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Shabbos

  • Motzei Shabbos, Safrus

What is the Chabad custom regarding practicing to write STA”M on Motzei Shabbos?

  There is a custom to refrain from writing STA"M on Motzei Shabbos. Some are particular even with Torah writing. However, we have many Torah letters from Gedolei Yisroel which…

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  • Hagomel, Havdala, Women

Havdalah Candle & Hagomel for Women

  Question: Motzei Shabbos my dining room table and chairs went up in flames as a result of a havdala candle that wasn't put out well. B"H I was able…

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  • Erev Shabbos
  • cutting nails

Am I allowed to file my nails on Thursday?

  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…

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  • Carrying, Shabbos
  • belt, bendel, glasses, או"ח שא, מלאכת הוצאה

Can one put their reading glasses on a bendel and walk with them to shul?

  Or is this a better option where the glasses are actually tied and more secured to the bendel?             Answer: These are not acceptable…

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  • Shabbos
  • seudah shlishis, sink water, או"ח רצא

האם אפשר לשתות מים מהברז בסעודה שלישית?

  צדדי הספק: א' האם מקילים לסמוך על ההיתר שרק מי נהרות אסור. ב' האם מי הברז כמי נהרות או שהם דבר אחר.   מענה: יש להבהיר שהאיסור הוא רק…

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  • - עברית, Shabbos
  • raffle, או"ח שז, או"ח שכג

כרטיסי הגרלה לתוכנית ילדים בשבת

  שאלה: בשעת רעוא דרעווין אנו עורכים סדר ניגונים עבור הילדים ומחלקים להם ממתיקים ופרסים. האם מותר לחלק לילדים כרטיס הגרלה רגילים, כאשר ההגרלה עצמה תתקיים במוצש"ק.   תשובה: מותר.…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Shabbos
  • raffle, או"ח שכב

Article: Drawing a Raffle on Shabbos

  One may not draw lots on Shabbos or Yom Tov since it can lead to weighing or writing, and because it is similar to mikach u’mimkar, buying and selling. The following forms of drawing…

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  • Bar Mitzvah, Kiddush, Shabbos

I’m a 20 year old man. Can I be Yotze Kiddush on Shabbos day from my brother who just turned 13?

  Yes. שו"ע אדה"ז נה, ו שבדברי סופרים סומכין על החזקה. וראה גם קצט, ט.     #8778

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  • Amira L'nachri, Cooking, Shabbos
  • או"ח רנג

We forgot to plug in the crock pot of cholent before Shabbos…

  Question: We fully cook the cholent before Shabbos in a pot and then transfer it to the crock pot. Last Shabbos we forgot to plug in the crock pot.…

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  • Shabbos
  • cutting nails, Electricity on Shabbos, timers, או"ח רס

Why are timers allowed to be used on Shabbos?

  Question: We don't cut nails on Thursday because of the resulting growth of the nails that will start on Shabbos. Why are timers allowed to be used to make…

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  • Shabbos
  • carpet, sweeping on Shabbos, או"ח שב, או"ח שלז, מלאכת מלבן

Can I use a manual carpet sweeper on Shabbos?

  Question: Can one use a non electric carpet and floor sweeper on Shabbos? It works by the wheels turning brushes on the bottom, that picks up dirt and brushes…

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  • Mivtzoyim, Shabbos Candle Lighting
  • Harav Ovadya Yosef, neshek, sefardim, או"ח רסג

Mivtza Neshek for Sephardim

  Q. Does the Rebbe want unmarried sefardi girls to disregard the ruling of the sefardi poskim and longstanding sefardi minhag, and instead make a bracha on lighting Shabbat candles?…

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  • Pregnancy, Refuah, Shabbos
  • taking medicine on shabbos, מאכל בריאים

May a woman take pre-natal pills on Shabbos?

