Rabbi Aryeh Lebowitz

And then outside you can say, yes, is something important?

And they'll feel foolish because it was nothing important.

It never is.

But if they're talking to each other and they're not talking to you, shushing never accomplishes anything or very rarely accomplishes something.

Making a confrontation doesn't help.

You may want to pick a different seat.

You may want to pick a different shul.

I don't know.

But in my experience...

creating a confrontation is not going to help very much.

Okay, everyone should have a wonderful Shabbos, a Freilich and Chanukah, and again, all of this should be a Gevaldikos Cholest for the Refuah Shalema, for our dear, dear friend, Yonatan Eitan, Ben Bashever Bracha, L'Refuah Shalema B'Karav Mamash.

Okay, welcome back, everybody, to another week of Answering Your Shailas.

And again, as always, it should be Luz Chus, Rufu Shalema, for Yehonatan Eitan Ben Bat Sheva Bracha, our dear friend Rabbi Jonathan Cohn, Joko, he should have Rufu Shalema, he should feel good, he should have all of his strength.

and continue doing the great things that he does for the Jewish people, for all of the Talmidim of our Yeshiva in particular.

Okay, let's get to the questions.

Question number one.

What are the customs regarding fasting for children before Bar or Bas Mitzvah?

Does this differ between minor and major fasts and between boys and girls?

Okay, so this is one of the larger misconceptions in Judaism.

Rav Schechter always loves to quote from Rav Shlomo Salman Auerbach that there are three dinim that relate to three and none of them are true.