1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
149
150
151
152
153
154
155
156
157
158
159
160
161
162
163
164
165
166
167
168
169
170
171
172
173
174
175
176
177
178
179
180
181
182
183
184
185
186
187
188
189
190
191
192
193
194
195
196
197
198
199
200
201
202
203
204
205
206
207
208
209
210
211
212
213
214
215
216
217
218
219
220
221
222
223
224
225
226
227
228
229
230
231
232
233
234
235
236
237
238
239
240
241
242
243
244
245
246
247
248
249
250
251
252
253
254
255
256
257
258
259
260
261
262
263
264
265
266
267
268
269
270
271
272
273
|
|
|
|
# 1291 Don’t Fall Asleep!
|
|
|
|
Q. Why should a rabbi or a teacher who is very boring and the listeners fall asleep and are subject to unnecessary stress not be prohibited to lecture? Isn’t harming the health of the congregants and the class an issur (prohibition) of the Torah?< ....
|
|
|
|
|
Posted 3/31/2017 5:03 PM |
Tell a Friend
| Ask The Rabbi |
Comments (0)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
# 1290 Where Was I? Again
|
|
|
|
Q. Re- question 1283; Did Rav Miller shlit’a explain why he agrees with the view of the Chayei Adam, which, as mentioned, is contrary to the opinion of most poskim? In that case (following the psak of the Chayei Adam and Rav Miller), should he dave ....
|
|
|
|
|
Posted 3/31/2017 4:56 PM |
Tell a Friend
| Ask The Rabbi |
Comments (0)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
# 1289 The Joys Of Spring
|
|
|
|
Q. Does Mishenichas Adar Marbim Besimcha (when the month of Adar begins we increase joy), apply also after Purim? Does the joy keep on increasing? Does it continue into Nissan too? (for the purpose of starting a new business or scheduling a medical ....
|
|
|
|
|
Posted 3/30/2017 1:00 PM |
Tell a Friend
| Ask The Rabbi |
Comments (0)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
# 1288 Daven On The Run?
|
|
|
|
Q. I am a mother, working full-time. For health reasons, I need to fit in some exercise and bought a treadmill, hoping to use it every morning. I am finding it difficult to juggle davening and going on the treadmill. Would it be acceptable to dave ....
|
|
|
|
|
Posted 3/24/2017 3:34 PM |
Tell a Friend
| Ask The Rabbi |
Comments (0)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
# 1287 A Riddle Wrapped In An Enigma
|
|
|
Q. What is the beracha on a flour tortilla (wrap) used as a bread substitute, for example, you fill it with chicken or cheese?
A. Shulchan Aruch (168: 8) rules that very thin bread or as Mishna Berura (ibid. 37) explains a very dilut ....
|
|
|
|
|
Posted 3/24/2017 3:30 PM |
Tell a Friend
| Ask The Rabbi |
Comments (2)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
# 1286 Ha-Mentaschen but no Ha-Motzi
|
|
|
K'vod Harav,
Q. I would like to know the Rav's opinion if one should make a bracha on hamantaschen during a bread meal, and if so - if it matters whether one is eating them at the beginning of the meal or at the end.
A. Horav Sh ....
|
|
|
|
|
Posted 3/24/2017 3:25 PM |
Tell a Friend
| Ask The Rabbi |
Comments (0)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
# 1285 Don’t Break The Habit
|
|
|
|
Q. If one's family comes originally comes from Lithuania and davened nusach Ashkenaz, but their grandfather switched to nussach Sefard to fit into a kehilla upon arriving in Toronto, which nussach should the grandson daven? I know Rav Moshe in Igros ....
|
|
|
|
|
Posted 3/24/2017 3:14 PM |
Tell a Friend
| Ask The Rabbi |
Comments (0)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
# 1284 Just To Be On The Safe Side
|
|
|
B"H
Q. Shalom Dear Rabbi.
Why didn't King Saul kill the Amalekite King immediately?
Is there any Midrash or other source that gives specific, detailed information about the conversation/exchange between King Saul and the king of A ....
|
|
|
|
|
Posted 3/24/2017 3:06 PM |
Tell a Friend
| Ask The Rabbi |
Comments (1)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
# 1283 Where Was I?
|
|
|
Q. If one lost his place in SE, (shemone esreh), or is in doubt as to whether he may have skipped a bracha, what does Rav Miller shlita advise one to do? Repeat what he may have already said, or just keep on going?
