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#4873 Remember to Remember This?
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Q. Rov Shlit’a. In the Amida we pray for wisdom, knowledge, understanding and intellect. How come there is no Tefila in the Amida for having good memory?
A. Horav Shlomo Miller’s Shlit’a opinion is that it is included in the term “ ....
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Posted 3/3/2024 11:04 AM |
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# 4872 The Law of the Land
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- Q. Kevod HaRav, Is it permitted to harvest fruits or seeds from plants growing in public parks or areas (municipal, provincial, national parks, crown land)? Does it matter whether the plant is growing wild vs planted by people, or whether it is ....
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Posted 3/3/2024 10:58 AM |
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# 4871 No Extra-Special Readings
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Q. An elderly and ill individual that only goes these days to shul for Mincha on Shabbos being taken on a wheelchair. During the special parshos as Shekalim ans Zachor since he will not be there in the morning when that parsha is read, can it be re ....
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Posted 3/3/2024 10:55 AM |
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#4868 - A matter of Life and death II
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Q. 2. See question above. Does the above prohibition to derive benefit from a dead body apply also to the cadavers of Gentiles?
A. Many Poskim maintain that it applies to a Jews and non-Jews alike.[ Some Rishonim hold that it doesn't ....
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Posted 2/29/2024 11:29 PM |
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# 4870 Let’s Give Him a Hand
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Q. Dearest Rabbi Shlit”a. My grandfather is already in an old age home as he has very limited abilities. He requested to have every morning someone to wash his hands three times as required. Can a non-Jewish nurse do that for him?
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Posted 2/29/2024 11:24 PM |
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# 4869 A matter of Life and death III
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Q. 3. See question above. Are teeth included in that prohibition?
A. On Question 6 – regarding if a tooth require a proper burial, we wrote:
Q. The dentist took out a broken tooth in 2 parts, I wanted to keep the “broken tooth”, b ....
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Posted 2/29/2024 11:18 PM |
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#4867 A matter of Life and death I
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Q. Bone needed for dental implants comes from cadavers. Is this permitted?
A. We should answer for the above Shaila. first three different questions.
1) It is forbidden to derive benefit from a dead body.
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Posted 2/29/2024 11:04 PM |
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4866- A Bad Hair Day?
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Q. My wife recently went to the mikvah . she always gets her permanent eye lashes (last for 2-3 Months) redone every time she goes (even if they are looking ok). this time i noticed when she came home from the mikvah that some of the lashes had f ....
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Posted 2/29/2024 11:01 PM |
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# 4865 Honor Your Words
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Q. See questions above. What would be an example of an improper Sheimos burial?
A. On question 2918 we were asked: I have seen some people bury plastic bags full of shemos (leftover sefarim or their pages, such as sidurim, chumashim e ....
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Posted 2/29/2024 10:58 PM |
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# 4684 Words to Honor
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Q. See questions above. How about other printed articles that contain some words of Torah or p’sukim, can they just be discarded?
A. On question 3814 we were asked: When one receives invitations for weddings or Bar Mitzvas and there are ....
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Posted 2/29/2024 10:55 PM |
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#4683 A Visa for the Geniza
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Q. See question above. What are the others items of Kedusha that we also call shaimos and how do we dispose of them?
A. Other common shaimos are: printed seforim, Torah manuscripts, sidurim, bentschers, zemiros booklets, bimah cove ....
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Posted 2/29/2024 10:47 PM |
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# 4682 A Very Grave Grave
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Q. I am connected to a shul that has a large amount of shaimos. Must shaimos be buried in a cemetery or can they be placed under the foundation of a building? if yes, then must the building be a Jewish/frum institution?
A. Objects ....
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Posted 2/29/2024 10:44 PM |
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# 4681 Goodbye to Goodbye?
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Q. Can one that is travelling immediately after davening Shacharis and won't be able to say goodbye then to his nearby friends in shul, give his farewell greetings and wishes before davening?
A. Horav Dovid Pam Shlit’a maintains that ....
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Posted 2/27/2024 2:24 PM |
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# 4680 Broccoli Brocho
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Q. If one was making a bracha on raw broccoli in front of some friends and they had a debate over whether it should be ha'adama or shehakol. They said there used to be the same shailah on carrots but now most people eat raw carrots so it's correc ....
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Posted 2/26/2024 5:21 PM |
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# 4679 Same Name Again?
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Q. I'm dating someone whose mother had my Hebrew name as a nickname. Is this an issue? Can he call me a Hebrew nickname instead?
A. On question 3493 we were asked:
“Our daughter, who is having a difficult time finding the pr ....
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Posted 2/26/2024 5:19 PM |
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# 4678 A Blessed Purim Kattan?
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Q. Rov. Another question for a Happy Purim Katan. Is it true that the spirit of the great Purim also rests on the small one? Should one great another on Purim Kattan with the blessing of a “Frailechn Purim”?
A. See Q. 3561: Nitei Gavri ....
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Posted 2/23/2024 10:48 AM |
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#4677 Really! or only a Purim Wit Vert’l?
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Q. Is it true that the Chasam Sofer says that not saying tachanun on Purim Kattan is a mitzva of the Torah?
A. Indeed Chasam Soffer (O.H. 208) does mention that the reading of the megilla, eating the seuda and shalach monos during Pu ....
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Posted 2/23/2024 10:34 AM |
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#4676 Purim Kattan Costume Custom
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.Q. Our dear Rabino. As you recommended we are making a seuda (small and fast) on Purim Kattan Be’H this Friday morning and we are inviting our very happy neighbours to join us with their children.
The kids want to know if they should alread ....
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Posted 2/22/2024 5:17 PM |
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# 4675 - Gentile Kindness II
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Q. See question above: Can one receive Tzedaka from a Non- Jewish organization?
A. On question 358 we were asked: There are some religious Christians who are very supportive of Jews living in Israel, As such they offer financial bene ....
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Posted 2/22/2024 5:03 PM |
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# 4674 Gentile Kindness I
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Q. I was told that we're not supposed to give tzedaka to a Gentile. Those that include any type of money, food, clothes, other help, etc.? What is the source?
A. On question 1955 regarding how could Yaakov who kept the whole Torah send ....
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Posted 2/22/2024 5:01 PM |
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