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#320 Kashering a knife used to cut a milchig onion
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Q. If you cut an onion with a milchig knife that wasn't used the last 24 h. and then you cut the same onion with a pareve knife, do you have to kasher the pareve knife? If yes how?
A. Horav Shlomo Miller's Shlit"a opinion is that it ....
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Posted 6/20/2013 5:41 PM |
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#319 Kashering a dishwasher
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Q. A dishwasher that is in a rental unit and the inner walls are plastic, can it be made kasher and how?
A. Poiskim disagree whether a dishwasher made of synthetic materials such as plastic can be made kosher or not. Some suggest ....
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Posted 6/20/2013 5:28 PM |
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#318 Checking online prices to stay competitive
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Q. I am aware of the prohibition not to inquire about details or the price of a product or service simply out of curiosity and not because I want to buy it, because it will arose hope of a sale and then disappoint the owner when a purchase isn't ma ....
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Posted 6/20/2013 4:54 PM |
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#317 Why Zeruya is mentioned so many times in Tanach
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Q. I recently heard that the most mentioned woman in Tanach is Tzeruiya, the mother of Yoav and Avishay. Why were they named after their mother?
A. Indeed, Zeruia was Yoav's mother as is recorded in Shmuel II, 17: 25. Also in Divrei ....
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Posted 6/18/2013 2:05 PM |
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#316 Drinking from Miriam's well on Shabbos
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Q. I remember reading in a Midrash that Miriam's well did not constantly flow water; it only came when people came close to it. If so would it not be prohibited on Shabbat as it would be similar to a motion detector
A. It i ....
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Posted 6/18/2013 1:59 PM |
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#315 Business trips During the nine days
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Q. I'm going to travel to the orient on a necessary business trip during the nine days, is this permitted if my return will be on the day prior to Tisha B'av?
A. Shulchan Oruch (O.H. 551: 2) rules that from Rosh Chodesh Av one shou ....
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Posted 6/18/2013 1:57 PM |
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#314 Buying lottery tickets
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Q. I have heard stories of people who were in economic despair and were told by their Chasidic leaders to buy lottery tickets, is that correct or recommendable?
A. Indeed there are a number of such stories recorded of people in ne ....
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Posted 6/12/2013 4:54 PM |
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Posted 6/12/2013 4:52 PM |
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#312 Gambling at a Casino
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Q. I assume from my rudimentary Jewish education that it is not permitted, but I have a couple of religious orthodox acquaintances that occasionally when on vacation play at the Niagara casinos, are they at fault?
A. Halacha general ....
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Posted 6/12/2013 4:46 PM |
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Posted 6/5/2013 5:04 PM |
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#310 Kosher status of slurpee
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Q. I have noticed that at Mac's Milk there are machines which sell slurpy's. Above the machines there are certificates from MK (Montreal Kosher) which shows a list of flavors which are kosher.
The question is, being that the store is ....
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Posted 5/31/2013 9:27 AM |
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#309 Working for a German firm
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Q. I am looking for work and during my networking conversations I've been put in touch with someone from a German firm. I'm thinking I should not pursue this. Would you agree?
A. Horav Shlomo Miller's Shlit"a advise is to check the h ....
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Posted 5/30/2013 3:43 PM |
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Posted 5/30/2013 3:15 PM |
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#307 Using liquid soap when soaking dishes on Shabbos
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Q. After meals on Shabbos, is it okay to use some liquid dish detergent?
A. Horav Shlomo Miller Shlit"a ruled that when soaking dishes in cold water is permitted on Shabbos (see prior question) it is also permitted to add liquid soa ....
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Posted 5/30/2013 2:09 PM |
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#306 Soaking dishes on Shabbos
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Q. After meals on Shabbos, is it okay to lightly soak soiled dishes with cold water?
A. It is forbidden to prepare on Shabbos for the weekdays even on arrangements that do not qualify as melochos by themselves, and involve only sligh ....
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Posted 5/30/2013 2:07 PM |
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#305 Bishul Akum in Canned or dried cranberries
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Q. A food item which cannot be eaten raw is soaked in sugar for several days (or heated in water under 40 degrees celcius) and is then dried by a goy at app. 76 degrees celcius. Is this Bishul Akum? At the stage prior to drying nobody eats it becau ....
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Posted 5/27/2013 10:48 AM |
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#304 Washing at a wedding when planning to leave early
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Q. What is better on attending a wedding if you want to leave early, not to eat bread, or wash eat bread and make a mezumman without saying sheva brachos?
A. Poiskim disagree whether the obligation to recite sheva brochos rests only ....
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Posted 5/24/2013 5:16 PM |
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Posted 5/24/2013 5:14 PM |
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Posted 5/24/2013 5:11 PM |
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#301 Saying brachos on the last day of sheva brochos
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Q. On the last day of sheva brachoth, can you still say the brachoth after the beginning of the shkiah and if it is permitted, for how long?
A. Taz (E.H. 62: 3) quotes Maharal's opinion that you can recite sheva brochos on the night ....
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Posted 5/24/2013 5:08 PM |
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