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I beleive there are several places in the Torah, where God says it is our responsibility and duty to be happy and take care of ourselves . That he put us on this earth to be happy. Need to get rid of lots of guilt. Thanks , a young Bubbe

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How sick does a person need to be to have his name mentioned in Refaenu?I ask this because I vaguely recall hearing that one shouldn't pray for a sick person right away so as to not "establish" that person's status as being truly and seriously sick. Rather, one should wait a few days before praying for this person. Would you please tell me what's the halacha?I've also heard of sick people and/or their relatives who won't publicize their name for prayers, unless they are "close to death bed", because publicizing their sickness will make them "choleh" with Heavenly consequences, minimizing their chance of healing. (They say it has nothing to do with being embarrassed about people knowing that they're sick.) Is this true or superstition? Thank you.

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Am i allowed to travel on Tisha b'av and if i can and i will be in the air when its over, what time am i allowed to break it? i will be flying from nyc to las vegas. Thanks

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Recently, my father took me to a park in NY called Fort Tryon, which is like a museum/park of the Medieval period. Within that park stood a castle, so we as a family went in. As we were walking through the castle- which is a fake, it never stood in NY- it was built for tourist/museum purposes, I noticed there were symbolic Christian statues everywhere, and there were many rooms that seemed to posess displays of Christian imagery from the Medieval times. There were even golden statues shaped like an eagle, crosses, the disciples, etc... In some rooms, the windows were colored glass similiar to those in churches. I did walk into some of the rooms because I figured that it is not a church meant for worship- it's museum-like; it's for display only. Other rooms that had too much Christian imagery, I did not step foot into them. There was also a room with an alter in the middle- or at least it looked like an alter, perhaps it was a place to hold holy water, I am not sure. But all this stuff was fake- it was built for display purposes, to take you back to that time. My question is: Was it considered Avodah Zara? I am terrified that it was- please don't hesitate to respond as soon as possible, that way, I would be able to prevent making a similiar mistake as this one, if it is one.