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What does ציר"ו stand for?

The Chida's Bris Olam (Sefer Chasidim 315), quoted by the Kaf Hachaim Palagi (21:9), uses an acronym ציר"ו - what does that stand for? וענין זה כשיעמיק האדם בו תסמר שערות בשרו ויהי ציר"ו ...
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Tefilin on Tisha Be'Av according the Chida

What is the minhag for tefillin on Tisha Be'Av according to the Chida? At Shacharit or only at Mincha?
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Yehoshua: a leader or a shepherd?

In Bamidbar 27:16, we read that Moshe pleads to G-d that He will set a leader over the Jewish People that will continue to lead them: Let the L-rd, the G-d of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over ...
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The Chida in Amsterdam

Of his many travels as a shaliach derabanan, the Chida (Rabbi Chaim Yosef David Azulai) wrote a small book called "Maagel Tov" (Chida's travelogue). One of the many places he visited, was ...