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	Select an Archives Section: JP Archives: Halachic Questions/Rabbi Jack Simcha Cohen 141 Archived Articles Found in Halachic Questions/Rabbi Jack Simcha Cohen Next 20 Articles > 1) Posted Nov 09 2011 Hating Immorality By Rabbi J. Simcha Cohen Question: Is a pious Jew allowed to desire the forbidden (as long, of course, as he doesn't act on the desire)? Read Article 2) Posted Nov 02 2011 Donating Money For Aliyot By Rabbi J. Simcha Cohen Question: Is it proper for a synagogue to establish a policy that no one is to donate money for receiving an aliyah to the Torah? Read Article 3) Posted Oct 26 2011 *Which Nusach* Should One Use? By Rabbi J. Simcha Cohen** Question: What should a person who davens nusach ashkenaz do during kedushah in a shul that davens nusach sefard? Should he use his own nusach or that of the shul he's in? Read Article 4) Posted Oct 18 2011 When Yom Tov Falls Out On Shabbat By Rabbi J. Simcha Cohen Question: When Yom Tov falls out on Shabbat, some communities skip Birkat Kohanim while others do not. What is the logic behind these customs? Read Article 5) Posted Oct 16 2011 *When To Light Yom Tov* Candles By Rabbi J. Simcha Cohen** Question: Is it preferable for women to light Yom Tov candles while it is still day, or may they do so even at night, after the onset of Yom Tov? Read Article 6) Posted Oct 05 2011 Sukkah Or Lulav? By Rabbi J. Simcha Cohen Question: If a person can only observe the mitzvah of sukkah or lulav, but not both, which one should he observe? Read Article 7) Posted Sep 27 2011 *A Kittel* For Bachelors By Rabbi J. Simcha Cohen Question: Should a bachelor wear a kittel? Read Article 8) Posted Sep 21 2011 Forgiveness And Punishment By Rabbi J. Simcha Cohen** Question: When Hashem grants forgiveness for sin, does it mean that that one is also absolved from punishment? Read Article 9) Posted Sep 14 2011 Kabbalat Shabbat With Music? By Rabbi J. Simcha Cohen Question: Can a congregation permit musical instruments to accompany its recitation of Kabbalat Shabbat in an effort to attract non-observant Jews to synagogue? Read Article 10) Posted Sep 07 2011 'She'lo A'sani Goy' By Rabbi J. Simcha Cohen Question: Each morning we recite a beracha thanking Hashem for not making us gentiles - "she'lo a'sani goy." Why, though, do we frame this blessing in the negative? In other words, instead of thanking Hashem for not making us gentiles, why not thank Him for making us Jews - "she'asani yisrael"? Read Article 11) Posted Aug 31 2011 For Whom Do The Sick Suffer? (Part II) By Rabbi J. Simcha Cohen Question: People are often asked to pray on behalf of a sick person. At times it is well known that the individual is not a very worthy person. In such cases should one pray for him or her? Also, do all people suffer for their own sins or do they sometimes suffer for the sins of others? Read Article 12) Posted Aug 24 2011 For Whom Do The Sick Suffer? By Rabbi J. Simcha Cohen Question: People are often asked to pray on behalf of a sick person. At times it is well known that the individual is not a very worthy person. In such cases should one pray for him or her? Also, do all people suffer for their own sins or do they sometimes suffer for the sins of others? Read Article 13) Posted Aug 17 2011 'Kudsha Brich Hu' By Rabbi J. Simcha Cohen Question: What should one respond after hearing the chazzan or mourner say the word "kudsha" in Kaddish? Read Article 14) Posted Aug 10 2011 **Azey Panim And Azut Panim By Rabbi J. Simcha Cohen Question: Daily in our prayers we request help from Hashem to be rescued from "azey panim" and "azut panim." What is the difference between these two terms? Read Article 15) Posted Aug 03 2011 Achilat Pras By Rabbi J. Simcha Cohen Question: If one must eat on Tisha B'Av (or Yom Kippur) due to sickness or some other reason, may one eat normally or are there certain guidelines that one must follow? Read Article 16) Posted Jul 27 2011 Drinking The Kiddush Wine By Rabbi J. Simcha Cohen Question: If someone recites Kiddush on Shabbat on behalf of other people, must they all wait for him to drink wine in order for them to drink as well? Or may they drink wine that they had previously poured into their own cups without waiting for the person who made Kiddush to drink first? Read Article 17) Posted Jul 20 2011 '(Please) See Our Affliction' By Rabbi J. Simcha Cohen Question: Some siddurim have the word "na" (please) in the fourth beracha of Shemoneh Esrei while others don't.Why? Read Article 18) Posted Jul 13 2011 Birkat Kohanim By Non Kohanim By Rabbi J. Simcha Cohen Question: May non-kohanim use the text of Birkat Kohanim to bless people? Read Article 19) Posted Jul 07 2011 Can The Wife Recite Kiddush? (Conclusion) By Rabbi J. Simcha Cohen** Question: May a woman recite Kiddush in her home on Friday night on behalf of her husband and family? Read Article 20) Posted Jun 29 2011 Can The Wife Recite Kiddush? By Rabbi J. Simcha Cohen Question: May a woman recite Kiddush in her home on Friday night on behalf of her husband and family? Read Article 141 Archived Articles Found in Halachic Questions/Rabbi Jack Simcha Cohen Next 20 Articles >
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