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If a father tells his son specifically not to say Slichot, what should be done and how - if the answer is to daven anyway, what are ways to lie in regards to telling parent(s) about praying if asked?

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I am currently suffering from a chronic illness. I believe that Hashem has given this to me as a punishment for my many sins. While I am trying to do Teshuva, I am also wondering what is the best way to pray to Hashem for forgiveness and healing. Are there any other things I can do spiritually that may help me?

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I live in the Philippines. I read that Daniel prayed 3 times a day facing Jerusalem while in exile. Where do I face if I also want to face the Holy Land, specifically Jerusalem. Thanks

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Hi, I say Tehillim every day and I have a list of people to Daven for. Over time, people have asked me to Daven for people, and now with social media, people ask me to Daven. There are people that I cannot track back and see how they are doing. Some have been on my list for a few years already (with cancer etc), but I really don't know how they are doing. Should I still Daven for them? For how long? I have a very long list. I suppose I feel if I stop, I would feel badly and if I continue, they might not be sick anymore or C'V worse. I am more careful now and organized when I take on names, but for the list that I have been davening for that I don't know about , I am struggling with.

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Dear Rabbi, Why do many people sway back and forth while praying? I’ve seen others who do not and this seems more respectful to me. Is either way the correct way or the better way? Thank you

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Hello, how can I pray (for revenge) for a non-jew who did very evil things to me? Is there any strong prayer for that? Because I feel helpless

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I will be davening Shachrit in Sydney Australia on Wednesday 21 December before flying to the United States of America I arrive in America at 06:00 am on Wednesday 21 December (same day as I leave Australia) Do I need to daven Shachrit again in America ?

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Dear Rabbi, Politics aside, according to Judaism does a person have a civic or a religious obligation to strengthen and support the ruling authorities in the place they live? Thank you!

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As anyone who uses them knows, tefillin straps have a smooth black and a rough brown side. I learned one is supposed to don tefillin with the black side facing out. If one mistakenly dons tefillin with the brown side facing out, is it still valid?