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# 861 K9 on Almenar?
One of the members of our congregation recently returned to shul after a long illness in which he lost the use of his eyes. He is now unfortunately totally blind and gets around with the help of a...
# 860 He Blew It
Is an engraved shofar (with outside decorations that are only superficial) kosher? What if it is only my initials? Can I place a label on the shofar with my name?...
# 859 Shofar So Good
I’m learning to become a Baal Tokea but the friend teaching me can only do it at night is that OK?...
# 858 Blowing in the Night?
If someone didn’t hear the shofar during Elul in the morning should he blow at night? What if he has no minyan?...
# 857 Is the Left Right?
Is There a difference between the shofar of the right side of the head of the ram or the left side?...
# 856 A Shofar in Hot Water
Dear Rabbi a few questions on acquiring a shofar Q. I was given a shofar as a present, it has a good sound but it is rather straight and only slightly bent. I was told that if you heat the shofar y...
#855 Holy Hangings
A neighbor was moving out & he offered me this object that was hanging in his house rather than throwing it in the garbage. Is it just a wall hanging or could it have come from a Sefer Torah? (See a...
# 854 From the Beak of Parrots
Dear Rabbi. I found a parrot on my backyard a few days ago and I placed found-a-parrot signs on the posts on the neighborhood. A Jewish neighbor came shortly after and gave as a siman, a name (his) t...
# 853 Little One's Big Miracles
My three year old son had a miracle. He was standing by the fridge. when the whole cabinets crashed in the kitchen. What stopped it from collapsing totally on him was the Shabbos water heater, where i...
# 852 Early Blessings
Is it correct when someone speaks at a wedding on Tu Beav to already wish everyone a Kesiva Vechasima Tova or is it out of place?...
# 851 Fast Before Feast
Does a Chosson- Kallah fast on Tu Beav if they get married later on that day?...
# 850 Have a Great Yom Tov
Is there an inyan to make in our days a siyum on Tu Beav since it is considered one of the greatest Yomim Tovim?...
# 849 Falls Apart?
Hi, I am thinking of driving to Niagara Falls USA to get a social security card for our daughter next week Tuesday. We might stop by the falls while we are there to stretch a bit and rest. M...
# 848 Sponge a Shaile?
If there is a sponge or a rag lying in the sink, is one permitted to turn on the water on Shabbos, or would this be considered "laundering" the sponge (since it will become soaked with water)? If...
# 847 A Separating Havdala?
A Separating Havdala? Q. If a woman can’t fast does her husband say havdala for her during the day, and she drinks the cup?...
# 846 Meat Me on Shalosh Seudos?
Is it better to eat meat on this shaleshudes (when Tisha Beav is Sunday) when you don’t do so the whole year?...
# 845 Home Meal
If we always eat shaleshudes in shul should we also do it on this Shabbos when it is a nidche or is it better to eat at home?...
# 844 Changing Fast Clothes
Is it worthwhile this year that Motzei Shabbos is Tisha Beav nidche, to make Maariv later and let the people go home to change to weekday clothing?...
# 843 Bearly a Reason for Hagomel Bentching?
Dear Rav Bartfeld, shlita, Someone in our kehillah was hiking alone up a mountain out west. As he was walking, he noticed a black bear about 90 meters away from him. Black bears can be deadly, even ...
# 842 Velo Yi'hye Motor?
Are you allowed to fix a motorboat (during the Nine Days)?...