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Yom Kippur

  • Ahavas Yisroel, Yom Kippur
  • forgiveness

Asking for Forgiveness

  Question: I broke into an argument with a friend and we threw insults at each other..., with time we resumed to be on good terms again. Am I still…

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  • Davening, Mourning (Aveilus), Year of Aveilus, Yom Kippur
  • chazan

Can an Avel be a Chazen on Yom Kippur?

  Question: I am a chiyuv. I am usually a chazan on Yom Kippur, but this year my normal shul is closed. I got an offer from a different shul,…

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  • Kaporos
  • מעשה רב

כפרות באשמורת הבוקר: הסיבוב או השחיטה?

  שאלה: ע"פ פשטות ההלכה נראה שההקפדה לערוך כפרות באשמורת הבוקר הוא דווקא בנוגע להשחיטה (שלכאורה זהו עיקר ענין של כפרות). האם יש ענין ע"פ הלכה גם לעשות את הסדר…

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  • Havdala, Yom Kippur

I can’t make Havdalah, nor can anyone else do if for me…

  Question: I ate tonight (Motzaei Yom Kippur) without havdala because I don't fast well and cannot drink anything after a fast or I throw up. I can't drink tea,…

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  • Yom Kippur
  • Maftir Yonah, segulah

Maftir Yonah: Group Deal?

  Q. If a group of people pledge money together to buy Maftir Yonah and one representative receives the aliya, do all those pledging receive the zechus and segulos of…

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  • Yom Kippur

Are you supposed to unplug your hot water machine before Yom Kippur?

  No need, especially if it’s usually on throughout the week. Regardless, food may remain cooking over Yom Kippur if it will be used on Yom Kippur itself, such as…

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  • Carrying, Shabbos, Yom Kippur
  • gartel, kittel, מלאכת הוצאה

How to properly wear my Gartel alongside the Kittel belt?

  Question: My Kittel has a belt attached to it that can't be removed. Would it be a problem to wear my gartel directly on top of the belt when…

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  • Kaporos

Order of Preference for Kaporos Timing

  Question: I see that according to the Alter Rebbe, the best time to do Kaporos is Erev Yom Kippur, at Ashmores Haboker. Being that I have young children at…

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  • Rosh Hashana, Tallis, Teffilos, Yom Kippur

I’m a Bachur going to a Shliach for Rosh Hashana. If I will be Chazan whether Shacharis or Musaf should I wear a Tallis? And if yes, do I make a Bracha or not?

  You don't need to wear a Tallis. If the congregation is particular about this, you should wear it just over the shoulders (together with a hat), so it shouldn't…

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  • Davening, Sefer Torah, Yom Kippur
  • או"ח קלה

Sefer Torah for Kol Nidrei

  Question: I was asked to be chazan in a backyard Minyan for not frum people on Yom Kippur, for Kol Nidrei and Ne'ilah. The person asked if I could…

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  • Kaporos, Yom Kippur
  • missed

I missed doing Kaporos before Yom Kippur, is there any way to do it after?

  The good year was sealed on Yom Kippur for you amongst all Yidden. We do Daven extra on Hoshana Rabba for more brachos. Give some extra Tzedaka and say…

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  • Yom Kippur
  • gold, jewelry

Is it true that one may not wear gold on Yom Kippur?

  Some indeed are accustomed not to wear gold on Yom Kippur, but Halachically, one may. The restriction applies to all types (yellow/rose/white) of real gold, but not to fake…

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  • Davening, Yom Kippur

If I am Davening Neila alone should I blow the Shofar?

  You don’t need to, but you may (without the Kaddish, of course).   ע״פ הטעמים בשוע״ר סי׳ תרכ״ג סעיף י״ד [י״ב]. מועד לכל חי סי׳ י״ט אות קד בסופו.…

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  • Davening, Rosh Hashana, Teffilos, Tznius, Women, Yom Kippur

Should women be kneeling during Aleinu on Rosh Hashana/Yom Kippur?

  Women should not kneel.   Sources: כמו בביהמ״ק שנשים לא כרעו, דאשה בעזרה מנין, וגם שבעזרת נשים ל״ש השתחוואה, ראה רשימות שיעורים ברכות כא, א ע׳ רפח בהערה. הררי…

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  • Kaporos, Yom Kippur

I am a Shochet. Can I shecht chickens for Kaporos and then give the to goyim without kashering them (due to lack of time to do everything) and then give the value of the chickens to Tzedakah?

