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# 4044 Cast Some Light into Light
I heard during a shiur that the Yom Tov of Chanuka is the continuation and end of the days of Teshuva that began on Elul and Kapparah or forgiveness can still be reached until the end of Chanuka. Is t...
# 4043 Some Sense Talk
In many circles a new tradition is being used when organizing a Simcha meal, as a Siyum, Sheva Brochos, Chanuka, Purim, Chanukas Habais and similar and that is not to have one Rov saying a long speech...
# 4042 Kashes on Ashes II
See question 4037 above regarding ashes of gentile deceased person stored in a home, and that Cohanim don’t have to be concerned. Why should they not be concerned that the ashes belong to a Jewis...
# 4041 A Convenience Marriage
If the two groups, in order to give Kivudim and honor their own relatives and close ones with a brocho, want to separate for the Birchas Hamazon, what should they do?...
# 4040 A Marriage Made in Heaven?
See questions above. How are Sheva Brochos recited when two couples made the seuda together?...
# 4039 Dancing at Two Weddings
See previous question. Can the banquet be celebrated together? The dancing? Carrying both Chassanim during dancing also?...
# 4038 An Open Marriage?
My cousin is my very close and dear friend and so are our families. By Hashem’s design, we surprisingly got engaged almost on the same week and to Chassanim that are also very good friends to eac...
# 4037 Kashes on Ashes
Dear Rabbi Bartfeld, About a half year ago, I asked you the following Shailah. However, you never got back to me with an answer. At the time, you did say that I should send you an email with the q...
# 4036 Tell all about Nitel
This coming Sunday is Nitel night (Christmas). I have an old family minhag not to learn Torah during that night. I was invited to a wedding on that night, Is it proper for me to attend?...
# 4035 Look Who's Talking
See question above. Is it then permitted for a woman to talk on the phone during the half an hour after lighting candles?...
# 4034 Everything Will Work Out
What is the reason for the Minhag that women don’t do any work during the time of Chanuka candle lighting?...
# 4033 Clear the Smoke
Our large family (we have B’H nine children) are taking Iy’H a trip from Mexico D.F. (City) to Monterrey to visit family there. The trip takes about 14 hours. Since it is during Chanuka, can...
# 4032 The Weak Wick?
Kvod Horav Shlit’a. Can one use the threads of old discarded Tzitzis as wicks for Chanuka candles? Is it even recommended to use them as wicks?...
# 4031 Chanuka Showtime
See question above. Dear Rov I wonder did you not once wrote that one should avoid using flame-lights of different colors, so why is this case different....
# 4030 Fear No Colors
I have an old cooper Menorah that has a thick loop of cooper wire on each cup to hold the wick. When I light it the flame, as expected turns greenish. Is that a problem since the flame looses its natu...
# 4029 Sing the Full Praise
Dear Rabbi. As we spoke I render also religious services at an old age home. I have great concern when the elderly recite Hallel, as they do now during Chanuka and before they begin they say the brach...
# 4028 More Immersing in Immersion
One who would be extremely uncomfortable immersing in front of others may he immerse in the middle of the night on Erev Shabbes, Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur or Yom Tov when the Mikvah is for sure empty?...
# 4027 Be Eidl with the Dreidl
See question above. Is it permitted to play ’Dreidel’ for money?...
# 4026 The Meaning of the Spinning
What is the reason and the meaning for kids playing with a ’Dreidl’ on Chanuka, Should it be encouraged? Can adults also play?...
# 4025 Learning about the Right Teaching
Dear Rov. I have been teaching for many years now, a very satisfying and self fulfilling Gemora Shiur every night to a group of well learned Baalei Batim of our shul. I have been asked recently to giv...