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# 721 Mistakenly Heavenly?
Shalom u’’bracha: Recently I purchased 2 items that the store failed to charge me. The first was in Marshalls. I put on the register counter several items, to which the register person s...
#720 A Message From The Pigeons
We have a pigeon problem in our Shul/Beis Medrash. The pigeons stroll in during the all-day study sessions and camp out in the alcove inside the dome and above the Aron Kodesh. They also stroll around...
#719 Alien Shaileh II
Re- Question 711, An Alien Shaileh. You quote; “Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson Zt"l, the Lubavitcher Rebbe mentioned "One who declares that there is no life besides on earth is limiting the Creator’...
#718 Ironic Clothing?
And if so (that they were redeemed on the merit of not changing their clothing), how did the Jews leave Egypt wearing borrowed Egyptian clothing, that seems ironic?...
#717 Redress For Not Changing Their Dress
What is the source that the Jewish people were redeemed in the merit of not changing their clothing?...
#716 Fraudster Second Maser
If this (the tzedaka given to a collector who turned out to be a fraud and a con) was part of my maser money, do I have to compensate or does it count?...
#715 Matan L'Con
If I gave tzdaka to a collector who turned out to be a fraud and a con, did I do a mitzva?...
#714 Oichlin Lanolin?
The Gemarah in Bechoros 6b says that I would have thought milk is Aver Min Hachai if not for the posik. What is the status of lanolin oil, the oil is of sheep’s wool; may I use it on my lips, d...
#713 A Blessed Aliyah?
When making Aliyah is there a Bracha for the Mitzvah of Yishuv Eretz Yisrael? If yes, which Bracha and when should it be recited? If no, why not since most Poskim agree you are Mekayam the Mitzvah...
#712 A Very Alien Shaile
What bracha if any would you do if you saw an alien?...
#711 An Alien Shaile
What is Horav Miller’s opinion in regards to intelligent life in other planets? Does the Torah accept it as a possibility?...
#710 Avoiding Avonos on an Oven.
If I came to a hotel that has an oven can I turn on the oven or do I have to be concerned that there are meat and milk drippings on the oven floor?...
#709 Not the Same Without the Name
Do you repeat the bracha if you see it (the Aurora Borealis) the next night, or only after 30 days?...
#708 Blessing Rites on the Northern Lights
What bracha if any, do you make when watching the Aurora Borealis?...
#707 Meet the Unintentional Cooking of Milk and Meat
Is it permitted to reset a main fuse in an apartment building at dinner time. It’s a Sufik D’orisa if people may have pots of Bosor B’cholov on their stoves and you are making it cooked...
#706 A Shower of Brochos?
Do you repeat the bracha (when seeing a meteor shower) if you see it next night, or only after 30 days?...
#705 A Small Seminar on a Falling Star and its Similar
If you see a meteor shower what bracha do you make?...
#704 A Matter of Record III
Hello - I am currently working at a clinic for credits towards my university degree. This Shabbos there will be orientation. In order to comply with the halocho of "vdaber dovor," I will not be attend...
#703 Second Time on Second Time Around
Re-question 692 (Expound the Second Time Around) On a second marriage can the Choson- Kallah be together at pictures taking, prior to the chupa? How long and how strict is the custom of the Chosson...
#702 License to Shpil II
Thanks again Rabbi Bartfeld. Q. One more follow-up question, if I may. You said that "Moreover, even if he suspects that they may not be licensed, he may still purchase a ticket." However, instead...