Questions tagged [baby-infant]
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Those who observe "Ben Zachar" at night and "Shalom Zachar" by day
There's a pretty common custom to observe what's commonly called a "Shalom Zachar" on the Friday night after a baby boy is born. People go to where the baby's father is, eat snacks, sing and share ...
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A widow using her deceased husbands semen to conceive?
If a husband has some of his semen frozen/saved and then dies, what halachic and hashkafic issues have to be addressed when deciding if his widow is allowed to/can/should use that semen to become ...
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Minhag of avoiding showing pictures of dinosaurs to babies
There is a minhag more common in Chassidic circles to refrain from showing pictures of non-kosher animals to babies. Does this apply to dinosaurs?
As far as I understand, this minhag does not apply to ...
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What name to use when praying for baby in need of healing before it is born?
Typically, when praying for someone in need of healing, we refer to them as "NAME ben/bat MOTHERS_NAME". For a baby before it is given a name, we can refer to them as "tinok ben/bat ...
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Ruach Hakodesh when Naming a Child for an Ancestor?
The Arizal says that parents having a certain level of ruach hakodesh when naming their child.
Sha’ar HaGilgulim (23:8) - ונמצא כי כאשר נולד האדם וקוראים לו אביו
ואמו שם אחד העולה בדעתם אינו באקראי ...
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Have infants ever been instructed to bless on mothers milk?
This biography of Rabbi Zalman Volozhin, brother of famed Rabbi Chaim, reports that at the age of one year old he was trained by his mother to recite a blessing before suckling her milk.
Is such an ...
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Was the first child of Dovid and Batsheva supposed to be Moshiach?
Rav Neventzal’s sichos Bereishis sichah 36, explains that Dovid knew via ru’ach ha’kodesh that Moshiach was going to come from his relationship with Batsheva. I heard that this refers to the child who ...
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How is a baby girl with a non-Jewish Father given a name?
What is the process for naming a baby girl with a Jewish mother and a non Jewish father?
Typically the father is given an aliyah and the name is given as part of a mishebarach. Does the mother's ...
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How to tie shoes on a baby when unsure if righty or lefty
There are differences in Halachos regarding a righty verses a lefty in the order of tying shoes. See related question here for more information on what exactly to do. My question is what about when ...
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Tachanun on a day when one is naming a baby girl
This morning in Shul a fellow named his daughter, and Tachanun was said. To the best of my knowledge this is correct, as it is only mentioned not to say Tachanun when there is a Bris. Is there any ...
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Tehillim while waiting for medical test results for an unborn baby
The suggestion is made that one recite tehillim #119 "with the letters corresponding to the name and mothers name" of someone awaiting medical test results. What if the sick person is an unborn baby (...
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Shalom Zachor on Motza'ei Yom Kippur?
This Israeli news site quotes Rav Chaim Kanievsky saying to make a Shalom Zachor on Motza'ei Yom Kippur when Yom Kippur falls on Shabbos:
הגרש"ב גנוט מרבני העיר אלעד מספר כי זה לאחרונה שאל את ...
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