Omissions from the prayer on Erev Yom Kippur:[1] The following prayers are omitted on Erev Yom Kippur: Tachanun Lamnatzeiach Mizmor Lesodah Avinu Malkeinu. Diminish in Selichos A. Tachanun:[2] Tachanun is omitted on Erev Yom Kippur.[3] It is not resumed until the 2nd day of Cheshvan.[4] Is Tachanun recited by the […]
0. Kaparos-Laws & Customs Full Article
Kaparos:[1] A. The custom:[2] It is customary in these provinces [of Ashkenazi Jewry] to take and slaughter a chicken, which is called a Gever[3], for atonement on Erev Yom Kippur.[4] One takes a male chicken for each male family member and a female chicken for each female family member, and […]
Checklist for Erev Yom Kippur
Erev Yom Kippur summarized Checklist Kaparos Buy two 24 hour candles. One for the shul for married men and one for the house for Havdala. Lekach Breakfast: Dip the bread in honey. Eat fish. No garlic, eggs or sesame [Tehina]. Malkus after midday Mikveh after Malkus check there is […]
0. Chassidus on Yom Kippur-Full Article
The Theme of the day The meaning of the name: What is the essence of Yom Kippur, its inner meaning and purpose? A name reveals the essence of an item. Yom Kippur is the day we receive atonement from Hashem for our sins. It however remains to be understood why […]
20. Cleaning out a Shofar
This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com 20. Cleaning out a Shofar: [1] One may polish the inside of his Shofar using water or wine.[2] One may not use urine to polish the Shofar even during the week as this is not respectable […]
19. A Shofar which one vowed against using
This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com 19. A Shofar which one vowed against using:[1] If one vowed not to use a certain persons Shofar[2] it is permitted for another person to blow with that Shofar and have him listen to the blows […]
18. A Shofar that was used for Idolatry
This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com 18. A Shofar that was used for Idolatry: [1] One who blew with a Shofar that was used for idolatry[2] does not fulfill his obligation.[3] However this only applies if the Shofar is owned by a […]
17. Borrowing someone’s Shofar without permission
This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com 17. Borrowing someone’s Shofar without permission:[1] It is permitted to use someone’s Shofar without permission in order to blow it to fulfill the Mitzvah.[2] One is to say a blessing over the blowing in such a […]
16. Blowing with a stolen Shofar
This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com 16. Blowing with a stolen Shofar: [1] One who used a stolen Shofar to blow with to fulfill the Mitzvah has fulfilled his obligation.[2] Nevertheless one may not say a blessing over the blowing when using […]
15. May one desecrate Yom Tov for the sake of hearing the Shofar blowing?
This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com 15. May one desecrate Yom Tov for the sake of hearing the Shofar blowing?[1] One may not desecrate Yom Tov for the sake of blowing or hearing Shofar.[2] This applies even regarding performing Rabbinical prohibitions for […]
