Question: When going on mivtzoim on Friday, by the time I come back I usually do have not enough time to go home and change. Is it enough…
Question: When going on mivtzoim on Friday, by the time I come back I usually do have not enough time to go home and change. Is it enough…
האם מותר בשבת להטמין קדרה שחומה פחות מיד סולדת, (אבל עדיין לא צוננת) במגבת וכדומה, ולשים על גבי קדרה חמה שאינה על גבי האש?
לא. מקורות: ראה מג״א רנז, יד בדא״פ. ובשוע״ר שם ט הב״ד במוסגר. ומשמע דמספקא לי׳, כדרכו בקודש בכגון דא שכל ספק הכניס בחצע״ג. וכן הביא במשנ״ב בשעה״צ כט…
Is it valid to immerse before Alos? Answer: Erev Shabbos - Some are particular to wait till after midday. However, the Arizal writes that the time begins from…
Question: I have the habit of putting raw cholent in the crock pot 5-10 minutes before licht bentching and then run to mikveh and daven mincha. If this a…
Filing is OK. See in the sources here: https://asktherav.com/9438-is-one-allowed-to-manicure-nails-on-rosh-chodesh/ Sources: וכ״ש הוא מר״ח וכו׳. ואכתי יש להנדז בה, דשמא מחמת הגירור נמי גדלים שוב. והן למ״ד שהוא משום…
The Rebbe questioned whether this is permissible and said it should be clarified with a Rav. To the best of my knowledge, most rabbonim maintain there is no problem…
Question: If the Minyan just started and one didn't yet say karbanos, is it better to first say karbanos or can it be said after Shmone Esrei? How about…
Technically it’s OK, making sure to abide by all “Mikvah on Shabbos” laws: However, one will be lacking the significance of going on Erev Shabbos as a preparation for…
Question Continued: Does watering on Thursday cause the plants to grow on Shabbos? I just planted a lot of vegetables. With a 2-day Yom Tov coming, I would want…
If you do so every week, you may do it during the nine days as well. Source: ראה שו"ת התעוררות תשובה ח"ג סי' ל', מועדים וזמנים ח"ח ע'…
There is a disagreement whether fingernails and toenails have the same din which nails to cut first. Sources: בפרישה רמא שאין חילוק. ואף שיש מקום להעמיס בדבריו דקאי…
The day follows the previous night, so you shouldn’t cut hands by night and feet the following day. However, the night after the day is a new beginning. …
Yes. א״א תיז תנינא. וראה עוד בשאלה 9438: https://asktherav.com/9438-is-one-allowed-to-manicure-nails-on-rosh-chodesh/ #14646
Question: Last Friday afternoon I found myself on a subway train as shkiah was approaching. The train had stopped in between two stations and as the minutes ticked by…
Question: This past Shabbos, I verbally accepted Shabbos during the 18 minutes. Someone then drove past me and offered me a ride to shul. While in the car I…
While burning the nails is generally preferred to flushing them, it is better to flush immediately than to burn later. To explain: The main reason given by Rishonim of…
Question continued: Should they be recited by a) one who has Yahrzeit on Friday b) one who has Yahrzeit on Shabbos or c) both a and b? Answer: Our…
There is no difference between filing and cutting nails. Care should be given that it is disposed of properly. A practical solution is to do it over the sink…
Question: If a women would like a service of manicures or pedicures in a salon, and it includes a goy cutting her nails, is the goy allowed to throw…
Question: Around Purim this past year, I heard that saying shnayim mikra on Erev Shabbos is good for the pandemic. I’ve been careful to do it ever since. Now…
