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Halachic questions answered by Hagaon Rav Shlomo Miller Shlit'a
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6038 - Don’t picture this Shailah!
Q. Hon. Rabbi. Can a woman swimming (in a proper site,) who wants to take a drink in front of other women also wearing swimming suits, do so reciting the proper blessing?...
6037 – Finger counting, Really? -
Q. See question above. I have seen people count with their fingers the Thirteen Middos, when reciting them. Is that correct or even needed?...
6036 – The Best Source -
Q. See question above. What is the source of the Thirteen Middot?...
6035 – Sing it Right!
Q. Dear Rov Shlit”a. In Shul, I often hear a friend sitting next to me who recites the Thirteen Middot, which is often said in the upcoming days of Elul, always with the tune the way the Torah is read...
6034 – A Present with a Future! -
Q. Rabenu Shlit’a. Is one allowed to donate blood or even skin to just help others not in danger?...
6033 -The Real Grace of Ornaments?
Q. See questions above. Did our sages really ordain that as a Zecher Lechurban, a woman in our days should not wear all of her jewelry at once?...
6032 – No Painting for the Needed Reality! -
Q. See question above. Can one just paint the required amount for the Zecher Lechurban with black or dark paint instead of removing the existing paint?...
6031 – A Paint Memory? -
Q. See question above. I also wonder if in our days when one just paints the walls, is there an obligation to leave a Zecher Lechurban?...
6030 – No Memories of the Realy Alive!
Q. See question above. I also wonder why many frum schools and even Yeshivos don’t have a Zecher Lechurban?...
6029 – The Memories of the Future! -
Q. Rabenu Shlit’a. Is it true that there are Poskim that maintain that in our days, one is not obliged to leave a non plastered area on the entrance of the home as a Zecher Lechurban or memory of the ...
6028 – The True Flavor of Rabbeinu Tam? -
Q. Kvod Horav.I accidentally made a Bracha on Rabbeinu Tam Tefillin thinking they were Rashi’s tefillin. If I concluded davening in my Rabbeinu Tam Tefillin, should I make another Bracha on my Rashi’s...
6027 -An Yerushalaim Phone Call
Q. See question above. If the live display of Jerusalem, is on my phone can I comply with it as a Zeher Lechurban when traveling or staying by a friend? Is it recommended?...
6026 – Real Alive Bet Hamikdash Memories?
Q. Dear Rov Shlit’a. Can one place a Zecher Lechurban in one’s home made of a screen that shows the live ongoings at the Kotel presented on line. How about a display provided by a live long distance s...
6025 – The Real Organs Melody?
Q. Is one allowed to accept human organs, if the addition is not essential and one could survive without it, yet the quality of life would be better. How about if the body parts to be received are jus...
6024 - Dance at the Right Wedding!-
Q. Rov Shlit’a. How important is the day of Tu B’av? How does it reflect on the weddings done on that day?...
6023 – Get More Really Clean?
Q. Rabbi. When Tisha B'av falls out on Thursday, it is permitted to launder clothing, shave, take hair cuts, bathe, and shower immediately after Tisha B'av in honor of Shabbat?...
6022 – Get Really Clean?
Q. Rabbi, I must add, if when one arrives home there is still time to take another shower should one go ahead?...
6021 – Not that Extended!
Q. Rabbi, I must add that some of our guest are traveling home on Friday morning is it permitted for them to acquire and eat the products for Shabbat in the morning here, when the stores open includin...
6020 - Extended Restrictions?
Q. Rabbi. I have another question regarding the night after Tisha Beav. I heard that we should not eat any meat and drink wine after the end of Tisha Beav until the next day. Is that true and why? Ho...
6019 - A Good Moon Blessing!
Rabbi. Should one make an effort to recite the blessing of the New Moon tonight after Tisha Beav or wait until Motzei Shabbat?...