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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, and the Chazzan just says the end of the Brachah aloud. It that considered a Brachah Levatalah?

In Chazars Hashatz of (Shachris and Mussaf of) Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur there are two parts, the Tefilah and the Piyutim/Slichos. During the Tefilah, the Chazzan must say it…

אם מישהו עדיין לא עשה התרת נדרים, האם יש ענין לעשות את זה עכשיו

.כדאי Sources: אף שנהגו בער״ה - ובמט״א תקפא סמ״ט מהשל״ה מס׳ יומא לעשות בכל עשי״ת - מ״מ פשוט שנכון תמיד. ובפרט בחודש התשובה. והרי יש שנהגו ארבעים יום קודם ר״ה.…

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

צריך להוריד המנעלים מיד. אם אינו יכול ללכת הביתה בלי מנעלים (מכיון שיורד גשם והדומה) יכול ללכת לבוש במנעלים - ויורידם מיד שיגיע לביתו. אם אפשר יחליף של ימין בשמאל…

Is there a specific reason why some married women do not go to Mikveh on Erev Yom Kippur? Also, those women that do generally go, are there certain times that they shouldn’t go (for e.g. when they’re Nidah)?

It is a matter of custom, and not all communities have accepted this custom. See below for elaboration. Girls and women who are Niddah should not Tovel. נתפשט המנהג בכ״מ…

Am I allowed to take a caffeine or Tylenol suppository on Yom Kippur?

It is permitted but should not be used unless necessary or one is concerned that the fast might have to be broken. Sources: .חלקת יעקב ב, נח. קנין תורה…

How do I eat and drink on Yom Kippur with Shiurim?

If one is required to eat on Yom Kippur due to medical reasons, a Rov should be consulted in advance to receive specific dispensation from fasting. However, in case of…

I am pregnant / nursing. Do I have to fast on Yom Kippur?

A woman after birth - up to and including the third day since birth - need not fast. Within seven days - consult with a Rov. After that period of…

I noticed that the Alter Rebbe speaks of women going to Mikvah before Yom Kippur. What is the accepted Lubavitcher Minhag regarding this?

The accepted Minhag is that unmarried girls do not go. Regarding married women - some go and some don’t. Sources: .ראה שו״ת הריב״ש תצה. מהר”ם שיק יו”ד שסד ושסה.…

Yom Kippur is a few days before my due date. My doctor feels uncomfortable with me fasting. What should I do?

Pregnant women or nursing women must fast like all healthy women. The dispensation from fasting is only if it's potentially a life threatening condition. Therefore, in low risk pregnancy, one…

If one is not sure if he forgot Hamelech Hakodosh on RH or YK what does one do?

Continued: Usually during Aseres Yemei Teshuva if one does not remember if he said Hamelech Hakodosh, he must Daven Shmone Esrei over again because one is used to saying differently…

My son is becoming Bar Mitzvah in Aseres Yemei Teshuva. Does he have to do Hataras Nedarim, and if yes, when? Does he need 10 people there or is 3 enough?

The Minhag is that boys under Bar Mitzvah don not say Hataras Nedarim, even if they will become Bar Mitzvah within the year. Nonetheless, since his Bar Mitzvah is before…

For Yom Kippur, what are the Halachos of fasting while pregnant? And what about Tzom Gedalia?

Pregnant women or nursing women must fast Yom Kippur like all healthy women. A woman after birth - up to and including the third day since birth - need not…

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