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# 3036 Check it Out
When a Beis Midrash is being fixed and the outside mezuzos were also removed, if they were properly double wrapped with plastic covering or Saran wrap, do they have to be given to a soffer to check be...
# 3035 Bright or Early?
Given the choice, should one daven in a vasikin (sunrise) minyan that is on the fast side and one cannot have such good kavana (intention), or with a slower minyan later?...
# 3034 Worthy of the Name
Should one avoid placing a mezuza that has a plastic case with a letter shien (of Hashem’s name) on it, on the inside of the door-frame of a bedroom, since it may be facing issues of tznius (mode...
# 3033 Shabbos Snowshoes
See questions above. Can one wear snowshoes on Shabbos where there is no Eruv?...
# 3032 If The Shoe Hits, Wear It?
Re question above. So, can one wear in our days spiked shoes or crampons on Shabbos where there is no Eruv?...
# 3031 On The Nail
During winter when walking in the icy streets in Canada is often dangerous, can one wear spiked shoes or crampons? Is there not a general prohibition of wearing a sandal hamesumar or a shoes with spik...
# 3030 Risk or Save?
I work as a nurse and caregiver in a major old age retirement home were many Jewish people reside. We have had ’lo alenu’ many deceased victims of Covid at the institution. Also a significan...
# 3029 Brew Bracha
Our minhag is to drink beer at the seuda of the fruits on Tu Bishvat, since it contains barley which is one of the Seven Species that should be eaten on that day. Do you make a shehakol when you drink...
# 3028 Forget that Fruit?
On top of the list of fruits to eat on Tu Bishvat and the ones you make the brocho on, are olives. But is there not a prohibition or at least a warning from our Sages not to eat them?...
# 3027 In a Hole?
Re- last question (3026) on Horav Miller’s stringent opinion regarding the Shabbat puncturing of the small orifice opening of a cardboard ’juice box’ container using the plastic straw p...
# 3026 An Open Question
Is one allowed to puncture in Shabbos the small orifice opening of a cardboard ’juice box’ container using the plastic straw provided?...
# 3025 Looks Matter
Re- Halochos for Tu B’shvat by Toronto Kolel stating that eating cooked/roasted whole wheat or a barley kernel, the Brocha you make on it is Boreh Pri H’adomah. Kvod Harav , Wouldn’t cooked barl...
# 3024 A Piece of Cake Shaila
If I make a mezonos brocho on a piece of cake and also eat some rice products that are included in that brocho, when I say the bracha acharona (blessing after eating) of al hamichya, does it also incl...
# 3023 Ponds to Ponder
Q Lekavod Harav Shlit’a, during these times where access to some of the keilim mikva were restricted, there has been various opinions regarding the status of ponds and rivers. For example there ...
# 3022 For All Intents and Purposes
Re- questions 3015,16,17, 3021, above regarding Meah Brochos. Do brachot that were said without proper intention, such as when someone davens the Amida and only has kavanah at the first bracha, still ...
# 3021 Count Your Blessings
If someone received Shabbos early (after Plag) and davened Maariv then, does the tefilah count for Shabbos meah brochos or for Friday? How about on Shabbos shaleshudes when benching after the shkiah?...
# 3020 What a Great Party!
We have a minhag that on the Purim Seuda during the normal time we invite the complete family and their children, as well as many guest that don’t have where to be for the seuda. In this part...
# 3019 Next Question Please
A bochur contemplating finding a shiduch, should he prefer a Bas Yisroel to a Bas Levy or a Bas Cohen, to be able to comply with the mitzva of Pidyon Haben. (He is an Yisroel)....
# 3018 A Dose of One's Own Medicine
A new spray is about to be marketed. When sprayed into the nose or/and mouth. it greatly helps to protect against infection by COVID-19. It stops the absorption and growth of micro-organisms such as v...
# 3017 A 100% of 100 Brochos?
If one lost track on Shabbos of where he is holding in meah brachos, should he make brachos until he knows without any doubt that he has a hundred, or is it not necessary since the mitzvah is rabbinic...