Question: I would like to give charity in order to redeem the number of fasts that I am to undertake for the sake of penitence, as brought in Tanya Igeres Hateshuvah I will like to know the practical amount that I’m to give per fast day? Answer: The amount […]
Walking alone at night
Walking alone at night:[1] [Talmud/ Shulchan Aruch/Shulchan Aruch Harav/Achronim] One may not walk alone at night [on any night of the week[2]].[3] [In Talmudic times, this especially applied to Tuesday night and Friday night.[4] This especially applies when traveling.[5] This especially applies when walking in an unsettled area, outside of […]
From the Rav’s Desk: When drinking water after Havdalah is a blessing of Shehakol recited?
Question: After Havdalah do I have to say a blessing of Shehakol on water that I am drinking right afterwards? Answer: You must recite a Shehakol over the drinks you have after Havdalah if you did not have any wine to drink after Havdalah, such as you heard Havdalah […]
Shabbos Nachamu-Laws & Customs
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Mourning customs applicable on Motzei Tisha B’av [Tenth of Av] when falls on Thursday night-Friday
Mourning customs applicable on Motzei Tisha B’av [Tenth of Av] when falls on Thursday night-Friday:[1] A. The general law in a regular year: [From the letter of the law] it is permitted for one to get a haircut and do laundry [and end all other mourning customs such as […]
From the Rav’s Desk: 1) Saying Tehillim on Tishe Beav; 2) Must one sit or Stand for the recital of Kinos?; 3) Doing laundry before midday of the 10th if traveling
1) Saying Tehillim on Tishe Beav Question: May one say Tehillim on Tishe Beav? Answer: Erev Tishe Beav: Yes, even past midday. Tishe Beav night from sunset: No. Tishe Beav day until Chatzos: No. Tishe Beav after Chatzos: Yes. One may say Tehillim by Mincha time and so […]
From the Rav’s Desk: Must one wash on bread by the Erev Tishe Beav meal or/and Seudas Hamafsekes?
Must one wash on bread by the Erev Tishe Beav meal or/and Seudas Hamafsekes? The large meal: There is no requirement to wash on bread for the large meal that is customarily eaten prior to Mincha and each person is to eat whatever he sees fit so he be satiated […]
Erev Tisha B’av Laws
1. Learning Torah on Erev Tisha B’av:[1] Learning past midday:[2] The custom[3] is to limit one’s Torah learning, beginning from midday of Erev Tisha B’av, to only those subjects that are permitted to be learned on Tisha B’av itself.[4] [Many authorities agree with this custom.[5] Other Poskim[6] however argue against […]
From the Rav’s Desk: May one sew clothing during the nine days?
Question: I have a tear in one of my pants and a button fell off of one of my kids blouses. May I sew it during the nine days? Answer: Yes. Explanation: The Rishonim and Poskim rule that it is forbidden to fix [i.e. make] new clothing during the […]
From the Rav’s Desk: Making hairdos and Styling Sheitels during nine days
Making hairdo during nine days? Question: May one style their hair during the three weeks and nine days, such as with a curling iron or hair straightener and the like? Answer: Yes. Explanation: We do not find any recorded prohibition or restriction against doing so. Sources: See Nitei […]