Questions tagged [zerizut-alacrity]
Doing things (esp. mitzvot) speedily and without delay. If there are multiple competing mitzvot, use tag [priorities] instead.
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Weighing mitzvot/aveirot
I apologize for the somewhat vague question; it was difficult to write. I would welcome any specific editing suggestions.
What matters in the calculation of a person's righteousness? Is it:
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What are the general rules regarding doing activities (such as eating or checking email) before mitzvot (such as tefillin or prayer)?
Imagine that there's an mitzvah which I can do. It might be obligatory, or it might not be. For example, tefillin, prayer, kiddush, havdalah, shofar, feeding my pet, visiting the sick, Torah study, or ...
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Why are Pidyon HaBen ceremonies done towards evening?
Most Brissim are done in the morning, as it is mentioned that "Zerizim Makdimim L'Mitzvos". Why is this not applicable to a Pidyon Haben ceremony? If it is applicable, then why have I observed that ...
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Language of Mishneh Brurah - Sefiras HaOmer and counting before Aleinu
Shulchan Aruch 489:1 says that after Maariv of the second night of Pesach we begin to count Sefiras HaOmer. The Mishneh Brurah there in note 2 says that one should count before "Aleinu" because "col ...
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If you didn’t put on tefilin at shacharis, when should you? [duplicate]
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Putting on tefillin late
Someone was unable to put on tefilin when he 'davened' (prayed) shacharis.
When should he put on tefilin — immediately when he has the ...
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Does one need to perform a delayed brit milah at the first possible time?
If a baby is sick on the 8th day, the brit is pushed off until the baby is healthy. Once the mohel and doctor determine that the baby is healthy, does the brit need to be performed right away (on that ...
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Why do we still blow shofar during mussaf?
The gemarah (rosh hashana 32b) asks why we wait until mussaf to blow the shofar and answers that the ruling enemies of the Jews mistook the shofar sound for a rallying war cry and forbade it. They ...
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What is the earliest time one can daven Shacharis?
When is the earliest time you can Daven Shacharis?
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Zerizin Makdimin or Brov Am
If you have a choice of doing a Mitzva earlier and being Mekayem Zerizin Makdimin or doing it later and at that point there would be more people doing the Mitzva together and thus you would gain Brov ...
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