There’s no need, in general, to do so only on the first day, and in chutz laaretz, the second day. Nonetheless, the Chabad custom is to do so throughout…
There’s no need, in general, to do so only on the first day, and in chutz laaretz, the second day. Nonetheless, the Chabad custom is to do so throughout…
בש”ץ שדילג על שיר המעלות ממעמקים בעשי”ת
שאלה: בש"ץ שהתחיל חצי קדיש אחר ישתבח ושכח לומר שיר המעלות ממעמקים גו', האם יחזור ויאמר שיר המעלות או שימשיך בקדיש? וכן האם תחילת הקדיש הוא משיאמר תיבת יתגדל?…
English pruzbul 5782 מכתב פרוזבול תשפב What? The annulment of all debts in the shemitah year applies also nowadays, rabbinically, both in Eretz Yisrael and in chutz la’aretz.…
Question: If someone is davening in a shul building, but not in the actual Beis Hakeneses where the Sifrei Torah are kept and not in a room that opens…
I have read your excellent write-up about davening after chatzos. Question: If I enter into a shul where people do not know the correct halacha and make a complete…
I am referring to the seal under the cap that you need to pull hard to rip off. Answer: It has come to our attention that there is…
Some people have such a custom, though there is nothing wrong with wishing Mazal Tov immediately after birth. Sources: נזכר כמנהג הנשים בדא״ג בשו״ת ישועות מלכו יו״ד סוס׳ מה.…
While it’s best to wear tefillin when saying Shema before davening, especially if one will be eating afterwards, one may say Shema without Tefilin as long as he will…
Question 1: Regarding the three steps after Shmoneh Esrei, are they meant to be three steps, as the finishing step which makes the feet next to each other, or…
Question: What is the criteria for determining whether to say tefilas haderech? We are taking a 3-hour drive to Connecticut, some of it is mountains. But like every minute…
שאלה: השנה יום היארצייט הראשון חל בשבת. מתי זמן המתאים לעלות לקבר, האם ביום שישי או ביום ראשון? ומה הצדדים לכאן ולכאן? תשובה: בדרך כלל, ביארצייט שחל בשבת, יש…
Question: When passing tzitzis over the eyes during Baruch She'amar and Shema, how is one to actually pass the tzitzis over the eyes? Must he merely look at them…
If it's not being done to resemble non-Jewish customs it’s allowed, especially if this is in a place where it would seem inappropriate not to have one. Source:…
Answer: On an earth floor, one may not rub the spit but rather they should place their shoe over it without rubbing it. On a wooden floor, in an…
האם מותר להתפלל תוך כדי קדיש?
שאלה: נסתפקתי באם בשעה שאומרים קדיש מותר לי להמשיך לומר תהלים או שאר תפילה ולעצור לעניית אמן. שמעתי מרב אחד שאם אצליח לכוין שעניית אמן זו הולכת על היתגדל…
Question: I am thinking about using beeswax candles for Shabbos in the month of Elul as a hiddur. I found candles on Amazon that are made from beeswax and…
Answer: There is no known source for this custom. We haven’t seen this practiced among talmidei chachamim and gedolei Yisroel. The Rebbe didn’t practice it either. See also…
Yes. In fact, there is a Minhag to pass one's finger over one's teeth while reciting the words "כך לא יוכלו כל אויבי לנגוע בי לרעה". Sources: בכלל, זהירות…
Question: If a Minyan skips Tachanun, thinking that there is no Tachanun, and they said Kaddish, but then they find out that there is Tachanun, should they say Tachanun?…
Question: While covering the head with the arm during Tachanun; is the head supposed to be touching the covering, or not actually touching only covering? Answer: There are…
