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Is 'simcha' a mitzvah?
"Mitzvah gedola le'heyos be'simcha..." many of us have heard this. I am wondering if there is an actual mitzvah to be be'simcha? (I am looking for sourced comments and not just idea's).
I know that ...
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Does a siyyum in the 9 days obviate other issurim?
Each year, I try to coordinate my learning so that I can make a seudat mitzvah during the nine days and some close friends can have some meat and wine to celebrate. Does the siyum also allow them to ...
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Treating obsessive compulsive scrupulosity without ignoring genuine conscience
I read a psychological paper that was linked to in a comment here, dealing with how obsessive-compulsive scrupulosity can be treated specifically for Orthodox Jews.
The paper gives a helpful and ...
