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# 1669 Through Thick and Thin
Shalom Aleichem Harav If a protein powder is rice based, does that make the shake mezonos? Shkoyach...
# 1668 In Someone’s Hair
A non-religious Jew who has long hair in a way that is inappropriate for a Jew (e.g., ponytail - or even not to that extent), and now he wants to be chozer beteshuva, may he get a haircut on days when...
# 1667 Have a Gut Shabbos Hagadol
Could you please ask Rav Shlomo why does the Mechaver write (siman 430) that the Shabbat before Pesach is called Shabbat Hagadol because of the miracle that happened on that day. Since the Shulchan Ar...
# 1666 In Working Order
During the omer; on Shabbos (during the summer), when taking an early Shabbos one can be faced with 3 mitzvos simultaneously- counting sefira, bircas hamazon and reciting the shema what is the proper...
# 1665 Back to Flat on Back
Hello Rav, Due to multiple physical issues I’ve been having, my chiropractor has prescribed that I should sleep on my back with various foam-rolls under my neck and back for as much of the nigh...
# 1664 Corn Drops
An elderly patient that needs as part of his diet a room temperature water drink mixed with corn starch (potato starch is not an option). He is able to seat by the seder and Yom Tov meals together wit...
# 1663 A Can of Corn?
A socially responsible alternative for people who buy bottled water. is the corn based biodegradable plastic used in the UK. And available now in Canada. The corn-starch bottles are made from a type o...
# 1662 Now You Are Talking
Re - question 1660 (In regards to speaking during Hallel at the Pesach seder) - Why do you say that our tradition is not to say a Brocho? Every Haggodo ends Hallel either with the Brocho said normally...
# 1661 Steal a March?
On question 1655 the Rov expressed that because of tzenius issues, one should not participate on marathons or large walking events. I have seen in past occasions that some Gentiles that seem to be of ...
# 1660 Free Speech?
During the Seder shel Pesach, may I interrupt the saying of Hallel to speak about a section to which I wish to draw the family’s attention so that they may think about this idea or concept when t...
# 1659 The Soft Sell
Could Horav Miller please revise the following instructions set for people selling their chometz. Is everything correct? Notice 1. Please read the contract on the reverse side and become fa...
# 1658 Made To Order
On tefilin shel yad, if the last parsha became pasul, can yo cut it off and glue a new correct parsha recently written so it will be kesidrom (in order)?...
# 1657 Into the Mouth of Babes
Is it permitted to give infants infant formula that contains chometz or lacks a kosher for Paysach symbol?...
# 1656 Small Fortune
We use in our minyan (when needed) a very small Sefer Torah, usually used in the house of avelim r’l. I noticed that due to the small size of the letters, the alef zeirah of parshas Vayikra is almost ...
# 1655 Talk the Walk
Hello Rav, Is it permissible for an adult male to participate in a marathon or a large walking event where large groups of people walk together for "a cause"? A couple potential issues would be the f...
# 1654 Licensing a Brocho by License Plates
Re- question 1650 - If you cannot say tehilim when facing a cross in an adjoining cemetery, how can you say kidush levana on the street, since all Ontario vehicle plates have a cross on them?...
# 1653 The No-Reason Reason
It is widely mentioned that the red heifer is a chok or law without reason, so why does Rashi in Chukas write that it comes to clean up after the golden calf. Let the mother clean up the mess of her s...
# 1652 Let’s Be Nice
A teenager leads and accompanies his grandfather suffering from Alzheimer to shul. But the grandfather because of his illness sometimes disturbs other mispaleleim. What is the correct thing to do for ...
# 1651 Holy Poroh!
Some say that Parshas Poroh is miduraisso (Biblical) the same as Parshas Zachor. I’ wondering, where is this mentioned in the Torah?...
# 1650 Cross Examine
Can you say tehilim and tefilos in a beis olam, where you can see the crosses on the non-Jewish cemetery across the fence?...