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#5794 The Gold of Gold
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- Q. Rabbi can one honor in shul Yochebed Gold who passed away recently? Urgent answer please, as the kiddush offered is this Shabbat Vayehi!
A. Yocheved Gold, who recently died at the age of 102, lived a life that tracked the arc ....
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Posted 2/6/2026 3:06 PM |
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#5793 - The Late Tefilin Time
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Shalom, Dear Rabbeinu Shalit"a.
A few weeks ago, a yeshivah bachur was arrested by the military police. He was taken to jail and they refused to give him his Tefillin. He davened Maariv early and only after he was given the Tefi ....
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Posted 2/6/2026 3:00 PM |
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#5792 Curing the Disease?
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- Q. See question above.
I have another question. Since my dear wife has many non-religious friends that get gifts from their husbands and friends on that day, she kind of feels neglected, is there anything that is permissible to ....
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Posted 2/6/2026 2:53 PM |
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#5791 The Disease to Please?
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- Q. Dear Rabbi, Long Life to you and your family. In our a bit more modern synagogue, in order to attract and bring closer to keeping the Torah our many not so religious neighbors, we are considering this year to make some kind of party on Valent ....
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Posted 2/6/2026 2:47 PM |
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#5790 Time for valentine?
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- - Q. Rabbi please kindly explain what are the sources, issues and restrictions of valentine's day?
A. Valentine’s Day, a holiday celebrated by many on February 14, as commonly designated in our liberal society, is the day when ....
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Posted 2/6/2026 2:43 PM |
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#5789 Learning About Learning
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- Q. See question above:
Just one more question, thanks. If one does not review his learning constantly and therefore forgets some of it, does he transgress the above prohibition? Should then one avert learning new topics so he ....
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Posted 2/6/2026 2:40 PM |
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#5788 - Be More Mitzva Covered?
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- Q. See question above:
Kvod Rabenu Shlit’a, more questions. I wear two taalit ketanim, can I put them on and remove them together?
A. Even if it is not a widespread custom even amongst Tzaddikim to wear more ....
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Posted 2/6/2026 2:38 PM |
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#5787 – What a Chat on That Hat
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- Q. See question above: If one’s keeps his Yarmulke under his hat, and it was blown away by the wind and fell off together, may he place the hat back on his head together with the Yarmulke?
A. Based on the above ruling, one ....
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Posted 2/6/2026 2:29 PM |
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#5786 - Remembering the Removal?
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- Q. See question above: Does the above prohibition also apply to removing the clothes together?
A.Some Poskim rule it is not necessary to beware against removing two pieces of clothing together and the above adherence is limite ....
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Posted 2/6/2026 1:28 PM |
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#5785 - Even More to Remember!
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- Q. - See question above:
Is putting on a scarf at the same time with one’s coat Kasha Leshikcha? (creates forgetfulness). Is it then prohibited?
A.The Arizal Shaar Hakavanos Inyan Birchas Hashachar writes that one is ....
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Posted 2/5/2026 7:19 PM |
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#5784 – A Shaila to Remember!
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- Q, Kvod Rabenu, Long Great Life. As we are about to read Parshas Yisro, telling the story of Kabbalat Hatorah (receiving of the Torah) and as from former questions the Rov well knows, I also teach Judaic studies in a Jewish day school. So I hav ....
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Posted 2/5/2026 12:13 AM |
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#5784 A Shaila to Remember!
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- Q, Kvod Rabenu, Long Great Life.
As we are about to read Parshas Yisro, telling the story of Kabbalat Hatorah (receiving of the Torah) and as from former questions the Rov well knows, I also teach Judaic studies in a Jewish day sc ....
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Posted 2/5/2026 12:07 AM |
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#5783 – The Tu Bishvat Superior Orders!
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Q. Dearest Rabbi.
When we eat the Tu Bishvat meal in shul or at home with the different usual fruits what is the correct order of the eating and brochos?
A. On a similar question 4639 we wrote:
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Posted 2/1/2026 11:53 AM |
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#5782 – Plant, Plant Closer, than Away!!!
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- See question above. Q. If it is a mitzva, does it have to be on ones home or a Jewish institution, or can it also be everywhere in the wilderness?
A. Most likely it should be for the benefit and well being of a member of the commu ....
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Posted 1/30/2026 11:57 AM |
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#5781 Plant, Plant, Away!!!
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- Q. Should, one also plant a tree outside of Israel on Tu Bishvat? Is that also a Mitzva?
A. In general we rule the mitzvos that depend on the land or “Mitzvos Hatluyos Baaretz”, apply only to the land of Israel unless they were ....
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Posted 1/30/2026 11:12 AM |
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#5781 Plant, Plant, Away!!!
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- Q. Should, one also plant a tree outside of Israel on Tu Bishvat? Is that also a Mitzva?
A. In general we rule the mitzvos that depend on the land or “Mitzvos Hatluyos Baaretz”, apply only to the land of Israel unless they ....
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Posted 1/30/2026 11:01 AM |
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5780 - Celebrating the Eating Real Kosher Fruits?
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- Q, Dear Rabbi. Why is the planting of trees and eating their fruits so important that we have a special day to celebrate?
A. In the Land of Israel each year's crop must be tithed separately. In addition, different tithes are giv ....
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Posted 1/30/2026 10:55 AM |
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#5779 –The Treating of a True Tzadik Tree on Tu Bishvat
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-Q. Kvodo. I have the first Yohzait for my mother on Tu Bishvat. My family and all the granchildren usually get together and celebrate with a simcha meal, since it is now a Yohrzait can we still do it?
A. on a similar Shaila 578 ....
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Posted 1/30/2026 10:37 AM |
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#5778 Another Vort on that Vort
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– Q. Me again, as I was discussing and searching this shaila, I saw an opinion that avoids weddings on the first half of the month of Shvat, does anyone keep that in our times?
A. Indeed as, Poskim mention it is a rare opinion. N ....
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Posted 1/30/2026 10:31 AM |
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#5777 A Vort on a Vort
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- Q. Dear Rov, as I asked by email, we Be’H are about to do theVort (engagement) for our daughter. I heard that it should better not be done on the Seventh day of Shevat, that corresponds this year to this coming Sunday night (Feb 25 2026), when ....
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Posted 1/30/2026 10:27 AM |
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