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Questions about Jewish customs and traditions.

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Customs of the parents when the parents don't have past customs

Further, there are the case of people that became more religious from the parents when they have a traditional background and are not sure what is the specific minhag. for example, on Rosh Hashana/Iom …
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Saying selichos before midnight

Rav Ovadia says that not only is it forbidden, but if you find yourself in a place that is doing it, it is forbidden to say amen and you should leave the place, especially if they want to count on you …
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Is there a Kabbalistic source for not walking with one's hands behind one's back?

I heard in the name of maran ahida, after I asked to a cabalistic rav he confirmed and explaned me why. I believe you may ask any sepharadic cabalist rabbi. see also ben ish hai second year parashat …
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Does cooking kitniyot in a pot render it non-kosher-for-Passover for Ashkenazic Jews? If so,...

hazon ovadia pesah page פו an ashkenazi can eat at a sepharadi even if he cooked rice on the pot see there if you want more mecorot of understand the mahloket on the other hand I heard from a friend …
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Should I follow the congregation if their view on prayers for Yom Ha'Atzma'ut is different t...

you should look for a minian that do it like you. I heard that the rav of shemuel hanavi (the neighborhood) goes to a dierent minian on this day just because of that, looks like his kehila does halel …
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When to say Hamapil

all sidurim I saw bring the beracha just before shema, but I'm sefaradi, and while I used many different sidurim for kiriat shema al hamita all of them were for edut hamizrah. maybe if you pay attent …
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