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Many Chassidim (for example, Chabad) have the custom to recite the Zohar portion beginning Kegavna on Friday night before Barchu. When one is praying alone, they say the final part of the portion, ...

posted 3y ago by ploni‭  ·  edited 3y ago by ploni‭

There are many medicines which are permitted to be used on Shabbos in various situations. However, some of them have letters written or engraved on them. Is it permitted to take these pills on Shab...

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If one had placed a bouquet of flowers in a vase prior to Shabbat, is it considered muktzah? In what scenario would it be permissible to move it on Shabbat?

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I have heard there are some who refrain from referring to their children by nicknames. This was a very long time ago, and I cannot recall the reason nor the source. What could be the reason for th...

0 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by ploni‭  ·  edited 2y ago by ploni‭

Leket Yosher (pg. 106) writes that his teacher (the Terumat Hadeshen) would not say Zemirot during the three weeks, which would indicate that he held that a-capella music is forbidden during this t...

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It should be a river or well, and it’s better if it contains live fish and it’s outside the city (Mishnah Berurah 583:8).

posted 3y ago by ploni‭

According to Dinonline.org, there doesn't seem to be any source for this custom.

posted 2y ago by ploni‭

Sha'arei Efraim (9:19) writes that if the error was noticed before the blessings following the haftara were read, the correct haftara should be read at that point, and the blessings should be said ...

posted 2y ago by ploni‭