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Tefillin After Interruption
Question: I removed my tefillin in the middle of Shacharis to respond to a Hatzala emergency call. When I returned, I joined the following minyan to continue davening . Should I have repeated the berachos before putting my t…
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Thursday Tisha B’Av
Question: As Tisha B’Av falls on Thursday this year, are the restrictions of the Nine Days lifted before chatzos on Friday? Answer: The Gemara (Taanis 29a) records that although the Beis Hamikdash was set alight towards the en…
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Tefillin from Non-Jewish Shop
Question: A local non-Jewish charity shop is selling an old pair of tefillin . At a quick glance, I can see that they are no longer Kosher. Am I obligated to buy them to prevent them from potentially being desecrated? Answer: …
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Tefillin for Left-Handed
Question: I'm left-handed and accidentally picked up my brother’s tefillin . Do I need to remove the retzua from the shel yad and reinsert it the other way so that the kesher faces inwards? Answer: The Terumas Hadeshen…