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Rabbi Benjamin Hotza Explains Meat and Wine Restrictions During Bein HaMetzarim
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First reported by Kikar HaShabbat · 1 day ago
What happened
Rabbi Benjamin Hotza explains the halachic prohibitions on eating meat and drinking wine during Bein HaMetzarim in a daily video segment on Kikar HaShabbat, detailing when these restrictions begin within the three-week mourning period.
- 01Rabbi Benjamin Hotza presents daily halachic guidance on Kikar HaShabbat.
- 02He explains the meat and wine prohibitions during Bein HaMetzarim.
- 03The video clarifies when these restrictions start in the three-week period.
- 04Related laws on washing and wearing laundered clothes are also discussed.
- 05The segment helps viewers observe traditional mourning customs properly.
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