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# 4628 The “Unhuman Cannonball”
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Q. Can one that has the Minhag of drinking beer on Tu Bishvat for the mitzva of eating barley, comply by drinking the Unhuman Cannonball beer?
A. On question 4091 we were asked:
“Q. Can one that has the Minhag of drinking ....
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Posted 1/19/2024 12:09 PM |
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# 4627 Blessing the Blessings of the Blessed Land?
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Q. How important is it to eat on Tu Bishvat fruits imported from Israel?
A. On question 453 we wrote: “The tradition to eat tree fruits in Tu Bishvat is mentioned in many Poiskim in (O.H. 131), however there is generally no special ....
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Posted 1/19/2024 11:34 AM |
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# 4626 Help make it a Real Mazal Tov!!!
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- Q. See questions above. How about if one of the new couple is religious and keeps Shabbath etc. while the other does not?
A. As mentioned in last question above, situations are mostly different and usually there are many differe ....
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Posted 1/19/2024 11:30 AM |
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# 4625 A Very Sad Simcha
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Q. See question above. How about if the couple is a mixed one, and one of them isn’t Jewish, what is the proper thing to do?
A. In such a case, one should definitely avoid even any congratulations.
However, it may be worthwhi ....
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Posted 1/19/2024 11:26 AM |
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# 4624 - A Mazal Tov to the Mazal Tov ?
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Q. My colleague, a non-Jew is getting married to another non-Jew next month. So far, I'm not invited to the wedding since I just started a couple of weeks ago. Should I do anything to acknowledge the event or just say congratulations and lea ....
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Posted 1/19/2024 11:24 AM |
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# 4623 Oh! Holy Hologram?
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Q. How should we treat an electric hologram with Hashem’s name on it. Can it be turned off or cut?
A. A hologram is defined as a photographic image recording of a light field, rather than an image formed by a lens or a mirror.
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Posted 1/15/2024 10:39 PM |
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# 4622 Get Ahead with a New Head?
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Q. Dear Rabbi very soon we may find that we can have a being that is only one half human (only head is human) but body is artificial, or it belongs to another younger deceased human. Can we count him for a minyan?
At what point of the ....
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Posted 1/12/2024 11:33 AM |
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# 4621 Looking for a Real Nice Burial Place?
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Q. Dear Rabbi. As trips to our moon have restarted. I wonder if a Jewish person can be actually buried on the moon? (Or send their ashes to be deposited there). In a weird Baal Teshuva movement that i teach and try to be mekarev (bring closer), so ....
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Posted 1/11/2024 6:36 PM |
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# 4620 Nitel to the New Nitel?
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Q. Querido Rabino. Is January 6 a day to avoid weddings since it is a Christian Holiday? How about here in Mexico or in other countries with very sizable Catholic congregations. Is it like Nitel night and learning of Torah should also be avoided.
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Posted 1/11/2024 6:31 PM |
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# 4619 Test the Water
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Q.(See question above). Does the not drinking water tradition at the start of the Tekufa apply every month? How stringent should one be in keeping this tradition?
A. It applies only at the four beginning of the Tekufos every year as ....
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Posted 1/11/2024 6:26 PM |
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# 4618 Reasons for the Season’s Traditions
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Q. See questions above. What is the reason for this tradition Does one have to maintain that most unusual tradition in our times?
A. On question 4063 we wrote: “Luach Davar Beito quotes Sefarim that mention they involve a danger of ....
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Posted 1/11/2024 6:23 PM |
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# 4617 What Time Is It?
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Q. See questions above? Is 4.30 AM on Sunday Israel time? Do we keep the corresponding time here?
A. Most Poskim maintain that for those who follow that tradition, they do.
Rabbi A. Bartfeld as revised by, Horav Dovid ....
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Posted 1/11/2024 6:19 PM |
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# 4616 Reason the Season
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Q. What are Tekufos ?
A. On question 4061 we wrote: As we know there are four seasons of the year recognized by our Talmudical Sages and named Tekufos. According to Rav Shmuel, each tekufah marks the beginning of a period of 91 days 7½ ....
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Posted 1/11/2024 6:16 PM |
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# 4615 No Drinks Allowed?
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Q. Dear Rav. My father zt’l followed the tradition of not drinking water at the Tekufa Time. (Change of Season - See next Question). This year following the luach it is 4.30 AM on Sunday 7/1/24.
I have a number of questions. Firstly ....
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Posted 1/11/2024 6:13 PM |
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# 4614 Don’t Own the Unknown
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- Q. I lost my brother 2 months ago. The rabbi who facilitated the funeral did not ask me who I want to request to say Kaddish. He said he asked Ner Israel and I had to pay $600 I had second thoughts and want my Chabbad rabbi to say Kaddish. I hav ....
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Posted 1/11/2024 6:08 PM |
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# 4613 An Idol Doll? II
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Q. Re- question 4604 – Regarding using doll toys and similar that could be considered an idol. I heard that Horav Miller Shlit’a is stringent regarding doll toys and similar. Is that correct?
A. Horav Shlomo Miller’s Shlit’a opinion is ....
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Posted 1/11/2024 6:04 PM |
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# 4612 “Shecheyanu” - A Shaila to Ourselves
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Q. We can only be so incredibly grateful and thankful to Rav Alan Rabinowitz, his honorable family and Wolf Adar – Frum Toronto for their constant great contribution to our community in so many different yet most necessary fields of informat ....
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Posted 1/5/2024 12:37 PM |
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# 4611 Please Enlighten Us
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Please Enlighten Us - Q. A husband travelling in an essential trip and away from home and a Jewish community for Shabbos, since he can not light candles in the hotel, he relays on his wife doing it at home. He just lights the room the ele ....
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Posted 1/4/2024 10:03 PM |
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# 4610 No Scream about the Cream
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Q. Our Rov Shlita. A dear one that is diabetic and has a wound on her body that could become infected rapidly. Her doctor told her to use promptly an antibiotic cream to avoid likely a dangerous infection, can she use it on Shabbath?
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Posted 1/4/2024 9:58 PM |
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# 4609 Dancing at Two Weddings?
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Q. A couple of divorcees that are getting married a second time (to different mates) and because of their busy working schedules desire to do their small ceremony (to be attended by just about a minyan) during the New Year (2024) and they can ch ....
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Posted 1/4/2024 9:52 PM |
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