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# 4043 Some Sense Talk
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Q. In many circles a new tradition is being used when organizing a Simcha meal, as a Siyum, Sheva Brochos, Chanuka, Purim, Chanukas Habais and similar and that is not to have one Rov saying a long speech that few people listen too in our days o ....
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Posted 12/30/2022 10:20 AM |
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# 4042 Kashes on Ashes II
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Q. See question 4037 above regarding ashes of gentile deceased person stored in a home, and that Cohanim don't have to be concerned. Why should they not be concerned that the ashes belong to a Jewish person, since it is not uncommon for irreli ....
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Posted 12/30/2022 10:14 AM |
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# 4041 A Convenience Marriage
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Q. If the two groups, in order to give Kivudim and honor their own relatives and close ones with a brocho, want to separate for the Birchas Hamazon, what should they do?
A. Poskim advice that in such a case, one of the Chasanim should ....
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Posted 12/30/2022 10:11 AM |
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# 4040 A Marriage Made in Heaven?
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Q. See questions above. How are Sheva Brochos recited when two couples made the seuda together?
A. Rema (E.H. 62: 3) rules that when the seuda was eaten by the two groups on the same hall or room, one set of Sheva Brochos should be ....
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Posted 12/30/2022 10:05 AM |
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# 4039 Dancing at Two Weddings
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Q. See previous question. Can the banquet be celebrated together? The dancing? Carrying both Chassanim during dancing also?
A. It is permissible to celebrate the two Seudos together and to dance jointly. (Darkei Moshe 62: 3) Hanes ....
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Posted 12/30/2022 10:00 AM |
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# 4038 An Open Marriage?
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Q. My cousin is my very close and dear friend and so are our families. By Hashem's design, we surprisingly got engaged almost on the same week and to Chassanim that are also very good friends to each other. We are now planing together our wed ....
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Posted 12/30/2022 9:48 AM |
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# 4037 Kashes on Ashes
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Q. Dear Rabbi Bartfeld, About a half year ago, I asked you the following Shailah. However, you never got back to me with an answer. At the time, you did say that I should send you an email with the question, but I forgot. So here’s the issu ....
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Posted 12/26/2022 2:49 PM |
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# 4036 Tell all about Nitel
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Q. This coming Sunday is Nitel night (Christmas). I have an old family minhag not to learn Torah during that night. I was invited to a wedding on that night, Is it proper for me to attend?
A. On question 960 regarding getting married ....
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Posted 12/23/2022 12:02 AM |
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# 4035 Look Who's Talking
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Q. See question above. Is it then permitted for a woman to talk on the phone during the half an hour after lighting candles?
A. There are different opinions as to what is the prohibited works women should avoid during the time the Cha ....
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Posted 12/22/2022 11:53 PM |
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# 4034 Everything Will Work Out
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Q. What is the reason for the Minhag that women don't do any work during the time of Chanuka candle lighting?
A. Shulchan Aruch (O.H. 670: 1) mentions that the Minhag is for women not to engage in any work while the Chanuka lights are ....
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Posted 12/22/2022 11:52 PM |
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# 4033 Clear the Smoke
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Q. Our large family (we have B'H nine children) are taking Iy'H a trip from Mexico D.F. (City) to Monterrey to visit family there. The trip takes about 14 hours. Since it is during Chanuka, can we light at least one candle in the bus while it is mo ....
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Posted 12/22/2022 11:50 PM |
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# 4032 The Weak Wick?
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Q. Kvod Horav Shlit'a. Can one use the threads of old discarded Tzitzis as wicks for Chanuka candles? Is it even recommended to use them as wicks?
A. Talmud Suka (51a) teaches that it was customary to use old and discarded pieces of holy ....
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Posted 12/22/2022 11:48 PM |
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# 4031 Chanuka Showtime
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Q. See question above. Dear Rov I wonder did you not once wrote that one should avoid using flame-lights of different colors, so why is this case different.
A. Indeed on question 684 we addressed the following Shaila:
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Posted 12/22/2022 11:45 PM |
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# 4030 Fear No Colors
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Q. I have an old cooper Menorah that has a thick loop of cooper wire on each cup to hold the wick. When I light it the flame, as expected turns greenish. Is that a problem since the flame looses its natural color?
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Posted 12/22/2022 11:43 PM |
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# 4029 Sing the Full Praise
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Q. Dear Rabbi. As we spoke I render also religious services at an old age home. I have great concern when the elderly recite Hallel, as they do now during Chanuka and before they begin they say the bracha. Since I understand that even when missing ....
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Posted 12/22/2022 11:41 PM |
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# 4028 More Immersing in Immersion
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Q. One who would be extremely uncomfortable immersing in front of others may he immerse in the middle of the night on Erev Shabbes, Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur or Yom Tov when the Mikvah is for sure empty?
A. As mentioned in a previous ....
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Posted 12/19/2022 7:36 PM |
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# 4027 Be Eidl with the Dreidl
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Q. See question above. Is it permitted to play 'Dreidel' for money?
A. Mishna Berura (322: 22) prohibits playing card games for money. See also Shulchan Aruch (C.M. 62).
Nitei Gavriel (51; 3) rules that even with family me ....
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Posted 12/15/2022 10:46 PM |
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# 4026 The Meaning of the Spinning
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Q. What is the reason and the meaning for kids playing with a 'Dreidl' on Chanuka, Should it be encouraged? Can adults also play?
A. A common reason mentioned by many is that the ancient Greeks forbade studying the Torah, so the people ....
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Posted 12/15/2022 10:42 PM |
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# 4025 Learning about the Right Teaching
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Q. Dear Rov. I have been teaching for many years now, a very satisfying and self fulfilling Gemora Shiur every night to a group of well learned Baalei Batim of our shul. I have been asked recently to give a Shiur of Hashkafa to an important and la ....
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Posted 12/15/2022 10:37 PM |
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# 4024 No Amen to that Amen
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Q. See question above. Is it prohibited to answer Amen in such a case?
A. As we mentioned on question 482 and others, most Poskim maintain that we do not equate an electronically reproduced sound with a natural voice, one who he ....
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Posted 12/15/2022 10:34 PM |
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