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According to Halacha, eulogies are not allowed to be held on Isru Chag of Shavuot, and there is a very strong minhag for the other Isru Chags. My question is, does this also apply to a hesped for a Talmid Chacham?

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According to Halacha, Jews should wait at least 1 hour (according to some ashkenazi Poskim) or 6 hours (according to most Sephardic poskim) after eating Hard cheese before eating meat. Since chicken mixed with dairy is only forbidden Derabbanan, may they eat it before their usual waiting period is over after eating hard cheese (so long as they have cleaned their mouth first)?

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By Halacha, besamim isn’t used for havdalah when Motzai Shabbat is Yom tov. However, if there is a wedding, bar mitzvah, Brit milah, etc. being held the day after Shabbat, does similar reasoning apply To the individual and/or their immediate family and is besamim not used by them?

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I am a vegetarian by choice - Ashkenazi. May I eat kitniot on Pesach?

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There are some cracks in the leather of the yad teffilin where i tuck in behind my hand when tightening it at the end. The rest of the arm - all that is visible - is completely black. Do the straps need to be changed or is it still kosher?