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Q and As with Rabbi David Bar-Hayim on Rosh HaShannah and Yom HaKippurim

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Tisha B'Av: The Jewish Nation Does Not Forget

Transitioning Between Shabbat and Tisha b'Av

Transitioning Between Shabbat and Tisha b'Av

Question: Could the Rav please describe the correct procedure for the transition from Shabbat to Tisha b'Av? For example, when does one...

A Brief Guide to the Three Weeks and the Nine Days

A Brief Guide to the Three Weeks and the Nine Days

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Are All The Fasts Obligatory?

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Yom Niqanor and Taanith Esther: What To Do on 13 Adar?

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Should firstborns fast on Taanit Bechorot?

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Asarah B'Tevet & the Jewish Nation: Getting Better or Worse?

Should we fast on the minor fast days?

Should we fast on the minor fast days?

Rosh haShana (bavli) 18a

Rosh haShana, 18a/b

Rosh haShana, 18a/b

Are we to fast at the present time on the four fasts?

ראש השנה י״ח ע״א

ראש השנה י״ח ע״א

שיעור גמרא על קידוש החדש וחיוב התעניות.

Four fasts - minhag or halacha?

Four fasts - minhag or halacha?

17th Tammuz, 9th Av, Tzom Gedaliah, 10th Tevet - what did Zechariya intend? When don’t you fast? Rashi says when Jews are sovereign,...

Haircuts During the Three Weeks and Nine Days

Haircuts During the Three Weeks and Nine Days

Question: Am I allowed to get a haircut during the Three Weeks.? Also, can my wife get a haircut before the Nine Days? Thank you Answer:...

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