Question: I want to place bars of sweet-smelling soap as a drawer freshener inside dresser drawers. Would I then have a problem opening those drawers on Shabbos? It's just a…
Question: I want to place bars of sweet-smelling soap as a drawer freshener inside dresser drawers. Would I then have a problem opening those drawers on Shabbos? It's just a…
No. Sources: משום מוליד ריח בגוף ובבגדים, ראה כאן: https://asktherav.com/which-deodorant-is-ok-for-shabbos-aerosol-spray-or-roll-on/ אבל משום סחיטה וכיבוס בבגדים יהי' אסור רק לסוחטו אבל לשרותו מותר - שוע"ר סימן שכ סעיף כא.…
The Alter Rebbe (OC 285:6) states that some are accustomed to read the entire week’ s Shnayim Mikra without interruption at all, but that according to the basic Halacha,…
It may be said before Chatzos. Sources: כמפורש להדיא בשעהמ״צ פ׳ ואתחנן. והנה, י״א בדעת האריז״ל שמותר לומר רק פ״א מקרא. וי״א רק כ״ו פסוקים ולא יותר. וי״א…
Question: I have relatives that hold of and use the eruv in crown heights on Shabbos. Am I allowed to have pleasure from things they carry on Shabbos? For…
Yes. Sources: ואינו דומה לכאן - https://asktherav.com/12037-2/ - כיון שאין דרך להשוות הקרקע ולא כך צורת המשחק. ועוד, שאין דרך לשחק בקרקע כלל ולא גזרו בכה"ג במרוצף אטו…
It is proper to be stringent not to eat and break bakery items that have on them letters or pictures on Shabbos and Yom Tov. This applies even if…
Question: Bochurim who are being יוצא from הבדלה in Shul, should they first say ויתן לך and then say קידוש לבנה or vice versa? Answer: Right after Havdalah,…
Since the machine is already on, and provided that there won’t be any change in the electricity of the machine as a result, it is permitted. Sources: ראה…
Question: We have a pigeon nest near our window (the nest is hefker). If they lay the eggs on Friday Erev Yom Tov, when are we allowed to take…
You may use the room but don’t use the light. Sources: ראה אדה״ז רעו, ב. ולכאו׳ יש לצדד להתיר השתמשות לאורו בהדליק לצורך סעודת שבת, שבשוע"ר שם סעיף…
Question: We had a guest on Pesach, who when they left, we found they took the magnetic push pins on the refrigerator, and arranged them as the first two…
Swimming no. Dipping your feet yes, provided that it is in a Reshus Hayachid. Sources: עיין שו״ע אדה״ז סימן שלט סעיף א. ועיין סימן שכו סעיף ו. קצוה״ש…
Question: If a child who is the age of Chinuch was sleeping and missed Havdala, should he make/hear Havdala on Sunday morning? Answer: Yes, although some are lenient…
Question: When listening to another making Kiddush, must the listener drink wine as well? Does it make a difference whether it is night Kiddush or day Kiddush? Answer:…
Kinetic sand isn’t Muktzah. However, one cannot dig burrows or form shapes. Sources: שבת נ, א. שו״ע שח, לח ואדה״ז עז. תצח, יז ואדה״ז כז. באם לח -…
Question: How to explain to a not yet observant relative that asking a non Jew before Shabbos to walk with him on Shabbos and pay for the subway for…
המוצא כתבי קודש וכדומה ברה"ר בשבת, ישאר לידם לשמור אותם עד מוצ"ש ואז יכניס אותם לרה"י. ואם אינו יכול לישאר וחושש שיבואו לידי בזיון (דהיינו בזיון גדול או שיתקלקל…
1. Yes, there is a hiddur mitzvah to have more than one flame for the havdalah candle. The Alter Rebbe writes in Shulchan Aruch – Hilchos Shabbos in paragraph…
