They should be of beeswax, preferably. Sources: ספר השיחות תש״ד ע׳ 7 הע׳ 3. וראה הנסמן בנט״ג יוהכ״פ פכ״א ה ובהע׳ שם. ובאוצר מנהגי חב״ד ע׳ קסו ואילך.…
They should be of beeswax, preferably. Sources: ספר השיחות תש״ד ע׳ 7 הע׳ 3. וראה הנסמן בנט״ג יוהכ״פ פכ״א ה ובהע׳ שם. ובאוצר מנהגי חב״ד ע׳ קסו ואילך.…
There no such requirement, but there is room to do so as a practice of teshuvah. Sources: מצינו ברמ״א יו״ד סוסי׳ רסח שישראל מומר טובל מדרבנן. ויל״ע אם שייך…
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האם יש ענין שלא לפרסם דבר חטא (כגון לומר לחבירו, אוי! שכחתי להתפלל מנחה, וכיו”ב)? ומה המקור לזה?
כל חטא שהוא בין אדם למקום - אין לפרסם. מקורות: יומא פו, ב וברש״י: בחטא שאינו מפורסם. לא יגלה חטאו וכבוד השם הוא שכל מה שאדם חוטא בפרהסיא מיעוט כבוד…
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