Questions tagged [tzibur-community]
about the community and the individual in the community
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Is the obligation for Gentiles to establish a system of courts communal or individual?
One of the seven laws of Noah for gentiles is to set up a system of courts.
Is the obligation to set up a system of courts a communal obligation on Gentile communities, or does every single Gentile ...
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Why, in Yom Kippour and RH davening, when we say Tefilas responsively, does sometimes the baal Tefila go first, sometimes the congregation?
Why, in Yom Kippour and RH davening, when we say Tefilas responsively, does sometimes the baal Tefila go first, sometimes the congregation? For example, Shema Koilanu, aveenu Malkainu, the Baal tefila ...
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When to sit down when davening
During Shabbat morning davening, we recite Psalm 136 and my siddur has the following instruction, "Most congregations recite the following psalm while standing". So I make sure to stand and then begin ...
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Are there communities that follow the Rambam?
At one point, many Sefardic communities followed the Mishneh Torah. As time went on, it seems that the sefardim accepted the Beit Yosef.
Besides for Yemenites, were there any communities that, until ...
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Can a synagogue appropriate the contents of charity boxes not removed before a specified time?
There are lots of charity boxes from different organisations put out on a table in the foyer of our synagogue on Purim.
The wardens have attached a note that says that boxes not taken away by the end ...
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Should the leaders of Jewish organisations be elected or appointed?
Organisations, including synagogues, are set up by people with common interests or concerns.
As such organisations develop, they need to provide for their future leadership.
Are there sources that ...
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What do/can/should you do if you daven Succos Hallel slower than the tzibur, and why?
If you daven Hallel on Succos slower than the shaliach tzibur, what do you do when everyone else gets to the parts that involve oral responses and/or shaking the lulav? Is it better to join in with ...
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Can a Yachid follow his own opinion in a Tzibbur?
The Gemara in Yevamos (13b) says that there is a prohibition to make "Agudos Agudos", different groups of people following different rulings.
However, the Gemara says that this is forbidden only if ...
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Should I alter my schedule to daven Minchah with a minyan?
Is it better to wait to daven Minchah K’tanah if there’s a chance one could be finished working before sunset? Or is it okay to daven Minchah Gedolah and join the minyan for Ma’ariv, even though one ...
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When does a מעריב-misser say שמונה עשרה?
קצור שלחן ערוך 21:1 describes what one should do who missed מעריב by accident:
לאחר תפילת שחרית יאמר תחנון ואשרי ויתפלל תפלת שמונה עשרה לשם ערבית ואחר כך יאמר למנצח ובא לציון וכו׳
After the prayer ...
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Is one exempt from asking forgiveness for a sin against another if the result of that apology could lead to greater consequences for the community?
To get to the specifics:
A Jew sinned against someone but that person may not actually be aware of it. (Lets use the example that you stole from his shop and he never noticed)
In the scenario I'm ...
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Is there a communal responsibility to ensure that its Torah scholars are dressed and groomed appropriately?
The Gemara in Mesekes Shabbos 114a teaches that a Torah scholar should not go out in stained or patched clothing, suggesting that one who goes out with a stain is subject to the "penalty of death." ...
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proper sources for a Kehilla's obligations
I was recently asked what kind of obligations a Kehilla has to its members, meaning which functions does it have to offer. Also, the 2nd part of the question is if there is a ranking list, ie which ...
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Personal prayer with other people
Is there a reason why Orthodox Jews only seem to pray the communal prayers from the siddur etc. when they are with other people, and pray private prayers to Hashem in their own words on their own... ...
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Davening together with the shliach tzibbur on Rosh HaShanah
On Rosh HaShanah one was not able to daven the quiet Shemoneh Esrei with the tzibbur. Now he wants to daven together with the Shliach Tzibbur (in order that it should be considered "tefillah b'tzibbur"...
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Can a person forbid with a vow his portion of a jointly owned item?
Orach Chayim 153 (15) says that a person cannot forbid with a vow (assur) his part of the synagogue or the books in it. If he did make such a vow, it is ineffective. MB [87] explains that this is a ...
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Is there a sin associated with driving a Jew away from observance?
I was curious if the topic has ever come up. You typically hear the argument that a Jew's observance is between them and Hashem. If they don't observe, that's obviously a personal choice and thus they ...
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RE: Chida prayer for love and unity
From what source is the Chida's prayer for the unity and love of Israel? It's on p 212-213 of the RCA's Siddur Avodat Halev, but it's unsourced besides saying the Chida wrote it. Halp?
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How pro-active must we be tracing (non) Jewishness?
In a "hypothetical" case in which an entire family is declared retroactively not Jewish from 3 generations ago, how active must the community be in tracing all the people who would have, ...
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Tichel wearer moves to Sheitel covered community
If a woman who is custom to covering by means of Tichel/Mitpachat moves to a community in which it is custom for women to wear Sheitels, should she switch to Sheitels? If she attends a synagogue in ...
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Should one use the holiday/shabbat greetings that are common in his neighborhood or can he/she stick with his custom?
Sefardim say Shabbat Shallom and Chag Samayach; Ashkenazim say Gut Shabbos and Gut Yontif.
May one keep his own greetings when living in a community that is predominately of a different descent (for ...
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Is it permissible to learn out loud while the tzibbur is davening?
In my local shul during mincha/maariv a daf yomi chabura learns out loud during davening in the same beis medrash as the rest of the tzibbur.
Do they have a right to do so? The problem is that I can'...
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Source for guest bed in Sedom as a parable for education
Shalom has quoted R. Yakov Kaminetsky as saying:
R' Yaakov Kaminetsky pointed to the Gemara about the "guest bed" in Sodom, where if you were too short they stretched you; too tall, they cut off ...
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Did all Jewish communities in Eastern Europe use tallit with black stripes?
Were there any cases in the communities of Eastern Europe of the use of white tallit without stripes (as with some Sephardim and Mizrahim)?
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Does a Jew named after a respected historical figure need to hold himself to a higher standard of behavior?
This question may sound strange but it relates to the power of names on Judaism.
Typically, when a Jew is named after respected figures from Jewish history, it's done because we hope for our children ...
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Sources from Tanach for Praying in Minyan
I’ve got a question about people praying together.
Hence from were in the Tanach, from which verse(s) or context, did the idea or concept for group/communal/collective prayer developed from? Or is ...
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Is one able to make two siyums in two different places
We have divided the 60 mishnayot of shas for a rebbis yahrzeit among talmidim on two continents.
Let us say thirty on each. Since they all cannot attend one siyum can one make two. Although by the ...
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Commiting to a group's educational system
In a community where spaces are scarce in educational institutions, may a Jewish institution refuse a child if the parents will not commit to letting the child continue in that group's separate ...
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