Ask The Rabbi
Halachic questions answered by Hagaon Rav Shlomo Miller Shlit'a
5,890 questions and answers
#5797 - A Drinking Problem
See question above. Q. Hon. Rov Shlit’a. Me again. Are there any limits as to how late it is?...
#5796 Equal Kiddush Rights
Equal Kiddush Rights - - See question above. Q. Hon. Rov Shlit’a. Me again. How about a woman who wants to attend for Parshas Shekolim this Shabbat, yet finds it hard now without at least having a co...
#5795 Never Too Late? Really???
Hon. Rov Shlit’a. Since as the Rov knows, we have a significant group of elderly people in our shul for Shabbat and it is B”H increasing. Some can only come after we already started or even ended th...
#5794 The Gold of Gold
Rabbi can one honor in shul Yochebed Gold who passed away recently? Urgent answer please, as the kiddush offered is this Shabbat Vayehi!...
#5793 - The Late Tefilin Time
Shalom, Dear Rabbeinu Shalit"a. A few weeks ago, a yeshivah bachur was arrested by the military police. He was taken to jail and they refused to give him his Tefillin. He davened Maariv early and onl...
#5792 Curing the Disease?
See question above. I have another question. Since my dear wife has many non-religious friends that get gifts from their husbands and friends on that day, she kind of feels neglected, is there anythi...
#5791 The Disease to Please?
Dear Rabbi, Long Life to you and your family. In our a bit more modern synagogue, in order to attract and bring closer to keeping the Torah our many not so religious neighbors, we are considering this...
#5790 Time for valentine?
Rabbi please kindly explain what are the sources, issues and restrictions of valentine’s day?...
#5789 Learning About Learning
See question above: Just one more question, thanks. If one does not review his learning constantly and therefore forgets some of it, does he transgress the above prohibition? Should then one avert le...
#5788 - Be More Mitzva Covered?
See question above: Kvod Rabenu Shlit’a, more questions. I wear two taalit ketanim, can I put them on and remove them together?...
#5787 – What a Chat on That Hat
See question above: If one’s keeps his Yarmulke under his hat, and it was blown away by the wind and fell off together, may he place the hat back on his head together with the Yarmulke?...
#5786 - Remembering the Removal?
See question above: Does the above prohibition also apply to removing the clothes together?...
#5785 - Even More to Remember!
- See question above: Is putting on a scarf at the same time with one’s coat Kasha Leshikcha? (creates forgetfulness). Is it then prohibited?...
#5784 A Shaila to Remember!
Kvod Rabenu, Long Great Life. As we are about to read Parshas Yisro, telling the story of Kabbalat Hatorah (receiving of the Torah) and as from former questions the Rov well knows, I also teach Judai...
#5783 – The Tu Bishvat Superior Orders!
Dearest Rabbi. When we eat the Tu Bishvat meal in shul or at home with the different usual fruits what is the correct order of the eating and brochos?...
#5782 – Plant, Plant Closer, than Away!!!
- See question above. Q. If it is a mitzva, does it have to be on ones home or a Jewish institution, or can it also be everywhere in the wilderness?...
#5781 Plant, Plant, Away!!!
Should, one also plant a tree outside of Israel on Tu Bishvat? Is that also a Mitzva?...
5780 - Celebrating the Eating Real Kosher Fruits?
Dear Rabbi. Why is the planting of trees and eating their fruits so important that we have a special day to celebrate?...
#5779 –The Treating of a True Tzadik Tree on Tu Bishvat
Kvodo. I have the first Yohzait for my mother on Tu Bishvat. My family and all the granchildren usually get together and celebrate with a simcha meal, since it is now a Yohrzait can we still do it?...
#5778 Another Vort on that Vort
Me again, as I was discussing and searching this shaila, I saw an opinion that avoids weddings on the first half of the month of Shvat, does anyone keep that in our times?...