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Hamapil immediately before sleep, but what about undressing?
Generally, we are supposed to say hamapil beracha immediately before going to bed, with no interruption. How do we reconcile this with the idea that we should be dressed appropriately to make a ...
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Sleeping between meat and milk
I have heard in the name of the Chasam Sofer that if one sleeps after eating meat that they can be lenient in the amount of time one would normally wait between eating meat and milk. Is this written ...
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While sleeping in a sukkah, are you exempt from prayer?
Someone engrossed in one mitzvah is sometimes exempt from certain other mitzvot.
So, I wonder, based on a question from Reddit user GutsAndGlory2:
While engaged in the mitzvah of sleeping in a ...
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Effect of knockout on my soul
I have experienced a knockout two times in the boxing ring during my active fighting career.
At the time I was KO, I was conscious of nothing and then I woke up.
I am interested in knowing what was ...
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Is it Ossur (forbidden) to sleep alone in a room or house?
It says in Mesechet Shabbos 151b "R' Chanina said: It is forbidden to sleep alone in a house..."
Is this the Halacha?
And are Jews typically careful about this nowadays? If not, why not?
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What level of obligation is of kriat shema al hamita?
What is the level of obligation for krias shema al hamita (the recitation of Shema before going to bed)? Is it a mitzvah deoraisa, mitzvah derabanan, is it a minhag avoseinu byadeinu? Maybe it's ...
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How did Achashverosh not think that Mordechai would be disturbed by the decree to kill all the Jews?
In the book of Ester (6:1), Achashverosh can't sleep and asks to bring the book of records to him. Rashi says that the reason why is in case he was done a favor by someone and didn't repay it and that ...
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Can the time a dream occurs influence its significance?
Does the time during the day or night when one has a dream have any influence on how meaningful it is? I've heard it does, but have no good source, and wonder whether it's true.
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Meaning of dreams with some kinds of animals
The gemara in berachot says: "All kinds of beasts are a good sign in a dream, except the elephant, the monkey and the long-tailed ape" (57b).
Why is a dream with an elephant, a monkey or a long-tailed ...
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Dreaming of doing a sin
Inspired by Why was Hosea acceptable to the people if he took his adulterous wife back?
If one were to dream while sleeping of him or herself doing any sort of sin, is it a sin? (sources)
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What happens to the soul when dozing for a minute or ten?
Tradition tells us the soul leaves the body when sleeping. Is the same true when drowsing in a chair, which is usually not a deep sleep and you are still aware of background noise?
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Why isn't נִצָּבָה redundant?
In Bereshis 37:7 we read:
וְהִנֵּה אֲנַחְנוּ מְאַלְּמִים אֲלֻמִּים בְּתוֹךְ הַשָּׂדֶה וְהִנֵּה קָמָה אֲלֻמָּתִי וְגַם נִצָּבָה - Behold, we were binding sheaves in the midst of the field, and ...
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Is it necessary to wear kippa to bed or when not moving?
I have noticed mention made of a prohibition of sitting in the house bareheaded when at rest and of the necessity of wearing a head covering at night.
Is there a halachic law deeming it necessary to ...
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Getting up by alos hashachar — Halachically required?
That which the Machaber writes in the first siman of Shulchan Aruch:
יתגבר כארי לעמוד בבוקר לעבודת בוראו, שיהא הוא מעורר השחר
From here could one say that if one doesn't get up by alos hashachar ...
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Can I say the prayers of Birkot HaShachar and Tikkun Chatzot after Chatzot (Midnight), even if I don't sleep yet?
Can I say the prayers of Birkot HaShachar and Tikkun Chatzot after Chatzot (Midnight), even if I had not gone to sleep yet?
How should I proceed with the Kriat Shema Al Hamitá if I will remain awake ...
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Onah and Sukkos?
Does the Mitzvah of sleeping in the Sukkah supersede the mitzvah of Onah? (one would think not, as it is a chov to someone else.) If not, is one supposed to fulfill mitzvas Onah and then retire to the ...
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How cold is too cold?
Rema writes in his commentary to the Tur (OC 639):
והמרדכי בפרק הישן (סי' תשמא) כתב אבל העולם סמכו על דבר זה שיראים מן הצינה והוה כחולה שאין בו סכנה או כמצטער דפטורים מן הסוכה עכ"ל (עיין ב"י סימן ...
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Inflatable Mattress on Shabbos
Is one allowed to pump air into an inflatable mattress on Shabbos? Is this a problem of tikkun cli, makeh b'patish, etc? (Or any other problem.) What about if the mattress was inflated Erev Shabbos ...
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Bad dream about others
Someone had a dream that some very bad things happened to his friend/relative/other. What should someone do after having such a dream? Is this is a sign of something? Perhaps one should do Teshuva? ...
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Am I allowed to sleep on Rosh HaShanah?
Is a person allowed to sleep during the day of Rosh HaShanah? I have heard that you're not.
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Are weekday-afternoon naps permissible?
I wonder what Jewish law and thought say about taking weekday-afternoon naps. Are they encouraged? Allowed? Discouraged? Forbidden?
Please cite sources.
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Davening after the zman
Can someone please explain the halachot for someone who wakes up after zman kriat shema? After zman tfillah?
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Why do we mention dreams during *Birchas Kohanim*?
I don't know how many sects actually do this, but some people have the custom to say a tehfillah which is all about dreams. In it we ask Hashem to make all our good dreams come true whether "...I have ...
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Og's bed made of iron
Devarim 3:11 desribes Og's bed as being made from iron. What does the the Torah add by describing Og's bed as being made from iron?
The Ramban comments that it demonstrates how tall he was, that wood ...
