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This year, with the coming of Moshiach, will we blow shofer on Shabbos? and will there be two days?

Yes, Shofar will be blown in the Beis Hamikdash Hashlishi (in Yavneh) or in any place with a Sanhedrin. From some sources it seems that it will be blown…

Regarding offering the Korban Pesach on Pesach Sheini this year with the imminent arrival of Moshiach. Someone mentioned that we might not be bringing it this year because of אינו בא בטומאה. My question is, are there any sources that show we will be able to?

The Chida writes (in his sefer Yosef Ometz chapter 6) that we can not bring a korban pesach on Pesach Sheini while tameh. He bases it on a machlokes…

If Moshiach comes on Acharon shel Pesach will it be Ois Yom Tov sheini shel guluyos that day or will is still be asur bimlacha till the end of the day?

We might keep two days Yom Tov then regardless. Additionally, the Rebbe considers the possibility that once it has been established as Yom Tov it will remain that way…

Were the Rabbeim pro Zionism? Or more specifically religious Zionism? Someone from Anash just told me that there is a Chiyuv to rebuild the Beis Hamikdosh when the Jewish people have control of the Temple Mount. And that by not having control of the mountain, we are halting Moshiach. What about speaking Ivrit?

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Anticipating the Coming of Moshiach

One of the principles of our faith is to believe in Moshiach—and not only to believe in Moshiach, but to anticipate his coming every single day. It is a…

If Moshiach comes on Shabbos, will the laws of muktza still apply? Should we take our tambourines?

There are seemingly conflicting indications in the sichos about this matter. Some sichos imply that when Moshiach comes it will be okay to play instruments on Shabbos and Yom…

Is it okay for me to put on 4 pairs of tefillin? The Rebbe tells us to start living Moshiach. Is this something that I’m allowed to start living Moshiach with? I asked my Mashpia and he told me that I should ask the Rov.

Absolutely unacceptable. ראה שו״ת הרמ״ע מפאנו קז: שבקושי התירו להניחן וכו׳ שהשוגה באהבתן צריך לקדש עצמו הרבה מאד ושתהא דעתו שפלה עליו תמיד באימה ויראה ורתת וזיע. ובשולחן…

Is it permissible to mix essential oils of the Ketores ingredients (Myrr, galbanum, etc.) in an inexact way? I want to smell what the Ketores smells like as a way to “live with the Geula”.

Even if one makes a very little amount of Ketores but with the same proportions as prescribed in Chazal, he is violating a Torah prohibition and is punished with…

האם יש ענין שבכור שהוא לוי יגדל צפורן אגודלו לצורך עבודת המליקה?

אכן, יש לעשות כל האפשרי להתכונן לימות המשיח. אבל במקרה הספציפי – זו גישה לא נכונה. בספרים מובאים דברים חמורים בנוגע לגידול צפרניים. וההכנה לימות המשיח לא צריכה לבוא…

Will we still say את צמח דוד עבדך מהרה תצמיח in Shmone Esre when Moshiach comes?

The Tefillos for Moshiach will be stated in a manner of Hodaah (thanks) about the past, not a request and supplication for the future. Sources: בית אלקים שער…

Will people live forever after Techiyas Hameisim?

The Pasuk in Yeshayahu says "the death will be swallowed up forever and Hashem will erase tears from all faces." See Rashi on this verse where he says "death…

Is it okay to say that Moshiach is already here and the Geulah is already here? The Rebbe said it and printed it and even said that a Yid needs to agree that it’s here. But a lot of people are telling me that it’s wrong.

Your question reminds me of the story where the rabbi presiding over a Din Torah has determined that both parties are in the right. His wife in the kitchen…

Can I bring Bikurim to the Beis Hamikdosh when I am Ole Regel on Shavuos?

Bikurim are not brought before Shavuos. On the holiday itself, there are different opinions in the Rishonim as to whether it is permissible to bring Bikurim. Sources: Mishna…

A Chabad guy sends me a daily inspiring message about Moshiach. Today this is what he sent: ”Since the leader of the generation, who is Moshiach, has been fully revealed, we can already rejoice as allowed only in the time of Geula (11 Elul 51)”. When I inquired him whether the law actually is different and how I was to understand this message, he suggested that I asktherav.com

AskTheRav cannot take responsibility for messages that other people send out. However, below are some very general observations about the matter. לכל לראש, כבר כתבו כו״כ שאינו איסור…

My brother works in a store in Crown Heights and found a stroller that was left behind already for three days. He offered it to me and said that if I don’t take it he’ll end up throwing it out. I posted the stroller on a couple of WhatsApp groups and no one responded. I really do want that stroller and otherwise it’ll be thrown out. Can I take it and use it?

You have the obligation to publicize that you found this stroller in a way that the owner would find out about it (WhatsApp groups would not suffice under normal…