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I am a public school teacher and I have a mandatory meeting in preparation for the school year scheduled at the time Eichah is read on Tisha B’Av. I am not allowed to skip it. They will not change the time just for me when hundreds of teachers will be there and they can’t make it a convenient time for everyone. And sitting on a low seat there is out of the question because they want to maintain a professional image and they won’t provide one or allow me to bring my own. This meeting takes place every year around this time, but has never been on Tisha B’Av. What should I do?

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I am scrupulous to give at least 10% of my income to tzedaka. There are a few local Jewish charities I like to support. I have been giving all my donations once a month on a single day in order to make things simple, plus I have some autopay donations. But I recently heard that one is supposed to give tzedaka daily except on Shabbat and Yom Tov. Is that really true? Or are the monthly donations sufficient?

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I know it is a positive commandment to wear a tallis katan all day. But is it a violation of a negative commandment to fail to do so? Personally I find it physically uncomfortable to wear this garment. It makes me feel constrained. I don’t mind putting it on just for prayers, which is what I‘ve been doing lately, but I cannot stand wearing it all day. I know that as a rabbi, you will probably tell me that it is a mitzvah, and I should fulfill this mitzvah, regardless of any discomfort it may bring. But that is just too much suffering for me and I can’t take it. I found that when I tried to wear the garment all day, I grew to loathe it, leading me to not using it at all for almost a year. Then I tried putting it on for morning prayer only, and I found I could tolerate it much better.