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# 1816 Real Blessings
Do you say this bracha (meshane habrios, see question 1816 above) when watching a match on a screen?...
# 1815 How Big is Big?
Mishna Berura (225: 20) writes that you make the bracha of meshane habriot (who created assorted creatures) when you see an extremely tall or heavy person. How tall and heavy do they have to be? How a...
# 1814 For Dear Life
A woman on her third month of pregnancy developed cancer (lo aleinu), she refuses to be given chemo or radiation treatment, since it can harm the baby she carries. Is that halachically correct? Should...
# 1813 The Spitting Image
I recently heard that if someone is late, he can wash his hands for davening by spitting on them, (based on a recent daf hayomi) is that true? Does it mean that if you are in the middle of shemonesrei...
# 1812 You're Not in Hot Water
May I request hot water from a stewardess on a flight?...
#1811 Wash and Pray?
(See question 1810 above) If one ate a bread sandwich while in the lake and close to the shore. (he washed his hands netilas yodaim, by being tovel them in the water), should he bench while inside the...
# 1810 Testing the Waters
I was swimming on a late afternoon across a lake. I misjudged how long the swim will take and was cought far from the shore (about half an hour) when the shekiah was about to begin. Since I’m car...
# 1809 A Time To Dance?
Some questions in regards to Tisha Beav this year (on Shabbos). Q. If the minhag of your shul is to dance during Kabbolas Shabbos, should you also do it this time? (in the past, we danced, but so...
# 1808 Let The Music Begin
On the night after the end of Tisha Beav (when Tisha Beav falls on Shabbos) I know we can’t eat meat yet until the morning, but can you already listen to music?...
# 1807 Fast After Fast Heal
Someone that can’t fast even on the night of Tisha Beav, should he say havdala immediately, or wait until he has to take his medicine with some food? Thank you so much....
# 1806 A Mixed Blessing
During shaleshudes (whenTisha Beav falls on Shabbos), in our shul we stop eating five minutes before the shkia, but we continue with zemiros and divrei Torah. Do we better bench immediately using a ko...
# 1805 Serving Mitzvos or Feeding Klippos?
Kvod Harav. When someone finds himself in a compromising situation where he is likely to transgress an issur and he can’t get away, such as traveling in a packed subway or car being surrounded by pe...
# 1804 Stop At Nothing
I’m learning the MB (Mishna Berura) 104:5, sif katan 17 where it discusses; where in the Amidah to re-start if you made a hefsek (stop or interruption) of a certain length. It seems that there ar...
# 1803 Tzitzis with Strings Attached
I understand that I may not buy, during the Nine Days, a new, complete pair of tzitzis, i.e. with the strings already attached. However, may I buy the four-cornered garment and the strings separately...
# 1802 Have a Great Yom Tov II
Since Tu Beav is such a great Yom Tov, does one have to eat meat and drink wine on that day?...
# 1801 Bundle The Joy
The Mishna Berura (551,1), says that "Mishenichnas Av Memaatin Besimcha" (When the month of Av begins we should reduce joy), applies until Rosh Chodesh Elul. Does that mean that one should continue wi...
# 1800 Open This Window
Can someone that works creating and assembling stained glass windows and selling the commercially do so during the 3 weeks? What happens if the customers are non-observant Jews?...
# 1799 Unveiling a Shaila
In case of need, as the son traveling from far, is in town only on that day, can you arrange a matzeiva unveiling on Tu Beav? (15 of Av)....
# 1798 Take a Shine to this Shaile
Can you polish silver items during the 9 days? is it permitted even for weekdays use? Can you ask a domestic helper to do it?...
# 1797 Strange To say
Is there a source for the strange minhag that some have to say shnaim mikro and once targum on Parshas Vaeschanan, while wearing taalis and tefilin?...