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# 1188 Ground Rules
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Q. I have a number of questions in regards to elections according to Halacha. 1) Firstly, what if any is the source in the Torah for having a government?
A. The Netziv (Haemek Dovor – Bereshis 9: 7) explains that the commandment of ....
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Posted 11/11/2016 3:02 PM |
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# 1187 Poor Prutah
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Q. How much is the amount of a prutah this days?
A. The value of a perutah according to the opinion of the Chazon Ish and Rav Chaim Noeh is 1/40 or .025 of a gram of silver, and according to the Masoro it is .0182 of a gram of silver ....
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Posted 11/11/2016 1:26 PM |
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# 1186 Early Sale
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Q. Can you sell the Aliyos of Simchas Torah on Shemini Atzeres, or is it like preparing from one Yom Tov to the next and prohibited?
A. Although Nitei Gavriel (Sukos 93: 1) rules to be stringent and to not begin selling the aliyos ....
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Posted 11/7/2016 4:03 PM |
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# 1185 Break The Spell?
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Q. How do you spell the name of the month in the ketuvah, Cheshvan or Marcheshvan? Is Marcheshvan written as one word or two?
A. The correct name for this month is the one word Marcheshvan (Beis Shmuel - Even Ha’ezer 126: 21, Aruch Has ....
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Posted 11/4/2016 1:33 PM |
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# 1184 Rain On One's Chasuna Parade
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Q. What is the reason for those who do not make weddings on Cheshvan?
A. See last question, where we mentioned an array of different opinions in regards to getting married on Marcheshvan. Those who abstain quote a number of reasons. < ....
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Posted 11/4/2016 12:58 PM |
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# 1183 A Closed Marriage?
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Q. I've heard that we should preferably abstain from making weddings on Chesvan is that true? Should one change the wedding date?
A. There are Poskim who maintain that one should avoid being wedded on Marchesvan, (Lev Chaim 2: 26, Sde ....
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Posted 11/4/2016 12:57 PM |
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#1182 Keep The Faith
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Q. Is it permitted to daven in a multi faith room in an airport?
A. Beis Avi (4: 31), Shevet Hakehosi (6: 83), Menuchas Emes (3: 6: n.24) rule not to pray in a multi-faith space, so is it amply quoted in the name of Rabbi J. B. S ....
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Posted 10/30/2016 11:13 AM |
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# 1181 Under The Table
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Q. It says that succa is one of the few mitzvos that people do with their complete body. Since sitting or sleeping under a table that is ten tefachim high is not considered like being in the succa, should one try to sit by a table that is less than ....
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Posted 10/28/2016 5:01 PM |
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# 1180 Sukka Mobile
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Q. Can one climb on Yom Tov or Shabbat on the back of a pick up truck where he build a Suka when travelling and eat there? Can you open the doors of the truck if the light does not go on? Can one push the truck (when in neutral) to a better l ....
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Posted 10/21/2016 3:34 PM |
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# 1179 Rain Check
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Q. Can I open a Suka cover after it rained, if the water on the cover falls on the grass or falls on the patio stones and then on the grass? Does it matter if I take off the cover immediately while there is still rainwater on the grass?
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Posted 10/21/2016 3:32 PM |
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# 1178 Good Gifts To Mankind?
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Q. There is a idea in chazal "soney matanos yichey." What exactly do chazal mean that one should avoid receiving presents. Should one not not want birthday presents, or if one gives someone a present as hakaras hatov for something you did for them ....
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Posted 10/19/2016 3:52 PM |
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# 1177 Am Haaretz Misinterprets
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Q. Is a person considered a kofer (non-believer and thus makes yain nesech), if he does not accept the following: that a reshus hayachid (private domain for the purpose of the prohibition of carrying object on Shabbos) can be created by invisibl ....
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Posted 10/13/2016 9:37 PM |
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# 1176 Clean Up Act
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Q. If a donated white bima cover table became very dirty and looks disgusting, can the gabay turn it backside up which is nice and clean, when the name of the donor will not be seen, and he is not present to be consulted?
A. Horav S ....
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Posted 10/13/2016 9:17 PM |
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#1175 A Though Pill To Swallow?
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Q. May one take headache pills on Tzom Gedalia and Yom Kippur without water? Is it preferable to take a bit of water with it on either of those days to prevent any damage to the oesophagus?
A. Horav Shlomo Miller's Shlit'a opinion ....
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Posted 10/7/2016 3:51 PM |
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# 1174 Desiccate But Don’t Desecrate
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Q. 3. Can one keep desiccated animals at home? If not, why are children's dolls or the lions on the Aron Hakodesh permitted?
A. See above two questions. Poskim are even more lenient when the figures are made for children to play with the ....
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Posted 10/7/2016 3:31 PM |
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# 1173 State of the Art
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Q. 2. Are we allowed to have sculptures of humans, animals displayed in our homes?
A. Oz Nidberu (59) permits using mannequins for the display of clothes in stores. He quotes the Chochmas Odom (25: 6) that maintains that in our days whe ....
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Posted 10/7/2016 3:26 PM |
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# 1172 Spitting Image?
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Q. Shalom! 1. Are we allowed to sell sculptures of humans, animals?
A. In Parshas Eikev, (Devorim 7: 25-26) the Torah commands: The graven images of their gods you will burn with fire; you shall not covet the silver or gold that is upo ....
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Posted 10/7/2016 3:24 PM |
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# 1171 A Good Call
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Q. Can a non-Jewish caregiver taking tending an elderly patient, phone on Yom Tov the neighbouring children and signal them that the patient has awaken and they should come to eat with him. The children would not pick up the phone, just see from call ....
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Posted 10/7/2016 1:00 AM |
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# 1170 Can't Wash One's Hands Of
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Q. When exiting a regular W.C. (beis hakkiseh) there is no need to wash hands three times. However, when you exit a bathroom where one takes a bath you should wash hands three times. On Yom Kippur when you have to be careful not to wash unnecessar ....
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Posted 10/6/2016 11:02 PM |
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# 1169 Beis Din Check In
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Q. Is someone was forced to go to a secular court by a Psak given by a Beis Din for refusal to attend and then he changes his mind and decides to attend Beis Din. Would automatically the heter given to the other party to take him to court be nullifi ....
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Posted 10/1/2016 10:39 PM |
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