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# 3705 Feeling the Burn
Our Shul saves the Schach, Arovos and Lulavim of Sukos to be used as fire material for the Lag Baomer bonfire. As it is indicated that once a mitzva was done with an object, it should be preserved to ...
# 3704 Let the Party Begin
How early can one begin this year (82 -22) when Lag Baomer is Thursday the Simcha by the fireside on Wednesday evening?...
# 3703 Hide and Seek?
See question (3702) above. Is one even supposed to watch a lunar eclipse?...
# 3702 A Mask on the Moon
Dear Rabbi. Since we are going to experience tonight (Sunday May 15 2022) a full lunar eclipse we were wondering if we say a Bracha as we do for other unusual or impacting natural phenomena like light...
# 3701 Fit and Trim
Can a woman trim her eyebrows and shave or pluck hairs from her face during Sefirah days, so she will not become unpleasant to her husband?...
# 3700 Food for Thought
A Jewish organization is having a golf day. Can I volunteer, even if the food is not cor supervised, if I do something non-food related?...
# 3699 Out of Your Tree?
Until when can one recite the Birchat Hailanot (Blessing on the blooming trees)?...
# 3698 The Labor on Ones Fruits
Querido Rabino, We have a small melocoton (peach) tree in our backyard that isn’t yet 4 years old and it is blooming. Can we recite the bracha of the blooming trees on it?...
# 3697 Elevator Music
Since the Rov mentioned that the period between Pesach and Lag Baomer is propitious for Refuos and healing, I made a serious of appointments by my dentist. The problem is that there is a constant back...
# 3696 Wearing More Than One Hat
Aside from the fact that a Yarmulke is part of men’s clothing, why are men alone obligated to cover their heads, to be aware of Who is above them? Why don’t women have such an obligation?...
# 3695 Though Egg to Crack
See two questions above. How about when the boiled or soaked matza was mixed with eggs and then fried with just a little oil and even if the pieces were less than a kezais they now stick together by t...
# 3694 Strike Oil?
What would be the brocho in the case above when the bread or matza was mixed and cooked in deep oil?...
# 3693 Matza Brei Bracha
Hello Rav, I wanted to double check what the bracha would be in making matza brei in the following way: water is boiled in a kettle and placed into a bowl (kli sheini), small broken pieces (less than ...
# 3692 A Matter of Time
Hello Rav, I know playing games on Shabbat is not the best thing, but if one is playing a game and needs to measure time (eg. 60 seconds), is it permissible to do so by looking at a clock? Thanks....
# 3691 Process the Bless
Hello Rav, If I start to make a Borei Peri Ha’adama on a cucumber and I’ve said everything except the ending "Borei Peri Hadama", then realize I’ve already said that bracha and that cuc...
# 3690 The Impending Future
Why are Gog and Magog only mentioned in the prophecies of Y’chezk’el HaNovi?...
# 3689 You Must Be Kidding!
See question above. Thanks for the answer. Is it also true what I heard that there is a Segula (protection or charm) for healing to stand during the days from Pesach to Shavuos, outside when it rains ...
#3688 A Time to Heal
Lekvod Horav. This is for someone that needs a delicate medical operation. It is usually assumed by some that the month of Iyar is propitious for Refuos and healing. Is that true? What is the source?...
# 3687 Thanks But No Thanks
See question above. Does one have to recite the brocho of Hagomel, if the wind was mainly facing the fire not at the house? Should it be said without Hashem’s name?...
# 3686 Every One and His Own Taste
On an extremely windy day our at a family dinner, the BBQ grill became totally enveloped on a terribly dangerous fire and the neighbors called the fire department. After the fire was B’H extingui...