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# 1855 A Matter of Life and Death
How is it possible to allow a surgery to take place where the patient is connected to a heart-lung machine? True, the body is receiving oxygenated blood. However, there is complete cessation of the na...
# 1854 Fly Kosher
I have a lot of fruit flies swarming in my apartment. I’ve tried a solution that I purchased in a local hardware store. Someone suggested I use apple cider vinegar to help attract the flies. Does...
# 1853 Fast... but not so Fast
Should one fast on Tzom Gedalia if that may affect him and he maybe won’t be able to fast on Yom Kippur?...
# 1852 Dying to Know?
A person who is not ill, but finds fasting hard because of his age; he does usually fast on other taaneisim. Can he avoid fasting on Tzom Gedalia since it is as is a nidche? (Gedalia was assassinated ...
# 1851 Just a Question of Time
Hi. I have a question that’s been bothering me for some time. There are some coffee machines that you can set on a clock that will grind, brew and make your coffee. Can such a machine be set to ...
# 1850 A Maaseh on Maaser Money
I usually split my maaser money to donate to different institutions. On this occasion I had first in mind to give it all to institution A, can I change it and give it now all to institution B? Nothing...
# 1849 Charity Returns Home
In regards to question 1831 above, where the collecting sheliach returned the coins given to him to the donor and he is allowed to accept them. Does he need now to give them now to another charity? W...
# 1848 On a Manner of Speaking
Shalom, Someone with background in Ashkenazi and Sephardi communities, and is able to daven with either pronunciation. He always davens with Ashkenazi pronunciation. Can he daven for the omud in a ...
# 1847 When Separating From Havdalah
Shalom Aleichem Harav! If one eats and does melacha before havdalah without having said baruch hamavdil (and forgot to say atoh chonontanu) what are the consequences? is it called chilul Shabbos and...
# 1846 Selichos Suit
Should one change clothing for saying selichos Motzei Shabbos or stay with the Shabbos clothing?...
# 1845 Mix no Match
Can you eat nuts when mixed in other foods like chocolate bars? Or even when grounded to a powder in a cake?...
# 1844 Not A Nut?
Are coconuts considered a nut as regards the 10 days? They are botanically a fruit, just as peanuts are a legume (and people stay away from peanuts in 10 days). (similar question) I have dietary re...
# 1843 Not Nuts Now
Are nuts prohibited on Rosh Hashana only, or on all the Ten Days of Teshuva?...
# 1842 Worry or be Happy?
I have always wondered. What is the Torah’s constant prevalent correct attitude. Should a person always feel besimcha, happy and content? Or should he constantly fear Hashem and be worried of the...
# 1841 Sleepy Selichos
If one says slichos at 10pm for no good reason, are they yotzee?...
# 1840 What Else is New?
We bought a rebuilt washing machine. After being without one for several weeks, it gave us a very happy feeling. Do we make a Shehecheyanu upon paying for it after installation or after the end of the...
# 1839 Better One Coat of Plain...
I once saw in a shul where the furnace broke on the middle of services an elderly lady putting on two taalis to keep warm, do you have to tell her not to do it?...
#1838 Wear or Tear?
Dear Honorable Rabbi, I came across a colorful wool taalis that was made for a lady to wear (I guess reform or something) is it permissible for a man to wear or is it considered a woman’s garmen...
# 1837 On a Wild blueberry Chase?
Re- question 1836 above. Are all blueberries created equal? Are wild blueberries the same as common berries?...
# 1836 It's the Berries after All
I have read that the brocho on blueberries is not necessarily HaEitz and that it depends on what kind of tree or bush it grows. Could the Rav please clarify...