Linked Questions
11 questions linked to/from Anonymous glosses in the Shulchan Aruch
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First time lighting Chanuka candles is on second night
If one didn't light Chanuka candles until the second night, how many candles should he light?
According to the reason that we add a candle a night is "Maalin Bakodesh" (we always add in holiness), ...
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Buying a Shulchan Aruch
I am looking to purchase a new Shulchan Aruch to be used as a reference set. I am having trouble finding reviews online (about which I am not so surprised).
Can anyone recommend a set of Shulchan ...
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Candles in bedroom over Yom Kippur
What is the reason for the minhag to have a yartzeit-size candle lit in the bedroom over Yom Kippur?
(this is unrelated to candles lit for deceased parents for Yizkor).
Is it just so we have a new ...
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The "nu" clause
The accepted Halacha is that one should not interrupt with unnecessary speech between the blessing on washing hands and making Hamotzi. There are other situations where talking is prohibited or ...
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Custom of standing when a tzaddik passes by
I am asking this question in light of a situation I witnessed recently:
When the senior rabbi of our shul--a very righteous man who was keeping his wife's yahrzeit that night--walked past the ...
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Who wrote the anonymous explanations of Rashi printed within the text of Rashi?
Who wrote the anonymous explanations of Rashi printed within the text of Rashi? Sometimes when reading Rashi's commentary on the Torah one finds comments in parentheses that say things such as:
ס"א, (...
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Which Rishonim held of shkia/tzeis according to the zman of Rabbeinu Tam?
Which Rishonim held of shkia/tzeis according to the zman of Rabbeinu Tam?
Ive heard the Shulchan Aruch (rishon/acharon) held of it, did he pasken like for starting shabbos?
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In birkat kohanim, who calls out "kohanim"?
Should the chazan be the one to say kohanim or a member of the tzibbur? If you hold that it should be a member of the tzibbur due to Hefsek why would it be a Hefsek for the chazan to say kohanim?
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Should ones name be put on a mitsva?
If someone does a mitsva like writing a sefer or providing a building for Jewish activities like a shul or school. Should he put his name on it and have it called after him? I am not referring to ...
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Source for checking talis over shoulder
What is the source for checking one's tzitzis while the talis is over one's right shoulder: isn't the halacha just to check the knots and strings? Can't the checking be done on a table?
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Hallel before chatzos at seder
I was reading Rav Schwab On Prayer (page 541) where he says the following about the timing of parts of the Seder:
According to some poskim, even the recitation of Hallel should be completed before ...
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