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# 1397 One Door Closes, Another Opens
We just installed an 8 feet wide patio door. This door is a sliding door, (composed of a 4 feet stationary glass panel and the sliding 4 feet door). There is no middle column where to install a mezuz...
# 1396 A Change For The Better
This question came up over Shabbos, and got me thinking. Some mezuzos have Shem Hashem on the case. If such a Mezuzah is on a bedroom doorway, would it be assur to change in there? If so, would the sa...
# 1395 Don’t Get Behind
It is forbidden to walk behind a woman. Is it permitted to do so if it is one’s wife, and she is in her days of purity, since one is in any case permitted to entertain libidinous thoughts of her ...
# 1394 A Dog's Mazal
Are you allowed to wash a piece of clothing that you wrap around your dog before Tisha Beav?...
# 1393 If The Dress Fits
Can one wash during the Nine Days a dress that is clean, just for the purpose of having it shrink so it will fit? It will be worn on Shabbos Chazon....
# 1392 It’s Freezing Clean
Some of us instead of washing jeans and sweaters that fade and look worn out after only a few washes, place the pieces in the freezer for a day and it works just fine. See: hhtps. housekeeping. wonder...
# 1391 Sorry to Say
How come we read the pasuk of Eicha Essa on parshat Devarim and some read the Haftara also with the nigun of Megilat Eicha, is that not Avelut Befarhesia on Shabbat, that is prohibited?...
# 1390 Chazan-Not
Can you listen to tapes of chazanos of tefilos, during the three weeks, if you are interested in knowing the nusach and the nigunim, when you daven for the amud on Shabbos or Yomim Noraim?...
# 1389 A Kidush Chidush
If one is in doubt if he made Kiddush Friday night, or if it was made correctly, he cannot repeat it (although it is good to hear it from someone else). In the event that he cannot hear from someone ...
# 1388 Will Stop At Nothing
(Re- Question 1362) Regarding pausing the Amidah to listen to krias hatorah -Isn’t it true that the Chazon Ish and Rav Shlomo Zalmen Auerbach maintained that one may not stop his Shemona Esrei in...
# 1387 Lets Begin
Kavod Harav, (Re- question 1362 where Horav Shlomo Miller Shlit”a ruled that once one has started the amida and said the first words of the bracha he should continue with the rest. The reason is that...
# 1386 Hair Peace?
May one say Shalom to a woman whose hair is not covered?...
# 1385 A Late Early Meal
The Halacha is that one may not start a meal once it is 30 minutes before alos. I would like to ask the rav shlita: May one forego this Halacha if there is a mitzvah for him to eat a seuda, such as o...
# 1384 Watch That Watch!
A rebbi who arrived 15 minutes late to a class. One of the young talmidim - bachurim came running over to the rebbi and pointed to his (the bachur’s) watch. The rebbi immediately gave the bachur ...
# 1383 A Question Of Interest
Follow up to Q. 210 - Where I live there is a requirement to pay interest on the Security Deposit held by the landlord. The interest rate is set by the local Housing Department. What would be the be...
# 1382 Nu? New Month?
If one is in the middle of reciting the Amidah, and he does not know whether or not it is Rosh Chodesh, but he thinks that it might be Rosh Chodesh, should he say yaaleh veyavo? If it turns out that...
# 1381 Witness Protection Program
Q See above question 1380 (Is the signature of the parties enough). Should the chosson better sign personally the kesuva in case it turns out that one of the witnesses are not kosher? (Sometimes yo...
# 1380 The Power Of Your Signature
In our times, do legal documents need 2 kosher witnesses (or are is the signature of the parties involved enough)? for example - when one writes a kosher will. is his signature enough, or does it...
# 1379 It’s About Time
If one holds that Shabbos is out 72 minutes after shkia, may he wash for shalosh seudos until 40 or so minutes after shkia?...
# 1378 Different Cuts From The Same Cloth
Can I order by a tailor a suit during the 3 weeks take then measurements and try on the unfinished or finished suit during the 3 weeks or the 9 days? I will only make sheheyanu when I use it first tim...