moon on the plane, should I do it then or can I / should I push it off until the next night?

  If you see the moon on the plane, you should do Kiddush Levana, and not risk the chance of missing Kiddush Levana altogether.   Explanation: The Minhag is that…

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  • Erev Shabbos, Rosh Chodesh, Shabbos
  • cutting nails

Can/Should I cut my nails on Rosh Chodesh which falls on Erev Shabbos?

  If the nails are large and need to be cut, they should be cut regardless. Otherwise, if one cuts the nails every single Erev Shabbos, they may be lenient…

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  • Kiddush Levana
  • מעשה רב

Till when can Kiddush Levana be said? Can one rely on the lenient Poskim to say in second half of month?

  There are three main Shittos in the Poskim when the latest time for Kiddush Levana is: 1. Maharil – Until the exact halfway point between each Moilad. In other words, since…

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  • Brochos (Birchas HaNehenin), Rosh Chodesh
  • hallel, מעשה רב

What is the proper way to say the Bracha before and after Hallel?

  Question: What is the proper way to say the Bracha before and after Hallel? In certain Siddurim it says that when half Hallel is said, the Tzibbur should be…

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  • Rosh Chodesh
  • Ya'ale Ve'Yavo

Forgetting Yaaleh Veyavo on Rosh Chodesh by Ma’ariv and Remembering During Shemoneh Esrei

  Question: I know that if you finished Shemoneh Esrei and you forgot Yaaleh Veyavo on Rosh Chodesh by Ma'ariv, you do not go back. How however if you remember…

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  • Rosh Chodesh, Upsherin
  • haircuts, Motzaei Shabbos, Shabbos, מעשה רב

My son’s 3rd birthday is on Shabbos. When is the preferable time for the Upsherin – Motzei Shabbos or Sunday?

  Question: If one can not do an Upsherenish on their son's birthday since it is on Shabbos or Rosh Chodesh etc. would it be better to do it Motzaei…

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