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# 1667 Have a Gut Shabbos Hagadol
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Q. Could you please ask Rav Shlomo why does the Mechaver write (siman 430) that the Shabbat before Pesach is called Shabbat Hagadol because of the miracle that happened on that day. Since the Shulchan Aruch is a sefer of rules and not midrashim, ....
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Posted 3/23/2018 3:56 PM |
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# 1666 In Working Order
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Q. During the omer; on Shabbos (during the summer), when taking an early Shabbos one can be faced with 3 mitzvos simultaneously- counting sefira, bircas hamazon and reciting the shema
what is the proper order of operation?
Shkoyach.
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Posted 3/23/2018 1:29 PM |
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# 1665 Back to Flat on Back
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Q. Hello Rav,
Due to multiple physical issues I've been having, my chiropractor has prescribed that I should sleep on my back with various foam-rolls under my neck and back for as much of the night as possible. The Kitzur Shluchan Aruch says ....
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Posted 3/23/2018 1:13 PM |
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# 1664 Corn Drops
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Q. An elderly patient that needs as part of his diet a room temperature water drink mixed with corn starch (potato starch is not an option). He is able to seat by the seder and Yom Tov meals together with his family. As he often drips some of his dr ....
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Posted 3/23/2018 12:52 PM |
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# 1663 A Can of Corn?
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Q. A socially responsible alternative for people who buy bottled water. is the corn based biodegradable plastic used in the UK. And available now in Canada. The corn-starch bottles are made from a type of plastic called polylactic acid (PLA). The bot ....
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Posted 3/23/2018 12:40 PM |
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# 1662 Now You Are Talking
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Q. Re - question 1660 (In regards to speaking during Hallel at the Pesach seder) - Why do you say that our tradition is not to say a Brocho? Every Haggodo ends Hallel either with the Brocho said normally at the conclusion of Hallel, or with the Broc ....
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Posted 3/23/2018 12:26 PM |
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# 1661 Steal a March?
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Q. On question 1655 the Rov expressed that because of tzenius issues, one should not participate on marathons or large walking events. I have seen in past occasions that some Gentiles that seem to be of the type to be employed to be care givers t ....
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Posted 3/23/2018 2:09 AM |
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# 1660 Free Speech?
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Q. During the Seder shel Pesach, may I interrupt the saying of Hallel to speak about a section to which I wish to draw the family's attention so that they may think about this idea or concept when they are reciting the specific passage of Hallel, o ....
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Posted 3/22/2018 1:01 AM |
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# 1659 The Soft Sell
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Q. Could Horav Miller please revise the following instructions set for people selling their chometz. Is everything correct?
Notice
1. Please read the contract on the reverse side and become familiar with the
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Posted 3/20/2018 11:19 PM |
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# 1658 Made To Order
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Q. On tefilin shel yad, if the last parsha became pasul, can yo cut it off and glue a new correct parsha recently written so it will be kesidrom (in order)?
A. Shulchan Aruch (32: 47) and Mishna Berura (ibid. 219) maintain that on the ....
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Posted 3/20/2018 12:46 PM |
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# 1657 Into the Mouth of Babes
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Q. Is it permitted to give infants infant formula that contains chometz or lacks a kosher for Paysach symbol?
A. Horav Shlomo Miller’s Shlit’a opinion is that if it contains chometz it is prohibited to keep it in one’s possession or d ....
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Posted 3/16/2018 6:06 PM |
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# 1656 Small Fortune
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Q. We use in our minyan (when needed) a very small Sefer Torah, usually used in the house of avelim r’l. I noticed that due to the small size of the letters, the alef zeirah of parshas Vayikra is almost the same size as a regular alef. Can you read ....
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Posted 3/16/2018 2:53 PM |
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# 1655 Talk the Walk
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Q. Hello Rav,
Is it permissible for an adult male to participate in a marathon or a large walking event where large groups of people walk together for "a cause"? A couple potential issues would be the fact that you are putting yourself in a p ....
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Posted 3/16/2018 12:16 AM |
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# 1654 Licensing a Brocho by License Plates
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Q. Re- question 1650 - If you cannot say tehilim when facing a cross in an adjoining cemetery, how can you say kidush levana on the street, since all Ontario vehicle plates have a cross on them?
A. On question 93 we mentioned: “Q. My ....
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Posted 3/14/2018 11:10 PM |
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# 1653 The No-Reason Reason
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Q. It is widely mentioned that the red heifer is a chok or law without reason, so why does Rashi in Chukas write that it comes to clean up after the golden calf. Let the mother clean up the mess of her son. So there is a reason after all?
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Posted 3/14/2018 12:10 AM |
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# 1652 Let’s Be Nice
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Q. A teenager leads and accompanies his grandfather suffering from Alzheimer to shul. But the grandfather because of his illness sometimes disturbs other mispaleleim. What is the correct thing to do for the grandson when this happens? Should he ta ....
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Posted 3/12/2018 10:27 AM |
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# 1651 Holy Poroh!
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Q. Some say that Parshas Poroh is miduraisso (Biblical) the same as Parshas Zachor. I’ wondering, where is this mentioned in the Torah?
A. According to the Staipler Gaon zt’l (Bircha Peretz – Chukas, end of Shiurin Shel Torah) it d ....
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Posted 3/9/2018 1:48 PM |
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# 1650 Cross Examine
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Q. Can you say tehilim and tefilos in a beis olam, where you can see the crosses on the non-Jewish cemetery across the fence?
A. Horav Shlomo Miller’s Shlit’a opinion is that one should not recite tefilos, brochos or learn Torah when f ....
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Posted 3/9/2018 3:17 AM |
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# 1649 Change of Scenery
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Q. Can you daven lekatchila in a shul that was once a Catholic church?
A. Mishna Berura (154: 45) quotes Mogen Avrohom that if the building has been sold and the idols and statues were removed it is permitted, since the building itse ....
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Posted 3/9/2018 3:15 AM |
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# 1648 Women’s Rites?
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Q. Is there an inyan (or purpose) for women to go to shul and hear Parshas Para Aduma?
A. On question 1281 we wrote: “Many Poskim write that women are exempt from listening to Parshas Parah, even according to the opinions (Tosafos B ....
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Posted 3/9/2018 3:11 AM |
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