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# 4145 Put Roses in One's Cheeks?
Can one send roses as Shalach Manot to an elderly woman that is intubated and cannot eat?...
# 4144 Early Pesach
Kvod Harav. I’m a Rabbi of a shul were we offer during Purim a Seuda. Others and myself say some Divre Torah then. Since one must begin to learn the Halachot of Pesach already from Purim, as stat...
# 4143 Don't Forget to Remember
If someone could not hear Parshas Zachor because of illness and overslept or forgot, what should one do?...
# 4142 A Gift that Keeps on Giving
Can one give as Matanot Laevyonim or gift to the poor on Purim a volume of the Talmud to a Bachur Yeshiva that in his economic condition qualifies as being ‘poor,’ since he needs that Gemara and will ...
# 4141 Inside the Box
Can someone comply with Shalach Manot whe sending just one single box of diverse chocolates? Are they are seen as different pieces of food and therefore counted at least as the required two food items...
# 4140 Zachor Anchor
We have already done during Parshas Zachor an interesting and very liked addition. A Mispalel of ours, who is of Yemenite origin, sings and reads the Torah beautifully with his special Nusach and grea...
# 4139 Primed for Purim?
Is there an Inyan (reason) to shower, cut nails, toivel and wear Shabbos clothing l’kavod Purim as there is for Shabbos and Yom Tov?...
# 4138 The Mean of Lean
An elderly great teacher who has been the reader of the Purim Megilah for many years, and is an excellent reader, finds it difficult at his age to stand. Can he now read it sitting down? Does he have ...
# 4137 Ice Cubes Wash
When G’d forbid someone dies at home, one is suppose to throw away all uncovered liquids. Does that include also the ice-cubes therein?...
# 4136 Powerful Blessings
Dear Rov, I reside in Mexico City were the Rav Shlit’a was Chief Rabbi for many years. Earthquakes are very common in our city, sometimes small ones are felt more that once a day. Does one have to mak...
# 4135 A Shocking Earthquake
See question above. Does one say a bracha when experiencing a killer or damaging large earthquake?...
# 4134 A Fair Shake
History tells us that in Eretz Yisrael, roughly every one hundred years there is a very large earthquake, of magnitude 6 or above along the Dead Sea fault. Nadav Wetzler, an Israel Geological Survey s...
# 4133 Death Us Depart?
Dear Rov Shlit’a. Firstly as an active member of Bikur Cholim, thank you for your efforts in answering and providing help to the many difficult Shaalos and doubts involved in our days, especially in C...
# 4132 Moral Fibers
Does a woman from a Chassidik background that due to her tradition of Tzniyus and modesty usually goes out from the house covered completely, however, when at home she only covers as Halacha requires ...
# 4131 Hit The Bottle?
I was a guest by someone on Shabbos. He and his Rebbetzin were having a hard time opening a bottle and asked me if I could open it. What is the correct and courteous response can I simply reply that m...
# 4130 Join the Party of Life
In our large Shul there is a tradition that on Zain Adar (day 7 of Adar) there is a Seuda Given in honor of the Chervra Kadisha as is also customary in other places. The Seuda is open for all Shul mem...
# 4129 A Flap on the Clap
Can one play hand clapping games with children or adults?...
# 4128 Clean Hands
Women immersing in a mikva, when they recite the bracha have to place their hands over their middle to separate their upper part from the bottom. But how can they then recite with the name of Hashem a...
# 4127 Some Light on Night Light
If we are planing to invite some travelling guest for the Purim Seuda and they may arrive after the Shekia (sunset), is the fact that they arrive and there is light in the house permit them in need to...
# 4126 The Brim of the Grim in Purim
See question above. Dear Rabbi. My father L’A is about to have an brain operation to remove a tumor and it is programmed to take place on the Monday before Purim. He won’t be able to hear the Megilah ...