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#5504 Too Fast? Now All Fast?
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- - Q. See question above. Are the rest of the people present in the shul also included in the traditional fasting?
A. As we mentioned, There is a late post-Talmudic custom for a person who drops a sefer Torah to fast, usually only on ....
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Posted 7/18/2025 11:20 AM |
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#5503 Acted Too Fast? Now Fast!!!
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- Q. Someone was present when a small Sefer Torah left unattended by the Bima, and then someones jacket button got hooked to the Taalit the sefer was on and it fell.
First question. 1). Does the person who actually pulled it it has t ....
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Posted 7/18/2025 11:16 AM |
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#5502 The Correct Current Swim
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- Q. Rabenu Shlit”a. Thank you so much for the various answers. And I got a new one. This year due to our new Einiklach (grand children), we will stay at our cottage for Shiva Asar Betamuz (we usually return to the city).
Since my Ch ....
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Posted 7/18/2025 10:28 AM |
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#5501 Spit In?
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- - Q. Due to a special medical mouth condition, I have have to often wash my mouth to remove excess saliva everyday How is this method best accomplished on a Taanit – (fasting day}?
A. on question 3240 we wrote:
Q. “Can one brush his ....
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Posted 7/13/2025 12:04 PM |
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#5500 Does Your New Suit Really Fit You?
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- Q. Kevod Rabeinu. Someone traveling to our town and reaching me on this coming Motzei Shabbat that is already the night of Shiva Asar Betamuz, is delivering for me a new very much needed Shabbos suit.
Can I wear it then and make She ....
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Posted 7/11/2025 11:41 AM |
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#5499 – How About Just a Hot or Cold Drink?
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- Q. See question above:
If the water was in the Frigidaire does it also apply? What if it was a hot soup on the stove (already off)?
A. As we mentioned before, very few people seems to keep this tradition. It stands to reas ....
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Posted 7/11/2025 11:34 AM |
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#5498 – But Really, I Can’t Stop Drinking!
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- Q. Just One more question Rov. How long is the time of the prohibition for those who believe on it?
A. On question 4080 we mentioned:
On question 4060 the Rov mentioned that one has to avoid drinking water during the begi ....
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Posted 7/11/2025 11:29 AM |
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#5497 Another Drinking Problem?
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- Q. I heard that there are more reasons to the above tradition. What are they?
A. See also question 4063.
Various Sefarim explain that the main reason behind this custom is because they are afraid that there is a drop o ....
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Posted 7/11/2025 11:26 AM |
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#5496 Stop Drinking! Really?
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- Q. See question above.
Rov Shlit’a. I read that one should dispose of drinking uncovered water on that “Tekufa” day. Is that true? Why?
Do people really actually keep this? Is there really a source for this tradition, ....
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Posted 7/11/2025 11:18 AM |
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#5495 The Rhythm of the Seasons.
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- Q. Dearest Rov Shlit’a . I read an the luach that today is the Yom Hatekufa. What does that exactly really mean?
A. Tekufos תקופות literally, "turn" or "cycle") are the four seasons of the year re ....
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Posted 7/11/2025 11:13 AM |
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#5494 Decrease the Additions?
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- Q. Kavod HaRav. There are a number of Hosafos (additions) that are recited every day after davening Shacharit. For example, Shesh Zechiros, Parshas HaTeshuva, etc... Can they be recited on Tisha Be'Av as well, when Torah learning is prohibited? Th ....
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Posted 7/11/2025 11:09 AM |
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#5493 Not so Fast!
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Q. See question above.
Rabenu, let me add a question to my question. If one is usually machmir (stringent) and begins the Taanis (fasting day) already from the night, does that also apply in our year when there is a mitzva of Mela ....
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Posted 7/11/2025 11:06 AM |
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#5492 Start Fast the Fast?
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- Q. Rabenu Shlit”a. I remember hearing that Poskim maintain that one should if possible be stringent and begin the fasting of Shiva Asar Betamuz already on the night before. Is that correct? Why?
If one has done so for more that thre ....
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Posted 7/11/2025 10:57 AM |
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#5491 Save and Shave
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- Q. Shalom Uvracha Rabbi Barfteld, Hope all is well. My son wishes to start shaving. Which shavers are permissible lechatchila (on the onset)? Thanks so much!
A. There are multiple options on the constant changing world of availabl ....
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Posted 7/11/2025 10:53 AM |
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#5490 Calling in Question
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Q. If someone has yohrtzait on Shiva Asar Betamuz, but because of old age he does not know if he will be able to fast a full day, can he be called to the Torah on this year during an early Mincha as he always is? He has always fasted before, yet he ....
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Posted 7/6/2025 1:01 PM |
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#5489 Beg, Borrow or Steal?
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- Q. Can one borrow without asking permission the Tefilin permission from others left in Shul when in need?
A. Although, in general we assume that a person is glad to let others use his Tefilin without approval. (Nicha Lei Lreinish Leme ....
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Posted 7/4/2025 11:08 AM |
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#5488 Pray and Tell!
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- Q. Hello Rav! I arrived at shul to discover I had left my tefillin at home. I had to choose to daven without them and then put them on around 5pm after work (or for mincha) vs. driving home to get them and davening without a minyan. Which is prefe ....
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Posted 7/4/2025 11:02 AM |
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#5487 - Plant a Seed of Doubt in Your Mind?
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Q. Kvodo Shlit’a. I have a
question on the summer days we buy flower pots and also use planters.
My kids like to plant on some big ones and planters, different types,
of even small fruit plants and trees. Is there a pr ....
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Posted 7/4/2025 10:29 AM |
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#5486 Get a Big Head!
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- Q. See question above. If indeed the are to big can I just use the parshiot. It seems possible that they would fit in mine?
A. If the fit correctly, and are not placed under pressure that could damage the writing, you could indeed us ....
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Posted 7/4/2025 10:26 AM |
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#5485 A Big Ask?
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- Q. Dear Rov Shlit’a. As you know my father A.H. passed away last month. He left me a beautiful pair of Tefilin that he spend a lot on them, and they are very mehudar in many ways. There is only one problem, they are very big (He had greater head t ....
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Posted 7/4/2025 10:23 AM |
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