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# 3490 Forgot the Name
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Q. Someone was asked to deliver a shiur he usually teaches daily, in the name of a sick person for his Refuah Shleima. He did remember that he was asked but couldn't remember the proper Hebrew name given to him, only the family name which he did men ....
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Posted 12/31/2021 1:10 PM |
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# 3489 Change the Name and Still the Same?
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Q. If someone had to have a name added because of a severe Covid infection, and B'H survived and the added name was kept, does one have to change the name written in the Kesuva and write a new one?
A. Most Poskim maintain that no chang ....
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Posted 12/31/2021 1:07 PM |
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# 3488 No Party to this Party
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Q. I'm a patient of a great and noble surgeon, who has practically saved my life on a number of occasions. As the Holiday season approaches, his staff and patients, plan to make for him a well attended Christmas party that include a Christmas tree, ....
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Posted 12/31/2021 1:04 PM |
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# 3487 Strike a Match
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Q. We own a company that deals with recruiting and employment contacts. We would like to expand to other fields of establishing contacts, since in essence, we already have the infrastructure and computing services to do so.
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Posted 12/31/2021 1:02 PM |
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# 3486 Off or On Vacation?
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Q. Is it proper for someone that has the option of taking his vacations during another time of year, to take them now during the week of Christmas and New Year?
A. Some Poskim address this shaila, and maintain that if there is an opti ....
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Posted 12/31/2021 1:01 PM |
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# 3485 Nitel Intel
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Q. This year Dec 25 falls on Shabbos, so Nitel will coincide with Leil Shabbos or Friday night. For some of us who carefully keep the Chassidic tradition of not learning Torah during Nitel night, does it apply also on Shabbos?
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Posted 12/31/2021 12:59 PM |
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# 3484 Speak from Experience
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Q. Our shul is starting a 'Kiruv" outreach program for neighbors who may want to join and become Frum. They are planing to hire a well remunerated professional 'Mekarev' to do the work. They ended with the two best candidates, that as far as the qua ....
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Posted 12/26/2021 3:14 PM |
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# 3483 A False Alarm?
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Q. Can one program his cell phone to vibrate or turn on its light for a short time in order to wake him up on Shabbat morning?
A. Horav Shlomo Miller's Shlit'a opinion is that if the cell phone is not placed next to him and there is no ....
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Posted 12/23/2021 11:13 PM |
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# 3482 Don't Brake Down
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Q. 3) See questions above. When the Kesuva fell and the frame was damaged, the whole family became very upset. Should they be concerned that the occurrence of the Kesuva falling and the glass of the frame breaking, is an unfavorable and grim Siman ....
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Posted 12/23/2021 11:08 PM |
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# 3481 Hanging on the Balance
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Q. 2) See question 3480 above. If one could move it, could they have hanged up the frame on the hook still attached to the wall?
A. According to several Poskim it is permitted to rehang a picture that fell on Shabbat as long as the p ....
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Posted 12/23/2021 11:01 PM |
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# 3480 The Breaking News
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Q. Last Shabbat a sad thing happened to a close friend of mine. He has B'H a large and happy family with many children. He invited to his home a group of guests to join him for the Shabbat meal. One of them accidentally bumped against a prominent fr ....
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Posted 12/23/2021 10:54 PM |
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# 3479 Come In On Top?
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Q. I have seen people when they take off their Taalis and Tefilin, place the Taalis over the Tefilin since after all it is removed last. Besides, next day one is going to put on the Taalis first, and it should be at hand first so not to transgress o ....
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Posted 12/23/2021 10:39 PM |
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# 3478 From Sea to Shining Sea II
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Q. On question 3437 regarding the proper bracha for seeing the sea when traveling by plane, you wrote: "Mishna Berura (2) debates and quotes opinions if the Yam Hagadol is indeed the Mediterranean Sea and is so named because of the importance of ....
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Posted 12/23/2021 10:30 PM |
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# 3477 Certifying the Certifier
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Q. An Innovative Pluralistic and Egalitarian Jewish Day School, with classes from Junior Kindergarten to Grade 8, is seeking a Mashgiach for giving the children from Non-Orthodox homes Kosher meals at the school. Is it permitted for a Frum person ....
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Posted 12/23/2021 10:23 PM |
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# 3476 Remembering to Remember
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Q. I know that women are in principle exempt from the mitzva of reading every day the Shema Yisrael, since it is mitzva that has an appointed time (Zeman Geramah). I have often wondered if that applies also to the mitzva of remembering the Exodus fr ....
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Posted 12/23/2021 10:13 PM |
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# 3475 Making an Impression?
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Q. I have a friend that I met as a neighbor when we were kids and played together. Then as we grew up, he sadly became a terrible even criminal young man. By the grace of G-d and the help of friends, the greatest of miracles happened and he becam ....
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Posted 12/20/2021 10:38 PM |
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# 3474 Of Course it is was not a Curse
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Q. At the recent Bar Mitzva of my son, I invited the Menahel (director) of the Yeshiva to say a few words. It was a very insulting experience for the whole family and especially for my son. The Menahel gave him a brocho that he should from now on ....
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Posted 12/17/2021 12:33 PM |
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# 3473 Well Blessed From Beginning to End
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Q. After eating a significant amount of grapes, I was ready to recite the Bracha Acharona. (End blessing). Out of habit and negligence, I started by saying ‘Al Hamichya,’ but before the end I remembered that I ate fruits and closed the Bracha correc ....
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Posted 12/17/2021 12:10 PM |
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# 3472 Lenient on the Pot Level?
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Q. The hot water pot that we use for Shabbos has a water level indicator. I read that this may be a problem since some of the water in the indicator flows into the pot (and is heated by the rest of the water) whenever water comes out of the pot. Ho ....
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Posted 12/17/2021 11:50 AM |
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# 3471 Men Guarantying Women?
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Q. See questions above. Can someone who has not yet said Kiddush on Shabbos morning, since he has not yet davened, recite Kiddush for his wife before he goes to shul?
A. Chashukei Chemed (Megila 2a) maintain he can do so.
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Posted 12/17/2021 11:23 AM |
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