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#612 A Sepulchral Call
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Q. Do you have to go in the day of the shloishim to visit the kever?
A. Although Shulchan Aruch (Y.D. 344: 20) mentions that one should attend the kever on the day of shloshim, he could be referring only to the exceptional leaders o ....
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Posted 9/12/2014 4:16 PM |
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#611 Is it All Good?
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Q. What is the correct pronunciation on the goimel brocho, kol toiv or kol tuv. Most people say tuv, but in sidurim it says toiv?
A. Horav Shlomo Miller Shlit"a stated that the sidurim are correct and "toiv" is the right pronunciati ....
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Posted 9/12/2014 4:15 PM |
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#610 Ovel Recites Hagomel?
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Q. Someone who is in shloishim for his father and his wife gave birth does he make sheheheyonu and does he bentch goimel?
A. Shulchan Oruch (O.H. 223: 1) rules that when a son is born one recites Hatov Vehametiv. For a daughter Mish ....
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Posted 9/12/2014 4:14 PM |
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#609 What Hashem Won't Do for You
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Q. I recently heard in a Torah tape that Hashem does not create Kedusha or consecrate Himself things only people do and that is why Yeushalaim, Olam Haba, resurrection and Moshiach are not mentioned in the Torah, since they are not inherently holy ....
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Posted 9/12/2014 4:13 PM |
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#608 Proper Rip
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Q. Is the keriah done on the lapel of a jacket a proper rent?
A. Although it is a common tradition to tear only the lapel of a jacket even when mourning for parents, some Poskim maintain that a lapel is not regarded as the "begged" ....
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Posted 9/12/2014 4:12 PM |
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#607 Ovel Leftover
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Q. Can uneaten, leftover food from a COR supervised restaurant or caterer be taken out of a shiva house (a frum family known in the community) during the week of shiva so that the food will not be thrown out and the food will be donated to needy fa ....
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Posted 9/12/2014 4:11 PM |
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#606 Out of the Hands of Babes
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Q. My 9 month old baby likes to stick his hands in my mouth. Should i be worried about ru'ach rah and need to wash his hands in the morning? If not at what age does one need to start to wash children's hands to remove ruach ra'ah?
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Posted 8/29/2014 2:53 PM |
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#605 Machine Made Neder
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Shalom,
Q. Dear Rabbi,
On the answering machine, sometimes people leave a message that they will answer as soon as possible. Isn't there an issue with a potential neder in case the caller represents a pesky marketing compa ....
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Posted 8/29/2014 2:51 PM |
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#604 To Refuse Refuse
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Q. I was on the way to bring out one last bag of garbage to the garbage can before it was picked up this morning. When I got out side the truck already had passed. Am I allowed to put my garbage into someone else's garbage can on the other side of ....
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Posted 8/29/2014 2:49 PM |
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#603 Learning and Praying
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Q. If one is learning in a shul and a minyan starts, for which parts of davening does one have to interrupt his learning in order to respond?
A. There are some contradictory issues involved in this question, such as the obligation t ....
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Posted 8/29/2014 2:48 PM |
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#602 Public Servant or King?
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Q. Shalom, Dear Rabbi
Re- prior question. Can you choose a Ger to be the principal of a school?
A. Rambam (Melachim 1: 4) rules that besides a king we do not appoint a ger to any position of authority, such as a m ....
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Posted 8/29/2014 2:24 PM |
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#601 A Big-Ger King?
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Q. Can a Ger be a king?
A. Rambam (Melochim 1:4) based on Talmud (Yevamos 45b, Sotta 41a) rules that we may not appoint a king that is a descendant of converts, even after many generations, unless or until his mother is Jewish. The ....
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Posted 8/29/2014 2:18 PM |
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#600 Pray As They Go
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Q. There are two organizations here in Eretz Yisroel, one called; Elef LaMateh, and the other; The Shmirah Project.
Basically, their intent is to match Israeli soldiers with Avreichim and bachurim learning. Each Avreich and Bachur who volunt ....
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Posted 8/8/2014 2:32 PM |
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#599 Slip Up Must Go Back
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Q. The shliach tzibur on mincha of Shabbos forgot to say the third brocho of ato kodosh and began with ato echod, after a few sentences when called to attention he went back to ato kodosh. Given that the first three brochos are considered like one, ....
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Posted 8/8/2014 2:32 PM |
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#598 No Work And No Play
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Q. Our daughter works at a day summer camp it is mainly secular but some of the participants are frum. Can she work on Tisha Beav, given that she would loose her wages for that day?
A. Shulchan Aruch (O.H. 554: 22) mentions two trad ....
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Posted 8/8/2014 2:31 PM |
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#597 A Came Out in the Wash Shaileh
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Q. So we're going out of town for a simcha immediately after Tisha b'av (after netz minyan on Wednesday). The bar mitzva is Wednesday night. Would my cleaning lady then be allowed to do our laundry on Monday or on Tisha B'av after chatzos so that ....
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Posted 8/1/2014 2:48 PM |
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#596 Car Caring in the Nine Days of Mourning
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#596 Car Caring in the Nine Days of Mourning
Q. If there is a sale on a new car that will not be available after Tisha Beav, can you give a deposit and sign the purchase agreement during the nine days if you take possession of the c ....
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Posted 7/31/2014 1:17 PM |
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#595 Pressure Washing in the Nine Days of Mourning
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Q. Can you wash with a pressure washer a deck or the outside walls during the nine days?
A. Horav Shlomo Miller's Shlit"a opinion is that the Nine Days should be dedicated essentially to the mourning of the Bais Hamikdosh and what w ....
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Posted 7/31/2014 1:16 PM |
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#594 Carpet Cleaning in the Nine Days of Mourning
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#594 Carpet Cleaning in the Nine Days of Mourning
Q. Can you ask a maid to wash the carpets or curtains during the nine days?
A. Although you may vacuum clean a carpet during the Nine Days, even a Gentile should not ....
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Posted 7/31/2014 1:15 PM |
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#593 Fixing Clothing in the Nine Days of Mourning
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Q. I have a simcha immediately following the nine days. I bought a dress that requires lengthening and the slit to be closed in order to make it tznius. Am I allowed to give it to a goy to fix during the nine days if I won't be able to do it after ....
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Posted 7/31/2014 1:13 PM |
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