Questions tagged [chatzitzah]
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Does hair in front of the head create a chatziza issue with Tefillin Shel Rosh
I personally grow out my hair a bit in the front of my head. A chup I believe it’s called.
I’ve heard from different people that this is Halachically unacceptable as it presents a problem when wearing ...
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Nazir and Tefillin
According to the opinions that state that long hair is considered a chatzitza for tefillin, how would a nazir, who doesn't cut his hair, be able to wear tefillin properly?
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Is there a chatzitzah if one holds the lulav while wearing a gold ring around one's finger?
The Rabbi of my shul said that it is not considered a proper "lekicha" if one has a ring on their finger while taking the 4 minim. This is especially relevant to women who have jewelry (and men who ...
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Water as a chatzitzah
I learned that Birkei Yosef holds that non-mikvah water may be considered a chatzitzah. That is why we make sure our hands are completely dry before we wash them ritually. It may be why some are ...
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Rings as chatzitzahs for bread, mikvah, washing
A woman who makes challah in her rings may leave them on for al netilas yadayim. (Source.) Does this mean she could leave them on for mikvah, too? Why or why not?
(I understand the answer is almost ...
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taking off a band-aid for washing of hands for bread?
when one needs to wash his hands for bread, and he currently has a band-aid on his hand, to keep a cut covered to avoid infection, does he need to remove the band-aid for the washing process?
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Nail polish chatzitzah and mikveh immersion
If someone has a little, almost imperceptible, leftover nail polish, would it be considered a chatzitzah with regard to mikveh immersion? If so, why?
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Who has the authority to decide that a tevilah (immersion) in a mikvah was invalid after the fact?
Can a woman who goes to the mikvah, and realized afterwards that she had barriers on her body, render her own tevilah invalid? Or is it considered valid after the fact even if, had she known, she ...
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Why do we cut nails for mikvah but not hand washing?
When it comes to determining what counts as a chatzitzah for mikvah, we say that nails which are too long (the length that they would bother the person), then they have to be cut or they would ...
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Does a thin layer of glue on a food vessel disqualify it's emersion in a kaylim mikveh?
I recently purchased metal drinking bottles. I tried the best I could to remove all of the sticker that came with the purchase. A thin layer of glue remains. Can I halachically toyvel it?
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Does a lady have to remove a prosthetic arm or leg prior to going to the Mikva?
When a lady goes to the Mikva she has to ensure that there is no Chatziza. Is a prosthetic arm or leg a Chatziza? Is there a difference if the prosthetic is permanent or removable? (source)
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May one wrap tefillin shel yad over one's wedding ring? [duplicate]
I have read that one should not have any material between one's tefillin shel yad and one's arm (e.g. bracelets, wristwatches). I always wear a wedding ring on the fourth finger of my left hand. I was ...
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are lice considered a chatzitza?
Are lice considered a chatzitza, an interruption between the body and an immersion pool (mikvah)? I got asked this question and thought they were not so because they were small and not dense, but I ...
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You didn't cut your nails last Friday; now it's Wednesday and they're too long. Should you cut them now?
There are various disadvantages to having long fingernails. These disadvantages are enumerated in an article by R' Daniel Doron Levy.
[Edit: But DonielF writes: "You're not allowed to cut your nails ...
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Sand Tefilin Hasisa
If someone, let's say, went to the beach (at night of course) and got sand in his hair and it stayed in his hair, the next morning would it be considered a Hasisa (obstacle) for Tefilin?
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A woman with dreadlocks going to the mikveh
In regards to the dinim of chatzitza by the tevillah of a Niddah the SA (Rema) in YD Siman 198 Sif 6 speaks about an interesting situation where a woman's hair was tied together by a Shin-Daled ("...
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Washing for bread with bandages covering the hands
If someone has bandages completely covering both hands, what does he do before eating bread?
Normally with a bandage covering part of the hard, I've heard that you wash the rest, but in this case ...
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Red string on Tefillin arm?
I've heard a man shouldn't wear anything on his left arm (as a bracelet, watch, etc) while having tefillin tied on. If this is true, would it be completely wrong to wear a red string on the left arm (...
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Tefilin with obstruction on hand
How should one tie his shel yad on his hand if his finger(s) have something on them, such as a splint for a broken bone in the left middle finger?
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Hair dyeing for women
What are the halachic issues involved in hair dyeing for women? Most importantly, does hair dye constitute a chatzitza for mikvah?
Also: are there any communities that forbid hair dyeing altogether? ...
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Remove rings to wash?
Do I need to remove my wedding-band, which I wear every day, to wash for Hamotze or morning Negel vasser? What about other rings?
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Why is moisture a chatzizah for netilas yadayim?
Why is moisture a chatzizah for netilas yadayim? I guess you can say that the hands must be completely clean, but then why don't you have to wipe your hands in middle? For example, one who washes his ...
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