A. Po ....
|
|
|
|
|
Posted 3/24/2017 2:57 PM |
Tell a Friend
| Ask The Rabbi |
Comments (0)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
# 1282 Repeat If Necesary
|
|
|
|
Q. A religious school...advertised a mishloach monos campaign... Many in the community rely on this method of fulfilling the mitzva of mishloach monos. This year the school delivered the monos on Thursday, Taanis Esther. As such have these senders ....
|
|
|
|
|
Posted 3/24/2017 2:47 PM |
Tell a Friend
| Ask The Rabbi |
Comments (0)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
# 1281 No Need For A “Poro” Excuse
|
|
|
Q. Do women have to hear Parshas Poroh? If they are unable to come to shul because of the care to their young children, should they at least read it from a chumash at home?
A. Many Poskim write that women are exempt from listening to P ....
|
|
|
|
|
Posted 3/24/2017 2:23 PM |
Tell a Friend
| Ask The Rabbi |
Comments (0)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
# 1280 Come Again?
|
|
|
|
Q. A rav desires to conduct kabbalos Shabbos/ Maariv services in two different communities (one early Shabbos and then at the regular time). At the first services, he will not be davening himself (someone else will daven for the amud), but rather th ....
|
|
|
|
|
Posted 3/17/2017 2:42 PM |
Tell a Friend
| Ask The Rabbi |
Comments (0)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
# 1279 Clothes Make The HaMan or Blessings In Disguise?
|
|
|
Q. It says in Mishna Berura that you have to wear Shabbos clothing on Purim, But it also says that you should wear an attire (partzufin) Which is more correct?
A. Different reasons have been mentioned for the minhag of donning disgu ....
|
|
|
|
|
Posted 3/17/2017 12:08 AM |
Tell a Friend
| Ask The Rabbi |
Comments (0)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
# 1278 With All Due Respect
|
|
|
Q. Can you repeat or think Purim Torah while in a bathroom?
A. Horav Shlomo Miller’s Shlit’a opinion is that since you are repeating or thinking of verses and words of our sages, albeit in a nonsensical and ludicrous content, it would ....
|
|
|
|
|
Posted 3/14/2017 12:11 AM |
Tell a Friend
| Ask The Rabbi |
Comments (0)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
# 1277 Kidding Aside
|
|
|
Q. When you say over Purim Torah, do you comply with the mitzva of learning Torah?
A. Many sayings of our sages may be seen as what would qualify as Purim Torah, e.g. “Where is Hamman written in the Torah? It is said: Hamin Haetz” (Ch ....
|
|
|
|
|
Posted 3/14/2017 12:10 AM |
Tell a Friend
| Ask The Rabbi |
Comments (0)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
# 1276 This Is Not Purim Torah
|
|
|
Q. What is the reason for the strange minhag of saying Purim Torah?
A. Osri Lagefen (p. 183) explains that Purim Torah is a result from the mitzva of “Lebesumei BePuriya” (Shulchan Aruch O.H. 695: 2). And it proves a most important ....
|
|
|
|
|
Posted 3/10/2017 3:37 PM |
Tell a Friend
| Ask The Rabbi |
Comments (0)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
# 1275 Give it Time
|
|
|
Q. Can I give money to a family that needs it before Purim, and it should be counted as Matanot Laevyonim since they need it for Purim expenses, usually bought before Purim?
A. Shulchan Aruch (O.H. 695: 4) mentions Matonos Laevyonim as ....
|
|
|
|
|
Posted 3/10/2017 3:34 PM |
Tell a Friend
| Ask The Rabbi |
Comments (0)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
# 1274 Give Me a Break
|
|
|
Q. How much is this year the minimum amount for Matanot Laevyonim and for the (half coin) Machatzit Hashekel?
A. On question 507 on this forum we wrote: “Horav
Shlomo Miller Shlit’a advises to give at least a dollar for matonos
loe ....
|
|
|
|
|
Posted 3/10/2017 1:22 PM |
Tell a Friend
| Ask The Rabbi |
Comments (0)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
# 1273 Bright Is Early
|
|
|
Q. When should machatzis hashekel be given this year, on Taanis Esther (Thursday) or Motzei Shabbos (Purim)?
A. There are different opinions and traditions as to when to give machatzis hashekel. Rema (694: 1) maintains that the minhag i ....
|
|
|
|
|
Posted 3/10/2017 12:18 PM |
Tell a Friend
| Ask The Rabbi |
Comments (0)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
# 1272 These Coins Are Not For The “Coin-anim”
|
|
|
Q. Is it correct to write on the collection plate machatzis hashekel, or we should rather write “zecher” lemachatzis, so it would not become actually kadosh?
A.We find in Maseches Sofrim (21:3) that one shouldn't say he is giving the m ....
|
|
|
|
|
Posted 3/10/2017 12:12 PM |
Tell a Friend
| Ask The Rabbi |
Comments (0)
|
|
|
Important Numbers
