Studying for a biology test on Rosh Hashana
I began a very important biology course and have to pass a test that contains a large amount of material that I don’t know. The test will be on Thursday after Rosh Hashana and they expect us to study for it the whole week if we hope to succeed. Can I study for the test […]
Buying a knife on Rosh Hashana eve
Is the custom to buy a new knife before a festival a proper custom? What is the source for it?
Can repentance cancel one’s fate?
We know that everything is determined before a person is born in the world. If so, can a person change whatever was decreed upon him in advance during Elul and the Ten Days of Repentance? How does that happen?
Reciting psalms on Rosh Hashana
I heard it is important to read the Book of Psalms twice on Rosh Hashana because the 300 psalms numerologically equals kaper (atonement). If I join a group that is reciting the entire Book of Psalms on one day, is that considered as if I said the entire book or do I have to say […]
Making bracelets on Rosh Hashana
May one make bracelets from beads and strings including tying them together on Rosh Hashona?
Bathing on Rosh Hashana
I want to know if it is permitted to take a bath on Rosh Hashana.
Fish head instead of sheep head
If a Sephardi wants to eat a sheep head instead of a fish head, is he allowed or is there some problem? I understood that an animal head is better — is it an obligation or just another possibility?
Shabbat clock to bake challahs on a festival
May I attach a Shabbat clock to my oven so I can bake fresh challahs on the festival? I don’t use a mixer to make the dough.
Preparing for the second day of Rosh Hashana on the first
May one take challahs out of the freezer on the first day of Rosh Hashana so one can use them on the second day of Rosh Hashana?
A woman blowing the shofar
Can a woman who knows how to blow a shofar blow for herself and other women?
