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Questions about Jewish customs and traditions.

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Shinouy makom and adoption of new minhagim

The concept of "minhagim" is very almost completely lost in our current melting pot world. One does not need to keep his father's stringencies or personal minhagim. Minhagim were based on location, eg …
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Saying Amein in a Tefilla

Magen Avraham 215:3 When one hears someone praying, speaking, or blessing the people of Israel, even without mentioning the name, one must respond 'Amen.' Therefore, the custom has spread to answer ' …
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Minhag to eat Dessert First?

Many have a minhag of eating "desert" on Shabbat before the regular meal in order to make it to 100 Brachot. I have been at a Moroccan house that had this minhag specifically for nuts. …
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Counting finger motions in reading verse in Parashat Ktoret

The Ben Ish Hai writes one should count the 11 with his fingers (Mikketz 8, see also Mikketz 6, Tisa 4). He says its proper In order to help with proper concentration It shows importance You are doin …
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Different shitos in halachah

It would depend if you hold you are doing basic halacha or a stringency. If you hold it's completely assur to do something then you cannot tell another Jew to do it because it's lifnei iver. For examp …
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