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Taanis Tzibur (Fast Days)

  • Kiddush, Taanis Tzibur (Fast Days)
  • Asara B'Teves, kiddush in 7th hour

When making Kiddush Friday night Motzei Asara B’Teves, if someone normally waits between six & seven, do they still wait?

   I live in a place where it will not be possible to make before six unless we daven early   Answer: In this case, you may (and should) make…

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  • Krias Hatorah, Taanis Tzibur (Fast Days)
  • Krias HaTorah on Taanis, simchas torah, מעשה רב

If someone gets an Aliyah on Taanis Tzibur, should he say the words “Hashem, Hashem etc.” together with the congregation aloud or quietly with Baal Koireh?

  Quietly with the Baal Koreh. The Rebbe’s custom was to begin the verse with the Kahal and conclude it with the Baal Koreh.   Sources: לקט יושר ע׳ 114.…

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  • Taanis Tzibur (Fast Days), Tisha B'Av, Yom Kippur
  • bas mitzvah

What are the guidelines for the 3 fasts before Bas Mitzvah?

  The myth that a child should fast on the 3 fasts before his/her Bar/Bas Mitzvah has no source in Halacha. On Yom Kippur children from the age of nine or ten…

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  • Children-Chinuch, Fasting, Taanis Tzibur (Fast Days), Yom Kippur

Is it advisable to teach children to refrain from Nosh on Yom Kippur?

  Although on the other fasts children should refrain from Nosh, it does not apply to Yom Kippur (see below for reasoning).   Sources: ראה מ"א תקנ סק״ב. אבל ראה…

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  • Fasting, Taanis Tzibur (Fast Days), Yom Kippur

Fasting with Migraines on Yom Kippur

  Question: I have chronic migraines. I am the primary parent of a 4yo, and having just moved to a new community, have no one to care for him. One…

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  • Taanis Tzibur (Fast Days)
  • nursing, pump

בענין אשה ששואבת חלב

  שאלה שנתקבל מהגאון בעל עיטורי מרדכי שליט״א. וזה לשונו:  שלום וברכה למרן שליט"א. שלחתי שאלה על פטור מינקת בצום, בענין מינקת בשביל למנוע הריון. מאד חשוב לי התשובה של מרן אם זה…

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  • - עברית, Krias Hatorah, Taanis Tzibur (Fast Days)

אדם ששכח ואכל יותר מכזית או שתה יותר מרביעית ביום צום, האם יכול לעלות לתורה?

  אם אכל ככותבת או שתה מלא לוגמיו לא יעלה לכתחילה.   מקורות: מסברא אפ״ל שכיון שמחוייב עדיין להמשיך לצום יוכל לעלות. והנה באמת, מצינו גדולה מזו, בשו״ת חת״ס או״ח…

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  • Krias Hatorah, Taanis Tzibur (Fast Days)

Krias HaTorah on a fast day if not everyone in the Minyan is fasting

  Q. When making a minyan with mekuravim who are not all fasting, how many fasters do I need to do kriya? A. Three (3). ראה בלוח יומי ע׳ כו…

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  • - עברית, Aliyos, Bar Mitzvah, Krias Hatorah, Taanis Tzibur (Fast Days)
  • או"ח רפב

בדין עליית בר מצוה למפטיר בצום עשרה בטבת

  שאלה זו קיבלתי מאחד מחשובי הרבנים שליט״א, וזה לשונו:  בדין עליית בר מצוה למפטיר בצום עשרה בטבת: שאל הגאון רבי אריה ברינגר שליט''א (במח''ס דברי הנסים ושא''ס, מבני ברק)…

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  • Taanis Tzibur (Fast Days), Tisha B'Av
  • smoking

Is one allowed to smoke a cigarette or a vape on a fast day?

  Halachically one may smoke on fast days. On Tisha B'av one should not smoke. However, if one is unfortunately addicted and it is very difficult for him to refrain,…

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  • Taanis Esther, Taanis Tzibur (Fast Days)
  • haircut, או"ח תקנא

Can I get a haircut on Taanis Esther?

  Yes.   Sources: שלא להסתפר בתענית - הנה מצינו חומרת בענ״פ לנהוג בת״צ בשאר עינויים כבת״ב, ראה פמ״ג תקנא בא״א י. דע״ת למהרש״ם שם ב. משנ״ב תקנ, ו ובבה״ל…

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  • Pidyon Haben, Taanis Tzibur (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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  • Taanis Tzibur (Fast Days)
  • Chevra Kadisha

Is the Chevra Kadisha fast day considered a public fast day?

