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#540 False Nails, False Tevila?
A woman that has false nails that are made to last for many months as much as half a year, does she have to remove them before she goes to the mikvah?...
#539 Thanking for the New Suit during Sefira
I bought a new suit before Pesach but could not use it then, since it was only shatnez tested after Pesach. Can I wear it for Shabbat during sefirah and say Shehecheyanu?...
#538 Enlightening a Flashlight's use on Yom Tov
During last Pesach the lights went out for a few hours. Could someone have used then an LED flashlight that was plugged into the electrical outlet to maintain its charge, since there was no electrical...
#537 A Motion to Permit a Motion Detector
I live in a condo complex, and my neighbor installed a Motion Detector for their lights. Is it a problem to walk passed the light even if it will go on?...
#536 Is the Price Right?
We learn in Bava Basra (84b) that if a buyer makes a proper kinyan on his purchase and a decision has been reached on the price per unit, the sale is valid, even if no calculation has been done to asc...
#535 A Missing Father Baruch Sheptarani
When the father is divorced and does not attend the Bar Mitzva of his son, should he say the bracha of baruch sheptarani in his shul on that day, not in the presence of his son?...
#534 Does the Grandfather Get to Say the Bracha?
If the father doesn’t (recite the bracha of baruch sheptarani, since he is non religious) or if he is missing at he Bar Mitzva, should the grand father or the bar mitzvah boy say the bracha?...
#533 Non-Religious Father Bar-Mitzva Blessing
On a Bar Mitzva where the parents are not religious but the son is on his way to become a baal teshuva and is being helped by the people of the shul to make the simcha, does the father recite the brac...
#532 Which Rabbi Says the Best Shabbos Hagadol Drasha?
I have close by a few shuln with Rabbis who are excellent speakers and I enjoy listening to all of them. If I have a choice of attending the Shabbat Hagadol speech of one Rabbi who speaks mostly on Ha...
#531 Can I Dial-a-Siyum?
I will be arriving erev pesach to the hotel around 11.00 am and will miss the siyum which is earlier, can I ask a friend attending the siyum to contact me at the airport or my car during the siyum so ...
#530 A Canadian Pesach Shaileh
If there was some garbage bags left out in a private parking lot last year containing disposed food and likely chometz leftovers in them such as pieces of chala, and then this harsh winter came by and...
#529 Securing Ferments on Pesach
I work as an insurance agent, can I sell on chol hamoed Pesach insurance to businesses that deal with chometz as I’m benefiting and getting commission?...
#528 Can I Share Big Mac?
The last few years I have included in my chometz sale, the stocks I own from corporations that deal with chometz. I own some McDonald’s shares also and I sell them before Pesach. What about the...
#527 Serving with Distinction
(I, B"H became a complete baal teshuva less than a year ago. I’m now learning at a yeshiva in Israel but my parents who are totally not orthodox want me to spend Pesach with the family together a...
#526 This Night Only Matza?
(I, B"H became a complete baal teshuva less than a year ago. I’m now learning at a yeshiva in Israel but my parents who are totally not orthodox want me to spend Pesach with the family together a...
#525 Searching for a Baal Teshuvah
I, B"H became a complete baal teshuva less than a year ago. I’m now learning at a yeshiva in Israel but my parents who are totally not orthodox want me to spend Pesach with the family together an...
#524 Thanks of Aromatic Oils
I have mint oil, made by extracting it from the mint leaves. What Brachah, if any, is said upon smelling the oil? If I boil the leaves, do I still make a Brachah on the smell?...
#523 Spices of Interest
I have boiled cloves. The resulting liquid has the pungent smell of cloves. What Brachah, if any, is said upon smelling the liquid? Does it make a difference if the cloves are still in the liquid?...
#522 Can I Tell You What Is Wrong With Me?
Can someone speak lashon harah on himself? I remember hearing a story from the Chafetz Chaim that you are not allowed to, is that correct? Thank you very much....
#521 Removing Mezuzos when Moving II
Re- removing a mezuza at the end of a tenancy. If it is a large Jewish owned rental building, but the tenants are not necessarily all Jewish (the majority is) or religious, do I take my Mezuzohs with ...