When Can the Beracha on a Tallit Count for Tzitzit
First, it is important to understand the halacha, which you correctly assume, that one who puts on a...
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Tzitzit Attached by a Minor
The gemara cites Rav’s statement that a non-Jew may not make tzitzit for a Jew. His source is...
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Dealing with Loosened Tzitzit Knots
We will begin with a brief overview of the basic idea of the series of knots and spirals...
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Readjusting Tefillin that Has Slipped
You assume correctly that it is fundamentally important to put on the tefillin shel yad before the shel...
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Putting Tefillin on an Immobilized Arm
May HaShem grant you successful surgery and recovery. Presumably, after receiving instructions and gaining experience dressing and undressing...
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Selling Sifrei Torah that Are Too Heavy for an Aging Community
Generally, it is permitted to sell a holy object and use the proceeds to buy something of higher...
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Leaning on the Shulchan
You raise a good point (at least in regard to a serious type of leaning) – albeit one...
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Affixing an Unrolled Mezuza
As you seem to be aware, the very long-standing practice has been to roll the mezuza klaf and...
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