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# 1277 Kidding Aside
When you say over Purim Torah, do you comply with the mitzva of learning Torah?...
# 1276 This Is Not Purim Torah
What is the reason for the strange minhag of saying Purim Torah?...
# 1275 Give it Time
Can I give money to a family that needs it before Purim, and it should be counted as Matanot Laevyonim since they need it for Purim expenses, usually bought before Purim?...
# 1274 Give Me a Break
How much is this year the minimum amount for Matanot Laevyonim and for the (half coin) Machatzit Hashekel?...
# 1273 Bright Is Early
When should machatzis hashekel be given this year, on Taanis Esther (Thursday) or Motzei Shabbos (Purim)?...
# 1272 These Coins Are Not For The “Coin-anim”
Is it correct to write on the collection plate machatzis hashekel, or we should rather write “zecher” lemachatzis, so it would not become actually kadosh?...
# 1271 The Answer To Your Prayers
Would one be allowed to compose their own teffila, and if so can one say Hashem’s name in it?...
# 1270 Missing In Action
If one mistakenly began chazaras hashatz when there were only 9 people, realized his mistake in the middle of the 1st bracha (or any other bracha), and waited for the 10th person to return, does he no...
# 1269 What Makes Your Spirit Fly - El or Al?
What is the correct pronunciation of the first two words of Kaddish? yisgadEl viyiskadAYsh or yisgadAl viyiskadAsh?...
# 1268 Jarring Experience
When I empty a glass pickle jar or the like, in order to store other food items in it, do I need to toivel the jar or is it considered as if a Jew created a new jar? Does it make a difference if I am ...
# 1267 Hay There
Is there any problem with feeding a guinea pig, (store bought) hay on Pesach?...
# 1266 Do You Read Me?
A baal teshuva who B’H has made great progress in learning, especially in the realm of practical Halacha, but he does not read Hebrew or even know the aleph-beis so well. Which is preferable: that he ...
# 1265 Here We Go Again?
Due to their strained relationship, a wife refrained from going to the Mikvah. After 5-6 years, the couple made peace and returned to happily being married. When the wife returns to the Mikvah and the...
# 1264 Better Late Than No Prayer
Dear Rabbi, Q. What is the correct course of action if one woke up very late on Shabbos morning, but it was not because of an oness, but was because, for example, you stayed up too late? Say one wak...
# 1266 Seller Beware
Can a salesman on a Judaica store sell tefillin to a woman, when from her questions it is apparent that she plans to wear those tefilin herself?...
# 1265 Don't Don
If a woman wants to wear tefillin, is there any reason to object? Thank you....
# 1264 Trust-us Citr-us
I once read an article where someone was saying there was a problem with orange juice (even with a hechsher) because of "scale bugs" on the peels. I am just wondering if this potential issue would cau...
# 1263 Beat The Heat
2) (Re- Electric space heaters in above question) A case: The heater is set to go on and off during the course of Yom Tov or Shabbat and a child was playing with the heater while it was on and turned ...
# 1262 Heat With Feet?
Heat With Feet? Q. I have some questions regarding electric space heaters we use to heat some rooms in our house and to heat our sukkah. 1) Can they be moved (change position/direction) on Yom T...
# 1261 Love Over The Clove
Is there a mitzva to eat garlic on Friday night for women? What happens if the garlic smell bothers the spouse, is it still a mitzva?...