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#5320 Tough Eggs to Crack?
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- Q. Can a Baalas Teshuva woman who was born from an illicit and adulterous marriage that made her a “Mamzeret” donate her eggs to an infertile friend that cannot conceive and not only help her but merit to have herself Kosher offspring?
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Posted 2/28/2025 2:01 PM |
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# 5319 Cater the Water?
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- Q. Dear Rabbi and friend, I just read on a Daas Torah news source, a very motivating article. It mentioned that Sigi Cohen, the mother of Eliya Cohen who was released from Hamas captivity on a recent Shabbos, spoke at a press conference on Sunday ....
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Posted 2/28/2025 1:58 PM |
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#5318 – Zoom the Zain?
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- Q. Moreinu. Someone in my family is making a wedding on Zain Adar (Adar 7, March 6 25) should I attend? If not, can I zoom the wedding?
A. Shulchan Aruch (O.H. 580: 2) includes Zain Adar (Adar 7) in the list of the days that mark mou ....
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Posted 2/28/2025 1:56 PM |
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#5317 No News is Good News?
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- Q. See question above. If we are not allowed to spread sad news during Shabbos, how come that we recite a Mi Sheverach for the real sick people, usually when reading the Torah. Does that not cause distress for the listeners when they hear that a ....
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Posted 2/28/2025 1:52 PM |
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#5316 Sad and Bad?
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- Q. The MB (Mishna Berurah) 307/3 says not to say sad news on Shabbos. Someone I was eating by asked me about a familiar Rav and where does he live. The Rav is no longer alive. Should I have answered that he is in the Olam Haemes (World of Truth ....
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Posted 2/28/2025 1:49 PM |
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#5315 – Go and Do Door of Adar
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- Q. Kvod Horav Shlit’a. Is it true that if one davens for something very needed and very special, he should do so and specially dedicate Rosh Chodesh Adar for it? Can one also in need then fast on that day?
A. Indeed sefarim write tha ....
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Posted 2/27/2025 12:02 AM |
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#5314 First Priority?
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- Q. Dear Rov. Sorry we are so late, but we do need an answer before Shabbat (Parshat Mishpatim 2025) begins. We usually have a shiur before Mincha on Shabbat afternoon on Talmud and we prepare for a Siyum now for Erev Pesach. Some of our ....
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Posted 2/21/2025 3:02 PM |
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#5313 A Burning Shailah
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- Q. What is the correct way to deal with a non-religious family member who wants to cremate the grandfather of a Baaeil Teshuva family, when he is in charge of the proceedings?
A. There are different methods that could be used for co ....
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Posted 2/21/2025 11:25 AM |
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#5312 – A Note on the Devote Vote!
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- Q. See question above. Is there a mitzva to organize a group of elderly people or ill people to bring to them voting facilities?
A. Following the above question, if the medical caregivers authorize without any health issues at all fo ....
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Posted 2/21/2025 11:20 AM |
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#5311 A Note on the Vote!
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- Q. Dear Rabbi as we approach elections in our town and we keep on getting all kind of emails from Rabbinical and community leaders that it is an obligation to vote. Is that really true?
A. On question 561 A Mitzvah to Vote? We wrote: ....
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Posted 2/21/2025 11:16 AM |
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#5310 – The Price of the Praise!
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- Q. Dear Moreinu Shlit’a. We know that you are related to the Gestetner family. A group (in the N.Y. area) that also is family, wants to know what is Horav Shlomo Miller”s Shlit”a opinion in our group organizing a Hesped the coming week in memory o ....
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Posted 2/21/2025 11:11 AM |
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#5309 A Blessed Brocho?
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- Q. Does the Mezonos bracha that one recites during a Shabbath Kidush, include and exempts from all the other foods included later in that kidush, such as cholent, potatoes or desert?
A. Although the eating of cakes or similar Mezono ....
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Posted 2/21/2025 11:08 AM |
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#5308 The Battles of the Bottles?
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- Q. Kevod Morenu Horav Shlit”a. If someone donated a large amount of soda bottles to his new shul for a large simcha, does he have to take care of the empty bottles? If there is a gift- promotion involved, is it for him to keep?
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Posted 2/21/2025 11:06 AM |
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#5307 Mind your E-Mind?
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- See questions above. Q. Will it make a difference if that implant is only biologically human or if it is an advanced electronic addition that can interconnect with the brain?
A. On question 2928 (At Arm’s Length) we wrote: “Can on ....
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Posted 2/21/2025 11:02 AM |
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#5306 Mind Your Mind?
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- Q. See question above. People who maybe have or will soon undergo such medical treatment, even it is a small addition, does it alter the Halacha status of that individual, or is it just like the common cochlear implant?
A. As mention ....
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Posted 2/21/2025 10:58 AM |
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#5305 Don’t Loose Your Head!!!
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Q. Most Honorable Rabbi and Posek. I truly like and enjoy your most unusual, new and very interesting Halacha questions, that are also supported by other most meaningful Poskim.
I’m a frum still yeshiva talmid and now also a student of medi ....
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Posted 2/21/2025 10:54 AM |
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#5304 “Last” or “First” Letters?
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Q. I recently read that During his recent last visit to Washington, DC, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu took part in inscribing letters in the historic “Washington Torah ” - a most unusual and outstanding Sefer Torah being written entire ....
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Posted 2/16/2025 11:02 AM |
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#5303 Just Enjoy the Delicious Fruits!
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Q. Dear Friendly Rabino. Due to my sad medical circumstances I was hospitalized yesterday (Thursday) during Tu Bishvat (2025), and was unable to eat the fruits together with my family and friends and say the brochos and sing the songs including the ....
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Posted 2/14/2025 1:35 PM |
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#5302 - Walk the Walk?
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Q. Is it okay to pace and walk around while I am davening some of the brachas that require standing or don't require sitting, aside from the shemona esrei?
A. Horav Shlomo Miller’s Shlit’a opinion is that it is only permitted in a pla ....
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Posted 2/14/2025 12:50 PM |
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# 5301 – Amen to the Amen!
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- Q. Someone in the conversion process was told that he can't say amen to other people's brachas. I thought they are supposed to follow all Jewish laws and customs with the exception of completely observing Shabbos. What am I missing?
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Posted 2/14/2025 12:48 PM |
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