1)
On Rosh Chodesh, after Krias HaTorah, the paragraph of
"Lame'Natzeiach...Ya'ancha Hashem B'Yom Tzarah", which is usually
inserted between "Ashrei" and "U'Va L'Tzion", is omitted. (Shulchan Aruch Siman 423:3)
2) Tefilas Musaf is recited on Rosh Chodesh. (ibid.)
During
the Shliach Tzibbur's repetition of the Shemona Esrei of Musaf on Rosh
Chodesh, those who daven Nusach Sefard begin the Kedusha with "Keser
Yitnu Lecha..." as is done on Yom Tov, and then revert back to the
regular weekday Kedusha. (ibid.)
Those who daven Nusach Ashkenaz, however, recite the regular Kedusha as it is recited on a regular weekday. (See Mishna Berura Siman 423 S"K 7
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When
only a bite of bread is taken and a whole meal is eaten, e.g. meat
& vegetables., would you then say borei nefashos instead of birchas
hamozon?
Answer:
Yes,
if less than a Kzayis of bread is eaten, Birchas haMazon is not
recited, only Borei Nefashos on the other food, provided that a Kzayis
was eaten (which can be calculated in unison with the bread. For
example: half a kzayis of bread and Half a Kzayis of meat)
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"The merits of the believer, even if he reaches the utmost degree
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compare to the merits of the one who teaches people the good path [of Torah] and brings them to the service of God."
Rabbeinu Bachya, Duties of the Heart (11th century)
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Western society is in crisis. Economic hardship, dysfunctional relationships, spiritual malaise. We've lost our moorings. Part of the problem is that God has gotten negative PR lately, with religious extremists advancing untenable - even violent - positions. But it's time to reclaim God as our loving, caring Father in Heaven who watches over us and demands us to always act in accordance with what will bring God the best PR
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Fostering this spiritual connection is at the root of the human experience. Carl Jung, the famous psychologist, said that of the thousands of patients he's treated in psychoanalysis, he never met one person over the age of 35 whose psychological problem was not directly traceable to a lack of belief in God.
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