Questions tagged [hands-fingers]
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Variations on interlaced fingers
Based on Kabbalah some have the custom to not join hands together with interlaced fingers.
Classically, that looks something like this:
But what about if the fingers are on the inside, like this:
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May Jews apply hand sanitizer on Shabbat
In halacha, is there anything issur/prohibited for Jews to apply hand sanitizer on Shabbat? Or no, is it Muttar/permitted and not an issue of smearing?
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Are we allowed to use the Genizah (Shaimos) to bury fingernails and toenails? [duplicate]
If it's considered the act of the Righteous to bury our fingernails and toenails, can we fulfill this by placing them in the Genizah with the Shaimos, or must we dig a hole and bury them ourselves?
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Is a watch Chatzitzah for tefillin shel yad
According to Halacha does a watch count as Chatzitzah which invalidates tefillin shel yad? So for an average sized wrist watch, is the size between the Arm and arm tefillin strap enough to invalidate ...
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Kohanim hand symbol
When I was a kid I always heard that only kohanim are able to do the ๐๐ป hand position on both their hands. Leaving the โb-b-but I can do this and Iโm not a kohenโ comments aside, whatโs the deal ...
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5 fingers correlating to the five senses
Someone was trying to explain to me how the five fingers are connected to the five senses... without much success. Is there a reputable source for this?
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Crossing your fingers
Is it allowed to cross one's fingers as a sign of prayer as is the custom in Christian culture?
This question is based off other questions on this site which seem to allow one to say the phrase.
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Medrash about Adam originally not having fingers
I'm looking for the medrash that says that Adam (or another hunanoid creation) originally didn't have fingers but had spoon like appendages instead.
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Size of an amah (ืืื)
One of the our measurements is the ืืื ("cubit"), for which the most usual value is 24 ืืฆืืขืืช. My question is, What information do we have from earlier sources (Rishon or Acharon, say, ...
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What is the rationale for holding tzitzit in left and then right hand during Shema?
The Artscroll siddur says to hold the tzitzit in the left hand for the first two paragraphs of the morning shema and then also in the right hand for the 3rd paragraph.
What is the rationale for this ...
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Hands together ๐ for mode ani
The Rebbe Rashab told the previous Lubavicher Rebbe that it was always to Jewish custom to say mode ani with hands together
Did he mean literally?
Any sources that true?
Anyone else except Chabad do ...
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Shema vs Shabbos Candle Lighting
Can anyone possibly enlighten me as to why when reciting the first verse of Shema one covers their eyes using one hand (the right hand) as opposed to when lighting Shabbos candles one is to cover ...
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Were there really 5x as many makkos at yam suf?
Towards the end of the haggadah, there is a paragraph discussing how many makkos there were at yam suf:
ืจืื ืืืกื ืืืืืื ืืืืจ- ืื ืื ืืชื ืืืืจ ืฉืืงื ืืืฆืจืื ืืืฆืจืื ืขืฉืจ ืืืืช ืืขื ืืื ืืงื ืืืืฉืื ืืืืช? ...
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Order in which to wash face, hands and feet
A halocho sheet given out in my shul says that there is an order to washing (e.g. on Erev Shabbos) โ first face then right hand, left hand and finally feet. The source is given as ืืืืืง ืืจืื ืจืดืก, ื.
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What is the biblical explanation for each of the fingers?
I remember learning once that each of the fingers served a different purpose. I don't recall if this was in Talmud or Shulchan Aruch. What do our sources say is the purpose behind each of the ...
