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Category: The New Month (Rosh Chodesh)
Rosh chodesh laws
Question: what Am I permitted to do on Rosh Chodesh? Arts crafts sports hobbies??? Answer: All of these are permitted on Rosh Chodesh. Women have a custom to abstain from… Read more »
Birkas halevana
Question: Gut woche Could you tell me what we call cloud dak and kalouch For example if we have the tenth’s day this kind of cloud, is it assur to… Read more »
Until when may Hallel be recited
Question: If one is unable to say Hallel (on Chanukah) at Schachris, may be say it in the afternoon? Answer: Yes, it may be said until sunset. Saying hallel should… Read more »
Rosh Chodesh
Question: Can one travel by air on Rosh Chodesh?? Thank you! Answer: Yes one may travel by air on Rosh Chodesh. There is no prohibition against doing melacha on Rosh… Read more »
Kiddush Levanah on cloudy night.
Question: What are the exact guidelines in being able to say Kiddush Levana on a cloudy night. If one is able to see the form of the moon through the… Read more »
Molad
Question: What is the Molad Amiti Nissan 5777? Answer: Tuesday 19:04 and 10 chalakim.
Kiddush levana before nightfall
Question: If I blessed the moon during bein hashemashot (20 or 25 minutes after shkia, while I usually hold that nightfall is 72 or 45-50 minutes at the earliest), was… Read more »
Doesn’t remember if he made a mistake when davening mussaf on Rosh Chodesh
Question: If on Rosh Chodesh in Mussaf one cannot remember whether he said Mekadesh Yisroel V’Hazmanin or Mekadesh Yisroel V’Roshei Chodoshim, what should he do? Answer: If one doesn’t remember… Read more »
Electrolysis on eyebrows on Rosh Chodesh
Question: Is it permissible to do electrolysis on eyebrows on rosh chodesh? Answer: The reason for not taking haircuts or cutting nails on Rosh Chodesh is from the “Tzavah (will)… Read more »
Yom Kippur Katan on Erev Rosh Hashana
Question: Should You Fast / Daven on Yom Kippur Katan? Regarding your statement here that Yom Kippur Katan is not observed on erev Rosh Hashanah – this is unclear, since… Read more »
Saying kiddush levana before 72 minutes after Sunset
Question: If one waits 72 minutes for melacha on motzoi Shabbos, is he permitted to recite Kiddush Levana prior to that time, assuming that no melacha (carrying) is involved? [Maybe… Read more »
Kiddush Levana
Question: One can still say it from the Gemara even after the zman for saying it has passed, or one can say without Sheim UMalchus. Answer: One can always read… Read more »
Is there any sort of tashlumin for kiddush levana
Question: Shalom Shalom, Is there any sort of tashlumin for kiddush levana? Also, is the chiyuv communal? Thank you Answer: Unfortunately I don’t know of any tashlumin for Kiddush Levana,… Read more »
Cutting nails
Question: What days are you not supposed to cut your nails? Answer: Thursday before Shabbos. Some don’t cut on Rosh Chodesh. Sources: O:CH 260:1 Mishnah Berurah 6 & 7
Kiddush Levana Tonight
Question: All the websites show last night as being the last time to say Kiddush Levana, but tonight (now) is Yud Daled. Can I still say Kiddush Levana with a… Read more »
Hallel
Question: If one accidentally recited full Hallel on Rosh Chodesh, am I correct that no further action is needed? What interruptions are permitted during Hallel? May one answer Amein to… Read more »
Meat and Wine on Rosh Chodesh
I understand that it is proper to have meat and wine on rosh chodesh. To fulfill this mitzvah, can one have them at separate times/locations or should they be consumed… Read more »
Needlepoint on Rosh Chodesh
Can I do needlepoint which I enjoy on Rosh Chodesh? Answer: Ideally one should refrain from needlepoint on Rosh Chodesh. One may be lenient on the night of Rosh CHodesh… Read more »
Adjusting Timer for Air Conditoner
