Questions tagged [rabbi-yehudah-hechasid]
Questions pertaining to Rabbi Yehudah Hachasid, one of the founders of the Chassidei Ashkenaz (Ashkenazi Pietists) movement of the 12th and 13th centuries.
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Source for not sleeping above a sefer Torah
Where can I find the source not to sleep above a sefer Torah, online, in hebrew? I was told it comes from R' Yehudah Hachasid.
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May one shave/haircut on Friday, Rosh Chodesh Iyar
The Mishneh Berurah (493:5) rules that even those who have the custom not to cut hair or shave during the first half of the sefira are permitted to shave/have a haircut when Rosh Chodesh Iyar falls on ...
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Precaution of shining shoes before traveling
Rav Yehuda HaChassid (circa 1200) writes in his will (39):
לא ימשח אדם מנעליו ביום שדעתו לילך לדרך
you shouldn't shine your shoes on the day you go on a trip.
What is the idea behind this?
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The Will of Rabbi Judah Ha'chassid [closed]
Is there a discussion about non-Jewish influence on the Sefer Hassidim or the will of Rabbi Yehuda Hachassid?
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Where can I find Rabbi Yehuda HaChassid's will online?
Rabbi Yehuda HaChassid wrote a famous will.
The only place I was able to find it was on Hebrewbooks.org.
However, it's an old print and an incomplete one at that.
Is there somewhere the complete ...
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Where's Rebbi Yehudah HaChassid Buried? [closed]
Where, precisely, is Rebbi Yehudah HaChassid - the author of Sefer Chassidim - buried?
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Texts of Shirei HaYichud Online
Does anyone know where to find a copy of the shirei hayichud online with cut-and-paste capability? I've checked piyut.org.il and HebrewBooks.org, however the only copies I found were with horrible OCR ...
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Shechting a goose during teves and shevat
The Rama in Yoreh Deah 11:4 cites a custom that some shochtim (ritual slaughterers) won't slaughter a goose during Teves or Shevat unless they eat from the heart of the animal.
הגה: מקצת שוחטין ...
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When should one cut his nails for Shabbos when Friday is Rosh Chodesh
In the answer to Rules for Cutting Nails it quotes the Mishna Berura 260:6 that one should not cut their nails on Thursday. Mishna Berura explains that by cutting them on Thursday they will begin to ...
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Shaving(hair cuts) on Rosh Chodesh
What is the reason that hair cuts are not allowed(or advisable) on Rosh Chodesh according to Rav Yehuda Hachassid? A lot of things mentioned in the tzavvah should be avoided because of danger is this ...
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Can a man marry a woman with the same name as his mother? (Or vice-versa?) How?
Rabbi Yehudah Hechassid wrote in his testament (Testament of R. Yehudah Hechassid, sec. 23) that a man should not marry a woman whose name is the same as his mother’s, and a woman should not marry a ...
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Shaving on Rosh Chodesh when it is Erev Shabbos
Is one who has the minhag of Reb Yehuda Hachassid to not shave or take a haircut on rosh chodesh (as outlined in his will) allowed to shave and or take haircuts when Rosh Chodesh comes out on Erev ...
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