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,…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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
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.…
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…
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,…
This applies according to Halacha the night after Tisha B’av. Some follow this custom on the night preceding and following every fast. This concept can apply even to to those who do…
