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# 3575 Freeze the Fridge
See question above; Can one then be lenient to make ice cubes on Shabbat?...
# 3574 Icing of the Cake
We were serving an ice cream cake last Shabbat, and surprisingly there were some left overs. Since the remains were already partially melted, can one put them back in the freezer?...
# 3573 Some Words on Missing Words
Last year after we read Parshas Shkalim on Shabbos, when the Gabai was preparing that Sefer Torah for it’s next use, he realized that some letters of that old Sefer Torah were erased and the Sefe...
# 3572 Get a Hand on This
See question above. I remember once by the Seuda of Purim that a guest walked in carrying a Megila and a Rabbi told him to put it away, since if he or others touch it after they washed hands for the ...
# 3571 Hands Off?
Dear Rov, I heard that you are not allowed to touch a Megila without first washing hands, is that really true?...
# 3570 A Sweet Pill
(See questions above). If one takes one pill to remove the pain, and another one to make one fill better, as an elixir (recommended by the doctor), is that permitted also in Shabbat?...
# 3569 No Short Cuts?
See question above. Can one cut the pill in half with a knife? If exact measurement is needed, can it be cut with a pill cutter?...
# 3568 The Law of the Tablets
I know that someone who is sick enough to have to lay in bed can take take pills for pain during Shabbat . If one has difficulty in swallowing the pills can they be dissolved in a liquid?...
# 3567 Know Your Foe
K’vod Harav. So much was said and expressed in drashot and lectures again and again last week on being careful with the cell phones and the internet with the children and spouses. How important i...
# 3566 Net Results
I have been listening during the last week to all the very negative issues and problems that can happen when using internet dependent groups such as Whats App. I wonder, we have such a group that enga...
# 3565 A Women Talk?
When using my smart phone, I often speak to it asking for all kinds of information. I usually address Siri. Is there any Tzenius problems or issues in talking to these electronic voice women on the ph...
# 3564 Groundhog Hogwash
We have in our neighborhood a Groundhog Day celebration done for kids, that looks like lots of fun. Can our children attend?...
# 3563 The Disease to Please?
I’m a Frum father living in a building where most of the neighbors are Jewish some Frum and some not so much. All neighbors joined a WhatsApp link and it has so far worked nicely to unite the nei...
# 3562 Under Protest
I’m an active Rabbi of a Toronto congregation and I keep on wondering why the leading Rabbanim or Torah organizations have not expressed publicly the Torah view on the Trucker’s protest so p...
# 3561 Seasons Greetings
Rov. Another question for a Happy Purim Katan. Is it true that the spirit of the great Purim also rests on the small one? Should one great another on Purim Kattan with the blessing of a "Frailechn Pur...
# 3560 A Real Feast
If a group of friends makes a Seudas Purim Koton is it considered a Seudas Mitzva that one invited should attend?...
# 3559 Trim Purim?
Happy Purim Rov. If someone does not usually wash and eat bread during weekdays, should he do so on Purim Katan? Should one also eat meat and drink wine?...
# 3558 Early Fasting?
I have Yohrzait on Purim Katan for my mother A’H. The minhag of our family is to fast on a Yohrzait for parents, but on this occasion I was told I should not fast. Would it be correct then to fas...
# 3557 Face the Change
On question 3545 the Rov dealt in an outstanding way with the new wave of most unusual and shailes we can’t even imagine and now are actually possible or soon to be so. I was present at the semin...
# 3556 Special Delivery
Is it permitted or even recommended for a husband to be present when his child is born to provide support and encouragement to his wife during a difficult labor?...