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6125 - Thanks But No Thanks
Q. Hon. Rabbi. How should Frum religious people react to the day of Thanksgiving?...
6124 Bind The Isru Chag
Q, Rabbi. Does one have to keep Isru Chag in our difficult times?...
6123 Can a Canadian Can be a Can or Can’t?
See question above. Q, Dear Rabbi, could you consult with Horav Shlomo Miller Shlit”a that since we now abode in a very cold city in Northern Canada and we sometimes place a lot of compact Kosher Scha...
6122 Real Rain Rabbinical Reasoning!
Q. Dear Rabbi, greetings. I live now in Manchester, UK, which is known for a really rainy weather, and Sukkot often requires a lot of covering and uncovering of the Sukkah with a waterproof cover. I h...
6121 An International Sukkah?
Q, Can one invite Non-Jewish guest to the Sukkah? I heard in a class that there is either a prohibition or at least an inyan (issue) not to have a non-Jew in the sukkah....
6120 A Dear Shailah?
Q, Dear Rabbi, can one have relations with his wife in a Sukkah?...
6119 Moving along with the Suka?
Q. Rabbi. I often visit people and eat with them in their Sukkah Often also their Sukahd is made of canvas sheets that move with the strong winds common in our Northern Canada town. Do we comply?...
6118 Don’t Rain Out in the Real Rain?
Q. If one has a plastic cover over the schach when it rains, is it better to eat in the Sukkah or in the house? Thanks....
6117 Rain Check
Q. If it rains during Sukkos, if one is wearing a large protective hat and raincoat that covers him and the food too, is he allowed to be machmir (stringent), if he doesn’t mind to sit and eat in the ...
6116 Under The Table
Q, One more question. I also heard on the shiur that one should avoid seating in a Sukkah that has a table that is higher than one meter; is that correct?...
6115 A Complete Blessing
Q. Kevodo, thank you so much for all for all your interesting questions and answers that we often repeat at the Shabbat table. I just heard in a shiur that one should have in mind when reciting the bl...
6114 - Roll for Cover
Q On Sukot, we use a roll of a plastic sheet as a shlack to cover the suka when raining. Does the width of the roll count for the tefach (10 cm.) needed to be spread out before Yom Tov?...
6113 - Rise a Shailah
Q. Can one eat rice cakes out of the Sukkah?...
6112 - Heavenly Smell?
Q. Is it permitted to use as schach for the suka, flowers that have a good smell?...
6111 - Hashem’s Gift to Women!
Q. Since eating on Erev Yom Kippur is a mitzva that is time sensitive, should the wife join her husband also at the late supper? (See question 1861 above.)...
6110 – Good Food for The Good Yom Tov?
Added to above question,...
6109 - Good Yom Tov Is Good
Dear Rabbi what blessing do we tell the people in shul after davening besides have a good year; do we say “Good Yom Tov?”...
6108. More Never Say Neder!
Thank so much for your answer. As I always understood, there are more meanings and reasons for Kol Nidrei, such as more Holy feeling and great holy Kavanot?...
6107 . Never Say Neder!
Kvod Horav, what is the real meaning of Kol Nidrei in our days, since we already recited Hatarat Nedarin before?...
6106. Chickening Out Of Kapores
Dear Rabbi, we ordered on line a live chicken this year to do Kaparot, which we never have done before. However, the chicken did not make it until we needed it; can we do Kaparot with the dead chicken...