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#137 - Pesach Shevah Brochos
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Q. If a couple are married on the Sunday before Pesach and there are no further Shevah Brochos on the following weekdays, can one say Shevah Brochos on the two Seder nights (Friday and Shabbos) of that week?
A. Poskim agree that the ....
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Posted 2/22/2012 12:27 PM |
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#136 - Tachanun by a Bris when the Mohel leaves early.
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Q. If the Mohel left the minyan (because he had to go to a Bris), before the beginning of the repetition of the Shemone Esre, do you say Tachanun?
A. Taz (O.C. 131,10) quoted in Mishna Berura (ibid. 26) recommends that a groom shou ....
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Posted 2/10/2012 4:56 AM |
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#135 - Reciting the Shira with joy during a time of Availus.
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Q. As Shabbath Shirah approaches, we have learned that the Shirah should always be recited with great joy, as this promotes forgiveness of sins. Does one have to recite it that way in a mourners house or in the day of Tisha B'av? How about when the ....
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Posted 2/10/2012 4:47 AM |
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#134 - Is a brocho recited on a special needs new born baby.
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Q. I attended a delivery recently where the newborn had severe internal congenital organ defects. It is customary not to inform immediately the parents of the detrimental situation, as to provide opportunity for the much needed bonding with their o ....
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Posted 1/31/2012 2:16 PM |
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#133 - Saying Yud Gimel Midos with a Minyan.
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Q. Often when I daven in a minyan that says yud gimel midos during tachanun, I am unable to say it together with them, as I am still lagging behind. What is the source that 13 midos need a minyan, and is the fact that there is a minyan present reas ....
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Posted 1/27/2012 1:15 PM |
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#132 - Re - previous shaaileh on kashering crystal glasses.
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Is it necessary to do the whole process of filing with water and changing 3 times the water, isn't there a shortcut?
A. You may place the glasses on a boiling pot as normal kashering is done. We follow the process of Miluy Veir ....
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Posted 1/27/2012 11:56 AM |
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#131 - Kashering glass and crystal.
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Q. The previous owners of the house left us a set of glasses, some glass some crystal. They haven't been used in almost two years and I'm wondering if I can use them. Do I need to kasher them and if so how? Am I allowed to wash them in my sink or d ....
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Posted 1/16/2012 11:35 AM |
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#130 - Location of a Sholom Zochor.
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Q. Does a Shalom Zochor have to be in the house where the mother and baby are, or can it be also, if needed in a friends house?
A. A number of reasons are given to the tradition of making a Sholom Zochor Seudah (meal), which many Poi ....
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Posted 1/16/2012 11:16 AM |
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Posted 1/13/2012 1:42 PM |
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#128 - Hashavos Aveidah with Muktza items on Shabbos
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Q. If you are walking outside in front of your apartment building on Shabbos and the building has mostly Jews and you see on the ground a wallet, are you allowed to pick it up in order to return it? Do we need to assume that the wallet has cash, cr ....
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Posted 12/30/2011 1:45 PM |
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#127 - Using 'borrowed' discount codes to rent cars.
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Q. Can I use a discount code for a car rental company that doesn't belong to me?
I've gotten codes from my brothers who date where they use codes that boys universally share when they rent cars.
A. The response of the ....
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Posted 12/30/2011 1:41 PM |
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Posted 12/20/2011 3:49 PM |
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Posted 12/16/2011 1:34 PM |
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Posted 12/2/2011 12:42 PM |
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#123 - Community Arba Minim and Tallis - Ownership Status
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Q. Is the following analysis correct?
Can we really say that any member of a shul actually ’owns’ the Tallit? Membership does not mean ownership, but rather access to the facilities of the shul. For example, one cannot say that the ....
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Posted 11/21/2011 4:02 PM |
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#122 - Real estate agents soliciting homes
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Q. Is it proper for a real estate agent to solicit homes for purchase? Is it considered coveting your neighbours possessions etc...
A. Shulchan Oruch (Ch. M.359, 10) quotes the words of the Rambam (Gzeilah 1,3) that the prohibition ....
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Posted 11/18/2011 1:00 AM |
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#121 - Does a Doctors surgical gown reqire Tzitzis?
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Q. If a doctor has his own surgical gown (as he works in his own clinic), and it has four well defined corners (it closes on the back, so all corners are there), does he have to put Tzitzis on the corners? Does it matter if there is a strap ....
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Posted 11/13/2011 11:29 AM |
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#120 - Non-Kosher Chewable Vitamins Prescribed by a Doctor
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Q. I had a question regarding medication. I am pregnant and have been prescribed prenatal vitamins. I am unable to take the ones that need to be swallowed as they are too large for me to swallow and they cause me to throw up.
My OB p ....
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Posted 11/4/2011 2:55 PM |
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#119 - Working as a Chef in a non-Kosher Kitchen
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Q: If someone gets a job working as a chef can they cook meat and milk
together if its not being eaten by the person, only others and assuming
that the others aren't Jewish.
A: It is prohibited to cook meat and milk even if the ....
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Posted 11/4/2011 2:40 PM |
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Posted 11/4/2011 2:35 PM |
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