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#5738 - More Family Problems?
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- Q. See question above. Just one more question. Does the פגם continue on to subsequent generations? (male children? female children?)
A. See answers above.
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Posted 1/2/2026 1:52 PM |
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#5737 – Public Servant or King?
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Q. See question above. Is the פגם less in this case where the father is מזרע ישראל as above than if he would be a נכרי ?
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Posted 1/2/2026 1:50 PM |
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Posted 1/2/2026 1:46 PM |
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5735 – Family Problems and Answers!
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- Q. See questions above. Now the individual in question, being a halachic Jew, with only the father's mother being not Jewish, (his own mother is completely Jewish on all sides) how is he same or different in relation to other Jews who are miyucho ....
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Posted 1/2/2026 1:44 PM |
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#5734 Sitting in Judgment
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- Q. See question above. Is there any connection between this individual, his father, and grandfather that is ancestral whether Halachic or spiritual? How about mourning obligations?
A. On question 4540 we dealt with similar princip ....
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Posted 1/2/2026 1:43 PM |
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#5733 -Where Are My Children?
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- Q. See question above.
Being that the father is זרע ישראל (from the father's side), if that father were to have converted, would he be able to take a position of שרר ....
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Posted 1/2/2026 1:39 PM |
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#5732 - An Able Aveilus?
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- See question above; Bekavod Rav. Q. One other item. What is the obligation of Aveilus on the individual for his זרע ישראל father...chiuv of yortzeit ...etc...please?...thank you again.
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Posted 1/2/2026 1:36 PM |
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# 5731 - Don’t Step on the Step Parents?
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- Q. Hello Rabbi Bartfeld, Hope you are well and thank you in advance for your time. This may sound like a hypothetical set of questions, but you should know it is an actual situation that the person who is asking me would like clarity on how to vi ....
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Posted 1/2/2026 1:32 PM |
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#5730 – No Bitul on Nitel Questions?
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- Q. Who are the great Gedolim and Poskim, that do not keep the Nitel Traditions?
Can one relay on them?
A. Indeed many prominent halachic authorities explicitly reject the practice of refraining from Torah study on Nittel N ....
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Posted 1/2/2026 1:29 PM |
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#5729 Bitul on Nitel?
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– Rov Shlit”a. What are you supposed to do on Nital Night?
A. One who keeps that minhag may learn what is permitted on Tisha Beav. In the הגהות on the ספר המנה ....
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Posted 1/2/2026 1:25 PM |
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#5728 – Big Little Nitel?
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- Bekavod HoRav. Many believe that the minhag not to learn on Nitel Nacht, and in the new year is just a Chasidic tradition is that true?
A. See question 5727 above. The חות יאיר in his sefe ....
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Posted 1/2/2026 1:21 PM |
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#5727 – The Kratzmach Kosher Drinks?
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- Q. Shalom. Dear Rabbeinu Shalit"a, Around this season, eggnog is sold and some products have a proper hechsher.
Would that be ok to buy and serve it at home, or not, as some might find it too affiliated with the current non-Jewish celebratio ....
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Posted 1/2/2026 1:20 PM |
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#5726 – Tell All About Nitel!
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- Q. Dear Rov Shlit’a .Why do so many not keep the tradition of not learning on Nitel?
A. Many believe that the Minhag of not learning on Nital Night is only a Chasidishe Minhag for some. In reality Likely most Yeshivot and ....
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Posted 12/31/2025 4:14 PM |
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#5725 - Watch Out for That Watch!
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- Q. Due to a medical reason I am using an apple watch to detect falls and heart arrhythmia. This watch also counts steps and other activities. The watch does not have a Shabbat mode and I cannot shut down these activities over Shabbat. Can I sti ....
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Posted 12/31/2025 3:51 PM |
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#5724 – Get That Story Straight?
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- Q. Where is Yoshke in our tradition?
A. There is a four-way most known מחלוקת in ראשונים if the Christian Yoshke is ever mentioned in בב ....
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Posted 12/31/2025 3:43 PM |
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#5723 – Really! the Salt of the Earth?
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- - Q. See questions above. How about spreading salt on the ice of the entrance to the Shul or Home?
A. On question 2073 we wrote:
Q. Can one scatter salt or sand on the snow during Shabbos to prevent people from ....
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Posted 12/31/2025 3:33 PM |
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#5722 – Icy Shailah?
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- Q. See question above. Thank you Rov for the answers. Can one use also a metal scrapper to break the ice on Shabbat?
A. On question 393 regarding chopping ice on Shabbos. On using a metal scrapper to break ice on a path ....
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Posted 12/31/2025 3:24 PM |
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#5721 - - Shabbath Shovel Shovelful
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- Q. Is one allowed to clean the entrance and path to it from the street to his house or the Shul during Shabbath if the snow fell then?
A. On question 4155 we wrote:
On question 4150 dealing with the large snowfall on a rece ....
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Posted 12/31/2025 3:19 PM |
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#5720 – Follow Now the Snow Show
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- Q. Dear Rabbi.
If someone wants to impress his southern visiting guest, can one use the snow on Shabbat for drinking purposes, as to cool the drinks?
A. On question 4112 we wrote:
“Dear Rabbi, this q ....
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Posted 12/31/2025 3:11 PM |
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#5719 - Real Fast Talk
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Dear Moreinu Shlit'a
My father Shlit'a is already aged and does not usually fast, besides on Yom Kippur and Tisha Beav. He heard on Shiur that the Taanit Of Assarah Beteveth is more stringent and indeed he wants to try to fast as ....
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Posted 12/30/2025 3:50 PM |
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