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# 3582 Spray On!
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Q. Can one add water to a cold water humidifier on Shabbat when it is close to turn itself off because the water is bellow the on limit? If you are allowed why is it it different than a vaporizer?
A. The basic difference is that a st ....
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Posted 3/4/2022 1:29 PM |
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# 3581 Stick to Your Guns?
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Q. The neighborhood I live has lately became very crime ridden. Some of my neighbors have bought guns for self defense with permits. If there is an Eruv can you carry the gun on Shabbos? Which is the best way to do it?
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Posted 3/4/2022 1:24 PM |
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# 3580 Don't Get Rolling
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Q. In a minyan where there is one Sefer Torah and when the extra Four Parshios are added as in the Adar days, they roll the Sefer Torah to the extra parsha. Is it correct to do Hagbaha and Gelila to the Sefer after finishing the first reading?
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Posted 3/4/2022 1:23 PM |
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# 3579 In Deep Water?
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Q.See question above. I did some research on Sefarim on my last Shaila and found that many recommend not to use a water faucet that has a single spout. Is that because of the reason you mentioned above?
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Posted 3/4/2022 1:21 PM |
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# 3578 A 'Hot' Shaila
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Q. I moved lately to a building with over seventy tenants, some Jewish some not. I'm wondering if I can use the hot water during Shabbos if I keep it lower than Yad Soledes (40 Centigrade), just to take off the chill of cold water. Since the water c ....
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Posted 3/4/2022 1:18 PM |
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# 3577 A Timely Blessing
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Q. On Parshas Vayakhel we read that when Moshe Rabenu saw the great work done in building the Mishkan he blessed the workers.
Rashi quotes Chazal that the blessing Moshe gave them was "May the Divine Presence of Hashem rest in the wo ....
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Posted 2/27/2022 8:11 AM |
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# 3576 No to Snow?
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Q. Can one remove some snow on Shabbat from the front of his house to be able to go to shul if there is no Eruv.
A. On question 2069 regarding if snow muktza in Shabbos and if one can shovel it to clear a path and be able to exit a ....
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Posted 2/25/2022 12:13 AM |
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# 3575 Freeze the Fridge
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Q. See question above; Can one then be lenient to make ice cubes on Shabbat?
A. Dovev Meisharim (55) rules that changing water into ice is forbidden on Shabbos. and even if the water was placed in the freezer before Shabbos began ....
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Posted 2/25/2022 12:11 AM |
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# 3574 Icing of the Cake
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Q. We were serving an ice cream cake last Shabbat, and surprisingly there were some left overs. Since the remains were already partially melted, can one put them back in the freezer?
A. On question 1015 regarding if liquid chocolate (n ....
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Posted 2/25/2022 12:07 AM |
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# 3573 Some Words on Missing Words
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Q. Last year after we read Parshas Shkalim on Shabbos, when the Gabai was preparing that Sefer Torah for it's next use, he realized that some letters of that old Sefer Torah were erased and the Sefer was not Kosher. Did we have to read Parshas S ....
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Posted 2/24/2022 11:53 PM |
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# 3572 Get a Hand on This
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Q. See question above. I remember once by the Seuda of Purim that a guest walked in carrying a Megila and a Rabbi told him to put it away, since if he or others touch it after they washed hands for the Seuda, they will have to wash again. Is that ....
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Posted 2/24/2022 11:50 PM |
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# 3571 Hands Off?
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Q. Dear Rov, I heard that you are not allowed to touch a Megila without first washing hands, is that really true?
A. Shulchan Aruch (147: 1) rules that one should not touch a Sefer Torah with his bare hands. Remah (ibid) adds that there ....
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Posted 2/24/2022 11:33 PM |
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# 3570 A Sweet Pill
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Q. (See questions above). If one takes one pill to remove the pain, and another one to make one fill better, as an elixir (recommended by the doctor), is that permitted also in Shabbat?
A. Horav Shlomo Miller's Shlit'a opinion is that ....
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Posted 2/24/2022 11:31 PM |
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# 3569 No Short Cuts?
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Q. See question above. Can one cut the pill in half with a knife? If exact measurement is needed, can it be cut with a pill cutter?
A. Horav Shlomo Miller's Shlit'a opinion is that a pill cutter cannot be used on Shabbos.
(See que ....
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Posted 2/24/2022 11:28 PM |
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# 3568 The Law of the Tablets
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Q. I know that someone who is sick enough to have to lay in bed can take take pills for pain during Shabbat . If one has difficulty in swallowing the pills can they be dissolved in a liquid?
A. Shulchan Aruch (O. H. 321: 12) rules th ....
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Posted 2/24/2022 11:26 PM |
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# 3567 Know Your Foe
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Q. K'vod Harav. So much was said and expressed in drashot and lectures again and again last week on being careful with the cell phones and the internet with the children and spouses. How important is it for one that does not know much about how th ....
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Posted 2/20/2022 9:32 PM |
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# 3566 Net Results
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Q. I have been listening during the last week to all the very negative issues and problems that can happen when using internet dependent groups such as Whats App. I wonder, we have such a group that engages in helping elderly and ill people by using ....
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Posted 2/17/2022 10:33 PM |
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# 3565 A Women Talk?
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Q. When using my smart phone, I often speak to it asking for all kinds of information. I usually address Siri. Is there any Tzenius problems or issues in talking to these electronic voice women on the phone?
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Posted 2/17/2022 10:30 PM |
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# 3564 Groundhog Hogwash
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Q. We have in our neighborhood a Groundhog Day celebration done for kids, that looks like lots of fun. Can our children attend?
A. Groundhog Day, in the United States and Canada, day (February 2) on which the emergence of the groundh ....
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Posted 2/17/2022 10:27 PM |
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# 3563 The Disease to Please?
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Q. I'm a Frum father living in a building where most of the neighbors are Jewish some Frum and some not so much. All neighbors joined a WhatsApp link and it has so far worked nicely to unite the neighbors and solve common building issues.
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Posted 2/17/2022 10:25 PM |
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