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Halachic questions answered by Hagaon Rav Shlomo Miller Shlit'a
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6044 - First Come First Served-
Q. If one can only attend shul either both days of Rosh Hashana or on Yom Kippur (can't do both,) which is better?...
6043 – The Month of the Intelligent Spy? -
Q. Our Dearest Rabbi, Why do we use the name of Elul, meaning to spy, for this upcoming and most important last month of the year?...
6042 – What is Really Most Important? -
Q. Are there other important rulings to my above question?...
6041 – The Essence of Time?
Q. See question above. Another most important principle that has to be included in this type of Shailot and Halacha decisions, is the principle of Mitzvah Overet” or a passing and only temporary mitzv...
6040 – Me or My Family First?
Q. See question above. Do I give priority to the mitzvot that apply directly only to me or to the ones that I can do with others, especially my family?...
6039 - The Order of Priority -
Q. Dear Rov Shlit’a. Since I have a number of very busy businesses I have to take care of, and I’m a very occupied and busy person, I have a number of questions regarding priority of which mitzvot I h...
6039 - The Order of Priority -
Q. Hon. Rabbi. Can a woman swimming (in a proper site,) who wants to take a drink in front of other women also wearing swimming suits, do so reciting the proper blessing?...
6038 - Don’t picture this Shailah!
Q. Hon. Rabbi. Can a woman swimming (in a proper site,) who wants to take a drink in front of other women also wearing swimming suits, do so reciting the proper blessing?...
6037 – Finger counting, Really? -
Q. See question above. I have seen people count with their fingers the Thirteen Middos, when reciting them. Is that correct or even needed?...
6036 – The Best Source -
Q. See question above. What is the source of the Thirteen Middot?...
6035 – Sing it Right!
Q. Dear Rov Shlit”a. In Shul, I often hear a friend sitting next to me who recites the Thirteen Middot, which is often said in the upcoming days of Elul, always with the tune the way the Torah is read...
6034 – A Present with a Future! -
Q. Rabenu Shlit’a. Is one allowed to donate blood or even skin to just help others not in danger?...
6033 -The Real Grace of Ornaments?
Q. See questions above. Did our sages really ordain that as a Zecher Lechurban, a woman in our days should not wear all of her jewelry at once?...
6032 – No Painting for the Needed Reality! -
Q. See question above. Can one just paint the required amount for the Zecher Lechurban with black or dark paint instead of removing the existing paint?...
6031 – A Paint Memory? -
Q. See question above. I also wonder if in our days when one just paints the walls, is there an obligation to leave a Zecher Lechurban?...
6030 – No Memories of the Realy Alive!
Q. See question above. I also wonder why many frum schools and even Yeshivos don’t have a Zecher Lechurban?...
6029 – The Memories of the Future! -
Q. Rabenu Shlit’a. Is it true that there are Poskim that maintain that in our days, one is not obliged to leave a non plastered area on the entrance of the home as a Zecher Lechurban or memory of the ...
6028 – The True Flavor of Rabbeinu Tam? -
Q. Kvod Horav.I accidentally made a Bracha on Rabbeinu Tam Tefillin thinking they were Rashi’s tefillin. If I concluded davening in my Rabbeinu Tam Tefillin, should I make another Bracha on my Rashi’s...
6027 -An Yerushalaim Phone Call
Q. See question above. If the live display of Jerusalem, is on my phone can I comply with it as a Zeher Lechurban when traveling or staying by a friend? Is it recommended?...
6026 – Real Alive Bet Hamikdash Memories?
Q. Dear Rov Shlit’a. Can one place a Zecher Lechurban in one’s home made of a screen that shows the live ongoings at the Kotel presented on line. How about a display provided by a live long distance s...