  It's a health supplement for those pregnant or hoping to conceive   Answer: Yes. Nonetheless, it is better to take before Shabbos and after Shabbos. Alternatively, it can be…

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  • Shabbos
  • contact lenses, או"ח שב, מלאכת מלבן

Is there a problem with putting lenses back into lens solution on Shabbos?

  If it is a problem, is there any way to get around it and be able to wear monthly lenses on Shabbos?   Answer: There is a dispute about…

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  • Shabbos
  • hat, אהל בשבת, או"ח שא

Is there any problem of wearing a hat on Shabbos if the brim is longer than a tefach?

  Yes. The Gemara (Shabbos 138:2) says that one may not wear a hat with a brim that protrudes out a tefach (a little more than three inches). So is…

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  • Shabbos, Shabbos Candle Lighting
  • או"ח רסג

Is there a source for the custom that women wave their hands around the candle after candle lighting?

  Yes.   Sources: בנהג כצאן יוסף הל׳ שבת יא הביא מזקינו בעל יוסף אומץ להקיף הנרות. אבל בפשטות א״צ בהקפה דוקא, וסגי במה שמשימה ידי׳ לפני הנרות, כמ״ש שאר…

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  • Shabbos
  • baseball cap, או"ח שא

Is one allowed to wear a baseball cap on Shabbos?

  Question: Is one allowed to wear a baseball cap or the like on Shabbos if he is wearing it specifically to give shade or protect him from the rain?…

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  • Shabbos
  • Electricity on Shabbos, technology, או"ח רנב

Am I allowed to have my 3D printer printing on Shabbos?

  Once the printer starts printing, prints can take hours or even days. Am I allowed to have the printer print over Shabbos?   Answer: It depends; If the printing…

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  • Muktzeh, Shavuos, Yom Tov
  • Electricity on Shabbos, flashlight

If I turn a flashlight on before Shabbos (and it stays running) can I carry it and use it to walk to the Mikvah on the first day of Yom Tov?

  It is permitted to use a flashlight in the way you mentioned on Yom Tov. However, it is best to move it with a shinui (like holding it with…

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  • Refuah, Shabbos
  • taking medicine on shabbos, או"ח שכח, רפואה בשבת

Enzymes Supplement for Digestion on Shabbos or Yom Tov

  Question: Is it permissible to take an enzymes supplement to assist digestion on Shabbos or Yom Tov, if one takes them regularly with every meal mixed with food throughout…

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  • Shnayim Mikrah

Interruption between Shnayim Mikra and Haftorah

  Question: May one interrupt between reading shnayim mikra and reading the Haftorah lechatchila, or better not to? (I.e. just as it is better not to interrupt within the chumash…

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  • Carrying, Eiruv, Shabbos

Carrying in a shared driveway on Shabbos

  Question: We rent a first floor of a house, our Jewish landlord lives upstairs, we share a drive way and a shared garage with non Jewish neighbors, each one…

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  • Bentching (Birchas Hamazon), Havdala
  • seudah shlishis, Shabbos Seudah

Using the Kos of Birkas Hamazon of Seudah Shlishis for Havdalah

  Question: When using the cup of birkas hamazon of seudah shlishis for havdalah, as it is the custom: Does it have to be the same person to do the…

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  • - עברית, Cooking, Shabbos
  • או"ח שיח, הגסה, מלאכת מבשל

האם מותר שגוי יוציא התבשיל בכף מכ”ר שע”ג האש?

  שאלה: יש לנו סיר גדול שמחובר למתקן מעל גבי צינורות ברזל חשמליות. האם מותר שגוי יוציא התבשיל בכף מכ"ר שע"ג האש? האם משנה אם אומרים לגוי לפני שבת או…

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  • Shabbos, Tearing
  • sheitel

May one brush a Sheitel on Shabbos?

  It is only permitted if one uses a brush that doesn’t rip out hairs. Preferably one should set aside a special brush for Shabbos use only. Additionally, if the…

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