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# 1927 Eviction Contradiction
Can a Shomer Torah landlord expel a similar tenant from his rental property for defaulting in rent payments by following the law of the land and applying for an eviction ruling enacted by a law office...
# 1926 Paper Bag Recycling?
When you use a paper bag to double enclose food that you are warming in a non- kosher microwave, can it be reused again? How many Times? What happens if drops of condensation fall on the paper bag?...
# 1925 Giving a Hand
A non-Jewish caregiver who needed to cook the food for a patient, could not wait any longer for a family member to turn on the stove, so the caregiver took the hand of her client and pushed it to turn...
# 1924 Nothing is for Free
Re- question (1923) above in regards to the Chavos Yair ruling that when wine is gifted one should rather use his own wine for kiddush since it was paid for. This is surprising since after all the win...
# 1923 Get a Gift?
I was given as a gift a beautiful tallis, as far as kashruth goes, it is equal to the one I bought for myself. Is it better or more mehudar to continue using the one I have since I paid for it and as ...
# 1922 Listen To Reason or Reason To Listen
Re- question 1904 on the need to recite Birchas Hatorah before listening to a tape of Mussar. You mentioned that many Poskim differentiate between merely thinking and actually listening to words of To...
# 1921 Thanks For...?
When making a seudas hodoa for thanking G-d for the miracle of His great salvation, does one have to disclose to the guest partaking at the seuda, the reason for that act?...
# 1920 Pop The Shailah?
Hello Rav, Q. At work they make microwave popcorn (that has a hechtsher) in the non-kosher communal microwave. It is sealed in its bag the whole time it is cooking. Is this permissible to eat it t...
# 1919 The Real Wish List
A. What is the original source of "Eilu Devarim SheAdam Ochel PeiroseiheM BaOlam Haze..." followed by a list of 10+* items that is recited after Birchat HaTorah found in Ashkenazik** siddurim? - We...
# 1918 A Complete Answer
If just a bit of the chala or the matza is missing or broken off, is it still shleimim? How much?...
# 1917 Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread?
For lehem mishneh are two shleimim required? Does this apply to small chalos that are less than a kezais?...
# 1916 The Making of a Martyr
If an individual who identifies as Jewish but is L’Halacha not Jewish, was murdered because he was a Jew. He was killed by gun shot while the murderer yelled "all Jews must die". Is it consider...
# 1915 A Show of Clean Hands
When I leave the house, I would like my hands to be clean (for learning, making brachot, etc). My problem is that I put my shoes on by the front door and usually will touch my shoes, making them too "...
# 1914 Greatest of All Time
My wife and I are debating how to name our next child to be born BE’H soon. We know he is a boy, and there are two equally reserving uncles that merit the name to be given. The names are Moshe an...
# 1913 The Spirit of the Law
Q Why should not "Dina Demalchuta Dina" apply to all wills, and therefore become valid according to Jewish Law?...
# 1912 Pass it Down or Pass it Up?
I have a number of questions in regards to inheritance Q. Is a secular will written by an attorney valid according to Halacha?...
# 1911 Right on the Money
How come Abraham Avinu, who kept the complete Torah including eruv tavshilin, gave all his possessions to his son Yitzchak, thereby violating the mitzva of yerusha, as Shmuel says (Kesubos 33a); Don&#...
# 1910 Shtick Or Treat
A meshulach from Israel, staying in my home went collecting last night (Halloween). He approached a house with a mezuza and a woman (possibly a babysitter) gave him a bag of candies (kosher). Can he e...
# 1909 Standing by the Falling Ill
Someone suffers from epileptic attacks or seizures that make him totally unconscious and unaware of his surroundings, he usually recovers after a half an hour, but has no recollection of what happened...
# 1908 The Matzav of a Matzeiva
Whom do you ask about minhagim? I recently saw many tombstone inscriptions from Bratislava (Pressburg), and all mention the mother’s name and not the father. I’d like to know the source & origin of th...