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# 3212 Pooling of Davening Interests
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Q. At a shiva I recently attended, the davening was carried out in the backyard, next to a swimming pool that is usually heated and also serves some times as a mikva for men. The pool was covered. Was that permitted?
A. Chassam Soffer ( ....
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Posted 6/10/2021 9:42 PM |
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# 3211 Lucky Locker
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Q. May one ask someone on Shabbos to open the Havdalah locker in yeshiva (where the items for Havdala are kept), if that person might not be around later and one needs the items for Havdalah?
A. There are two issues involved, one is Muk ....
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Posted 6/10/2021 5:58 PM |
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# 3210 Together but Apart
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Q. In our zealous Covid days, our shul provided Shaleshudes and gives small challos for Lechem Mishne, that are packed individually in small transparent paper or plastic bags. Since most only use one of those challos, does it count as Lechem Mishne ....
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Posted 6/10/2021 5:43 PM |
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# 3209 Cashier's Kiddush Hashem
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Q. On question 3208 above. If that occurred in a Non-Jewish store, should he also call the owner?
A. Horav Shlomo Miller’s Shlit’a opinion is that even considering that there may be a reason to call, in order to create a Kiddush Hashem, ....
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Posted 6/10/2021 5:27 PM |
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# 3208 Kasher Cashier?
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Q. When undercharged by a Gentile cashier in a Yiddishe store, is one obligated to go back and pay them as soon as possible? Does it make a difference how much? Can one simply assume that there was some discount that one was not aware of?
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Posted 6/10/2021 5:08 PM |
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# 3207 To Enjoy or Not to Enjoy
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Q. Is it correct for one to eat a piece of cake or chocolate candy, that one really likes (not on Shabbat), if one also recites a bracha with lots of Kavana and intention, and deeply thanks Hashem for the pleasure he is having. Or is it better to ab ....
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Posted 6/7/2021 4:42 PM |
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# 3206 No Alcohol Problem
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Q. Can one wash hands with alcohol sanitizer before davening or for benching?
I have seen people do Mayim Achronim with left over scotch in a cup. Is this correct?
A. Horav Shlomo Miller's Shlit'a opinion is that one may use ....
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Posted 6/7/2021 2:28 PM |
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# 3205 To Stand or Not To Stand
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Q. I am recovering from a leg injury. By the time I walk to shul on Shabbos, I find it painful to stand so I have been sitting through the entire service.
As I heal, I can probably stand for some time but not all of it. Is there a priori ....
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Posted 6/3/2021 11:15 PM |
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# 3204 Water Clean Hands?
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Q. If your hands are dirty, are you supposed to wash your hands with soap first and then wash with the neggel vasser cup, or vice versa?
A. Horav Shlomo Miller's Shlit'a opinion is that it is not necessary to wash hands first for washin ....
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Posted 6/3/2021 11:09 PM |
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# 3203 Dog's Water
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Q. If you had a neggel vasser cup out with water and you accidentally dipped your finger in it or your pet dog drank from it, does the whole cup need to be emptied or is it sufficient to merely add some new water to it?
A. Dipping your ....
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Posted 6/3/2021 11:00 PM |
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# 3202 In Mind to Recall
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Q. See question above 2) Should I have called Hatzalah and let the know it was B'H a false alarm and that they don't have to come anymore?
A. Madrich L'chevra Hatzala rules that one should call with a Shinui or in an unusual fas ....
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Posted 6/3/2021 10:51 PM |
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# 3201 Already Paid For?
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Q. I was walking with my elderly friend back from Shul last Shabbos and I saw he was walking very slowly and with difficulty. I asked him if he was OK and he said that he was just tired. He lives alone across the hall from me. About five minutes af ....
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Posted 6/3/2021 10:42 PM |
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# 3200 Thank Hashem for All Blessings
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Q. If someone takes a hot shower on a cold day or goes to a nice warm Mikva, can he thank Hashem in his mind as he always does for the pleasure received, while in a shower or Mikva?
A. On question 627 regarding if the mitzvah of loving ....
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Posted 6/3/2021 10:27 PM |
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# 3199 A Grave Gift?
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Q. My husband told me that he bought a Kever (burial plot) for me. Should I be worried?
Is it a bad siman or omen to buy a Kever when one is alive?
A. Talmud Berachos (19a) teaches that a person should be careful in his recitatio ....
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Posted 6/3/2021 10:18 PM |
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# 3198 Is This a Good Day?
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Q. If someone needs a very delicate and risky eye operation and is planing to do it on the 23 of Sivan, (June 3, 21)., I have heard different and conflicting opinions as to the Mazal of that day. Should he proceed or change it to another date?
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Posted 6/3/2021 9:49 PM |
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# 3197 Once a Cohen Always a Cohen?
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Q. I am single now, but I was married so I am not Kohein eligible. However, I recently met a Kohein who is not observant. I was wondering, wouldn't Hashem prefer that he get married and lose his Kohein status rather than stay unmarried, especially ....
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Posted 5/31/2021 5:31 PM |
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# 3196 One Thanks for Many Things
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Q. Hi. I was wandering what is the Bracha Acharona when drinking grape juice, plus eating burekas, plus eating dates or a pomegranate. What Bracha Acharona should I say?
A. If the burekas are mezonos (some are not), you recite one si ....
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Posted 5/31/2021 5:10 PM |
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# 3195 Cohen Hold your Liquor
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Q. A Cohen took part in a Kiddush after davening on Yom Tov and had some liquor. As he was going home, he was asked by a late minyan to say Birchas Kohanim for them, as they didn’t have any other Cohen available. Could he do it?
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Posted 5/31/2021 4:50 PM |
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# 3194 One for the Holy Books
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Q. It says that if you leave a sefer open when you leave the room you are learning, it will cause forgetfulness. Does that apply also to one learning from a screen in a computer? Does one have to turn off the computer or cover it when he goes to a ....
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Posted 5/31/2021 4:42 PM |
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# 3193 Your Very Own Enemies?
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Q. I daven in a Shul in which a Chasidic writer that writes and publishes constantly articles in the local press against Israel and its non-religious government, comes to join the minyan.
Some people are very upset and demand that he shoul ....
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Posted 5/27/2021 10:25 PM |
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