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#5126 The Bright Light on the Night
Dear Rov. I have seen women in my family that light on the night of Rosh Hashana a plate full of candles (floating wicks on oil). Is there a source for this tradition? If yes how many candles should o...
#5125 The Art of a Start
How much davening is considered as already having begun Mincha before the Shekia, so one may continue with davening the rest followed by Maariv?...
#5124 – Acting Now on the Future?
On 828 we were asked:“Rashi (21: 18) quotes Talmud (Sanh. 71b) that the wayward and rebellious son is executed on account of what he will do in the future. Baalei Mussar and others argue that if th...
#5123 The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of?
Is it important to tell a friend any serious dream, so it could be given a helpful and necessary good interpretation. Should one tell the dream to a Rov, Tzadik or a Talmid Chacham?...
#5122 Clean the Dream
See question above. A woman that had a bad dream can she ask other women to recite for her the proscribed Tefilos?...
#5121 Stuff of Nightmares
Dear Rov Shlita. I’ve had recently a number of very bad dreams, and have some mortifying questions. When someone had a bad dream and wants to recite the proscribed Tefilos with some friends, is it b...
#5120 Let’s Call it a Wash
Can one use Ventury sprayer on Shabbat?...
#5119 Winds of Change
See question above. Can it be better doing the spraying with a “Shinui” or change from the normal usage? What would be a qualifying proper shinui?...
#5118 Slug the Bug?
See the above questions. I wonder since we spend during the summer many Shabbats in the cottages or in vacation camps and we walk to shul there. If there is an Eruv, can one carry and use an insect re...
#5117 Don’t Miss the Mist
Can one use on Shabbat spray cans or aerosol dispensers for removal of bad smells in a bathroom or kitchen?...
#5116 A Ray of Hope for the Spray
On last question the Rov mentioned that Pepper Spray if needed for self defense and saving lives, it is permitted to hold and carry all day and night during Shabbos. Is it really better to use it for ...
#5115 Say on Stay Away from Spray
I live in Toronto and as it is well known we suffered recently a series of dangerous antisemitic and life threatening attacks. Is the carrying to shul and constant holding of a pepper spray can, permi...
#5114 Not Nice on Noise!
I was Baal Tokeah for a neighbor who is bed ridden and lives with her daughter and a significant number of dogs and cats. As I was blowing the Shofar, the dogs where all howling and the cats where meo...
#5113 Uncover the Cover
Can we cover the wheelchair of a guest visiting our home for a Shabbos meal with a plastic sheet when it is raining outside?...
#5112 – Keep on Pushing?
See question above. What happens if he fell asleep in his wheelchair can someone still push him?...
#5111 The Will of the Wheelchair
A person that needs a wheelchair to come to shul or visit friends, can he be pushed by a friend if he can just walk a little by himself, if there is no Eruv on that town? Is it better if he moves the ...
#5110 Mind the Blow
In the case above, can I just blow the shofar myself? What if I can only do the tekios (long voice) properly, and not the rest of the usual customary different voices?...
#5109 Stop, Look and Listen?
See question above. If I continued davening the amida, do I have to look for someone to blow for me after davening. After all I did hear it?...
#5108 – Stop and Listen?
Kvod Horav Shlit”a. It happens because of my medical situation that I come late to shul. Sometimes in the past I have had to listen to the shofar blowing at the end of davening during Elul, while I’m ...
#5107 – Shofar Not So Good?
Rabino querido. You know my parents well, and following their advice, that is based on what you taught them many years ago to care for others and do mitzvot for their benefit. I’m therefore learnin...