Is there a need to actually see the fish by Tashlich?
Yes. ד"מ או"ח סתקפ"ג סק"ב בשם מנהגים. והוא במנהגים למהר״א טירנא, שרואים דגים חיים. לבוש תקצו, כ שרגילים לילך למקום שרואים שם דגים, והוסיף טעם מדילי׳ עיי״ש. התוועדויות…
Yes. ד"מ או"ח סתקפ"ג סק"ב בשם מנהגים. והוא במנהגים למהר״א טירנא, שרואים דגים חיים. לבוש תקצו, כ שרגילים לילך למקום שרואים שם דגים, והוסיף טעם מדילי׳ עיי״ש. התוועדויות…
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…
The main Zechus for the Neshama is from the Tzedaka that the family member pledges (bli neder) during Yizkor, thus you should give Tzedaka now L'ilui Neshama. צדקה…
Full Question: I learned what the Alter Rebbe writes about the Sukka: "One can fulfill his obligation [to dwell in a sukkah] only with a sukkah that is made…
There is no actual obligation unless you intended to pledge. It should be noted that main Zechus for the Neshama is from the Tzedaka that the family member pledges…
The Alter Rebbe does not include this blessing in his Siddur (although mentioned in his Shulchon Aruch) and practices vary within the Lubavitch community. In some households it is…
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…
It is the Chabad custom to add multiple Haddasim to the standard three, adding at least another three. The greater the number of additional Haddasim, the better. In Sefer HaMinhagim page…
I have a family relative that was Litvish and is becoming Chabad. He wants to add Extra Hadasim on his Lulav like The Chabad Minhag is, but his direct…
Yes, a Bracha on Tefillin is to be repeated after going to the bathroom and relieving yourself, or after two hours passed. Unless you only went for ketanim and…
It depends: if you are wearing a talis kotton and you put back on the Tallis within a few hours (even if you have not intended to do so…
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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Article: Cleaning Help on Shabbos: On a previous occasion we learned that it is forbidden to have a non-Jew do work for us on Shabbos. However, there are things that…
Yes you may, but only on work days and if you would not be getting a babysitter otherwise. שו"ת שבט הלוי חלק ה סימן קלג ס"ד בדרך השני.…
A child may only blow a real Shofar (obviously not on the first day of Rosh Hashana this year which is Shabbos). ראה שו"ע אדה"ז תקצו, סוס"ב. וראה גם…
No, unless you use it a little on Shabbos. See also here: https://asktherav.com/13436-earliest-maariv-when-motzei-shabbos-is-yom-tov/ שמירת שבת כהלכתה פרק כ''ח סע''ד והערה קע''ג. #11007
Question: Dear Rav, My wife and I are both modern orthodox. We have been married nearly 10 years and have 2 young children. We both abstained from premarital sex,…
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…
Although one may not plant certain types of Kilayim, one may eat them. In fact many of the common fruits in America are originally Kilayim. If this is the…
There is a debate among poskim whether the brachah of Shehecheyanu, which is said before eating a new fruit, may be said if the fruit is a murkav, grown on a tree that is kilayim (one…
Question: Is it permissible L'Chatchila to place before Shabbos a Challah or a Siddur on the tray on which the Shabbos candles are resting, so that after the candles…
Yes, you would be able to use it on Shabbos and Yom Tov as long as that it doesn't activate any lights or sensors. However, doing this would require…
Question: We didn't take our Sukkah walls down this year (at first it was just delayed, then we decided there was no need), and I wanted to know if…
