Shabbat

Hello and blessings. I would like to ask what blessing I should recite for gluten-free bread. Should I say the usual "hamotzi" or is it "shehakol"? I am not gluten-sensitive, but I prefer it. Am I all...

Hello, 1. Before lighting Shabbat candles, is it permissible to pray and give charity for the elevation of my father's soul and to light a candle for him? 2. Does the candle have to be a memorial cand...

What are the prohibitions and allowances for showering during the Nine Days? What about for Shabbat? Is soap permitted? Can I change socks? Additionally, could you please include a lecture on honoring...

A boy was born by cesarean section on Friday. Is there an obligation to circumcise him on Shabbat, eight days after his birth? I have heard that since the baby was born by cesarean, Shabbat is more si...

Hello, honorable rabbi. I would like to ask on which day the soul enters the baby’s body, since the baby is actually alive from day 41, and the seed also contains a soul if I am not mistaken. So when...

Is it permissible to shave or cut hair on Tisha B'Av if it falls on a Friday before Shabbat?

Shalom Honorable Rabbi... 1) Is it permissible for women to recite Kaddish? And if so, in which cases? 2) When making kiddush at the Shabbat table, is it required to have bread on the table? Thank you...

Hello, honorable rabbi. Is the Mincha prayer on Friday a regular Mincha prayer like on the rest of the weekdays? Or is it in the Shabbat text? Thank you very much, and Shabbat shalom

Hello! When a daughter is born, how is her name announced? I know one must go to the synagogue. Do the mother and daughter also need to be in the synagogue? Thank you in advance! Shabbat Shalom...

Hello, I would like to ask if it is permissible to attend all the prayers of Shabbat while on my menstrual period? If it is not allowed, my father expects me to be there at the end of every prayer, an...