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#5973 -Have a Happy Birthday?
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Q. Kevodo, Are we allowed to celebrate birthday in “bein hametzarim” (vacation) at home with no music and just family?
A. It is permitted to celebrate a birthday party during the Three Weeks until Rosh Chodesh Av. (Laws of Daily Living: ....
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Posted 6/29/2026 8:15 AM |
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# 5972 – The Wisdom Teeth?
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Q. See question above. Does it make any difference if the denture is itself a costly item that provides good luck?
A. It stands to reason that if it is needed for being able to eat, it should be permitted, even if other more simple dentu ....
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Posted 6/29/2026 8:14 AM |
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#– 5971 – A Law with Teeth!
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Q. Dear Rabbi Shlit’a. I have an appointment at my dental surgeon to have my dentures placed on the of the Nine Days. Can I keep that appointment or should I change the appointment for after the Nine Days ?
A. Poskim rule that if the procedure ....
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Posted 6/29/2026 8:13 AM |
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#5970 - The Musar of Shiva Asar Betamuz
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Q. See question above. Dear Rabbi. Besides the known tragic happenings mentioned above, were there any other historic occurrences in the past or G-D willing in the future on Shiva Asar Betamuz that which were actually beneficial?
A. Othe ....
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Posted 6/21/2026 7:35 AM |
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#5968 - Much More Mouthwash?
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Q. See question above. How about using baking soda or similar powders to brush teeth?
A. If it’s put on dry without making a paste beforehand or you make a paste before Shabbos it would be permitted.
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Posted 6/21/2026 7:33 AM |
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#5967 – Mouth the Mouthwash?
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Q. See question above. One more question. Can one swirl in his mouth on Shabbat a cleaning rough powder. Since he spits it out, does it have a hechsher?
A. It could be used with care and indeed it has to be certified Kosher.
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Posted 6/21/2026 7:32 AM |
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#5966 – Don’t Rush to Crush the Brush?
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Q. Rabbenu Shalita’a. Can one use on Shabbat a simple total plastic brush that does not absorb any water for brushing one’s teeth? How about just a dental stick with a pointy rubber head?
A. Indeed both could be used, including also toot ....
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Posted 6/21/2026 7:30 AM |
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#5965 - Enlightening New Lights
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Q. Dear Rabbi, Incandescent new battery powered LED candles are used on Shabbat where real candles are not lit for safety reasons, such as in hospitals and on cruise ships. There are various opinions pertaining to how the bracha over incandescent can ....
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Posted 6/21/2026 7:30 AM |
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#5964 – Enjoy all the Enjoyers?
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Q. Dear Rabbeinu Bartfeld Shalit"a, Chodesh Tov, The Gemara in תענית כב עמוד א speaks about the reward of people who make other people happy. (אנן אנ ....
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Posted 6/21/2026 7:29 AM |
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#5963 – Help the Heifer?
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See question above. Q. 3. Is there an obligation to take care of this red heifer and see that it does not get blemished and acquire any Mum or defect which would disqualify it from beoming a “Parah Aduma” Would the Gedolei Hatorah take care of it als ....
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Posted 6/21/2026 7:28 AM |
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#5962 – The Healing of the Heifer?
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See question above. Q.2. The ear of the heifer is still recovering, provided that it gets completely healed, can it qualify as פרה אדומה?
Thanks.
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Posted 6/21/2026 7:27 AM |
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#5961 – The Seider of the Heifer?
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Q. Shalom, Dear Rabbeinu Shalit"a,
A Red Heifer was born in the Galilee just before Parashat Chukat in Israel!
The heifer had a tag on its ear which was removed, and the heifer is still recovering. I have a number of questio ....
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Posted 6/21/2026 7:27 AM |
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#5960 – The Seder of the Siddur?
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Q. I've been noticing that there are a wide assortment of siddurim that have the word Siddur printed either as סדור or סידור. At first I thought that it might be a difference between אש ....
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Posted 6/21/2026 7:26 AM |
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#5959 – No Compensation for this Donation?
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Dear Rabbi. As the Rov is likely also aware, when one goes shopping in some supermarkets in our Toronto neighborhoods, the cashiers ask often for a “LGBT” donation. Many likely ashamed of not contributing, just give a small few dollars or cents. The ....
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Posted 6/15/2026 12:45 AM |
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#5958 – Holy Name or Unholy Shame?
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Q. How could they use the Babylonian names for the months; were they not the idolatrous names of their avoda zarah? (See questions 2487- 88 - 89 above)
A. As mentioned above quoting Ramban rather than remembering the Exodus, the Sages of the ti ....
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Posted 6/15/2026 12:45 AM |
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#5957 – Oy Vay! My not god?
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Q. One more question. How come we use for the name of a month the title of a Mesopotamian god. Why is that permitted?
A. The name Tamuz is indeed the epithet of an idolatry, as it says in Yechezkel: (8: 1) And He brought me to the entran ....
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Posted 6/15/2026 12:43 AM |
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#5956 – The Tamuz Minus?
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Q.. Another question. As we are about to begin the sad month of Tamuz, what exactly is the meaning of that name?
A. Tamuz, the fourth month of the Jewish calendar, has two primary meanings: It is and an ancient Mesopotamian god of fertil ....
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Posted 6/15/2026 12:43 AM |
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#5955 – The Sivan Minivan?
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Q. What actually occurred on the 20th of Sivan?
A. Yisod Veshoreash Hoavodo (Shaar 9: 11) mentions that the twentieth of Sivan became a day of fasting due to the many tragedies which began on that day.
On the 20th of Sivan ( ....
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Posted 6/15/2026 12:42 AM |
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#5954 – Ending the Wedding?
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Q. Hon. Rabino Larga Vida. I was invited to a wedding last Thursday night which corresponded to the 20th day of Sivan. Since they are good friend, I did attend. Some of my very frum friends told me that we don’t celebrate weddings on that day. Did I ....
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Posted 6/15/2026 12:41 AM |
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#5953 – Can We Fight for Our Soldiers?
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Q. Is there anything that we here can do about the tragic situation some religious Israeli soldiers encounter?
A. Some circles and Shomrei Torah groups of Israel suporters world wide indeed have organized and sent their opinions as done ....
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Posted 6/15/2026 12:40 AM |
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