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Q&A – Keriat Shema al HaMita, Should I say Shem Hashem in the beracha of Hamapil?

HaRav Netanel Levihim - The Gemara, Berachot 4b, establishes that reciting Keriat Shema al HaMita — the first paragraph of Shema upon going to bed — is a mitzvah. The Shulhan Aruch, OH 239:1, rules that one … [Read More...]

Q&A – Time for Selihot

HaRav Netanel Levihim - When is the best time to say Selihot? Can I say it at Night? Maran in Shulhan Aruch, (Orah Haim siman 581) writes that the minhag is to recite Selihot by Ashmoret from Rosh Hodesh Elul … [Read More...]

Q&A – SELIHOT WITHOUT A MINYAN

HaRav Netanel Levihim - Can One Say the Yud Gimmel Midot Without a Minyan? And Which Parts of Selihot Can Only Be Said With a Minyan? The Tur in Orah Haim 565brings down from Rav Natan that a person should … [Read More...]

Q&A – Laundering Clothing During שבוע שחל בו

HaRav Netanel Levihim - Question May I do laundry, use a dry cleaner, or wear freshly laundered clothing during the week in which Tisha B'Av falls? Answer The Mishnah in Gemara Taanit 26b teaches that … [Read More...]

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