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Starting Shavuot Early – Day 1 and Day 2
Starting Shavuot Early – Day 1 and Day 2
Rabbi Dov Linzer
Denver, CO.
Question
In previous years, a number of families in my shul have asked me about making Shavuot early so that they can have the seudah at a reasonable time, and so that the small children to participate in the se’udat Yom Tov. The general practice is to not accept Shavuot until Tzeit, and I have told them they cannot do so, but it did create some serious difficulties for them.
This […]
Starting Seder Earlier
QUESTION
Chicago, IL
What is the earliest time for the first cup for the start of the seder?
ANSWER
I would definitely follow the Gra (Biur HaGra on SA OH 261:2; MB ad. loc., no. 23) here and start as early as 14 minutes after sunset.
The only reason not to start earlier than tzeit is the Terumat HaDeshen (137) – then paskened by the Shulchan Aruch […]
Where Can an Aron Kodesh Be Put?
QUESTION
Chicago, IL
Does an aron kodesh need to have legs that connect it to the ground? Or can it be mounted onto a wall?
ANSWER
I don’t see how that should be different from an aron built into the wall which is common. The more ancient arons were not freestanding. See here – https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/ark.
The Rema on OH 154:3 does note certain requirements for what can constitute […]
Sephardic Haftarah in Ashkenazic Context
QUESTION
Baltimore, MD
Can one adopt the Sephardic custom of haftarah reading for one week to accommodate a bar mitzvah?
ANSWER
I think it should be totally fine, based on Iggerot Moshe OH 1:103. Rav Moshe Feinstein lets a bar mitzvah boy who prepared one haftarah say it another week when Sephardim read that same haftarah, as the bar mitzvah boy wasn’t be able to say […]
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Rabbi Dov Linzer
Rabbi Dov Linzer is the President and Rosh HaYeshiva YCT Rabbinical School. An acclaimed Torah and halakhic scholar, Rabbi Linzer serves a religious guide to the yeshiva’s current rabbinical students and its over 150 rabbis serving in the field. In 2019, Rabbi Linzer became YCT’s president, assuming the institutional leadership of YCT in addition to its Torah leadership.
Rabbi Linzer has been a leading rabbinic voice in the Modern Orthodox community for over 25 years. He has published over 100 teshuvot (responsa) and scholarly Torah articles, and answers hundreds of questions each year from rabbis in the field.
He hosts a number of highly popular podcasts and videocasts, including Joy of Text and Iggros Moshe A to Z, in addition to his daf yomi podcast covering all of shas. In 2012, he was the convener of the Modern Orthodox Siyyum HaShas.