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	Select an Archives Section: JP Archives: Halachic Questions/Rabbi Jack Simcha Cohen 81 Archived Articles Found in Halachic Questions/Rabbi Jack Simcha Cohen Next 20 Articles > 1) Posted Sep 07 2010 Must One Hear Every Word Of Keri'at HaTorah? By Rabbi J. Simcha Cohen Question: Must someone who didn't hear several words of keri'at haTorah attend another minyan to hear keri'at haTorah in its entirety? Read Article 2) Posted Sep 01 2010 The Beginning Of Shacharit By Rabbi J. Simcha Cohen Question: When does the chazzan officially commence Shacharit? Read Article 3) Posted Aug 25 2010 Should One Stand During Havdalah? By Rabbi J. Simcha Cohen Question: Should one sit or stand while reciting havdala? Read Article 4) Posted Aug 18 2010 Standing For Mizmor L'Yom HaShabbat By Rabbi J. Simcha Cohen Question: Why do some people have the custom to stand for Mizmor Shir L'Yom HaShabbat on Friday night? Read Article 5) Posted Aug 11 2010 Standing During Chazarat Hashatz By Rabbi J. Simcha Cohen Question: Is it necessary to stand during chazarat hashatz? Read Article 6) Posted Aug 04 2010 Why Do We Place Stones On Graves? By Rabbi J. Simcha Cohen Question: What is the rationale for the custom of placing stones on graves? Read Article 7) Posted Jul 28 2010 *Can A Minor Be A Baal Koreh?* By Rabbi J. Simcha Cohen Question: May a minor below the age of bar mitzvah serve as a ba'al koreh for a youth minyan in a day school? Read Article 8) Posted Jul 21 2010 Verbal Abuse By Rabbi J. Simcha Cohen Question: What is Judaism's perspective on verbal abuse? Can an employee suffering from verbal abuse seek redress from beit din? Read Article 9) Posted Jul 15 2010 *Kedusha's Shema* By Rabbi J. Simcha Cohen Question: Why is the first verse of Shema included in the Mussaf Kedusha? Read Article 10) Posted Jul 07 2010 Kissing Tzitzit By Rabbi J. Simcha Cohen Question: Is it proper to look at one's tzitzit and kiss them during the recitation of the Kriat Shema? Read Article 11) Posted Jun 30 2010 **Tzitzit And Shema By Rabbi J. Simcha Cohen** Question: Is it necessary to hold one's tzitzit when reciting the first verse of Shema? Read Article 12) Posted Jun 23 2010 The Chazzan's Shema By Rabbi J. Simcha Cohen Question: Should the chazzan recite the first verse of Shema out loud? Read Article 13) Posted Jun 16 2010 *The Shema* - All In A Verse By Rabbi J. Simcha Cohen Question: Can one fulfill the mitzvah of Kriat Shema by only saying its first verse, "Shema Yisrael Hashem Elokeinu Hashem echad"? Read Article 14) Posted Jun 09 2010 Should The Shliach Tzibbur Take Three Steps Back? By Rabbi J. Simcha Cohen** Question: Must the shaliach tzibbur take three steps back when he concludes the public recitation of the Amida? Read Article 15) Posted Jun 02 2010 Repeating Words In A Berachah By Rabbi J. Simcha Cohen Question: If a chazzan repeats several words while reciting a berachah, may one respond "Amen"? Is such a chazzan acting properly? Read Article 16) Posted May 26 2010 The Propriety Of Synagogue Weddings By Rabbi J. Simcha Cohen Question: Is it permissible to hold a wedding indoors in the sanctuary of a synagogue? Read Article 17) Posted May 12 2010 Stringent Or Lenient - Which Is Better? By Rabbi J. Simcha Cohen Question: When answering halachic questions, is it better to be stringent or lenient? Read Article 18) Posted May 05 2010 Haircuts On Rosh Chodesh Iyar And Sivan By Rabbi J. Simcha Cohen Question: Are haircuts permitted on Rosh Chodesh Iyar and Sivan? Read Article 19) Posted Apr 28 2010 When Caring For The Dangerously Ill By Rabbi J. Simcha Cohen Question: Is a person caring for a dangerously ill person, a choleh sh'yeish bo sakanah, absolved from certain mitzvot, such as listening to the Megillah on Purim, for example? Read Article 20) Posted Apr 21 2010 When Is A Sin Considered Public? (Conclusion) By Rabbi J. Simcha Cohen Question: It is an accepted rule that a person who publicly violates the Shabbat is halachically categorized as a gentile (Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, Siman 72:2). Based on this rule, anyone known to publicly violate the Shabbat should be prohibited from receiving an aliyah. Is this correct? Read Article 81 Archived Articles Found in Halachic Questions/Rabbi Jack Simcha Cohen Next 20 Articles >
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