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# 981 Lunar Learning
Can Kiddush levanah be said indoors by seeing the moon through a window? Does shalom alaychem need to be said to three different people or can it be said to the same person three times? Can it be said...
# 980 A Kee Question
I have seen it argued that the Igros Moshe’s heter for cholov stam is no longer relevant, because more than one in sixty milk cows has undergone an operation that renders them treif (LDA*). What ...
# 979 Go Lightly…
Can you instruct the Goy to turn them on with a shinui such as using an unusual object to push on the switch? If no Goy is available, and it is already bein hashmoshos, and the lights are fluorescen...
# 978 Nu Say Can You See The Answer?
On Shabbos the congregants can read with difficulty, without the lights. Can one ask a Goy to turn ?on the lights...
# 977 Beer in Mind
Is it true that some have a minhag of drinking beer on Tu Bishvat?...
# 976 Informing Information
I am taking leave from a Jewish business. I am legally entitled to both termination pay and severance pay, but this business is refusing to pay. Am I allowed to file a complaint with government (Mini...
# 975 A Shailah of Interest
I gave a friend $10, 000 to store in his bank account for safekeeping. He is not borrowing this money technically, only holding it for me. What should be done with the interest accrued?...
# 974 No Room For Compromise
Regarding a two bedroom apartment, can a man and women share the bathroom and kitchen while each lives in a separate private room with locks on door? What if there are more tenants? Would a security ...
# 973 Chain Reaction
Can this (chain or necklace) be brought in the bathroom ? Here are the pictures. Let me know if you need better ones. Kol tuv....
# 972 Stay In Mutar Lodge
What is the frum position when it comes to the fraternal organizations such as the Freemasons?...
# 971 Bow and Allow
It is customary to bow to the judge in court. Is this permitted according to Halacha?...
# 970 Shed Some Light
Re- my last question in regards to lighting ner Shabbos by proxy. If I can’t find a shaliach to light for me and I don’t want to lose almost an hour of learning. Can I place a timer and light ner Shab...
# 969 Can-Do Candles
Erev Shabbos, I am in the Bais Medresh learning Torah, before plag hamincha. Must I stop learning at plag and travel 10 or 15 minutes home to light Shabbos candles and then spend another 10 or 15 minu...
# 968 Out of Sight Out of Mind?
Can I store used dirty dishes in the dishwasher to keep the kitchen clean during Shabbos (if no light goes on or off)?...
# 967 Open and Shut Case?
See prior question - (Can I take out on Shabbat from the dishwasher dishes that were already washed if no light goes on or off). What if the dishwasher was still working at candle lighting time can ...
# 966 Open and Shut Case
Can I take out on Shabbat from the dishwasher dishes that were already washed if no light goes on or off?...
# 965 Rise and Shine, Right on Time
When davening Vesikin, do you consider the pasuk Hashem Sefosai.... as part of the Shenoneh Esrei or not?...
# 964 Amida Starts Running Now
If I Prematurely Step into (Mincha – Laud Kedusha) Shemoneh Esrei, but only say the two preliminary verses which precede the first bracha of Shemoneh Esrie, can I step out so I can respond to Kedusha ...
# 963 Barech Alenu Shana Tova
Is it proper to give New Year bonuses to employees right before the New Year or should our company wait until after or give them out weeks before the New Year? Can we include also a New Year’s wishin...
# 962 OJ - Oy Vey or OK?
Regarding the bugs in Orange Juice Is OJ prohibited to consume? If prohibited, could the OJ be used in for baking? If not prohibited, is it recommended to nevertheless refrain from consuming the...