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# 5201 A Prison Prayer?
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- Q. See question above. Is it similar to Bikur Cholim and you have to say a tefilah for the imprisoned, and if not why not? Is there a special tefilah for the prisoner himself to say as there is for the ill?
A. As mentioned above, si ....
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Posted 11/29/2024 11:57 AM |
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#5200 A Prison Present
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– Q. See question above. Since I’m wearing a taalit katan, should I offer to leave it with the imprisoned? Is it a mitzva to leave even if I won’t comply with the mitzva until I get back home?
A. Although some Rabbis maintain that he ....
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Posted 11/29/2024 11:55 AM |
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#5199 –Jail Bait?
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- Q. See question above. If I’m visiting someone imprisoned doing time and can bring something for them as often some correctional institutions permit, should I get for them Tzitzis and Tefilin?
A. Yes indeed if one can provide Tzitzi ....
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Posted 11/29/2024 11:53 AM |
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#5198 Bikur Asurim?
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- Q. Dear Rabbi, I much appreciate your work on Ask The Rabbi and the variety of questions your answer. (etc.). I’m a lawyer working for a company that also advocates and defends criminals of all kinds. Since I’m religious, I tend to help whenever ....
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Posted 11/29/2024 11:52 AM |
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#5197 Pray the Proper Prayer
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Q. In our shul we say on Shabbat before Musaf a prayer for the Canadian government as our sages have taught us that one should pray for the benefit and success of their government.
What should be done on these terrible times when the gover ....
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Posted 11/25/2024 3:28 PM |
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#5196 The Birth of a Birthday?
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- Q. Kevod Horav Shli’a. I was very surprised when I heard that this last Shabbos (Chayei Sarah), the family of the Rov and the shul offered a Kiddush to honor his birthday.
With all respect to the Rov since when do we frum Torah people ce ....
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Posted 11/24/2024 11:39 AM |
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#5195 - A Peaceful Wild Man?
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- Q. Is it true that the Chafetz Chaim mentioned that Ishmael was a “Pereh Adam” or wild man not to be friendly to and will remain so?
A, Rabbi Dichovsky, of blessed memory, in his book, “Neot Desha,” on concluding a tractate of Talmu ....
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Posted 11/22/2024 10:28 AM |
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#5194 Must Leave or Lean on the Muslims?
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Q. Can one in our days accept as a convert (Ger) Muslims and then marry them?
Can one invite home for a Shabbat meal a friendly Muslim Arab (a business customer) that is considering conversion to Judaism?
A. Horav Shlomo Mill ....
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Posted 11/22/2024 10:24 AM |
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#5193 Name the Name Ishmael?
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Q. See question above. If indeed the Arabs recanted and now they don’t believe the story of our Torah, can we name today a child Ishmael. Is that not the common name of a Tana in the Talmud and who we quote daily in davening?
A. Althou ....
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Posted 11/22/2024 10:14 AM |
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#5192 There is My Answer
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- Q. Dear Rabbi I have a number of questions regarding Arabs.
On this weeks parsha, Rashi quotes that Ishmael made teshuva and let his younger brother Itzchak lead the levaya of their father Avraham Avinu. If Ishmael did teshuva how come the ....
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Posted 11/22/2024 10:11 AM |
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#5191 Block the Black Market Day?
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- Q. Is one allowed to benefit from the sales offered on Black Market Day, as it seems to be a religious holiday? Can a store owner offer such a sale and advertise for it?
A. In our days, Black Friday is global, with Canadians and Euro ....
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Posted 11/22/2024 10:10 AM |
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#5190 Always the Right Time
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- Q. Following the Talmud, there are specific hours when one should visit the sick for complying with the Bikur Cholim Mitzva, is that an essential part of this important and necessary mitzva?
A. Aruch Hashulchan (326: 8) rules like th ....
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Posted 11/22/2024 10:08 AM |
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#5189 Be Patient and Pray with the Patient
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- Q. Some more questions on Bikur Cholim. We know that an important part of this mitzva is to pray for the patient. Should the choleh listen to the Tefila and answer Amen?
A. Horav Shlomo Miller”s Shlit”a opinion is that he may do so.< ....
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Posted 11/22/2024 10:06 AM |
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#5188 Healthy Ill Visiting
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- Q. Is it permitted for a man to visit an ill woman for Bikur Cholim purposes?
The question is when she is in a private room in a hospital.
A. If the door is kept a bit open so a passerby can see inside the room it is permitted. ....
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Posted 11/22/2024 10:04 AM |
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#5187 A Bikur On Bikur Cholim
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- Q. If one visits a person in a hospital and sees that he is not complying with the basic mitzvos he usually keeps as Tefilin, davening and even saying Shema, and when asked why he replies that the room is dirty by other patients and he himself is ....
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Posted 11/22/2024 10:01 AM |
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#5186 Note and Take Note
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- Q, See question above. If one visits a sick person, yet he is not available for visiting, as he may be sleeping or under treatment, did he comply with the mitzva of Bikur Cholim?
How about if he lives a written note with a proper message, ....
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Posted 11/22/2024 9:59 AM |
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#5185 Call In the Sick?
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- Q. Moreinu Horav Shelita. If someone texts or send an email to a sick friend does he comply with the mitzva of bikur cholim?
A. On a similar question (4049) we wrote:
“Q. Can one comply properly with the mitzva of Bikur ....
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Posted 11/17/2024 11:04 AM |
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#5184 Who Are U?
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- Q. Can one invite a guest home, that one is not sure if he is truly Jewish, since his mother is very assimilated?
A. There are many cases of kiruv of assimilated people in which doubts of the true Halacha of Jewish identity are comm ....
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Posted 11/15/2024 1:21 PM |
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#5183 Honor the Guest?
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Q. Kvod Rabbenu Shlit’a. I have a number of questions concerning Hachnasat Orchim or the mitzva of inviting guest for Shabbat, that is the prevalent in this week’s Parsha of Vaera.
1) Can yo invite a non religious guest that may be ....
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Posted 11/15/2024 12:56 PM |
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#5182 An Everyday Yohrzait
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- Q. Rabbenu Shlit’a. Why do people celebrate the Yohrzait of Rachel Imenu more than any other of the Avot (Patriarchs)? When exactly is the day of the Yohrzait?
A. Horav Shlomo Miller’s Shlit’a opinion is that Rachel Imenu cried ....
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Posted 11/15/2024 12:25 PM |
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