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Sakanah

  • - עברית, Kashrus, Sakanah
  • onion, scallions

בצל ירוק שעבר עליו הלילה לאחר שחתכו את השורש שלו – האם מותר באכילה?

  אסור לאוכלו.   מקורות: בצל ירוק בכלל בצל. ולו יהיבנא דהויא ספיקא - חמירא סכנתא מאיסורא. וראה חוט שני עניני סכנה ע׳ עה. גם אני אודך ענינים שונים ב,…

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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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  • Sakanah
  • blow out candles

Is there any source for/validity to a מנהג not to blow out candles but rather to wave them out with your hand or the like?

  This is sourced in many Sefarim. It is considered a Sakana to blow out candles.   כלבו קיח. ראשית חכמה בחופת אליהו רבה ג. והוב״ד בבא״ח ש״ב פינחס יח. לחה״פ…

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  • Food, Food, Kashrus, Sakanah

Is there any Hiddur in not using Hellman’s mayonnaise?

  Some are concerned because they leave the eggs without their shell overnight. See here: https://asktherav.com/is-it-permissible-to-take-the-shells-off-of-eggs-before-shabbos-and-store-them-in-a-closed-box-to-be-eaten-on-shabbos/#.XNXpVyiX3Yw.link     #3970  

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  • Sakanah, Uncategorized

Does one have to stop each hour whilst driving by night to take a break?

  It is quoted that the Rebbe instructed that while driving from city to city at night one should stop to rest every hour.   Sources: יחידות של הרב צימענט,…

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  • Candle Lighting, Sakanah, Shabbos

Is there a source that says it is ‘dangerous’ to be naked in front of a candle?

  Yes. See halacha2go.com #354 regarding changing children in front of Shabbos candles.   Sources: פסחים קיב, ב. באה״ט או״ח ערה י. דרישה שם א. א״ר שם יד. תוספת שבת…

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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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  • Sakanah
  • cutting nails, nail salon, sakanah

If one gets a manicure, or has someone else do their nails in a salon, are they required to file them in order? 

  Yes. At least have them do the nails not in order. This is accomplished by never doing two in a row. Also, they shouldn’t begin with the pinky or…

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  • Sakanah
  • food, netilas yadayim, sakanah

If cloths or food have been touched without doing Negel Vasser first, can they still be used?

The clothes may be used. Regarding food, some Poskim say that B'dieved they can be used. However, there are those who are wary of a Chashash Sakanah. There are those…

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  • Sakanah
  • home, sakanah, sleep

If my parents are away for a few days, can I sleep alone at home?

A man should not sleep alone at night in a house; according to many Poskim, this also applies to sleeping alone in a room, even if there are other people…

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