  At least one chicken must be Kashered properly etc., so that the Brocha on the Shechita should not be in vain. Regarding the additional chickens, it is not permitted…

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  • Kaporos, Yom Kippur

What is preferred – Kaporos on Friday with chickens or on Sunday (Erev Yom Kippur) with money?

  Friday with chickens is preferred.   שהרי "כל עשרת ימי תשובה זמן כפרה הוא" (פרמ"ג סי' תר"ה א"א סק"א, ערוה"ש ס"ה, משנ"ב סק"ב, ועוד). ובעלי חיים קודמים למעות, מנהג…

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  • Davening, Minyan, Rosh Hashana, Teffilos, Yom Kippur
  • Covid-19

If davening alone without a minyan on Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur does one say all the Piyutim or does it apply only when davening with a minyan?

  For someone who davens without a minyan, there is no obligation to say Piyutim, but it is certainly appropriate to do so. This may not be done during one’s…

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  • Yom Kippur

What is the source for the practice of (besides for washing the face) rinsing the mouth after the fast of Yom Kippur?

  לוח כולל חב״ד מוצאי תשעה באב. והוא ממורה באצבע להחיד״א ח, רלט. אבל שם רק לרחוץ פניו. וכ״ה בלוח כולל חב״ד במוצאי יו״כ. ומובן, שאין מקום לחלק. ורחוק בעיני…

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  • Davening, Rosh Hashana, Selichos, Tzitzis, Yom Kippur
  • talis

האם בחור הניגש לעמוד כש”ץ לסליחות צריך להתעטף בטלית גדול?

  ש. האם בחור הניגש לעמוד כש”ץ לסליחות צריך להתעטף בטלית גדול? באג"ק ח"ט ע' ריד וחי"ב ע' תמה וחי"ט ע' רמט שולל כללות הענין אצל בחור, אמנם בחט"ז ע'…

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  • Kaporos, Pregnancy, Yom Kippur

Kaporos for a Pregnant Woman

  Q1. Does a pregnant woman need to do Kaparos on behalf of the fetus? A. A pregnant woman uses two chickens and one rooster. She uses the plural formula…

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  • Customs, Kaporos, Tzar Baalei Chaim, Yom Kippur

Tzar Balei Chayim & Kaporos

  Question: The way Kaporos is done these days it looks like there’s a lot of tzar balei chaim going on. Therefore I ask, why are we so makpid to…

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  • Chazaras Hashatz, Davening, Hefsek in Davening, Rosh Hashana, Shlichus, Yom Kippur
  • chazaras hashatz, davening, hefsek, piyutim, rosh hashana, yom kippur, מעשה רב

Can the Rabbi give a speech while the Chazzen does the long Chazoras Hashatz quietly?

  Question: Sometimes by Shluchim on Rosh Hashana or Yom Kippur when Chazoras Hashatz is really long, they tell the Chazzan to read it quietly while he gives a speech,…

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  • Shabbos, Shabbos Candle Lighting, Yom Kippur
  • candles, Shabbos Candles: Where, shabbos meal

Where is the preferred place to light Shabbos candles?

  Questions: There are several aspects to this question: 1. Does it make a difference if they are lit on the Shabbos table, or on a table on the side…

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  • - עברית, Yom Kippur
  • leather shoes on yom kippur, או"ח תריא, או"ח תריד

שכח ביום הכיפורים להחליף נעלים

  שאלה: אם שכח אדם ונזכר ביום הכיפורים שלא החליף נעלים עדיין, האם צריך במקום להורידם או שיכול ללכת לביתו ושם להחליף? והאם יש חילוק בין לפני צאת כוכבים לאחרי?…

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  • Yom Kippur
  • erev yom kippur, mikvah, women going to mikvah erev yom kippur, yom kippur

Mikveh on Erev Yom Kippur for women

  Question: The Alter Rebbe speaks of women and girls going to Mikvah before Yom Kippur. What is the accepted Lubavitcher Minhag regarding this? Is there a specific reason why…

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