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#5228 A Lion Shailah
Can one use a menorah that has a silver lion holding the shamosh candle?...
#5227 A Mitzva With Strings Attached!!!
When we light Chanuka candles at home, Baruch Hashem we have a large family and many children including many of our neighbors that we encourage to join us to bring them closer to keeping mitzvos. ...
#5226 Love You, Love Your Dog?
Dear Rabbi Shlit’a, I think that you are the right Rabbi for this question. My neighbor left on a vacation for a week and left his dog in his adjacent backyard to watch the property. He also lef...
#5225 Relief the Real Grief !!!
Just out of curiosity (it happened a few years ago by us). What should one do if a neighbor passes away and there is no one at all that is present or seating shiva for her, there are just no family or...
#5224 A Consolation that Needs Consolation?
See question above. Does one comply with the mitzva of Nichum Avelim (comforting the mourners) if one just asks the secretary of the shul to place the add at the Notice Board of the Beit Knesset o...
#5223 - Just to Just Count on the Account?
See question above. Can one name a Shaliach (an agent) that represents him, and is traveling to where the shiva takes place and thus comply with the mitzva. Is the above better than just calling or se...
#5222 A Quick Comfort?
Dear Rov we just lost our aunt (and great-aunt) who you knew well. And since she lived in a different country, we have a number of questions. Can someone comply with the mitzva of Nichum Avelim ...
#5221 Beauty Is In the Eye of the Beholder?
Dearest Rabbi and friend for so many years. As you know I still live in Mexico and I read your truly most interesting questions every week as many many others do. As you well know Mexico is the “S...
#5220. The True Extreme Brochos?
(See the questions 5213 -16 above). Is there a special meaning or Brocho for someone that Hashem gives this most unusual beautiful opportunity to light the Menorah during the same Yom Tov, at both co...
#5219 Need a Hearing Aid?
Someone who uses a removable hearing aid during the week but not on Shabbos, and forgot to take it off before the beginning of Shabbos, can it be removed during Shabbos ? How?...
#5218 A Freilech’n Chanuka?
Should an Avel who davens for the Amud do so during Chanuka?...
#5217 Enlight Others With Your Lighting
Rov, since I know that there are other Jewish friends and coworkers with us that are also partaking in our work and business team, although they are not frum at all, should I invite them to the Menora...
#5216 – Really? More Real Pirsume Nes Shailos???
A s mentioned I will be traveling to the extremes north and south of the continent, although my wife and son will be with me, should I better ask someone in my home town in Canada to light for me at m...
#5215 More Real Pirsume Nes Shailos
See question above. Are there any other valid and better opinions?...
#5214 The Real Pirsume Nes Shailos
See question above. It is likely that for my business promotional requirements I will come to my knowledge some very amazing questions. If when I will be traveling in the north of Canada and even re...
#5213 It’s About Time
I will be traveling a lot during Chanuka for my business requirement, and have some important questions. What is the minimum time that the Chanuka candles have to stay on?...
#5212 Did We Strike Oil?
See question above. What is better to light the menorah with olive oil or vegetable oil without a hechsher, when traveling and no other oil is available? Is it better to light then with candles?...
#5211 The Style of Kosher?
Does one have to use Kosher olive oil for lighting the Chanukah menorah?...
#5210 The Head Light Bulb Was Off?
Dear Rabbi. A Sephardic frum widow, that is about to remarry, when she was trying on the new dress for the important occasion, the woman helping her tore a bit of her dress by her chest. The bride...
#5209 The Real Best Kiddush
Kvod Rabbenu Shlit’a. If someone that has yohrzait for his father donated the kiddush of this Shabbos morning as he usually does every year, however, this year after the petirah (death) this week of H...