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#5283 Living with Olives III
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- Q. See question above. Since it is common to consume olive oil, is that also included in the prohibition above?
A. (Mor Uk”tzio 170, Kaf Hachaim 157: 27 et. al.) Poskim maintain that on the contrary, adding olive oil (which i ....
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Posted 1/31/2025 1:25 PM |
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#5282 Living with Olives II
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- Q. See question above. What kind of olives are included in this prohibition?
A. Many Poiskim opine that the Talmud is only referring to raw or fresh olives not the ones that have been pickled or salted.
(Mor Uk”tzio 170, Kaf ....
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Posted 1/31/2025 1:24 PM |
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#5281 Living with Olives?
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- Q. As we approach Tu Bishvat and prepare for our party that includes all the fruits that Hashem blessed us with, our large Kiruv and Ba’aley Teshuva group has many questions regarding the eating of olives that are also included.
Is ....
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Posted 1/31/2025 1:21 PM |
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#5280 No Parking Allowed
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- Q. Is one allowed to park a car in a prohibited parking spot when going to shul or doing any another mitzva. I see that often people do so, is that correct? If they do, do they comply with the intended mitzva?
After all is that not a ....
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Posted 1/31/2025 1:17 PM |
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#5279 The Blessed Wine?
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- Q. See question above. How about someone who has a Shabbos guest that visits often and usually brings as a gift a wine bottle.
On occasions he arrives late after the host made already kiddush, (there are young kids in the family).
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Posted 1/31/2025 1:15 PM |
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#5278 The Brew Bracha
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- Q. When someone is taking part in a Kiddush and makes a brocho on wine and then he drinks other liquors such as beer, does one have to recite another brocho? How about a mixed drink that also contains some wine?
A. On question 3029 w ....
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Posted 1/31/2025 1:12 PM |
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#5277 Listening To the Shema!
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- Q. I always wondered why in the most important reading of the Shema, that we repeat a number of times every day begins in a singular form, yet it ends in plural?
A. It could well be that the beginning of Shema Yisroel is addressing ....
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Posted 1/31/2025 1:07 PM |
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#5276 Fruits For All?
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- Q. Dear Rov Shlit”a. I and many women in my family and friends take part on a Seuda of Tu Bihvat or eat the assorted fruits on Tu Bihvat as men do. Yet I wonder: Why are women required to comply with that Minhag and tradition, after all it should ....
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Posted 1/31/2025 1:05 PM |
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#5275 Women On Time?
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- See question above Q. Is it okay (as a woman) to skip davening in the morning so I can be part of a large group of women who say tehillim together and do mincha later in the day when I have less time pressure?
If this on line group i ....
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Posted 1/31/2025 1:03 PM |
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#5274 The Torah Blessing Women
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- Q. Sometimes I am so pressed for time that I'm not sure what to do first. First of all, I start work at 7 am. I often have a (women) support group meeting at 6:30 am and there are people who say words of Torah. How early can I say morning bracha ....
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Posted 1/31/2025 1:00 PM |
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#5273: Need an Answer?
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Q. Do the above answers apply also in Canada?
A. It would certainly depend to whom you are addressing and their particular viewpoint. There is practically a rainbow of different views and usually shuls, organizations and individuals hav ....
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Posted 1/26/2025 6:15 PM |
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#5272: Trump Up Trump?
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Q. Some people in your (New York) friendly shul want to offer a kiddush this Shabbos to celebrate the victory of Donald Trump is that a correct thing to do?
A. On a similar recent question (5050) we wrote:
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Posted 1/24/2025 12:09 PM |
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#5271: Pray Tell the Pray
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- Q. Kvod Horav is one watching the inauguration of President Donald Trump (or similar) allowed to listen to the prayers of the priests involved?
A. Horav Aharon Miller and Horav Dovid Pam Shlit’a maintain that one should not listen to ....
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Posted 1/24/2025 12:07 PM |
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#5270: Beyond the Grave
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Q. See question above. Is that the best that could be done in such a sensitive and very embarrassing situation?
A. With Hashem’s help, I suggested to the family a valuable and effective burial solution which would not only apply to the ....
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Posted 1/24/2025 12:04 PM |
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#5269: A Very Grave Grave!
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- Q. A few days ago we were asked a Shailah about a great Tzadik and Talmid Chacham who bought some years ago a few Kevarim (burial places) for himself and family in a section where his rebetzin, and most of his family members were already buried. S ....
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Posted 1/24/2025 12:00 PM |
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#5268 The End of All Films?
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- Q. See question above. Should one email a copy of the film first to the ones involved and asked them if they mind, for others to see them? Or should we assume that since they came and knew they were likely being filmed, so they don’t really care ....
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Posted 1/24/2025 11:56 AM |
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#5267: A Popcorn Film?
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Q. Dear Rabbi. It is very common and accustomed to play for family and friends gathering after a wedding, Bar mitzva or any simcha, the films that where taken then.
I’m often worried that if there are on those films some images that m ....
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Posted 1/24/2025 11:54 AM |
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#5266: No Gain Pain
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- Q. Someone who will be finishing shiva on Shabbos morning, and is following the customary ways of not performing openly any of the mourning traditions and prohibitions during Shabbos and will join the Seudos of Shabbos with his family.
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Posted 1/24/2025 11:52 AM |
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#5265: Need to Hear Your Voice!
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Q. One of the women attending our shul became recently affected by a chronic illness that lately became a bit distressing and requires more help and supervision. Can her children use a monitor on Shabbat to take care for her during Shabbat?
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Posted 1/19/2025 11:22 AM |
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#5264 A Happy Yohrzait?
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Q. See question above. Can one on the Shabbos Yohrzait attend a Bar Mitzva kidush after davening?
A. Nitei Gavriel (p. 176- 24 -4) and other Poskim maintain that on a regular Kidush one is allowed. However, if it is an occasion of a ....
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Posted 1/17/2025 12:49 PM |
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