Questions tagged [sephardi-mizrachi-eastern]
Sephardi refers to Jews deriving from Spain; Mizrachi refers to Jews from Eastern (mainly Muslim) countries. Customs of the two groups are very similar.
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Etymologic origins of "Maimouna"
Maimouna, the day after Pesach, is probably the most well-known of the
isru chag traditions. It originated with the Jews of North Africa, and
these days Israelis honour it by making barbecues. ...
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Yehi H̱asdeikha before Ashrei Yoshevei
According to the Sefaradic Nusach, why do we sometimes see "Ashrei yoshevei" preceded by "Yehi ẖasdeikha"(1) and other times not?
(1)יְהִי חַסְדְּךָ יְהֹוָה עָלֵינוּ. כַּאֲשֶׁר יִחַלְנוּ לָךְ:
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Does Anyone Have Recordings of Tunisian Te'amim
Does Anyone Have Recordings of Tunisian Te'amim, or know of a website that has them?
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What is the difference between Sfardic and Ashkenazic calculations for the last time to eat chametz?
My community's luach (calendar) has 2 separate times for the last time to eat chametz on Erev Pesach: 10:09 for Ashkenazim, and 10:13 for Sephardim.
How are these times calculated according to the ...
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Deliberately congeal fatty sauce before/on Shabbat so it can be put on the blech in the morning?
According to SA OH 318:16 sefardim may deliberately place a dish that has congealed fat onto a blech, even though it will melt and become a liquid. The principle of "en bishul achar bishul" (...
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Has the Yalkut Yosef been translated into English in its entirety?
I know work on the Yalkut Yosef (English) Saka Edition has been ongoing, but I was wondering if all volumes have now been released or if there’s an estimated release date for when all the books will ...
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Where does the Ben Ish Hai speak about the spread of Kabbalah in Od Yosef Hai
I recall once hearing that the Ben Ish Hai in Od Yosef Hai proves that Kabbalah is true by showing that there are mysterious things in the world that can only be explained by Kabbalah. He also ...
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“Poteach Et Yadecha” Before Hamotzie
It is a known Minhag among Sepharadim before Hamotzie to say the pasukim “Eyine Kol Elecha Yesaberu… Poteach Et Yadecha…”
I’m trying to hunt the original source for this minhag - the best I can find ...
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Do decorations on glasses absorb? [closed]
We are Sephardic and follow the opinion that glasses can be used for both meat and milk, whether hot or cold, because glass never absorbs.
According to this opinion, are glasses with decorations on ...
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Ashkenazic vs Sephardic Kaddish
1 - The Sephardic Kaddish has this extra line near the beginning:
וְיַצְמַח פֻּרְקָנֵהּ וִיקָרֵב מְשִׁיחֵהּ --
May His salvation blossom and His Messiah be near.
The Ashkenazic Kaddish omits ...
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Is switching customs allowed?
To what extent are, say, Ashkenazic Jews halachically obligated to follow Ashkenazic customs by, say, refraining from eating kitniyot on Pessah? Chullin 110a-b says: Follow the restrictions of the ...
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Eating an Egg Whole
Is there a basis for this custom that one may not bite into an egg which is still whole, but must be first cut or broken in two, unless it's a time of mourning (aveilut) and only then the egg is ...
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Sefardi Keeping Second half of Sefirah
The Shulchan Aruch writes that one should not get married between Pesach and Shavuos until Lag B’Omer; likewise regarding haircuts, since then the Talmidim of Rabbi Akiva stopped dying. Therefore, one ...
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Was there any opposition to the Shulchan Aruch's methodology among the Sephardic Poskim?
I am aware of opposition to the Shulchan Aruch's methodology of paskening two out of three (Rif, Rambam and Rosh) from some Ashkenazic poskim of the time (namely the Masharshal). Was there any ...
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Ending stanza in Birkat HaMazon
In some Sephardic/Edut HaMizrach siddurim, there is a sentence as one concludes that one reads "ברוך הזן, ברוך שולחן, ברוך משה בן עמרם". Hebrew Wikipedia records it as the custom of the Kurdistan ...
