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I can’t go to the Mikvah for health reasons, can I go to the Ohel?

Send a shaliach. Sources: וראה גם אג״ק יא אגרת ג׳ תרצג בטעם שאין הולכים בת״ב אפילו מבחוץ: בענין הליכה לבית הקברות הרי אף שנזכרה בספרי הוראה לא ראיתי…

Eating Food That Entered The Cemetery

Question: If someone had apples in a Ziploc bag and went into the Ohel with them, may the apples be eaten? Answer: There is no restriction against bringing…

Is it our Minhag not to go to a cemetery in the Month of Nissan?

The minhag is not to go, unless visiting the Ohel or kivrei tzadikim. Sources: ראה יסוד יוסף פג. קב הישר פח. שו״ת מלמד להועיל ב, קמה. משמרת שלום…

Do women also lift up their hands when saying the Maneh Lashon? Also, maybe there should be a Mechitza at the Ohel?

Men shouldn’t either. The phrase in the Maane Lashon וישא עיניו אל כפים אל א-ל בשמים is from the passuk in Eicha 3:41, which refers to prayer in general. There…

Can a Kohen go to the Ohel?

Question: I read the following on Wikipedia, is it true? The Chabad Ohel . . presents a problem to a visiting kohen. Usual visitors access the Ohel via a…

May a woman who is Nidah go to the Ohel on Erev Rosh Hashanah?

Question: I'm generally careful not to go to the Ohel when I'm on my menstrual cycle. (I'm a single girl). I would like to go on Erev Rosh Hashanah,…

האם מותר לקחת אבן מהאוהל?

שאלה: ישנה אישה שמבקשת מאוד ונפשה בשאלתה כי יביאו לה אבן קטנה שהונחה בציון הקדוש. היא רואה זאת כסגולה. האם מותר הדבר? או שהוא נכלל בגדר של איסור הנאה…

Is it okay to visit the Ohel on Nittel Nacht?

Yes you may, but you may not recite Tehilim or other Torah passages. Sources: לא שמענו שנמנעו מזה וכיו״ב. ואדרבה, להעיר מסה״ש תש״נ ח״א ע׳ 193 לנצל הזמן…

May a woman who is Niddah go to the Ohel?

A. The custom is not to go during the days of the flow. Q. Does the custom of not going to the Ohel during her period apply to…

Is there an Inyan (source or Minhag Chassidim) to have a part of the Upshernish actually cut by the Ohel?

Question Continued: I've heard of some who either go to the Ohel before the party and cut a little there, or go after the party and save some hair…

Is it OK to go to the Ohel at night?

Question: Is it OK to go to the Ohel at night? How about not eating; I can't eat all day, or it's OK not to eat just from Shkiah?…

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…

There are those who would argue that it would be Assur to Daven by Kivrei Tzadikim. How would one answer them from a halachic perspective?

Gedolei Yisroel from time immemorial have Davened at Kivrei Tzadikim. While some have understood this practice as Davening to Hashem but at the location of the Kever, there are…

There is a bus that goes to the Ohel that is normally filled with Bachurim. The lights are on the whole ride. Can a woman come on the bus herself? With her husband?

There is no prohibition of Yichud when one woman travels with two or more men. At night, or when traveling, three men are required. An independent issue is whether it…

Is a pregnant woman allowed to visit the Ohel?

Yes. The custom does not apply to Kivrei Tzadikim. Sources: .בכלל, שקו״ט במקור המנהג - ראה שו״ת מנח״י י, מב. ויש שכתבו שהוא ע״פ שבט מוסר כד. ועד״ז…

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