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If non-liquid food falls on my clothes on Shabbos, how am I allowed to clean it?

It would depend on what type of dirt you are referring to: • Dirt stuck to clothes and is: 1. Moist and soft and 2. A stain will remain after…

Is it okay to take something non-Muktzah out of my bag on Shabbos if it moves something Muktzah, if I do not touch the Muktzah?

Yes. Sources: שוע"ר שי, יד.

Can I Daven weekday Mincha after candle lighting time if I didn’t have time before?

L'chatchila a woman should Daven Mincha before lighting Shabbos candles. If she didn't, and she doesn’t have enough time, she should have in mind when lighting Shabbos candles not to…

There have been package thefts in my building. On Shabbos may I kick a package through the doorway and into the apartment? There is an Eiruv Chatzeros in the building. Is the din the same on Yom Tov?

For your situation (where an Eiruv Chatzeiros was done): If the delivery man leaves the package in a place where it is permissible to carry on Shabbos to and from…

Is there a Halachic way to get paid to run a kids program in a Shul on Shabbos?

One may not accept Schar Shabbos (payment for work done on Shabbos). Even though one is obviously paid after Shabbos, it is nevertheless forbidden since the work is being done…

We recently bought a 100 cup urn for our Chabad House. It only has an on/off switch. Can we use it on Shabbos?

It depends. If it has a thermostat, then it needs a Hechsher. If it doesn't have a thermostat, then it is okay to use, but the water has to be…

On Shabbos can we use the diapers that have a special line outside the diaper that changes color from blue to yellow when the child relieves itself?

Yes. Sources: יל״ע מצד הגדול, אם הלבשת התינוק היא בגדר גרמא ע״ד סוף חמה לבא, או שהוא בגדר כח כחו, וגם שהההפרשה עדיין אינה בעולם (אף שנמצאת במעי התינוק).…

Is it a Halacha or Chumrah to not bang on a table on Shabbos (like to a Niggun)? Is the problem drumming on the table or is even banging on the table to a Niggun an issue?

In Shulchan Aruch it says that one may not drum, clap, or dance on Shabbos in a musical context. (It is actually a Mishna in Mesechta Baiya Perek 5 Mishna…

We are staying at a hotel for a family Shabbaton and we have to have our luggage out of the room Shabbos afternoon at check out time. The hotel can’t send someone around to collect the luggage, but they will give us a room to place it in. Are we allowed to put our Muktzeh items in our suitcase before Shabbos, and then Shabbos morning close it up and bring it to that luggage room, since their suitcase is also holding non-Muktzah items?

You may carry the suitcase if the non-Muktzeh items inside are more important than the Muktzeh items. In principle, one would have to first shake out the Muktzeh items before…

If I keep money in my Talis bag, like dollar bills or coins for Tzedaka, would it make the bag Muktzeh on Shabbos? What about if I leave my Tefillin in it over Shabbos?

Money (coins/bills) make the Talis bag Muktzeh. If you want to move the bag, you need to shake the bag so the money will drop out. After the money drops…