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#5701 Need Better Early Lights
Dearest Rabbi I’m with Hashem’s help, planing to take a very necessary health trip for an open hearth surgery on Chanuka. I have to be hospitalized at the very beginning of night. In need, how early c...
#5700 An Early Light?
– Q. I’m with Hashem’s help, planing to take a very necessary health trip for an open hearth surgery on Chanuka. I have to be hospitalized at the very beginning of night. How early can you light Chan...
#5699 – Enlightening the Lighting
Kvod Harav Shlit’a. In our Shul we light the Chanuka candles between Mincha and Maariv. It is then mostly already after the Shekiah, yet sometimes not? is that correct, How about at home?...
#5698 The Weak Wick?
Estimado Querido Rabino, As we approach Chanuka, I have a number of questions. We recently expanded our house, as we were digging we discovered a n amount of Sheimot, also discarded Tefilin, Jewish ...
#5697 - Very Special Day Today! For Whom?
Moreinu Harav Shlit’a. Thank you for answering immediately, by using for Torah purposes, the modern communicating technology now available. When we read your email for all in shul, some of the present...
#5696- Today a Very Special Day! Really Why?
Ask Vayeshev 86 Q. Moreinu Harav Shlit’a. Someone mentioned in shul today (Dec 9 2025) that the day was a very special day for some of our members, as it is the 19 day of Kislev, or י"ט &...
#5695 – More on Non Elevated Elevators?
– - Q. Dear Rov. Can one invite as a Shabbat guest an elderly friend who is not religious yet and since we live on the ninth floor should I ask him that when he takes the elevator he should wait un...
#5694 An Elevated Elevator?
Dearest Rov. Is it truly correct and permitted to use in our days of constantly changing AI a Shabbat elevator?...
#5693 – Saved from Separation?
Kevod Mori Horav Shlit’a. I go every day (when possible) to be Tovel (immerse) in our close to shul Mikva before davening (praying). When I come out I make effort to dry up as good as possible. Yet so...
#5692 – Standing to Your Standing?
This is a question it may not be on a practical level. But I am curious what you have to say. I Learned in regards to saying krias shemah from the gemara we hold like Bais Hillel that you are su...
#5691 – Trust a Truly Tried Shaliach Tzibur?
Rabbenu Shlit’a. As we are about to begin saying Veten Tal Umatar on the amida tomorrow night (Thursday Dec 4, 2025) and if someone forgot to say it he has to repeat the Amida. Can one comply by just ...
#5690 – Remind Others of Your Reminder?
See questions above. Could I advice others and even publicize such great working method?...
#5689 – Is That Truly a Hearing Reminder?
See questions above. If the above works and I use it. Should I be concerned that people may believe that I’m just listening to music during the amida, since they know that I usually don’t use any hea...
#5688 – Even More Hearing Reminder?
See questions above. Could a similar reminder be used for telling me to concentrate on the Amida and not divert my mind to extraneous unrelated thoughts and memories, as it often happens to me. (And I...
#5687 – More Hearing Reminder!
See question above. Could a similar reminder be used for other additions and changes that are not essential?...
#5686 – Real Hearing Reminder?
Kvod Harav Shlit”a. As it is a bit common in our large shul that a few of us forget to say Veten Tal Umatar, that begins tomorrow night (Thursday Nov 4, 2025). Since the Halacha dictates that if one ...
#5685 - Really! More on the Very Kosher Menorah
See question above, For a person who is careful to use only Kasher oil, if some of it was left uncovered in a bottle from last year, can it be used?...
#5684 – A Mehadrin Kosher Menorah?
Kvod Horav, Does the oil that we use for lighting Chanuka candles have to be Kasher?...
#5683 – More of The Most Poisonous Dust!
Can just clean praise be also prohibited?...