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Books on Sephardi STaM Safrut
I am studying safrut (with an Ashkenazi teacher), but I and my havruta partner are both interested in also learning the Sephardi script for STaM. We are (G!d-willing) about to finish learning a book ...
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How do sefardim pronounce the tzerei follow by a yod?
The tzerei makes an "eh" sound according to most sefardim.
Does the same hold true when a yod follows the tzerei?
An example is elokehnu or elokeynu in "shema yisrael".
I am a interested to know ...
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Can an non-North African Jew participate in post-Pesach Mimouna celebrations?
Mimouna is a customary post-Pesach celebration originally observed by Moroccan and Algerian Jews. When large numbers of those groups made aliyah, the custom was adopted by many Israelis as well.
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What is the source for the custom of kissing one's hand after shaking another's?
There is a common custom in Israel (mostly in Sfardic communities) that after you shake someone's hand, you kiss your hand. Generally people kiss their thumb or first two fingers, in my experience. (...
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Sephardic Halakhoth for Kashering a Sink
Moving into a new place, the previous tenant was not Jewish, and the sink is made from porcelain. i know that Hacham Ovadia Yosef Zal allowed Sephardim to kasher a porcelain sink for Pesach by using ...
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Jewish mourning practices - candle cup of water salt for seven days after burial
I am looking for more information regarding the following custom or minhag excerpt:
"It was customary to keep a candle burning in the death chamber during the week after burial; one report has it ...
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Origin of the Ashkenazi Pronunciation? [closed]
What is the actual story behind the Ashkenazi way of pronunciation? I am uncertain as to whether Ashkenazim consider their form of pronunciation older than Sephardi, just an alternative, or... Any ...
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Does a Sefardi Yeshiva Bachur need to light his own Chanukkiyah? [duplicate]
In Yeshiva does a Sefardi Bachur need to light their own personal Chanukkiyah or can they rely on their father lighting? And if they can rely, can one light one anyway?
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What are the rules for covering one's head with a talit for sefaradim?
There seems to be a bunch of different minhagim related to covering one's head with a talit.
My question pertains to sefaradim.
Are the rules different for married/non-married?
When should you cover?...
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How can one give HaShem "Naḥat Ruaḥ"?
At the end of מוסף לשבת in דרכי אבות השלם (p. 375), a quotation is written in the name of רבי יהודה:
אמר רבי יהודה: אשרי מי שעמלו בתורה ועושה נחת רוח ליוצרו
Rabbi Yoḥanan makes a similar statement ...
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Sepharadic Tachanun [duplicate]
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Not falling on hands for Tachnun
How come Sepharadim do not "fall on their faces" during Tachanun as Ashkenazim do, if the prayer is called "nefilat apa'im" (literally the ...
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Livorno siddurim
Since my old siddur is on the process of dying, I am in the market for a new siddur. I understand that some of the reprints of the Livorno siddurim in print today have incorporated some changes to the ...
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Do sefardim have to check rice for Hametz nowadays?
Rav Y. Abadi holds that nowadays, there is no need to check our rice for pieces of Hametz due to the way rice is manufactured.
http://kashrut.org/forum/viewpost.asp?mid=11648&highlight=
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Does one mourn during the days following Shavuot?
We say the four verses starting "Yehi Shem" (instead of Tachanun) after Shavuot because of the bringing of the Korbanot. Does this have any impact on mourning after Shavuot?
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Sephardim following Ashkenazim in Halacha on modern issues
I heard that if there is no argument between the Remah and the Mechaber, then a Sephardi can follow Rav Moshe Feinstein for instance.
How does it work?
I try my best to strictly follow HaRav Ovadia ...
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What Rav do majority of Sefardi Jews follow(ed) on 2010?
Which rabbi do the majority of sefardim follow? Or, do a majority of them not follow a single rabbi?
As of May 3, 2010
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What is the sephardi equivalent to the Mishna Berura?
What is the sephardi equivalent to the Mishna Berura ? Do some sephardim follow the mishna berura ?
