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Q&A: Six for Hazarat HaShatz

Rabbi Yishai Natan - Q: Does the hazzan have to wait until nine people have finished Shemoneh Esreh before starting Hazarat HaShatz, or can he may begin once six have finished and the other four are still … [Read More...]

Barechu Bowing

Rabbi Yishai Natan - Q: Is a hazzan supposed to bow when saying Barechu et Hashem? Should the rest of the kehillah bow when answering Baruch Hashem Hamevorach? A: HaRav Tzelah, Av Bet Din of Tehman (Tachliel … [Read More...]

Electric Shavers

HaRav Yishai Natan - Q: What do Sephardic poskim hold about using an electric shaver? A: The Torah says, “velo tash’hit et pe’at zekanecha” — “Do not destroy the corners of your beard” (Vayikra 19:27). The … [Read More...]

Q&A: Light Fixtures in a Sukkah

Question May light fixtures be hung in a sukkah? Hanging a Sheet Under the Sechach The Mishnah (Sukkah 10a) says that if a bedsheet, which is not valid for sechach, is spread above the sechach for shade, or … [Read More...]

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Rabbi Yishai Natan – Q: Does the hazzan have to wait until nine people have finished Shemoneh Esreh before starting Hazarat HaShatz, or can he may begin once six have finished and the other four are still praying? A: Maran writes in Shulhan Aruch (O.H. 124:4) that if there are not nine people paying attention […]