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# 2208 Divide and Care
This year, Shabbos is Erev Shavuos. Since we are going to eat a seuda (meal) of Yom Tov at night, many avoid eating shaleshsudos (the third meal of Shabbos) after mincha, before the shekia (sunset). I...
# 2207 Que es Kernza?
What brocha is made of foods made from (a new strain of) wheat grass called Kernza?...
# 2206 More Early Drinks?
Re Question 2062 - Is the point to eat before Chatzos, or to eat before six hours have elapsed since one has awakened?...
# 2205 A Fermenting Question
Re - question 2162 Q. The standard practice for commercially available flour is that, following mechanical cleaning of the grain, the wheat is moistened and allowed to rest while damp - this makes the...
# 2204 Each to Their Own Taste
I always wondered if one could taste any taste one desired when eating the mon, what was the correct attitude when one ate it? Since this was a kind of spiritual food and Hashem’s gift, was it ap...
# 2203 Be Careful What You Read
What is the Rav’s opinion regarding one who brings seforim to sell to a yeshiva, and the bachurim look at the seforim, which they may or may not have intention of buying? How long may one look at...
# 2202 It All Adds Up Now
(Re- question 2201 above). When is Muktza more severe on Yom Tov than Shabbos? And is not Muktza only a Rabbinical prohibition, so how can you comply with Tosefes (adding to Yom Tov) which is a Biblic...
# 2201 Learning Addition
(Re- question 2200 above). Is this year, when Erev Yom Tov is Shabbos any different in regard to Tosefes Yom Tov on Shavuos?...
# 2200 Having an Early Night?
On the first night of Shavuos, we wait to daven maariv until tzeis, (night), so the days of Sefiras Haomer will be complete. What about Tosefes Yom Tov, are we not supposed to add before every Shabbos...
# 2199 The Value of the Otzar
I saw the question about Shemita wine from Israel with a hechsher that reads "otzar bet din exported after biur." What does that mean and who are the authorities that permit it?...
# 2198 Lose Sleep Over This?
Since one is not allowed to prepare from Shabbat to Yom Tov, can one sleep on this year’s Shabbat Erev Shavuot afternoon more than usual, if he has the intention of being able to learn Torah duri...
# 2197 Rabi Shimon and the Mon
You mentioned in the name of the Chasam Sofer that the mon began to fall on Lag Baomer. What is the connection if any?...
# 2196 In Relation to Relations
Can one have marital relations this year on the Shabbat Erev Shavuot, since it is during the three days before Kabalat Hatorah? Does it also apply to the second night of Shavuot?...
# 2195 When Was the Real Mon-day?
I have heard contradicting opinions as to when the mon began to fall. Was it on Pesach Sheni or was it Lag Baomer? Which is correct?...
# 2194 With Father Together Forever
There was a gezeira to kill Rebbe Shimon; there was no gezeira against his son Rebbe Elazar. So why did Rebe Elazar go into hiding with his father?...
# 2193 Thanks But No Thanks
Re-prior question on missing words on Hallel, if one by mistake on a day one is supposed to recite the full Hallel only said half Hallel, if already finished, does one have to repeat and recite the br...
# 2192 The Law of the Letter
I often noticed in others and on myself that as Hallel is recited we may omit or mispronounce some word or letters, especially when one is tired or it is being said too long. Does one comply if he jus...
# 2191 Won the Fourth Cup!
In order to comply with Hallel at the seder, does one need to say every word? This is a problem as at that time people may be falling asleep, especially the elderly. If one did not comply with Hallel,...
# 2190 The Matzav of the Matzeva
I find it very hard to get together a minyan for a Hakomas Hamatzeva. Do you need a Minyan present or can you say kaddish in shul, before or after?...
# 2189 Let The Party Begin
Can one make a Lag Baomer party (with a siyum) this year Wednesday night, (Lag Baomer is Thursday), after the shekia, with music?...