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# 3884 The Future is Here
On question 1828 the Rov quoted Baaley Mussar and others who argue that if the Ben Sore Umore is executed on account of what he will do in the future, and if this applies to future wrongdoings it sure...
# 3883 Blow Away that Moustache?
If a Baal Tokea has a very full beard and moustache, is there a problem if hairs intercept between his lips and the shofar....
#3882 The Matzav of the Matzeiva
Dear Rabbi, My father Matzeive in 50 years is beginning to slowly crumble, the weather, erosion and acidic rain is working. The quality of the tombstone on the beginning was not the best, I would li...
# 3881 Value the Glue
Can one use for supporting the Schach of a Suka wooden beams that have been glued together? Is that considered as ’Maamid’ or providing support for the Schach using something that is not fit...
# 3880 By the Skin of your Teeth
See question above. Can one swallow the small pieces of skin that are next to the nails?...
# 3879 Go with Tooth and Nail
Is one allowed to swallow the nails that he cuts with his teeth?...
# 3878 Make a Name for Yourself
The custom to say a posuk with one’s name at end of Shemonei Esrei, how is that done for example Avraham Yisroel, it is the first letter of the first name "A" and the last letter of "L" or last l...
# 3877 A Point of Honor
Can one ask a Cohen seating close by in a Seuda to pass over some food or utensil? Would using a Cohen for that purpose constitute a violation of the mitzva of ’Vekidashto’ to honor and show...
# 3876 In a Fix?
When I stayed recently in an old cottage during Shabbos, a pipe of hot water split and started leaking heavily. There was no option to close the water intake (It was very rusty), or to summon a non - ...
# 3875 Shabbos Private Needs
Would it make a difference if that day coincides with Shabbath?...
# 3874 Pray Tell Me
Dear Rabbi. If someone has two options; To daven Yamim Noraim in a Shul that is more Halacha minded and serious, as most of the people who daven there are Torah learners or former Yeshiva students, an...
# 3873 Courting a Court
I have heard that there is an obligation to have a viable Beis Din in a town. How big does the community have to be for that obligation to take effect?...
# 3872 Zooming the Blow
As I have told the Rov, I zoom almost daily a good friend who is in hospital talk to him and often learn Torah with him. Is there a point to blow the Shofar of Elul to make him feel better?...
# 3871 Don't Blow the Blow
In our small shull the Baal Tokea who blows Shofar during Elul was missing one morning. Only another attendant new how to blow Shofar, but he was in the middle of saying the Shema. He actually did blo...
# 3870 A Fast Break?
One who does not wear Rabbenu Tam’s Tefilin by mistake dropped his friend’s Rabbenu Tam’s Tefilin. Does he have to fast?...
# 3869 Brand New Brand?
I was recently cleaning up the house and found two Pushka boxes that the label has come off and it is not discernible at all what the original Tzedaka was. What do I do with this money?...
# 3868 Melt Away Shailah
See question above. Can one use solid cream cheese for a coffee that will melt, when placed in Keli Shelishi?...
# 3867 A Dry Run
For the purpose of reheating an already cooked food in Shabbat, how dry does it have to be to be permitted? Are meat balls in their gravy permitted to warm? If yes, how much gravy can it have? How ...
# 3866 Dress for the Occasion
A Bachur in Shidduchim who has a smartphone with a filter, may he borrow his grandmothers flip phone for the first date to avoid giving a bad impression or is it forbidden to be dishonest?...
# 3865 Offer a Helping Hand Offer?
I saw a house for sale that has since been taken off the market but I was told by the agent that I could still make an offer. I happen to know that the current tenants don’t want to move. Is ther...