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Lighting Menorah While Traveling - Question: I will be traveling this Sunday with a long stopover. When I reach my final destination, it will…
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My son’s Bar Mitzva is on Chanukah. Does he say Shehechiyanu when lighting the menorah for the first time as a Bar Mitzvah? - No. However, it would be best for him to make the Shehechiyanu that he will be making on a…
I’m a counsellor at a camp for not-frum kids, and their attention span isn’t very long. Can I have them say בריך רחמנא after Mezonos? - Technically, yes, but it's not recommended. It’s better to say the entire Al Hamichya, which isn’t that long. [I’ve…
Wife Missing her Husband’s Menorah Lighting - Question: My wife will be out until late. I will light the Menorah with my children on time, and…
Is it ok to pay for overnight camp for a 12 year old with one’s maaser money? - If it can't be funded any other way, one may use maaser money to pay the difference between funding…
When in labor, can the husband hold his wife’s hand in public? - And generally, when the wife feels very vulnerable and needs the support while pregnant, can the husband hold the wife's…
בחור או בחורה שעזבו ביתם, ואינם שם בליל חנוכה, האם יוצאים בהדלקת האב בבית?
- אם עקרו דירתם אפילו ללילה אחד, יש לנו להחמיר שאינם נפטרים בהדלקה שבמקום שגרו עד עתה. מקורות: הנה,…On Shabbos, may I ask/hint to a non-Jewish housemaid to take frozen milk and put it in hot water (from the urn)? - Yes, you may tell her to do it, as long as the milk (bottle) will not be totally covered…
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