Davening
• If Hamelech hakadosh was forgotten, shemona esrei is repeated.
• If zachreinu, mi chamocha, etc. that are added in shemona esrei are forgotten, don’t repeat Shemona Esrei.
• If Hamelech Hamishpat was forgotten, don’t repeat Shemona Esrei.
• Since it’s a machlokes about the above Halachos, be very careful not to forget to say them.
• Avinu malkeinu can be said when Davening alone.
Eating
• Those that are lenient to eat bakery bread that’s baked by non Jews during the year should be strict during these days to only eat bread baked by a yid.
• If it would take more than eighteen minutes to get bread baked by a yid then the other bread is allowed.
• Cakes, cookies, pretzels etc. should be considered like bread.
• Pasta does not have to be pas yisroel.
• Cereals are not considered like bread and can be eaten.
• If you eat chalav stam then there’s no special reason to eat chalav yisroel.
• We should try and do better than normal during these days and it’s not considered faking.
• Many say the הרחמן in birchas hamazon until Yom Kippur (“Harachaman Hu Yechadesh Aleinu Es Hashanah Hazos Letovah Velivracha”).
• Try and be very careful in Hilchos Shabbos this week, especially not to talk about subjects that shouldn’t be spoken about on Shabbos.
• If you don’t normally eat melave malka try and eat it on this Motzai Shabbos.
Kaparos
• If necessary, two or more males can use one male chicken and females a female chicken.
• Pregnant women should use two chickens, a male and female.
• It’s best not to use maaser money for kaparos.
• If you’re paying extra because it’s going to tzedaka, the extra can be taken from maaser.
• Kaparos can be done using fish.
• Many have the minhag to do kaparos with money.
G’mar Chasima Tovah!
