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#444 Devorim Shebekdusha when Connected to a Catheter
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Q. What does he (a patient hospitalized) do (in regards to tefilos, sh'ma and Torah learning) when he is wearing a catheter attached to a urine bag?
A. In regards to a patient whose urine is drained via a catheter, many Poiskim are l ....
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Posted 1/8/2014 8:16 PM |
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#443 Praying when Suffering from Urinary Incontinence
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Q. What does he (a patient hospitalized) do (in regards to tefilos, sh'ma and Torah learning) if he suffers from urinary incontinence?
A. In regards to a patient that suffers from urinary incontinence and he constantly drips and wou ....
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Posted 1/8/2014 4:06 PM |
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#442 Is a Diaper Wearing Patient Allowed to Daven?
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Q. A patient hospitalized and wearing diapers, can he listen to Torah tapes or Jewish music? Can you say tefiloth or Shema for him when he is listening to what you are saying?
A. Mishna Berura (78: 3) rules that if a dry outer garm ....
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Posted 1/8/2014 4:01 PM |
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#441 Fleishig If I Ate Less Than a Kezais Chicken?
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Q. If I by mistake had less of a kezait of chicken does that still make me fleishig?
A. You do not need to eat a kezais of meat for having to wait six hours, the rationale; it is Rabbinicaly prohibited to eat a dairy product after e ....
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Posted 1/3/2014 1:40 PM |
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#440 Where Can I Find a Slower Pace Minyan?
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Q. My hebrew is unfortunately at a beginning level so when I daven I usually pray in english to keep up with most congregations. Where can I find a Shacharis minyan that davens at a slow pace so that one can pray with kavanah and a sense of unhurri ....
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Posted 1/3/2014 1:36 PM |
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#439 A New Name for the Children?
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Q. Dear Rabbi, If someone was severely sick and a name was added, he got B"H well, When his children are called to the Torah, are they called with the new name that was added to the father? Thank you
A. Shulchan Aruch (E. H. 129: 18 ....
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Posted 1/3/2014 1:34 PM |
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#438 Does He Have To Change the Kessubah Too?
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Q. Dear Rabbi, If someone was severely sick and a name was added, he got B"H well, does he now have to change his kesuvah? Thank you
A. Horav Itzchok Zilberstein Shlit"a in Aleinu Leshaveach (1 p. 611) rules that a kesuvo already wri ....
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Posted 1/3/2014 1:31 PM |
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#437 Naming a Newborn After Two Grandparents
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Q. Is it okay to name a child after both his paternal and maternal grandfathers? (Double name comprised of one of each grandfather, neither grandfather had a double name.)
If not, is it okay to change the name after the child has become an a ....
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Posted 1/3/2014 1:29 PM |
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#436 Blush Powder on Shabbos
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Q. Is one allowed to use blush powder or even other non-colored powder on Shabbos as it is not something that remains permanently on the face?
A. Shulchan Aruch (O.H. 303: 25) rules that a woman should not color her face on Shabbos ....
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Posted 1/3/2014 1:25 PM |
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#435 Non-Kosher Food Partnership
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Q. Can someone partner with a non-Jew to do a food delivery service? It entails making a brochure/magazine and putting ads in restaurants and then taking orders from people, bringing the order to the restaurant, and then delivering their food. We w ....
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Posted 1/3/2014 1:19 PM |
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#434 Imaging Tefilos II
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Q. Regarding to question #349 Mental imaging of our needs before davening, it ia difficult to me to daven now after I read Rabbi Hirsh's book Horev page 448 2007 Helek 5 Mizvot, perek haf zadik Tfila , since now I know that Tfila is not to ask HaSh ....
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Posted 12/24/2013 9:41 AM |
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#433 Save the Chalah for Pesach?
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Q. Is there a source to save the challah separated from dough & to burn it by Biur Chametz before Pesach or should it be burnt asap? Is there an issue if your own oven is used for burning it?
A. We generally sponsor the idea that ....
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Posted 12/24/2013 9:38 AM |
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#432 Not Healthy Enough for Hagomel?
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Q. A patient suffering from leukemia whose life was in danger and after a few weeks in the hospital was permitted to go home since he is stable but not cured yet, does he recite hagomel?
A. Shulchan Aruch (O.H. 219: 1) rules that whe ....
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Posted 12/24/2013 9:36 AM |
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#431 Crumpling Aluminum Pans on Shabbos
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Q. Is one allowed to crumple up a disposable aluminum pan on Shabbos?
A. Shulchan Aruch (O.H. 314: 1 and Biur Halacha) rule that there is a rabbinical proscription of destroying utensils on Shabbos. However, on a disposable utensil ....
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Posted 12/24/2013 9:34 AM |
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#430 Using Makeup Remover on Shabbos
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Q. How can I use makeup remover on Shabbos?
The remover is liquid. When I wake up shabbos morning, at times the makeup runs under my eyes so I want to know if u can clean it up with makeup remover by putting a little on a q-tip or just using ....
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Posted 12/13/2013 1:17 PM |
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#429 Can I Taste Food on a Taanis Erev Shabbos?
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Q. (On Asarah Beteveth on Friday this year) Can one preparing the food for Shabbat on Friday, taste it without swallowing, to see if it is well prepared? Do you then make a bracha?
A. Remoh (O.H. 567: 1) rules that on a communal fas ....
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Posted 12/11/2013 7:18 PM |
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#428 Making an Early Shabbes on Friday Asarah Beteveth
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Q. (On Asarah Beteveth on Friday this year) if someone davens mincha early, can he then make an early Shabbat and eat before nightfall?
A. Shulchan Aruch (O.H. 249:) quotes an opinion that even on a taanis tzibur (communal fast) you ....
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Posted 12/11/2013 7:16 PM |
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Posted 12/11/2013 7:05 PM |
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#426 Salads in Difficult Situations
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Q. The bop (bureau of prisons) does not serve fresh vegetables to Jewish inmates. You get a microwaved meal and sometimes sealed tuna or sardines. It is called common fare. However, the non Jews get fresh salad from a salad bar, like cut lettuce, c ....
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Posted 12/11/2013 7:01 PM |
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#425 Davening for an Assimilated Cohen
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Q. (When making a Mi Sheverach for a sick person) If he is an assimilated cohen married to a non Jewish woman, do you still mention hacohen in the mi sheverach.
A. See prior answer, that in general you don't have to mention at all in ....
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Posted 12/11/2013 3:29 PM |
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