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Expand Article # 1961 A Shaila on Shoalim
Q. If someone prayed maariv after plag but before the shkia on December 4, and forgot that you have to start saying that night veten tal umatar, but since it was not yet really night, does he have to repeat the amida?

A. Shulchan Aruch ....


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Expand Article # 1960 The Prominence of a Shamash
Q. On question 684- 685 in regards to creating a variety of colors in the lights of the menorah by adding different chemicals to the oil, or adding aromatic drops to the oil, since the effect is quite attractive and striking, and it may be even a ....


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Expand Article # 1959 Is It Worth the Candle?
Q. Is there a special inyan to light candles or oil lamps at the amud in a shul? Not that many shuls do that these days, why?

A. Shulchan Aruch (151: 9) writes that it is tradition to illuminate our shuls with lights in their honor. ....


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Expand Article # 1958 Figure of Speech
Q. Of the five oral tools from which speech emerges, throat, palate, teeth, tongue, lips, why is it that in the 24 Books speech is most often referred to in association with the tongue and the lips?

A. Horav Shlomo Miller's Shlit'a op ....


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Expand Article # 1957 The Character of the Characters
Q. Our minhag, following Minhag Chasam Sofer, is to write our Sifrei Torah, Tefilin, and Mezuzos in Kesav Beis Yosef, except that the top-right section of the Tsadi is written as it appears in Kesav Ari.
Can those who are particular to have th ....


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Expand Article # 1956 Shed Some Light
Q. Can you light the shul menorah on Chanuka from a shul yohrtzait candle? How about a cigarette from a yohrtzait candle?

A. Remah (O.H. 154: 14), permits only in great need the use of shul lights for private use. Mishna Berura (ibid. ....


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Expand Article # 1955 Gift Ideas
Q. How could Yaakov who kept the whole Torah send a gift to Eisav, is that not prohibited because of Lo Techanem?

A. See question 234 in regards to sending gifts to customers or business acquaintances as the holiday season approaches we ....


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Expand Article #1954 Halachah of Hakdamah - Torah or Tefilah?
Q. A man has a daily schedule to daven shachris btzibur attend a daily shiur and then go to work. One morning he wakes up late. There is a later minyan he can go to but he will miss his shiur. He can daven biyichidus and still make the shiur.Showing ....


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Expand Article # 1953 Ahav es HaVav
Q. I believe I asked this question in the past but did not receive a reply.
Nowadays, most Sifrei Torah, their pages are "typset" and arranged according to a standard configuration where every page, except six, start with a Vav. Almost ever ....


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Expand Article # 1952 It All Comes Out in the Wash
Q. If a pareve metal pan covered with enamel was accidentally run through a meat dishwasher that has not been used for over a day, is it still pareve? What if it was washed with the fleishike utensils? Can it be kashered to be used still for pareve?< ....


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Expand Article # 1951 Here We Go Again
Q. Re- question 1933. Is there also a hetter not to stand more than once or twice a day for any elder?

A. Rema (Y.D. 244: 16) rules that a talmid should not stand up before his rebbe more than twice a day. This reflects the teaching of ....


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Expand Article # 1950 Behold the Old
Q. On shaila 1933 you wrote that Rav Miller says "That in our days, due to the fact that people live longer lives, reaching the age of seventy is common and does not seem to be a major achievement anymore. Therefore, septuagenarians mostly do not e ....


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Expand Article # 1949 What Are You Drinking?
Q. When no wine or beer are available at the chupa, (the chupa took place at a hall out of town), should liquor be used or nothing at all and no shehakol brocho should be made?

A. Maharsham (5: 8) and others warn against using strong win ....


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Expand Article # 1948 The Law of the Spirit
Q. Re- above question. It is still unclear to me which is the best way to follow. Should the mesader kiddushin drink from the wine cup or not?

A. As mentioned in the above answer, there are a number of minhagim.
1) The minhag o ....


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Expand Article # 1947 Wine And Din
Q. The Halacha states that, unlike Birchos HaMitzvos where I can be Motzi another with the Brocho even though I am not fulfilling the mitzvah presently, if I am not eating the food, I cannot be Motzi another with a Brocho on that food.
That s ....


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Expand Article # 1946 Risk of Showers
Q. Even though one should wash one's entire body before Shabbath, if, for whatever reason, one is unable to take a bath or shower, one must at least wash one's face, hands and feet in warm water." I'm wondering, if someone did take a full shower o ....


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Expand Article # 1945 Nine Kabim and No Soap?
Q. Does one have to wash with soap before Shabbos begins?
Is someone just stays under the shower for tisha kabim, is that enough lechatchila?
I think it is about 2 minutes, is that correct?

A. Ben Ish Chai (Lech Lecha 15) e ....


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Expand Article # 1944 Borur No Borer
Hello Rav,
Q. My 6 year old was playing with his Fruit loops Shabbas cereal (on Shabbas)...before eating them, it was fun for him to first separate them by colour...he ended up with a pile of reds, a pile of yellow, etc. I was wondering if th ....


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Expand Article # 1943 Middle Meal Meddling
Q. In the winter, here in Eretz Yisroel for example, Tefillas Mincha on Shabbos can get as early as 3:45 pm. Our Minhag is to eat the 3rd Meal before Tefillas Mincha. because of this, our Minhag is to eat the 2nd Meal close to the time for Mincha G ....


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Expand Article # 1942 Have a Good Yesterday
Q. If one missed zman krias shema in the place where he is, but in a different place (time zone) it is still before the zman, is he mechuyev to take a plane to the second place and say Shema there?
One has to spend up to 1/5 of his wealth for ....


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