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#74 - Discarding Chumetz in Commercial Garbage Containers
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Q. Large garbage containers that belong to a Jewish landlord, and they will be emptied only during Pesach, can the landlord place his own discarded Chometz into them on Erev Pesach.
A. If the waste containers belong to the landlord, ....
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Posted 4/15/2011 1:40 PM |
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#73 - Rental Property Returned During Pesach
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Q. Dear Rabbi, If someone owns a rental property and a Gentile tenant returns his unit during Pesach, and it contains a sizable amount of abandoned chometz, what should he do? How should he clean it for the next tenant?
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Posted 4/15/2011 1:35 PM |
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#72 - Kashering Glass for Pessach
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Q. I understand it is possible to kasher glass which has not come into contact with hot food by soaking in water for 3 days and changing the water every day. Does it have to be soaked on the outside as well as the inside? Does the water have to be ....
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Posted 4/15/2011 1:31 PM |
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#71 - Extending Shabbos
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Q. I cannot find anything about the subject of how long I may extend my shabbat? May I end shabbat (with maariv and havdala) at midnight for example? Is this discussed anywhere?
A. You can extend Shabbos until close to Chatzois (mid ....
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Posted 4/13/2011 11:20 PM |
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Posted 4/13/2011 11:16 PM |
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#69 - Making a Bracha on Inventions and Machines.
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If you see a great invention or a super computing machine do you have to make a Bracha?
Horav Shlomo Miller's Shlit"a opinion is that the customary brocho recited when encountering a great sage of the nations, (Blessed be the One wh ....
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Posted 4/8/2011 4:04 PM |
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#68 - Bedikat Chametz Before Traveling to Eretz Yisroel
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Q. Shalom Dear Rabbi, I will be traveling next week to Israel for Pesach, I'm planning to sell my chametz in Israel, do I still have to make Bedikat Chametz, prior to my leaving?
A. Mishne Berurah 436,32 quotes two opinions in regard ....
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Posted 4/8/2011 4:01 PM |
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#67 - Saying Kadish for Several Neshamot at once.
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Q. A person who is already saying Kadish for his father-in-law, (as there are no sons), was asked to recite Kadish for another recently deceased relative, who does not have anyone to say Kadish in her name. Can he accept this additional commitment ....
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Posted 4/1/2011 1:18 PM |
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#66 - Mechiras Chometz at Pesach Hotels Overseas.
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Q. A family is traveling to Europe to spend Pesach in a hotel there. As they are traveling with children and they plan to spend some time after Pesach traveling in Europe, they are taking with them a suitcase full of chometz products for use after ....
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Posted 4/1/2011 1:10 PM |
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#65 - Transfering Food to a Non Jewish Patient.
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Q. Can a Jewish patient transfer a tray of Chometz food to another non-Jewish patient, laying in the next bed, during Pesach.
A. Horav Shlomo Miller's Shlit"a opinion is that it is prohibited, as the non-Jewish patient will remain gr ....
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Posted 3/25/2011 1:18 PM |
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#64 - Serving a Non Jewish Patient Meat and Milk.
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Q. Can a nurse serve a non Jewish patient meals that contain cooked meat and milk during the year.
A. Horav Shlomo Miller's Shlit"a opinion is that it is permitted in need only, since there are several "Sfeikos" or doubts as to the n ....
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Posted 3/25/2011 1:15 PM |
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Posted 3/25/2011 1:09 PM |
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#62 - Horachamon blessings after upcoming Shabbat Kiddush
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After the Bris of my son there was no proper after meal benching and we did no say the special Brachots after Bircas HaMazon - there where not enough people washing before the meal.
Question: Can we say those blessing after upcoming ....
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Posted 3/18/2011 12:27 PM |
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Posted 3/18/2011 12:25 PM |
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#60 - Practicing Yoga
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Q. Is one is allowed to practice yoga if all of the Hindu aspects and associations are removed?
A. Rabbinical authorities of our times have addressed the permissibility of the practice of yoga. In essence, yoga involves a blend of ph ....
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Posted 3/18/2011 12:23 PM |
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#59 - Serving a husband or father before a guest.
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Q. When serving food, must the wife serve her husband before a guest? What if the guest is her mother? What about when the children are serving?
A. Rambam, (Ishus 15,19) writes: "The Sages ordered that a wife should honour her husban ....
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Posted 3/11/2011 1:32 PM |
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Posted 3/11/2011 1:28 PM |
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#57 - Kashruth Status of Purple, Red and White carrots
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Q. Heritage Carrots are being sold and the carrots are purple, red, and white. When I cooked with them, the purple carrot turned my soup purple. Do these carrots need a Hechsher? The package does not say that there are any added coloring, and I am ....
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Posted 3/4/2011 1:33 PM |
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Posted 3/4/2011 12:24 PM |
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Posted 3/4/2011 12:12 PM |
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