Question: When using a towel as a scarf to go to the Mikva on Shabbos, does is need to be wrapped around the neck or does it suffice to…
Question: When using a towel as a scarf to go to the Mikva on Shabbos, does is need to be wrapped around the neck or does it suffice to…
Yes. שו״ת אג״מ או״ח א, קז. שש״כ יח, כט. #11946
If you would not walk in the house without these supports, then you may go out with these. Sources: והרי גם בכסא גלגלים יש מקילים. וכש״כ בזה שאינו…
Yes. As long as you push lightly and the swing doesn't move more than four Amos (Aprox. 5.5 feet). Same rule applies even if there is a fence, if…
Full Question: This Shabbos an Eruv was constructed by a few of my neighbors. The Eruv was constructed in front of a number of houses, and included the sidewalk…
One may walk outside on shabbos with a mask if it is worn properly that it won't fall off. See here: https://asktherav.com/8217-is-there-any-halachic-issue-with-wearing-a-scarf-outside-on-shabbos-in-a-way-that-it-covers-the-mouth-and-nose-if-this-isnt-the-normal-way-of-wearing-it-and-is-this-in-any-way-preferable-over-wea/ #8296
Wearing a scarf outside is 100% acceptable on Shabbos, and covering the mouth and nose is considered a normal way of wearing it. There might be a slight advantage…
This issue is discussed by several Poskim with reasons to be stringent, as well as reasons to be more lenient. In practice, it depends on the nature of the…
בכלל, איסור דרבנן שנעשה על ידי ישראל במזיד אסור לכל ישראל להנות, ובמוצ"ש מותר מיד. ואם נעשה בשוגג (שלא ידע שאסור לטלטל בשבת) אז מותר לכל ישראל ליהנות מזה…
This is not something unique to Crown Heights. This applies to any community where an Eiruv is rumored to have been erected, but it is done without consultation and support…
There is different opinions on how much one must be concerned that people might carry because of you leaving pamphlets in shul. When there is a legitimate reason to…
Absolutely forbidden. So moving something from private to the public domain and vice versa (even within Daled Amos) is forbidden? Correct. מקורות: שו״ת רש״ל נא. ט״ז…
Some are stringent not to wear slippers that don't have a back, but according to strict Halachah it’s permitted. With flip flops, there is more room for stringency. Sources:…
מותר מקורות: עיין שו''ע סימן ש'א, סעיף כב. שועה''ר שם ס''כ. #4598
הענין אינו קשור למנהג חב״ד בצורה ספציפית. אכן, אדמו״ר הזקן פוסק שאין למחות בנשים שלנו היוצאות בכל מיני תכשיטים. וכל זה לענין להזהיר למחות בנשים. אבל כל אדם יש…
A shabbos key belt may be worn in any place that one sometimes wears a belt. So for men since they wear a Bendel underneath their shirt, it is…
If a person discovers a price or cleaning tag attached to one of their garments on Shabbos, but does not particularly care about it being there and will not even…
You may not have someone do a Melacha, such as carrying, for you on Shabbos. Therefore, it should not be sent through your mother.
Firstly without knowing the Halachic status of the Eiruv it is difficult to answer. If you are referring to a metropolitan city Eiruv those issues are even more questionable,…
I do not know of any reason. Some people report so in the name of the Rebbe. Sources: ראה שו״ת חלקת יעקב א, קה. מנח״י ד, לג. שש״כ…
