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1) If one is invited to a wedding at a time when they are observing Sefira, while the one making the wedding observes the "other half" of Sefira and is thus permitted to make a wedding, he/she may attend the wedding, listen to the music and even participate in the dancing. (See Igros Moshe Orach Chaim Vol. 2 Siman 95)
However, taking a haircut or a shave in honor of the wedding is prohibited unless not doing so will be embarrassing and cause you not to go to the wedding and thus prevent you from performing the Mitzvah of bringing joy to a bride and groom. (ibid.)
2) If during the days that you do not yet observe Sefira, someone who is observing Sefira enters your home, car or other area where you are listening to music, it isn't necessary to close the music. However, that person may not deliberately do this in order to hear the music.
Likewise, it isn't necessary to worry about your neighbors, who may be observing Sefira now, hearing the music from your home, as long as it's playing at a normal, acceptable level. (This was the Psak of Rav Moshe Feinstein regarding one who is in the year of Aveilus for a parent R"L that his/her family members may play music in the home, and surely that is the Halacha regarding Sefira. Quoted in Sefer Shiurei Halacha from Rav Shmuel Felder Shlita, Posek in Lakewood, NJ)
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Reader Submitted Questions of interest on topics related to Halachos we covered, as well as other interesting topic and Answers. Taken from the Q & A page on the Halacha For Today website.
Although the answers I give to questions are taken directly from the Sifrei HaPoskim, and aren't my own, they are still for study purposes only, NOT for Psak Halacha.
In some bathrooms they have a faucet that you push down and water comes out for a short time at which point you have too press again. Would you be able to allow the water to flow over one hand [for Netilas Yadayim when no cup is available] then the other while it's still flowing, then press again?
Answer:
No, even in those faucets, only the initial flow which directly came about from your action can be relied upon for "Koach Gavra". Thus it would be best to push it again for each hand and for each additional washing on that hand (as each hand should be washed twice)
Our holy sages, the Chazal tell us
תנא דבי אליהו כל השונה הלכות בכל יום מובטח לו שהוא בן עולם הבא, שנאמר הליכות עולם לו, אל תקרי הליכות אלא הלכות - one who studies [at least two] Halachos daily is assured a portion in Olam Haba - the world to come. (:מגילה כ"ח )
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