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5775 | Rabbi Eliezer Melamed
Chapter Twenty One-Part Three Days on Which Tachanun Is Not Recited
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Sivan 2 5776 | Rabbi Eliezer Melamed
The Laws of Chag Shavuot
There is a unique mitzvah of joy, both spiritual and physical, on Chag Shavuot* When Shavuot falls on Motzei Shabbat as it does this year, Seudah Shilishit should be eaten earlier, and preparations from Shabbat to Chag are prohibited * Showering on Shabbat and Chag * When, and how to properly prepare and light the candles for Chag Shavuot * ‘Birkot HaShachar’ for someone who remained awake all night * Eating and drinking during the night of Shavuot and before the morning prayers * The custom of eating dairy foods as an expression of the sweetness of the Torah, and its ability to turn impure to pure
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5764 | Rabbi Eliezer Melamed
Mourning Customs During the Omer
The days between Passover and Shavuot are marked by pain; twenty-four thousand of Rabbi Akiva’s students died therein. Consequently, it is customary to observe mourning practices during this period - weddings, haircuts, and dancing are all forbidden.
The Laws of Sefirat Ha'omer The Meaning Sefirat Ha'omer
Iyar 26 5777 | Rabbi Daniel Mann
Davening Early on Shavuot
In a shul with many elderly members who have trouble staying up late, may we have a minyan for Ma’ariv of Shavuot before tzeit hakochavim (=tzeit)?
Bemare Habazak - Rabbis Questions
5778 | Rabbi Yosef Tzvi Rimon
Forgetting a Day of Sefirat Ha'Omer
Sefirat Haomer