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# 1289 The Joys Of Spring
Does Mishenichas Adar Marbim Besimcha (when the month of Adar begins we increase joy), apply also after Purim? Does the joy keep on increasing? Does it continue into Nissan too? (for the purpose of st...
# 1288 Daven On The Run?
I am a mother, working full-time. For health reasons, I need to fit in some exercise and bought a treadmill, hoping to use it every morning. I am finding it difficult to juggle davening and going on t...
# 1287 A Riddle Wrapped In An Enigma
What is the beracha on a flour tortilla (wrap) used as a bread substitute, for example, you fill it with chicken or cheese?...
# 1286 Ha-Mentaschen but no Ha-Motzi
K’vod Harav, Q. I would like to know the Rav’s opinion if one should make a bracha on hamantaschen during a bread meal, and if so - if it matters whether one is eating them at the beginnin...
# 1285 Don’t Break The Habit
If one’s family comes originally comes from Lithuania and davened nusach Ashkenaz, but their grandfather switched to nussach Sefard to fit into a kehilla upon arriving in Toronto, which nussach s...
# 1284 Just To Be On The Safe Side
B"H Q. Shalom Dear Rabbi. Why didn’t King Saul kill the Amalekite King immediately? Is there any Midrash or other source that gives specific, detailed information about the conversation/exch...
# 1283 Where Was I?
If one lost his place in SE, (shemone esreh), or is in doubt as to whether he may have skipped a bracha, what does Rav Miller shlita advise one to do? Repeat what he may have already said, or just kee...
# 1282 Repeat If Necesary
A religious school...advertised a mishloach monos campaign... Many in the community rely on this method of fulfilling the mitzva of mishloach monos. This year the school delivered the monos on Thursda...
# 1281 No Need For A “Poro” Excuse
Do women have to hear Parshas Poroh? If they are unable to come to shul because of the care to their young children, should they at least read it from a chumash at home?...
# 1280 Come Again?
A rav desires to conduct kabbalos Shabbos/ Maariv services in two different communities (one early Shabbos and then at the regular time). At the first services, he will not be davening himself (someon...
# 1279 Clothes Make The HaMan or Blessings In Disguise?
It says in Mishna Berura that you have to wear Shabbos clothing on Purim, But it also says that you should wear an attire (partzufin) Which is more correct?...
# 1278 With All Due Respect
Can you repeat or think Purim Torah while in a bathroom?...
# 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...