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Chatzi LaHashem
I've been having this discussion with my friends and family about the Halacha of dividing Yom Tov into Chatzi LaHashem (half of the day devoted to prayer and learning) and Chatzi Lachem (half of the ...
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Do you have to do netilat yadayim for a brief waking?
If a person wakes up in the middle of the night to perform a small, brief action (say putting a pacifier back into a baby's mouth) is she required to do netilat yadayim (washing her hands ritually)?
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Yichud at night, if both of the woman's parents are home
Is it permissible for a man to be at a woman's home at night if both of her parents are at home, but sleeping? What if they are awake?
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Why does the Gemara often mention that certain Amoraim were asleep?
I've noticed that in the Gemara you often see a pattern where two people are discussing an issue in front of an Amorah (e.g R' Yirmiyah) while he was asleep. After their discussion he wakes up and ...
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Why is the prayer for dreams repeated in Birchas Kohanim? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Who says the Ribbono shel Olam's in Birkas Kohanim?
At Birchas Kohanim outside Israel, where it is only said on Yom Tov (Ashkenazim), we say twice a prayer for bad ...
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Halachic/sociological basis to support the split-apart beds for a nida couple?
I'd seen a clip from a TV show that's about Orthodox Israelis in which a married couple has a bed that's one big frame, upon which two mattresses can either slide together or apart, depending on the ...
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Magicians' Inability to Interpet Pharaoh's Dreams
The Posuk says (Genesis 41:3):
וְהִנֵּה שֶׁבַע פָּרוֹת אֲחֵרוֹת עֹלוֹת אַחֲרֵיהֶן מִן הַיְאֹר רָעוֹת מַרְאֶה וְדַקּוֹת בָּשָׂר וַתַּעֲמֹדְנָה אֵצֶל הַפָּרוֹת עַל שְׂפַת הַיְאֹר
Translated as:
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Why did Yosef tell over the dreams?
In this weeks Parsha (Vayeishev), we learn about how Yosef had his two [prophetic] dreams. We find that in each case, Yosef told his brothers about his dreams:
And he said to them, "Listen now to ...
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How did 'Eli know HaShem was calling to Shemuel?
In Shemuel I (3:1) the Pasuk tells us that prophecy was a very rare phenomenon. How, then, did 'Eli realize that Shemuel was receiving prophecy and not merely dreaming?
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If sleeping suffices for “ad d'lo yada”, why drink?
The Shulchan Aruch (OC 695:2) writes:
One must become drunk on Purim until he doesn't know the difference between "arur Haman" and "baruch Mord'chay".
The Rama (ad loc.) adds:
But some say ...
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Up all night Hoshanah Rabbah: why?
Why do we stay up all night on Hoshanah Rabbah, and what is its source?
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Dreams in Judaism?
What does Judaism have to say about dreams and do have any legitimacy?
Are they in any way binding, or are they assumed to be just products of an overactive imagination?
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Lubavitch not sleeping in a Sukka?
If Lubavitch is careful not to eat or drink anything outside of the sukka, why does Lubavitch not sleep in the Sukka?
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Polyphasic Sleep and Halacha
I recently read an article on polyphasic sleep and I'm quite interested in experimenting with it. The article advises the Uberman approach which advocates 20-30 minute naps every four hours, meaning ...
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Limits to Dina Dmalchusa Dina
What are the specifications of Dina Dimalchusah? A more targeted question to answer would be: If I ripped off the label of my mattress — the label that says its removal is punishable by federal ...
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Is Ferberization okay?
Is there anything objectionable (in terms of halacha, hashkafa and middos) to using the Ferber method for training an infant to fall asleep on its own? There is an element of cruelty, and the ultimate ...
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When to say Hamapil
In the bedtime shema, some siddurim have the bracha of Hamapil printed immediately before the paragraph of shema, whereas others have it printed at the very end of the bedtime shema prayers. What is ...
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falling asleep on the left side to aid digestion
Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 71:5 reads, in part (translation my own):
And it's good that he'll lie at the start of his sleep on the left side and at the end on the right side, as this is good for the ...
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Is there an Inyan for females to stay up Shavuos night?
Should females remain awake the night of Shavuos? (sources please)
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Birchas HaTorah - everyone was awake all night
Suppose everyone in the Shul remained awake the whole night of Shavuos. What do you do regarding Birchas HaTorah?
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When does one stay up all night?
Can we get a complete list of occasions (dates or other occasions) on which someone (everyone, or just those with a particular circumstance) stays up all night (on purpose)?
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In Modeh Ani we thank Hashem for our neshama's return. Where do neshamas go?
In Modeh Ani we thank Hashem for returning our Neshomos when we arise. Where do they go during our sleep? Do they go to the same place as the neshomos of the deceased?
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Where is the story of the medieval rabbi who ruled a fish was non-kosher because of his dream?
If I recall correctly there's some fish whose kosher status is questionable; a medieval rabbi (Rishon) ruled it was okay, then had a dream that night where all his students were sitting around and ...
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I sleep with tzitzis on. Is there any part of the body they shouldn't touch?
I sleep with my tzitzis on. Is there any part of the body the tzitzis should not touch?
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Who says the Ribbono shel Olam in Birkas Kohanim?
I've "seen" many Talmidei Chachamim not saying the Ribbono shel Olams following each bracha of Birkas Kohanim. At least, I hear them chanting with the Kohanim from start to finish. Are these tefilos ...
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Birchas Kohanim and Dreams
By Birchas Kohanim there is a Tefila for people who had bad dreams. What does a Kohen do when he has a bad dream as he can not say the Tefila during Birchas Kohanim?
