This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com The Holiday greeting:[1] The Previous Rebbe and Rebbe would use the following greeting towards a fellow Jew for the festival of Shavuos: “Likabalas Hatorah Bisimcha Ubipnimiyos“ “May you accept the Torah with joy and internally”. [1] Otzer Minhagei […]
Charity Fund for Shavuos
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Charity fund:[1] Prior to all Holidays, a charity fund is to be established to provide those in need with the basic foods and delicacies needed for the Holiday. The necessity for such a fund applies especially prior to Shavuos.[2] Each […]
Fasting on days before Shavuos
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Fasting:[1] One may not fast from the first of Sivan until after Shavuos. [This applies until, and including, the 12th of Sivan.[2]] Q&A Is a Chasan and Kallah who are getting married between the 1st and 12th of […]
Tachanun in Sivan
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Tachanun and eulogies:[1] Tachanun: Tachanun is omitted from the first day of Sivan until after Shavuos.[2] One is to omit Tachanun until the 12th of Sivan, including the 12th of Sivan, [and so is the Chabad custom].[3] [Tachanun is resumed […]
Valuing time on Shavuos
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com The value of time the days preceding Shavuos:[1] The Rebbe notes of the Rebbe Rayatz that the period of time during the days preceding Shavuos were utterly precious to him and were hence used wisely. ____________________________________________________________ [1] Otzer Minhagei Chabad […]
Shabbos Mevarchim Sivan
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Shabbos Mivarchim Sivan: Av Harachamim:[1] Av Harachamim is recited on Shabbos Mivarchim Sivan.[2] Vayehi Noam:[3] When Yom Tov falls on a weekday, including if it falls on Erev Shabbos, the entire[4] prayer of Vayehi Noam is customarily omitted on the […]
Baking Challas for Shavuos
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Baking Challahs:[1] It is customary for every household to bake Challahs for Yom Tov which is used for Lechem Mishneh, and not to buy them at the bakery as is done during the week. This matter of baking one’s own […]
Eating a meal on Erev Yom Tov
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Eating a meal on Erev Yom Tov:[1] * These laws follow the same laws as Erev Shabbos. For the full details of this subject-See our Sefer “The Laws & Customs of Erev Shabbos” Chapter 5 A large feast:[2] It is […]
Blood Tests on Erev Shavuos
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Blood test:[1] It is forbidden to let blood on Erev Shavuos.[2] [Thus, one is not to have a blood test, or other form of blood work, done on Erev Shavuos, unless it involves a case of danger.[3]] ______________________________________________________________ [1] Admur […]
Birchas Hashachar if one didn’t sleep
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Supplement on reciting Brachos on Shavuos morning if one did not sleep at night Taken from “Awaking like a Jew” chapter 4 Halacha 16; Chapter 8 Halacha 4 1. The definition of not having slept:[1] One who did not […]
