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Shmiras Guf V’Nefesh

  • Shmiras Guf V'Nefesh
  • eggs

Is there anything wrong with stepping on eggshells? Someone told me they think its wrong. Is it and why?

  The Alter Rebbe brings from the Gemara that one should not step on egg shells because it can cause leprosy. Although many of these types of things are not…

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  • Shmiras Guf V'Nefesh
  • Food under bed, medicine, pills

If I had pills (in a bottle, in a suitcase) under a bed, are they still able to be consumed?

  They are fine as they are not considered food.   Sources: גם לגבי אוכלין ומשקין נחלקו בדיעבד. וכש״כ בנדו״ז. ואין לך בו אלא חידושו. וראה שו״ת צי״א יז, לה.…

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  • Children, Shmiras Guf V'Nefesh
  • Food under bed, tumah, יו"ד קטז, רוח רעה

My daughter put her Purim nosh under her bed and then slept on it. Can she still eat it?

  Food that was under a bed should be discarded (thrown in the garbage etc.). However, in certain cases in which there is a greater necessity, one would be allowed…

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  • Sakanah, Shmiras Guf V'Nefesh, Tzavoas Reb Yehuda HaChossid
  • bal tashchis, fruit tree

Cutting down a dead fruit tree…

  It says here that "Being that this is a complex Halachic question involving a Sakana from Rebbi Yehuda Hachasid, you should ask three Rabbonim...." In the notes, it goes…

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  • Sakanah, Shmiras Guf V'Nefesh, Tzavoas Reb Yehuda HaChossid
  • bal tashchis, fruit tree

I would like to cut down a dead apple tree in my yard, in order to put up a swing set. Is this permitted? It has not grown any leaves since I have the house.

  Being that this is a complex Halachic question involving a Sakana from Rebbi Yehuda Hachasid, you should ask three Rabbonim whether they agree that it is permitted to be…

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  • Food, Shmiras Guf V'Nefesh
  • bal tashchis, camp, ביזוי אוכלין

Is one allowed to “cake” the birthday boy (smash the birthday cake in his face)?

  One is not allowed to waste  any type of food intentionally. In this case it also involves disgracing food. Therefore this practice is not allowed according Halacha.   דין…

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  • Shmiras Guf V'Nefesh
  • מעקה

Is one obligated to build a fence for their roof nowadays?

  One is obligated to build a fence that is strong enough to prevent someone from falling. This is governed by both a a מצות עשה  and לא תעשה, as…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Sakanah, Shmiras Guf V'Nefesh
  • sakanah, tekufah, teves, יו"ד קטז

Are we careful nowadays to not drink water by the Tekufah? If so, when is this time?

  There is a Halachah in Shulchan Aruch that one should not drink water B’sha’as Hatekufah (four moments throughout the year, the two equinoxes and the two solstices, which mark when…

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  • Food, Shmiras Guf V'Nefesh
  • Shabbos, urn, water in an urn overnight, water in metal overnight, water overnight

Does water in an urn need to be switched every day according to Halacha?

  The Alter Rebbe in Shulchan Aruch brings down that one should not drink water that was left overnight in metal. This is connected to spiritual "bad spirits" ("רוח רעה").…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Negel Vasser, Shmiras Guf V'Nefesh
  • gilui, liquids left uncovered, open drink, sakanah

I left a open pitcher of orange juice on my table overnight. Can I drink it?

  The orange juice is permissible.   Question 2: So that means that uncovered soup, tomato sauce, drinks like coke or iced tea are all fine? Also, when is Gilui…

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  • Shmiras Guf V'Nefesh
  • giluy, liquids left uncovered, liquids uncovered overnight, mayim shenisgalu

May I leave liquid in metal overnight? If no, what is the reason?

  The Alter Rebbe in Shulchan Aruch brings down that one should not drink water that was left over night in metal. This is connected to spiritual "bad spirits" ("רוח…

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