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# 1100 Put On Ice Shayla?
Put On Ice Shayla? Q. If I can’t find a Goy can I put a small bag of ice on the thermostat and eventually it will turn itself off? See question 1098 above, in regards to turning off the AC when it...
# 1100 Put On Ice?
If I can’t find a Goy can I put a small bag of ice on the thermostat and eventually it will turn itself off?...
# 1099 Cold Case
(See question 1098 above, in regards to turning off the AC when it is too cold.) Is it better if I tell one Goy to tell another Goy?...
# 1098 Cold Enough For You?
If the AC was left on too low on Shabbos and it bothers the family especially the small children who may catch a cold, can I ask a Goy to turn it off, if I ask him indirectly? Does it help if I ask ...
# 1097 Wonder Stone
Is the ceremony (of placing a cornerstone) recommended, and if you offer food will it become a seudas mitzvah? How about a private home?...
# 1096 Groundbreaking Question
Is there a source in Chazal for the ceremony of placing a cornerstone before building an institution or a shul?...
# 1095 Fast or Feast?
I have a close friend that is getting married this Sunday, the 20 of Sivan. I heard that there may be an issue in attending a wedding on that day. Is that true? Should you make an effort to say selic...
# 1094 Papaya Shayla
There are different traditions as to what bracha you make on papaya, what is Rav Millers opinion?...
# 1093 Do Not Touch Shiduch
I like to try to make shiduchim. I’m on an email list that gives me many shiduch profiles a day. Some of these people are modern orthodox. Some of them are not shomer nagiya. One question is, if ...
# 1092 Don't Picture This
I have some articles and stories that were published in a modern orthodox publication. One of the stories that got published was a shiduch story, and the publication put pictures to go along with the ...
# 1091 Ghost Adjusters?
I have some more questions if you don’t mind. One is that I’m trying to start a ghostwriting business. I am looking to write books and booklets for people who either don’t have the tim...
# 1090 And The Beat Goes On
(See question # 1089 above) If the heart was extracted without doing all possible to revive the patient, would Halacha permit using it after the fact, in order to save a life?...
# 1089 Not for the Faint-Hearted
Thank you so much for your answer on the new heart transplant techniques and the opportunities they offer. It is not clear from the answer according to Halacha how long should, the efforts to resuscit...
# 1088 Ma'aser Purchaser
Can one buy with Maaser money cakes or other foods for Yom Tov that are sold for the benefit of an institution like a yeshiva?...
# 1087 Carry the Torch?
Thank you so much for your prompt answer on the ner havdala shayle (#1081) on Motzei Shabbos – Yom Tov. You mentioned from Mishna Berura that a candle that has several wicks is not considered as an ...
# 1086 Heart Stopping Question
Now hearts can be taken from completely dead donors; the donor heart does not have to be beating when it is harvested. How does this impact organ donation and Jewish law? I believe that one reason aga...
#1085 Counter Argument
I have a shaila for you. We are moving into a condo previously owned by a non jew.It could be close to a year vacant as the owner went into a nursing home many months ago.We are going to redo the kitc...
# 1084 Pray Tell, Should we Pray?
Can the gabay of our shule make a mi sheberach for a gentile (he is a good friend to one of our members) and is ill? Does it matter if he observes all seven Noahide mitzvos, or can yo recite if he i...
#1083 The Simchas Torah of Shavuos
Why don’t we rejoice and make hakofos on Shavuos as we do in Simchas Torah, after all that is the day of the giving of the Torah and the wedding itself?...
# 1082 Bring to Light
Is it better if one lights the yortzait candle usually used on the second day Yom Tov when they say Izkor, before Shabbos (you would need a 72 hour candle) since it is not really needed for Yom Tov?...