5. The Shabbos before the Bar Mitzvah:[1] On the Shabbos before the Bar Mitzvah, some communities are accustomed to give him the Aliyah of Maftir.[2] This is not the Chabad custom. ______________________________________________________________________ [1] See Nitei Gavriel chapter 6 [2] Levushei Mordechai 1:37; See Tzitz Eliezer 7:1; Piskeiy Teshuvos 282:8 and […]
Preparing for the Bar Mitzvah
3. Preparing for the Bar Mitzvah: [1] A. Learning Torah prior to the Bar Mitzvah:[2] The period prior to the Bar Mitzvah is an extremely auspicious time for the child to be engaged in assiduous Torah learning and scrupulous fulfillment of Mitzvos. What sections of Torah to focus on:[3] The […]
Taking three steps back into another person’s Shemoneh Esrei airspace, if he has already concluded Shemoneh Esrei
Taking three steps back into another person’s Shemoneh Esrei airspace, if he has already concluded Shemoneh Esrei: The general rule: It is forbidden to enter within four Amos [2 meters] space that is in front of a person who is in the midst of praying Shemoneh Esrei.[1] Accordingly, even if […]
Taking three steps back into another person’s Shemoneh Esrei airspace, if he has already concluded Shemoneh Esrei
Taking three steps back into another person’s Shemoneh Esrei airspace, if he has already concluded Shemoneh Esrei: The general rule: It is forbidden to enter within four Amos [2 meters] space that is in front of a person who is in the midst of praying Shemoneh Esrei.[1] Accordingly, even if […]
Men taking a shower after Mikveh
Taking a shower after Mikveh:[1] From the letter of the law, it is permitted for a man to shower after immersing in the Mikveh[2], although some are stringent not to do so.[3] However, according to all it is permitted to momentarily go under the shower for a quick rinse which […]
Men taking a shower after Mikveh
Taking a shower after Mikveh:[1] From the letter of the law, it is permitted for a man to shower after immersing in the Mikveh[2], although some are stringent not to do so.[3] However, according to all it is permitted to momentarily go under the shower for a quick rinse which […]
The day of the Bar Mitzvah-Daytime
8. The daytime: A. Mikveh: On the day of the Bar Mitzvah the boy is to most certainly immerse in a Mikvah. B. Learning one’s Tehillim:[1] On the day of the Bar Mitzvah the child begins learning and reciting Kappitel 14 in Tehillim. C. Giving charity: On the day of […]
The date of the Bar Mitzvah-The 13th day
2. The date of the Bar Mitzvah-The 13th day:[1] As soon as a child begins his 13th birthday, which completes 13 years of him living in the world and begins his 14th year, he is considered Bar Mitzvah. There is no need for him to wait a full day after […]
Aliyah to the Torah for Bar Mitzvah
Aliyah to the Torah: It is an old custom for the Bar Mitzvah boy to receive an Aliyah to the Torah on the occasion of his Bar Mitzvah[1], in order to publicize that he has now reached the age of Mitzvos.[2] When:[3] The Chabad custom, received as a tradition from […]
May a child above Bar/Bas Mitzvah recite Kiddush on behalf of an adult?
May a child above Bar/Bas Mitzvah recite Kiddush on behalf of an adult?[1] Children above the age of Bar or Bas Mitzvah are invalid to perform [the night[2]] Kiddush on behalf of adults, whether male or female, until one knows for certain that the child has developed the Halachically valid […]
