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# 1947 Wine And Din
The Halacha states that, unlike Birchos HaMitzvos where I can be Motzi another with the Brocho even though I am not fulfilling the mitzvah presently, if I am not eating the food, I cannot be Motzi ano...
# 1946 Risk of Showers
Even though one should wash one’s entire body before Shabbath, if, for whatever reason, one is unable to take a bath or shower, one must at least wash one’s face, hands and feet in warm wate...
# 1945 Nine Kabim and No Soap?
Does one have to wash with soap before Shabbos begins? Is someone just stays under the shower for tisha kabim, is that enough lechatchila? I think it is about 2 minutes, is that correct?...
# 1944 Borur No Borer
Hello Rav, Q. My 6 year old was playing with his Fruit loops Shabbas cereal (on Shabbas)...before eating them, it was fun for him to first separate them by colour...he ended up with a pile of reds,...
# 1943 Middle Meal Meddling
In the winter, here in Eretz Yisroel for example, Tefillas Mincha on Shabbos can get as early as 3:45 pm. Our Minhag is to eat the 3rd Meal before Tefillas Mincha. because of this, our Minhag is to ea...
# 1942 Have a Good Yesterday
If one missed zman krias shema in the place where he is, but in a different place (time zone) it is still before the zman, is he mechuyev to take a plane to the second place and say Shema there? One...
# 1941 Go Take a Shower?
I heard that there an inyan in taking a shower on Motzei Shabbes, could that be true?...
# 1940 A Bone Shaking Question
Can you help the luz bone nutrition if you also eat at the end of shaleshudes, after the zeman but before bentching a kezais of chala and declare it should be for melave malka? Can you combine this wi...
# 1939 Making a Meal?
Since the luz bone feeds only from the melave malka seuda is eating mezonos enough?...
# 1938 It's In Your Bones
Why is the luz-bone on the spine only nourished from the Melava Malka meal?...
# 1937 Acting One's Age
Does one have to stand for an elderly if one is unsure of his age?...
# 1936 The Same Old Story?
Does one have to stand for an elderly person if he is unaware of it?...
# 1935 A Word on Honor
Does one have to stand to honor an elderly woman if she is not an eishes chover?...
# 1934 Sorry, but not Old
Does one have to stand for an elderly person if he is mochel, forgives or does not want you to stand for him?...
# 1933 Know Where You Stand
(On prior question 1932, mitzva of standing for the aged) I don’t see it widely practiced in many places, so I’m wondering if there are any heterim for not doing it while learning, davening,...
# 1932 Reason To Stand
I heard that its a mitzvah from the Torah to stand up FULLY when a frum Jew over 70 years old (60 according to Kabalah) comes into your 4 Amot....
# 1931 All the Best By the Best
Q Rashi says that the words in Parashas Vayishlach, "Im Lovon Garti" (2nd explanation) mean that Yaakov kept the 613 mitzvos. However, it is certain that he did not keep them all because, for example...
# 1930 Take The Tallis Treat?
I traveled to be at my future son-in law’s aufruf. When I came to the shul I realized that I did not have my tallis with me. I was unable to ask someone to lend me one, but I found someones weekd...
# 1929 Thought For Food
I have been earning some extra money being an Uber Eats driver (it’s like a taxi that picks up food from restaurants that don’t normally deliver, and deliver the food to customers). Not long...
# 1928 An Informed "Informing" Decision
A landlord has a tenant renting part of his house, and he seems to be abusing his wife or his children, as he can hear or witness. Does he have an obligation to report to the respective authorities? ...