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| Type | On... | Excerpt | Status | Date |
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| Comment | Post #278746 |
Are you certain that Rashi saw Kallah Rabbati? (more) |
— | about 4 years ago |
| Comment | Post #276851 |
@DonielF The communities that read Iyov read it during the day, and still read Eicha at night (IIRC). (more) |
— | over 4 years ago |
| Comment | Post #276892 |
Is there a way to pin this post at the top of the Challenges page? It's not a problem now, with three posts, but eventually it might get difficult to quickly find the most recent challenge. (more) |
— | over 4 years ago |
| Comment | Post #276851 |
@Dani Yes, we say it, but what if we skipped it? What's the obligation? (more) |
— | over 4 years ago |
| Edit | Post #276851 |
Post edited: more detail/sources |
— | over 4 years ago |
| Edit | Post #276851 | Initial revision | — | over 4 years ago |
| Question | — |
How obligatory is Eicha on Tish'ah b'Av? On Tish'ah b'Av, it's a universal (I think) tradition to read megillat Eicha at night (and some also read during the day); see Shulchan Aruch 559:2. Generally, this is read in a communal setting, but even individuals read Eicha (see Mishnah Berurah 559:5). What is the nature of this reading? Is th... (more) |
— | over 4 years ago |
| Comment | Post #276800 |
@AA What obligation is there in the reading of Eicha that it needs to be "fulfilled" in a particular way? (more) |
— | over 4 years ago |
| Edit | Post #276792 | Initial revision | — | over 4 years ago |
| Question | — |
What is the purpose of tehillim at shemira? Based on the gemara, the Shulḥan Aruch states (YD 344:16): > אין אומרים בפני המת אלא דברים של מת כגון צרכי קבורתו והספד אבל שאר כל דבר אסור והני מילי בדברי תורה אבל במילי דעלמא לית לן בה > > Before a dead body, we only speak of matters of the dead, like their burial needs or eulogy, but all oth... (more) |
— | over 4 years ago |
| Comment | Post #276726 |
You'd probably have to ask them! Maybe they said PDZ at home before arriving? (more) |
— | over 4 years ago |