  Question: Is 15 Kislev considered a taanis yochid or taanis tzibur? Do we have to be mekabel taanis? Does the answer depend if we have a minyan of people…

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  • Krias Hatorah, Taanis Tzibur (Fast Days), Tachanun
  • kel erech apayim

Is Keil Erech Apayim recited only on Mondays and Thursdays or everyday Tachanun is said?

  Question: The paragraph starting keןl erech apayim, I've only seen people saying it on Monday and Thursday. I noticed in the siddur that the additions for Monday and Thursday…

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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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  • Krias Shema Al Hamita, Maariv, Taanis Tzibur (Fast Days)

Repeating Shema when Davening Ma’ariv early (on a fast day)

  Question: When we Daven Maariv early, like after a fast day and have to repeat Kriyas Shema, can Kriyas Shema She’Al Hamita fulfill this obligation, or does it have…

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  • Taanis Tzibur (Fast Days)
  • traveling

Fasting While Flying West: When is the Taanis Over?

  Question: On Tisha B’Av afternoon I will be flying with my wife and 3 kids westward from NYC and will only be landing at around midnight NY time. I’m wondering if…

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  • Taanis Tzibur (Fast Days), Tisha B'Av
  • Tisha B'av: Fasting

I gave birth last Friday (3 Av)- do I have to fast on Tisha B’Av?

  You are Patur (exempt) from fasting.   Sources: ט"ז סי' תקנ"ד סק"ה, מג"א סק"ט, א"ר סק"ח, משנה ברורה (שם) סקי"ג: אבל תוך שבעה, אפילו אמרה איני צריכה - אין לה להתענות.…

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  • Taanis Tzibur (Fast Days)

Fasting on Tisha B’Av for an expectant or nursing mother

  An expectant or nursing mother who is suffering undue weakness or one who is at a stage of her pregnancy where fasting is deemed unhealthy for her (or for…

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  • Taanis Tzibur (Fast Days)
  • antibiotics

Can I continue to take antibiotics pills on a fast day (to be taken every 8 hours)? If yes, what is the best way it should be taken?

  These pills may be taken if they are swallowed and not chewed. Although it is preferable not to drink water while taking a pill, if it is needed to…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Taanis Tzibur (Fast Days)

Article: Do I have to fast?

  The most stringent of all fast days is Yom Kippur, since fasting is min haTorah (a Biblical law), as the passuk in Parashas Acharei Mos says: “Ta’anu es nafshoseichem” (afflict your souls)—and the…

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  • Marriage, Taanis Tzibur (Fast Days), Wedding
  • brush teeth

Can the Kallah who is fasting on her wedding day brush her teeth?

  Yes this is permitted.   דהוי תענית יחיד וע"פ המבואר בשו"ע סי' תקס"ז ס"ג ונו"כ, (ומה גם דאינו תענית חמור) וראה גם נ"ג נישואין פ"ו אות י"ג.   #5301

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  • - עברית, Taanis Tzibur (Fast Days)
  • Shiva Asar B'Tammuz

האם תענית י”ז בתמוז מתחיל בחצות הלילה?

  שאלה: ראיתי בשיחה שכ''ק אד''ש מזכיר את דברי אדה''ז בסידורו ע''ד עלות השחר במדינות הצפוניות, שלכן תענית י''ז בתמוז מתחיל בחצות הלילה, ושלכן אפשר להמשיך ההתעדות עד חצות הלילה.…

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  • Birth, Pregnancy, Taanis Tzibur (Fast Days), The 3 Weeks, Tisha B'Av
  • Tisha B’Av on Shabbos (Nidche), או"ח תקנד

I am pregnant/nursing. Do I need to fast Tisha B’av this year (5782), being that it is a Nidche (pushed off)?

  Tisha B'Av is a more stringent fast day and certainly one should try their absolute best to complete the entire fast. The Shulchan Aruch (Orach Chayim 554:5) writes that…

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  • Pregnancy, Taanis Tzibur (Fast Days)
  • Shiva Asar B'Tammuz

I am in the early stages of pregnancy, do I need to fast on Shiva Asar B’Tammuz? Considering its Nidcha this year.

  The exemption from fasting applies only to a woman who is already in the fourth month of pregnancy, or in the case of pain from 40 days onwards. However,…

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