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#280 Fixing a Shaitl during the period of Sefiras Haomer
Can a woman fix, trim and set her shaitl during sefira?...
#279 Shaving on Friday morning Likvod Shabbos when Lag Baomer falls out on Sunday
As Lag baomer is Sunday you can shave on Friday likvod Shabbat, can this be done in the morning?...
#278 Thinking Torah thoughts in front of an ervoh while driving
On a previous answer the Rov mentioned the importance of listening to Torah tapes while driving safely to keep the mitzvah of uvelechtecha baderech. I have concerns as we approach summer and there is ...
#277 Fasting on Pesach Sheni
The costume in our family is to fast on a day of Yortzait. I recently lost my mother and her yortzait is going to be on Pesach Sheni, do I fast on that day?...
#276 Making a Siyum on a part of Trey Asar
(For the purpose of making a Siyum on finishing a Novi) How short can the novi be, is Malachi good enough?...
#275 Badeking ceremony for a divorced or widowed Kallah
Does a once divorced kalah do the badeking ceremony?...
#274 Divorced or widowed Kallah wearing white
Does a once divorced kalah wear white?...
#273 Using the word "Hashem" when teaching the proper Nusach of Tefillah
In the Taz (O"CH 621:2) it says that one who wants to avoid saying the Name of Hashem should not use the word "Adoshem", but should use the word "Hashem" instead. The difficulty is that "Hashem" has ...
#272 Transferring to other locations when in jail
I am currently in jail and have an option to be transferred to a different location. Is it better to be in a place closer to my family or in a place with a Minyan?...
#271 Making a Siyum on a Sefer from Nach
Does one make a siyum on a sefer of nach?...
#270 Making a Siyum on Torah learning done through listening to a tape
I listened to shiurim on all of sefer shmuel on tape. At the end, I listened to the magid shiur say a hadran, with no kaddish. Does one make a siyum on learning done only by listening (in my van)...
#269 Allowing a housekeeper in your sold home on Pesach to eat and feed your cat Chometz
We are going away for Pesach and will be selling all the chametz in the house. We have a housekeeper and a cat. She will be eating lunch from the chametz in the house and will be feeding the cat from ...
#268 Selling all the chametz in the house when you have a housekeeper
We are going away for Pesach and will be selling all the chametz in the house. We have a housekeeper. We will be giving her no instructions for when she comes in Yom Tov. We presume she will be doing ...
#267 Disposing Chometz when burning it is not allowed
Is one obligated to search for chametz when in jail, if one won’t be able to burn it, only flush it down?...
#266 Bedikas Chometz without a Candle or Flashlight
Can one search for chametz when in jail, if you can’t use a candle or a flashlight?...
#265 Bedikas Chometz when in jail
Do you have to do the search for chametz when in jail when your only personal area is your bunk and a shelf? There is going to be chametz anyway from the other inmate....
#264 Buying eggs on Chol Hamoad
Does one have to be makpid not to buy eggs on chol Hamoed because they may have been laid on yom tov?...
#263 Using English translations for Shnaim Mikro Veechod Targum.
Rov Miller mentioned that there are mistakes in the English translation by some well known frum publishers - which translations would he recommend for this purpose? What about other ways of "reading" ...
#262 Women''s obligation to learn Torah
Should high school girls be expected to cover the entire Chumash before they finish high school? Should any other limmud (study) take priority for women/girls?...
#261 Are women obligated in Shnaim Mikro Veechod Targum
Last week (parshas Yisro) Rov Miller spoke at a Bar Mitzvah about the mitzvah of reading the weekly parasha with targum (translation). He mentioned that women should read the parsha using a reliable E...