Is one allowed to adjust the shabbos timer on shabbos so that the air conditioner should shut off later than originally set before shabbos? Answer: Several authorities permit doing so,… Read more »
Tefillin All Day on Rosh Chodesh
If after Shachris (wearing Rashi Tefillin) one lays Rabbenu Tam Tefillin and after removing R.T. Tefillin, he wants to re-lay Rashi Tefillin, can he do that? How much time must… Read more »
Can you Get Married on Rosh Chodesh
Can you get married on Rosh Chodesh? Answer: Yes, it is permitted to get married on Rosh Chodesh. In general it won’t be permitted to fast on Rosh Chodesh (Nissan… Read more »
Can you Shave on Rosh Chodesh
Can you shave on Rosh Chodesh? Thanks. Answer: Those who are careful not to take haircuts on Rosh Chodesh should also preferably refrain from shaving on rosh chodesh. However, because… Read more »
Can you Take a Haircut on Rosh Chodesh
Can you take a haircut on Rosh Chodesh? Thanks very much for the great service! Answer: Some have the custom of refraining from taking a haircut on Rosh Chodesh. This… Read more »
Forgot Ata Yatzarta
If someone by mistake didn’t say “atah yetzartah” and instead davened a regular musaf on Shabbos Rosh Chdoesh, would they be yotzei bedieved, since they did say “musafim kehilchasam”? Answer:… Read more »
Eating Before Alos on Rosh Chodesh
Does eating before Alos hashachar on Rosh Chodesh help for not fasting on Rosh Chodesh? Answer: No, this does not help. For days on which it is forbidden to fast,… Read more »
Haircut on Rosh Chodesh Erev Shabbos
Is tonight (Thursday- erev Shabbos/Rosh Chodesh) considered Rosh Chodesh Re: Taking haircuts? Answer: For those who are careful concerning the instructions of R’ Yehuda Ha-Chassid, and therefore refrain from taking… Read more »
Cutting Nails on Rosh Chodesh for Shabbos
Hi, Are there poskim who permit cutting nails on Rosh Chodesh that falls out on erev Shabbos? May one be lenient with this in a pressing situation? Thank you. a… Read more »
Berachah on Hallel (Pesach)
Question: I know that according to the psak of the Shulchan Aruch the Sephardim (among others — The Gra, many Kehillas in Yerushalayim including Chassidei Karlin, Chassidei Biyan — I… Read more »
Blowing Shofar with Bleeding Gums
Someone who’s gums bleed every time they blow shofer (with a certainty) is it muter for them to be the bal taka’ah on Rosh HaShanah? Answer: This seems to be… Read more »
Two Days of Rosh Chodesh
Why do some months have 2 days for Rosh Chodesh and some just 1? Answer: Initially, the New Month would be enacted by means of witnesses who would testify to… Read more »
Shaving Legs on Rosh Chodesh
Is a woman allowed to shave her legs (not when it’s required for a tevilah) on Rosh Chodesh? Answer: Yes. This not a major melachah, and there is no reason… Read more »
Eating Nuts during Aseres Yemei Teshuvah
Where is the source for not eating nuts in the aseres yemai teshuvah, and is peanut butter included in this prohibition? Answer: The Maharil, as cited by the Rema (583:2)… Read more »
Haircut on Rosh Chodesh
Is it allowed in any circumstance to take a haircut on rosh chodesh? Answer: Under difficult and extenuating circumstances, it is permitted to have a haircut on Rosh Chodesh. Sources:… Read more »
Eating Meat on Rosh Chodesh Av
Regarding seudas Rosh Chodesh Av. I saw that the Chidah brings to eat meat even on Rosh Chodesh Av lichvod Rosh Chodesh. Do other Poskim confer with the opinion of… Read more »
Sewing on Rosh Chodesh
I’m in a sewing class, and it is the second day of Rosh Chodesh, am I allowed to sew? Thanks Answer: If it is your family custom not to sew… Read more »
Forgot Ya’aleh veyovo
I forgot to say yaleh veyavo by mariv what should i do? Answer If one forgets Ya’aleh Veyavo in Ma’ariv, if it’s Rosh Chodesh you need not daven again. However,… Read more »