Questions: 1. Seforim of shas that are not in order, can they be organized on Shabbos? What if its tzorech harabim? Perhaps home is also tzorech harabim as people…
Questions: 1. Seforim of shas that are not in order, can they be organized on Shabbos? What if its tzorech harabim? Perhaps home is also tzorech harabim as people…
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…
It is fine. בימינו ה״ז דרך מלבוש רגיל. ועיין בשו״ת אג״מ או״ח א, קט שכל שלובש בדרך מלבוש מהני גם כשאין לו שום תועלת מזה. ואכן, בצעיף נהוג…
One can rinse fruits in their plastic containers. These containers have holes and therefore there’s no problem with borer at all. If there are no holes it is still…
Question: If I'm at a meal in Crown Heights on Shabbos and someone brings a bottle of wine to the meal on Shabbos can I drink from that wine,…
Questions: If someone lives in a community like Crown Heights in which constructing an eruv is halachically problematic, A) Is one allowed to make an Eruv around their property…
Question: When using a towel as a scarf to go to the Mikva on Shabbos, does it need to be wrapped around the neck or does it suffice to…
Yes, provided that the shirt is not tucked in and that there is no bendel or belt around the shirt. In regards to wearing a towel as a…
האם מותר לשתות תה אם בטעות הכנתי אותו בשבת באופן ששפכתי עליו מים חמים ממיחם שכלי ראשון
אם התה היה בתוך שקית, מותר לשתות המים. טעמים ומקורות: ראה מג״א שיח, לב. שוע״ר שם כ. ואף שבדבר התלוי בפלוגתא, מקילים בדיעבד - ראה במשנ״ב שם ב…
Yes. Sources: הנה, משום רפואה ודאי אין כאן שאין דרך לעשות כן בסממנים. ואף את״ל שגם בכגון דא אסור (וכ״מ דעת אדה״ז שכח, מה. וראה שם נב במוסגר)…
לדעת אדמו”ר הזקן האם מותר ללכת ברחוב עם ערדליים לשמור מנעליו מטינוף?
מותר, כיון שמחמם ומציל מרטיבות וצער גופו. טעמים ומקורות: בפוסקים ישנם כמה היתרים: שהוא דרך מלבוש, שמחמם, שמציל מצער גופו. והנה, רוב הפוסקים התירו גם במציל רק מטינוף…
מהו שיעור הרטיבות בדבר לח שיהא בגדר בישול בשבת, לגבי בישול אחר בישול?
שאלה: מהו שיעור הרטיבות בדבר לח שיהא בגדר בישול בשבת, לגבי בישול אחר בישול? מענה: אם הוא לח בשיעור של טופח על מנת להטפיח. טעמים ומקורות: הנה,…
Question: We recently bought a 100-cup urn for our Chabad House. It only has an on/off switch. Can we use it on Shabbos? Answer: Generally, it is recommended…
One may remove small bones while eating. This applies only when the bones are still connected to the fish. Non-attached bones, i.e. once the bones have been removed, may…
Question Continued: If I understand correctly from chapter 4 of "The Laws of Cooking on Shabbos" (by Rabbi Nissan Dovid Dubov, SIE) it can be placed on the blech…
Question: If hot beans (with no liquid) was put in a kli shlishi and it is still yad soledes, would it be allowed to melt cheese on top of…
If they arrived from the printer with the pages attached due to it being uncut, it is prohibited to separate the pages. If the pages were originally detached, and…
Question: Many are accustomed to spilling a drop of the "bad water" off their cups. May one do so on Shabbos, as it is forbidden to remove bad from…
The hot plate is electric and does not have any adjustment options. Does the hot plate need to be covered with foil? Does the food need to go over…
Question: I saw in seforim not to play chess on Shabbos. Is that the halacha, or is it coming from the aspect of kavod Shabbos? Answer: The Alter…
Question: I want to use a “crock pot plastic bag” to line the pot to prevent it from getting dirty - are there any halachic concerns with using these…
It is permitted for someone that's missing some hair to wear a hair extension on Shabbos. There is no problem of carrying etc. שוע"ר שי' שא סס"ב. שש"כ…
Question: According to the svara that something that gets cooked in a Kli Shlishi is assur to put in a Kli Shlishi, lichora the only heter for tea leaves…
If it's a fruit that dissolves it would be allowed. If it’s a fruit that lets out its juice and remains as is, there is reason to be Machmir.…
Question: Regarding the bow that people make with their gartel (putting the gartel through a circle), can that be done a second time to keep the gartel in place…
