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#464 When Not Accepting Divrei Torah
Someone tries to give me a piece of Torah that they have written. For whatever reason, I will never read it. Is the proper response to say:...
#463 Can the Shul Become a Mourning House?
An ovel during shiva that doesn’t have a minyan at home and comes to Shul, when he davens for the amud, does he say Birchas Kohanim? Lam’natzeach and the parts of Uva Letzion that are omitte...
#462 Tachanun when Ovel Leads Davening in Shul
An ovel during shiva that doesn’t have a minyan at home and comes to Shul, when he davens for the amud do they say Tachanun? Should someone else take over and he goes out so the others will say T...
#461 Washing Hands after Blood Test
Since you also wash after bloodletting, does that mean that you have to wash after a blood test? Or does a surgeon wash 3 times after an operation?...
#460 Do we Wash Hands After the Chalaka?
I attended an opsherenish for a 3 year old and everyone was invited to cut some of the hair of the child. Do you have to wash your hands after 3 times? (No one seemed to care)....
#459 No Birthday this Year?
I was just wondering which is the real adar-aleph or bais? My birthday is in adar aleph, so does that mean my birthday only comes during a leap year?...
#458 Priority of Avelim Before the Amud
When an ovel during shiva davens in shul, and there are other avelim on later stages of mourning, (such as shloishim) does he have priority before the others to daven before the omud?...
#457 Does An Ovel During Shivah Lead Tefilah in Shul?
An ovel during shiva that doesn’t have a minyan at home and comes to Shul, should he daven for the Amud?...
#456 Esrog and Olives, Part II
In regards to the recent teshuvo #451 on the brocho recited on the peel of an esrog that was turned into some kind of jam. It isn’t clear from the answer what brocho you recite on the jam. A...
#455 Should I Recite Shecheheyanu on a Esrog?
If you eat the shell of an esrog on tu bishvat, do you have to make sheheyanu?...
#454 The Order of Eating Fruits
Do you have to eat the fruits on the order of the pasuk or is it enough just to make the bracha on the olives or whatever else is first?...
#453 Fruits from Israel on Tu Bishvat
Is it very important to eat fruits of Eretz Yisrael on Tu Bishvat, since you have to separate truma umaaser, and not everyone is familiar to do it correctly?...
#452 Should We Eat Olives?
Is there a problem eating olives since they are supposed to make you forget?...
#451 What Brocho on Esrog Peels?
What bracha do you make on the peel of an esrog that was turned into some kind of jam, if you can still recognize the peel?...
#450 Cutting Branches from a Fruit Tree
When we collect the cherries, (of a fruit tree) since some of them are very high up, is it permitted to cut a complete branch?...
#449 Replacing a Damaged Fruit Tree
[When it is prohibited to cut down a tree,] would it help if I plant another similar tree to replace it in another part of the back yard?...
#448 Kidush on Grape Juice for the Sugar Restricted
My husband is recuperating in hospital and wants to make Kiddush on Shabbat. To avoid the high sugar content in grape juice is it better he recites Kiddush over tea or coffee, or maybe he should just ...
#447 Do I Have to Pay to Save a Fruit Tree?
I have a few questions resulting from the recent ice storm… My snow-removing gardener told me that I should contact an arborist if I want to save the (split cherry) tree. I know that we don’t cut...
#446 Liability for Damages Resulting from Ice Storm
I have a few questions resulting from the recent ice storm. I have in my property a cherry tree that is close to my frum neighbors shared fence, the tree split in two and a massive branch fell and dam...
#445 Observing the Six Constant Mitzvos in Unclean Situations
A patient hospitalized and wearing diapers…. How about the Mitzvoth of fearing and loving Hashem or feeling you are in His presence in such situations?...