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  • - Halacha Articles, Amira L'nachri
  • או"ח שז

Can a Non-Jew do it on Shabbos? May the Janitor mop the Shul on Shabbos?

  Article #1: Can a Non-Jew do it on Shabbos? It is absolutely forbidden to ask a goy to turn on the lights in one’s home on Shabbos. The Shulchon…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Amira L'nachri
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Article: Overnight Shipping for Shabbos

  Amirah l’nachri (telling a non-Jew [to perform prohibited work on Shabbos]) is an issur d’Rabbanan (restricted by Rabbinic decree) and is forbidden, unless there are specific extenuating circumstances. Being kovea melachto (contracting his…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Candle Lighting, Candle Lighting, Yom Tov
  • Shabbos Candles: Missed, או"ח רסג

Forgot to Light Shabbos Candles

  If a woman or girl forgets to light Shabbos candles, there is a Knas, a penalty, that she must light an additional candle from the following week onwards. There…

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  • takanas ezra, או"ח פח, או"ח צ

Tevilas Ezra

  Ezra HaSofer instituted Takanas or Tevilas Ezra. According to this takanah (institution), men who are in a state of impurity may not engage in learning Torah until they have purified themselves by toveling in the mikvah. Later…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Kashrus
  • blood, melicha

Article: Broken Chicken Bones or a Discoloration

  Question: I bought a chicken that has an area of blood coloring with small pieces of congealed blood. Is it Kosher?   Answer: The bloody areas should be cut…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Brochos (Birchas HaNehenin), Chanukah, Hafrashas Challah, Squeezing
  • deep frying, Doughnuts, או"ח קסח

Article: Doughnuts in Halachah

  Brachos: The brachos recited before and after eating doughnuts fried in oil are mezonos and al hamichyah, respectively. This is because the brachos for any of the five types of grain (wheat, barley, oats, rye and…

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Article: Using a Child for Tevilas Keilim

  Who can perform the mitzvah of tevilas keilim (immersing vessels in a mikvah)? Any male or female over the age of bar or bas mitzvah may perform the immersion,…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Hashavas Aveida, Stealing, Tallis

Article: The Tale of the Switched Tallis

  I’m in shul and I’m about to begin davening when I realize I’m holding someone else’s tallis! May I make a brachah on a “stolen” tallis? From a strictly…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Borrowing, Stealing, Tefillin
  • או"ח יד

Article: Using Another’s Tefilin

  We may use another’s tefilin if we do not have our own pair, since the halachah is, “Nicha lay l’inish layavid mitzvah bemamonay,” a person is glad when a…

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  • raffle, או"ח שכב

Article: Drawing a Raffle on Shabbos

  One may not draw lots on Shabbos or Yom Tov since it can lead to weighing or writing, and because it is similar to mikach u’mimkar, buying and selling. The following forms of drawing…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Tzavoas Reb Yehuda HaChossid
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Article: What is the Source for Not Closing Up Doors and Windows?

  Rabbi Yehuda HaChossid writes in his tzavaah (will) that one should not completely close up doors or windows in one’s home. If one wishes to close up a door or a…

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  • Mississippi, ocean, Oseh ma’aseh bereishis, river, או"ח רכח

What Brachah do I say when I see a River or an Ocean?

  Article: A Brachah on Rivers The brachah of Oseh ma’aseh bereishis (thanking Hashem for the wonders of creation) should be recited when we see a large river that has been around…

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Is there a problem with looking at the rainbow for a while and marveling at its beauty?

  Article #500: Staring at a Wicked Person According to halachah, there are a number of things that one is assur l’histakel (forbidden to gaze at): Assur l’histakel bifnei rasha (it’s forbidden to…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Brochos (Birchas HaNehenin)
  • Beriya, Bracha Achrona, fruit, סדר ברכת הנהנין פרק ח

Beriya: a Berachah Acharonah when Eating Less than a Kezayis

  Making A Brachah Acharonah when Eating Less than a Kezayis The minimum amount of food that requires a brachah acharonah, an after-blessing, to be said after eating it, is a kezayis,…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Carrying, Shabbos
  • gloves, winter, או"ח שא, מלאכת הוצאה

Article: Gloves on Shabbos

  Question: I walk a long distance on Shabbos, in the winter my hands get chapped and sore if they are exposed to the cold, Is there a way in…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Bugs, Children-Chinuch, Kashrus, Tevilas Keilim
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Can Kids Check Eggs for Blood Spots?

  Question: My kids under Bar/Bas Mitzvah, know how to make themselves fried eggs or other simple things in the kitchen, are they allowed to check the eggs themselves? If…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Choshen Mishpat, Stealing
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May I use my neighbor’s Wi-Fi without permission?

  There are laws in many countries that forbid the use of wireless service belonging to another without permission. In the United States, federal and state laws restrict "unauthorized access of…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Choshen Mishpat

Article: I cancelled the taxi; must I pay anyway?

  Question: If I ordered a taxi for 5:00 in the morning and The driver came and waited. But I did not wake up, do I have to pay for…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Shacharis, Tallis, Tefillin, Zmanim
  • tashlumin, traveling

Article: Times for Shacharis, Tallis & Tefillin

  Start Time: The morning Shema can be said anytime from misheyakir, a time when one can recognize a friend, until three halachic hours in the day have passed. Both…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Kashrus, Shmitah

Article: Kashrus in the Holy Land-Shmita

    We may often see a product with a hechsher, but it is important to be vigilant, because some hechsherim rely on leniencies that are not in accordance with…

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