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# 3635 Travel First Aid Kit
Given the very high number of flight cancellations and delays in our days, if our family has to travel by plane on Erev Pesach, should we take matzos and maror and other Seder items with us in case we...
# 3634 Law In one's Daughter
Is there a mitzva of Sippur Yetzias Mitzraim to a daughter?...
# 3633 Enough on One Plate
In the situation above is there a need to provide a different Seder plate for the son?...
# 3632 Like Father Like Son
A grandfather and his son who has his own children are at the Seder together. Who recites the Haggadah?...
# 3631 That's The Story of my Life
Dear Rabbi another question. Does a woman who is a widow have to say the Haggadah with her children and tell them the story of Yetziat Mitzraim as their father did? What happens if she gets married...
# 3630 Dish the Dishes?
My mother has a very old fine china porcelain set of dishes that has not been used for twenty years. She does not remember whether they were used for meat or milk. Can we now Kasher them and use th...
# 3629 A Pot in Hot Water?
Does one have to be Tovel (immerse in a Mikva) a new pot that one bought specifically for the purpose of Kashering utensils for Pesach by immersing them in this pot while boiling water is in it?...
# 3628 Don't Beat the Seat
Does an Avel seating in the corner of the last row in shul have to move to another place, while in mourning, since as is he is already seating at a least respected seat? How about an Avel who only co...
# 3627 Quote Unquote
After Birkas Hatorah we learn parts from Torah, Mishna and Gemara to fulfill learning after saying the bracha. The Torah and Mishna Peah we say, are exact quotes. However the Gemara of ’Eilu Deva...
# 3626 Mixed Emotions
See questions above. Can someone that due to certain emotional issues walks even during winter with sandals and no socks, enter Shul and daven that way?...
# 3625 Rich & Barefoot?
Hello Rav, I’m wondering if there is a problem of davening without shoes on? I’ve been in a few situations recently where there was a minyan in a house Motzei Shabbat and its winter in Toron...
# 3624 An Old Shoe
I wonder Kvod Horav why is it that in our days we are not supposed to daven barefoot in Shul when in ancient times it was preferred?...
# 3623 Wine Talk
Hello Rav, I was recently at a large Shabbat dinner. After the host made Kiddush, I drank from the wine that was in front of me and did not wait for the host’s wine to come around. After drinking...
# 3622 Keep it Coming
Hello Rav, I recently attended a Shabbat meal with about 50 guests. There was plenty of wine bottles all around the table. When the host makes Kiddush for us on Friday night and we want to taste the w...
# 3621 Thanks but No Thanks?
Hello Rav, I’m wondering about what to do when you are in the middle of a bracha and realize you’ve already said it (or really to need say a different bracha than the one you originally had ...
# 3620 Found the Lost Men!
The posuk (Chayei Soro 24: 54) mentions that Avraham’’s servant (Eliezer) AND THE MEN THAT WERE WITH HIM ate, drank, and slept. These men were not mentioned until now. Are these men par...
# 3619 Where am I?
We are planning to come from Eretz Yisroel to North America for Pesach. This year, Shir Hashirim will be read on the 1st day of Pesach in Eretz Yisroel and the 8th day in Chu"l. Since the 8th day is t...
# 3618 Taanis Ukraine
Why don’t we have a day of fasting and tefillah for Ukraine like the Jews had in the Purim story?...
# 3617 A First Glance
Dear colleague, I give a very necessary and helpful daily 15 minute shiur on Hilchos Shabbos in shul between Mincha and Maariv. Since we are already during the thirty days before Pesach and following ...
# 3616 The Calm Before the Storm?
Dear Rabbi, I remember reading in the name of Rabbi Avigdor Miller zt’l how important it is always not to rush into anything one is about to start, even mitzvos as going to Shul or a Simcha. Befo...