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Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu’s writings
Is there a source online for halachic writings of Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu zt’’l? He was a Sephardic chief rabbi, did he publish any books of Halacha or responsa?
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What is the stance of Sephardi Poskim on electric shavers?
In this pdf compilation provided by Koshershaver, it makes the claim that Sephardim cannot shave because
1) Rav Ovadia in Yabia Omer said that a razor that removes more than a stubble is like a ...
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Is there a siddur for the Jews of Aden?
Do Adenim (Jews from the Yemenite city of Aden) have a nusach and a siddur unique to them?
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What is the difference between sephardi and ashkenazi rituals? [closed]
I was wondering about the difference between sephardim and ashkenazim. I know there is a difference in the pronunciation. What about rituals? Customs? Etc etc.
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Why do Sephardi jews put on the tefillin shel yad while sitting?
Pretty straight forward--why do Sephardim put on the tefillin shel yad while sitting?
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10 of Av for Sefardim
I was told that Ashkenazim keep the 9 days until the midday of the 10th of av (no haircuts, showers, wine, meat...)
What do Sefardim do regarding this?
When is the first time that a Sefardi Jew can ...
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Sephardic Wedding Custom: Avram Siz Reading
What are the verses one reads to fulfill the Sephardic custom of Avram Siz?
Avram Siz (or Avraham Zaqein) is the Sephardic custom of reading a passage in Genesis the Shabbat following a wedding.
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Details of Matzah Oven [closed]
i've been looking for a valid oven to use to bake a soft laffa style Matzah. This is not easy as you can't make those things in a typical western oven, and to buy an oven for that purpose is quite ...
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Do some Sephardi women accept Shabbat at Kiddush rather than with the lighting of the candles?
I heard that some Sephardi women accept Shabbat at Shabbat Kiddush rather than with the lighting of the Shabbat candles.
Is this true and if so where is the source for this?
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Wearing teffilin of different minhag
Are Sephardim allowed to wear ashkenazi teffilin or Ashkenazim allowed to wear Sephardic teffilin? If so, would they still make a berakha?
Could one purchase kosher teffilin of a different custom if ...
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Virtual Pessah seder?
Today (25 March 2020) a group of 14 Sephardic rabbis in Israel approved the holding of virtual seders, provided the video conference is operating before the start of Pessah and left running after the ...
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procedure for birkat kohanim
The Mechaber in Orach Chaim 128:13 writes:
"מתחילין הכהנים לומר יברכך: הגה וי"א שגם מלת יברכך יקרא אותם ש"צ תחלה [טור ור"ן פ' הקורא והגהות מיימוני] (וכן נוהגים בכל מדינות אלו) ואח&...
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Sephardic Music Books
The Judaica stores by my house have lots of Ashkenazi music books written in sheet music, but nothing for Sephardic music. Does anyone know of any websites or titles of music books for Mizrahi style ...
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Sephardic communities that stand to put on hand-t'filin
Rabbi Shimon Eider's book, Student Edition of Halachos of Tefillin, dates to 1985. In it (section Ⅲ D 7), he writes:
Some Poskim hold that one should sit while putting on the Shel Yad and ...
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Are there still communities that eat roasted meat Seder night?
Okay, so we no longer eat a whole roasted lamb Seder night(s). The mishna says in some places the custom is to specifically eat roasted meat, and in others the custom is not to. That's basically what ...
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Differences in Sepharadi Hilkhot Taharat HaMishpahhah
I've been told that HaRav Mordekhai Eliyahu and HaRav 'Ovadiah Yosef ('Aleihem hashalom), have different shitot (approaches/conclusions) when it comes to Hilkhot Taharat HaMishpahhah for the Sepharadi ...
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Sephardim and Two Sifrei Torah
On a day when we take out 2 Sifrei Torah do the Sephardim put both on the bima and open one and read from it leaving the other closed? Or do they put only one on the bima and leave the other in a ...
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Ben ish chai vs shulchan aruch
Are there any examples of Halachic questions where the Ben ish Chai “disagrees” with the shulchan aruch? Like I would imagine due to time and geography there may have been some questions answered in ...
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