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What is the holiness level of Rosh Chodesh? Seemingly it lies somewhere between an ordinary weekday and Shabbat/Yom Tov. On Shabbat, 39 activities are prohibited and Musaf is recited. On Yom Tov, most of those 39 activities are prohibited and Musaf is recited. On Rosh Chodesh, none of those 39 activities are prohibited, but Musaf is still recited. Where does that place Rosh Chodesh on the holiness scale?

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Dear Rabbi, I saw that you (or another rabbi) wrote that one can only obtain simcha on the holiday from wine and not from grape juice. So how about if a person does not like wine and does not enjoy drinking it. But he does enjoy drinking non-alcoholic grape juice and is really happy when doing so?

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Since sex on Yom Kippur is biblically prohibited, are babies born from sex on it Mamzerut? Is there any Responsa regarding this

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According to the Talmud in Masechet Pesachim, there is a mitzvah to drink wine on Yom Tov for Simchah Yom Tov. My question is, can grape juice substitute for wine on Yom Tov?

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According to Halacha, it is permissible for Jews to recite havdalah early before Shabbat ends (although it’s recommend to do so in extenuating circumstances). My question is, does the same rule apply to Yom tov?

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In Halacha there is a mitzvah for a husband to give his wife a gift, especially clothes, on Yom Tov. My question is, can a husband fulfill this mitzvah with regifting his wife something he had been given previously. Or does he have an obligation to buy it himself to fulfill the commandment?

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Dear Rabbi, I heard that this week is a Jewish holiday called “Tu B’Shevat – New Year for the Trees.” Would you explain the message of this holiday for us today? Thanks.

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Can a Jew recite the blessings if the Hanukkah candles were lit by a non-Jew? (Specifically, a non-Jew lit the shamash, and then a Jew took the shamash from him and lit the Hanukkah candles from it). My point is not whether a non-Jew can light the Hanukkah candles (being in the process of conversion, without blessings or just for fun). My point is whether a Jew can recite the appropriate blessings over such a candle - lit by a Gentile. It seems to me that this is not permitted. (Nor is it about a situation in which, say, a disabled Jew has only a non-Jewish caregiver to assist him, and if that non-Jew doesn't light a candle for him, performing the mitzvah is not possible). Translated with DeepL.com (free version)

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According to Halacha, is there any preference for having already used variations of arba minim species with a mesorah of being used, even if a newly discovered variation otherwise has kosher signs? Do any poskim hold this?