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A Tallis-Tefillin Mix-Up
Question: I opened my tallis bag and accidentally removed my tefillin before my tallis . Should I have put the tefillin on first, or still put on the tallis first? Answer: The Gemara (Yoma 33a) teaches that the kohen mus…
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Wife Help with Tefillin
Question: I have broken my right arm and shoulder and cannot put tefillin on myself. Can my wife help me put them on? Answer: The Gemara (Avoda Zara 39a; Bechoros 30b) records a case in which a woman married to a talmid chach…
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House Without a Mezuza
Question: I have been invited to stay overnight with relatives who are not religious and who do not have mezuzos affixed to their home. May I stay there overnight? Answer: The Sefer Hachinuch (423) writes that one who is obli…