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What is the bare minimum that needs to happen for a jewish wedding to take place?
I would like to know the raw components of what makes a Jewish marriage valid. What is the sine qua non, and what is considered "extra" or "minhag"? For example, is it enough for ...
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Midbar Kodesh, reason for title
The sefer Midbar Kodesh contains the teachings of Rav Shalom Rokeach, the first rebbe of Belz. The title Midbar Kodesh appears to be an intentional mispronunciation of "Midbar Kadesh." Why ...
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Is there a gemara that explains why our forefathers' prayers were answered right away?
I think I remember a gemara that says the reason why our fathers were answered right away as opposed to us is because they knew G-d's name. I am searching for it but I have not found it yet.
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Mispronouncing G-d's name "Adee-noy"
If a shaliach tzibur pronounces the name of G-d as "Adeenoy",
can one say "amen"?
Can one say "Boruch hu uvaruch shemo"?
Does one fulfil the requirement of tefila B'...
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Order of Selichos
In most siddurim used by ashkenazim, nussach Ashkenaz or Sefard, we have a daily addition for selichos sandwitched between tefilas Amidah and Tachnun. Some people suggested to me that it was taken ...
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Touching dogs obstructs prayers - source?
One of the first things I learned in yeshiva was that there is some source that says that:
if one touches a dog, then their prayers are "held up in heaven" for 40 days.
I don't remember ...
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Alternative storage for sifrei kodesh
What do the sources say about storing sefarim, such as Chumash, Tanach, and a few Halacha books, in non-ideal locations such as
in an open box beneath his or her bed or
in a box in a room connected to ...
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Is it permissible to say personal prayers either sitting or laying down?
By "personal prayer" I mean expressing personal thoughts, hopes, and concerns, unlike the structured prayers found in the Siddur.
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Can Nusach be changed throughout the day?
Is there an issue with davening, for example, Nusach HaArizal for Shacharit, and then Mincha according to Nusach Ashkenaz?
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Multiple Shalom Zachor's
Iv'e heard of a custom, that when a baby boy is born and is unwell (i.e. in the ICU), to make a Shalom Zachor every week until the bris is performed. What could be the source for such a thing?
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Why do some people from Nusach Sefard say Shalom Rav only by Mincha - not by Maariv
Every day, towards the end of שמונה עשרה for שחרית, after ברכת כהנים we say the ברכה of שלום. To be specific, we say שים שלום, regardless of what נוסח you Daven. At מנחה and מעריב - people who Daven ...
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Customs for a ceremony for changing back the Torah covers
We would like to make a special ceremony for changing back our Torah covers (me'ilim) after the High Holidays. Are there any special readings and/or prayers said when changing the Torah covers from ...
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Standards of a Place for Davening
Is a Jew allowed to daven in bed? Can one daven in their pajamas in a place? Can a Jew daven in the same room as an unmade bed?
PS: This question is alluding to ALL contexts (i.e. whether is person is ...
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Why specify individuals in a mi sheberach?
The standard template for a "mi sheberach" always ends with something along the lines of, "V'et kol khal hakadosh hazeh".
That being the case, why do Olim laTorah (and gabbaim) ...
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Grammar of Pausal Forms in Selichos, Hoshanos, etc
In the S'lichos of Nusach Lita we read towards the end a tefila, which is stated using the ךָ-ֶ (-ekha) pausal form:
עֲשֵׂה לְמַֽעַן אֲמִתֶּךָ. עֲשֵׂה לְמַֽעַן בְּרִיתֶךָ. עֲשֵׁה לְמַֽעַן גָּדְלֶךָ ...
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