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# 3242 Maftir Mazal
If two people have yohrzait on the same Shabbos, can they cast a Goral Ha’grah or any other lots or raffle, to decide who gets maftir. If the one who gets Maftir also pays for the kiddush afte...
# 3241 Spin the Doctor?
The rofim mumchim (expert physicians) in the New England Journal of Medicine ( NEJM), CHOP, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and of Boston, and Sick Kids in Toronto do NOT RECOMMEND that child...
# 3240 Spit In?
Can one brush his teeth on a Ta’anis without using any water or toothpaste, just one’s own saliva and then spiting it?...
# 3239 Testing the Tasting
Because of my medical condition, I’m permitted to take pills during the fast of Shiva Assar Betamuz. The pills have to be taken with a glass of water. Do I make a bracha on the water? Although,...
# 3238 A Fast Sheva Brochos?
Someone making a Sheva Brochos for a couple that got married this week (the week before Shiva Asar Betamuz) can they play music from a tape on Motzei Shabbos, which is the night of the fast, as it is ...
# 3237 Deck the Suka?
Is one allowed during the three weeks to build a backyard deck that will be used for building a Suka on it? The posts for the Suka’s schach will be constructed also then....
# 3236 Don't Forget This
How long is one allowed to leave a sefer one is learning from open, when exiting a room?...
# 3235 The Hot Droshos
One who fainted because he attended an outside lengthy ceremony under the sun and in the heath of the day and was taken on an ambulance to a hospital since he had very low blood pressure. Be’...
# 3234 One's for the Asking?
After accepting Shabbos may one directly tell a Jew to do melacha (work) or only through hinting? I accepted Shabbos and afterwards someone wanted to borrow my phone. Can I tell them where it is and g...
# 3233 Can't Join Them, Don't Beat Them
A person was hired to help out a minyan. He attended but did not daven with them. Most days they managed to have six mispallelim without him. They are only makpid to have six, not ten. On a few occasi...
3232 Can We Count on You?
A yungerman who was previously makpid (careful) to always daven with asara mispallelim (ten attendants who have not prayed) as Rav Moshe (Feinstein zt’l) says and was now offered to join a Kollel...
# 3231 A Strange Acceptance of Kabbolas Shabbos
Can a Gentile who accepted the seven mitzvot and accepted becoming a Ger Toshav keep Shabbat?...
# 3230 Keep At or Keep Off
My third question is: How far can this go? We know that when someone is going through the process of giyur, they are supposed to begin observing all of hilchos Shabbos, but still have to do one melach...
# 3229 Recommended Encouragement?
(Re- question above). My second question is: If that (above question) is OK, could they then accept upon themselves some restrictions. For example, it is popular today for people to do a "media fast" ...
# 3228 A Gentle Shabbat?
Shalom Rav Bartfeld Shlita: One of the most contentious issues among Bnai Noach involves the observance of Shabbos. They are hearing extremely different views from various teachers. Some hear that the...
# 3227 Holy Chopsticks!
One uses a set of still joined chopsticks as tongs to help him put on his Tefilin Shel Yad without touching his usually covered upper arm, and then having to wash that hand. Will those chopsticks beco...
# 3226 Pep Pill Pep Talk?
Can one who is sleepy and tired take a Pep or stimulant pills during Shabbos?...
# 3225 Meet and Greet
When I walk to shul in the morning, I say the Birchos Hashachar (morning blessings) while I walk. If I meet street workers or other Non-Jewish neighbors or just people, is it correct to interrupt the ...
# 3224 Early Pill?
For someone who needs to take medicine every day, is it better to wait some time until it becomes necessary during Shabbos, or can he take it early when he still does not need is so much?...
# 3223 A Wash You Don't Wish
Can one do an enema on Shabbath?...