From the Rav’s Desk: Locking versus Knocking-Locking the door of the bathroom behind you

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Daily Tanya Wednesday 7th Shevat: Start of Chapter 18: Easily serving G-d through one’s power of Mesirus Nefesh

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From the Rav’s Desk: What blessing is recited over cranberries such as craisins-Haeitz or Hadama?

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The Mitzvah of Taharah and its order

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Daily Tanya Tuesday 6th Shevat: End of Chapter 17-Teshuvah is to return the Hei back to Hashem’s name

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Verifying the time of birth

Verifying the time of birth:[1] If the birth is taking place close to nighttime, it is very important for the husband to look at his watch at the exact time that the birth takes place in order to ascertain the correct day for the circumcision, if the child to be […]

Looking at a church

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Daily Tanach, Monday: Yehoshua Chapter 22-The return of the tribes of Reuvein, Gad, and half of Menashe to their lands

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A gentile midwife

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Epidural and painkillers during birth

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Internal exams during pregnancy

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The law of a Mesulekes Bedamim

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Bleeding during pregnancy-Nida laws

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The Sephardic versus Ashkenazi custom regarding saying Al Mitzvas Tefillin on the Tefillin Shel Rosh

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Daily Tanya Sunday 4th Shevat: Chapter 17: Using and accessing intellectual love to make service of G-d easy and attainable

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Getting married while pregnant

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Pregnant woman sitting on chair on Tishe Beav

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Pregnant woman bathing during nine days

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Kaparos for a pregnant woman

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Pregnant women fasting on Yom Kippur

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Pregnant woman fasting on Tishe Beav

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Fasting during pregnancy

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Shabbos during pregnancy

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Intimacy during pregnancy

Check out our Amazon Sefarim Shop * This article is an excerpt from the above Sefer WhatsApp Telegram Facebook Twitter Sponsor an Article Intimacy during pregnancy:[1] A. Onah-The frequency: The minimum obligation of Onah [i.e. twice a week] applies even when one’s wife is pregnant or nursing.[2] [Nonetheless, if the […]

Intimacy on Day 90 of pregnancy

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Pregnant woman and fright of dogs

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Internal examinations during pregnancy

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Daily Tanach, Thursday: Yehoshua Chapter 20: Separating the cities of refuge-Ir Miklat

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Bal Tashchis by water

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Halachic Hazards relating to raising Chickens

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Daily Tanach, Wednesday: Yehoshua Chapter 19: The territorial inheritance of Shimon, Zevulun

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Pregnant woman by Levaya

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Pregnant woman entering cemetery

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Physical exertion during pregnancy

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Anger during pregnancy

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Foods to avoid eating during pregnancy

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Danger of nails during pregnancy

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Daily Halacha Tuesday-Publicizing the pregnancy-Informing relatives, family, and friends of the pregnancy

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Matters to avoid during pregnancy

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Checking Mezuzos during pregnancy

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Charity during pregnancy

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Good deeds to be followed during pregnancy

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Biting the Pitum of the Esrog

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Eating Esrog jelly

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Segulos to be followed during pregnancy

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When is the soul of the child created?

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The mystical power to procreate

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Walking by a church

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Supporting one’s Parents-Part 1-Must one use one’s own money when fulfilling Kibbud Av Vaeim

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