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# 781 Stand Up And Be Counted
An aged individual who has a hard time walking and with effort stands only for shmonezrei, does he have to do the same for sefiras homer and the brocho before?...
# 780 Good Hair Day
What is the reason we do the chalaka of a 3 year old on Lag Baomer?...
# 779 The Hidden Light in Shabbos
If someone has a tattoo or for that matter anything written or drawn with ultraviolet ink or similar designs that will show, glow or change when exposed to u.v. light on his skin, his clothing or uten...
# 778 Don’t Lag Behind
If the father keeps the minhag Hoari and does not shave even on Lag Baomer, can he still do the chalaka on Lag B. for his child?...
# 777 A Makah of Chutzpah?
Reuven, a Ben Torah, unable to travel that day to his regular Kollel, decided instead to learn in his local Beis Midrash where he pays membership dues. He arrived on time for First Seder and sat in wh...
# 776 Solid Blessings
Is there a difference (for brocho achrono) between the time of digestion for solids, which is usually 72 minutes, and that of liquids?...
# 775 Burning to Make a Brocho?
If someone suffers from reflux sometimes hours after finishing a meal, can he still say the brocho achrono then?...
#774 The Seven-Week All Inclusive Holiday
Why is Sefirat Haomer mentioned in the parsha of the Moadim when it is not a Yom Tov?...
#773 Counting On the Women
Is it recommended for a woman to count Sefirat Haomer?...
# 772 A Mourner On Fire
Can a Avel attend a Lag Baomer party by the fire where there is singing? Can he join in the dancing? Can he stay if instrumental music is played?...
# 771 Nisht Shein
May one get a tattoo using ultraviolet ink that can only be seen when it shines under u.v. light?...
# 770 Baruch - Hashem for Translation
For the purposes of kiruv, I want to initiate unaffiliated Yiddin into reciting brochos, by saying them in English….What is the translation of the first word of a brocha? Is praised acceptable? Is t...
# 769 Writing Worth a While
May one write on Shabbos with ultraviolet ink? R. A. Shulchan Aruch, (O.H. 340: 4) rules that even though the melacha or biblically prohibited labor of kosev (writing) is violated only with p...
# 768 An Egghead Shaile?
A yeshivishe fellow with a hat and a beard was standing first in line at the fresh frying egg station during chol hamoed in a hotel when the gas of the canister of the portable stove ended. Following ...
# 767 What About The Wine?
In question 285 you posted: “Q. We have a babysitter who watches my child every day. She is Hindu. We have once or twice left an open bottle of non-mevushal wine out, and sometimes have unsealed mea...
# 766 L’Chaim - Clinking to Life
It is common amongst men drinking together, whether Jewish or not today, to clink glasses. The origin to this may have been a superstition (keeping away evil spirits). Can this be done by Yidden?...
# 765 Jewish Travel Insurance?
When staying over Yom Tov in a hotel, can I place a Mezuzah on my room door, for shemira since the door is not locked on Shabat and Yom Tov? Is it advisable? Can I put one in a condo I rent only for Y...
# 764 Have Mezuza Will Travel
Does a room in a hotel require a mezuza?...
# 763 Seedless Grapes, What a Blessing
What blessing do you recite on seedless grapes? Should you avoid eating them?...
# 762 Flagship Yes, Flag Ark No?
Should an Israeli flag be next to the ark in the synagogue?...