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# 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...
# 1377 Though Act To Follow
1) A baal teshuva who lives with his not-yet-frum parents - the parents sometimes go shopping on Shabbos and buy food, including food that they buy specifically for the baal teshuva. How soon after Sh...
# 1376 Good Hair Day
There is a Rosh Kollel who came over to me in beis medrash, put $100 into my hand, and told me to get a haircut (because he felt that I have long hair). I subsequently cut my own hair, as I do not tru...
# 1375 Head's Up!
Does one say Keil Erech Apayim before Krias HaTorah on Mondays & Thursdays only on days when Tachanun is said, or is there no such connection and it should always be said?...
# 1374 Open And Shut
Kavod Harav, A follow-up to the shaila (1364) regarding opening the window near the plants - may one open the window just before the rain shower is about to begin, judging by looking at the sky and/...
# 1373 Seeing Things?
When we are in doubt as to whether a Jew has sinned, it is meritorious or obligatory to judge him favorably. I assume by inference, that if this doubt occurs with a gentile, we are not likewise oblig...
# 1372 A Solid Answer
My wife often serves ice cream for dessert on Shabbos. Because of the doubt as to whether ice cream is a solid (and thus would require a Shehakol) or a liquid (and would require no blessing), she plac...
# 1371 The Good Name
Since the month’s name Tamuz is the name of an avoda zara, why is it permitted? Is it not forbidden to mention their names?...
# 1370 Floury Question
If one is at an event or there is food being served in a shul or beis medrash and he is not sure if the food being served is yoshon, and it is not possible to investigate, may he eat it, on the basis ...