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Shabbos

  • Refuah, Yom Kippur
  • Yom Kippur: Washing, או"ח שכח

Eye Drops on Yom Kippur

  Question: I suffer from dry eyes and almost every day I put in eye drops one to four times to alleviate the dryness. Can I do so on Yom…

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  • - עברית, Muktzeh, Shabbos
  • או"ח שח, מוקצה מחמת חסרון כיס

מה הדין לטלטל תמונה (-כגון שנפלה) בשבת?

  שאלה: מה הדין לטלטל תמונה (-כגון שנפלה) בשבת, שכל השנה נזהר בה לא לטלטלה, האם זה דומה לכלים שמלאכתם לההיתר שהכניסם לאוצר לסחורה, שאדה"ז כתב ע"ז שהם מוקצה מחמת…

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  • - עברית, Havdala, Kiddush, Shabbos

האם אפשר לצאת בקידוש והבדלה ממי שאינו שומר שבת?

  תלוי. אם הסיבה שאינו שומר שבת מחמת שאינו מאמין בזה, אי אפשר לצאת ידי חובה ממנו. כמו כן אם הוא מחלל שבת בפרהסיא, קשה להקל לצאת ממנו. אבל אם מתבייש…

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  • Carrying, Shabbos
  • shoes, shoeslaces, או"ח שא

Is walking in the street on Shabbos with untied shoeslaces considered carrying?

  If it is still keeping the shoe tight on your foot, it is not an issue. However, if your shoe is now loose, you must stop and tie your…

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  • Shabbos, Washing
  • או"ח שכו, רחיצה בשבת

Are Heated Mikvah Floors a Problem on Shabbos?

  Question: According to the ויש אומרים the Alter Rebbe brings in שכו:ד, washing hands and then placing them near something warm is not allowed on Shabbos (if they are…

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  • Refuah, Shabbos

Straw Phonation Vocal Exercise on Shabbos

  Question: I have nodules on my vocal cords which causes long term hoarseness. Part of the treatment my doctor gave me is to do the straw phonation vocal exercise…

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  • Davening, Washing
  • bathroom, bidet, Preparation for Davening, או"ח ג

How much does one have to clean after the bathroom?

  Question: How far does one have to check after the bathroom to be concerned about these issues brought in shulchan Aruch? For some, being overly concerned can at times…

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  • Eiruv, Shabbos
  • Eiruv Chatzeiros

Eiruv Chatzeiros in a city that has a public Eiruv which Anash don’t rely on?

  Question: Is one required to make an Eiruv Chatzeiros for his shared domain with other Jews in a city where: there is a public Eiruv that most of Anash…

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  • Choshen Mishpat, Employer and Employee, Krias Hatorah, Shabbos
  • leining, schar shabbos, או"ח שו

I was hired to read the Torah In a shul on Shabbos. When I came there was no Minyan. Do they still have to pay me?

  Introduction: One may not accept Schar Shabbos (payment for work done on Shabbos). One way of being permitted to accept payment for Laining is to be paid for the…

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  • Erasing, Shabbos
  • bottle caps, מלאכת כותב ומוחק

Opening Bottle Caps With Words On Shabbos

  Question: I saw someone write that opening up a bottle cap on Shabbos is permitted even if there is writing on it, basing himself on the Alter Rebbe's position…

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  • Shabbos, Writing
  • flipping sequins, או"ח שמ

Sequin Picture Pillow on Shabbos

  Question: I got this pillow: one side is silver sequins and the other is sequins that make up a picture. Am I allowed to use it, touch it, flip…

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  • Shnayim Mikrah
  • Hashem's name, targum

While reading the Targum in Shnayim Mikrah do we say Hashem’s name or do we say “Hashem”?

  We pronounce Hashem’s name as written. See here: https://asktherav.com/1388-what-is-the-proper-way-to-say-hashems-name-in-onkelos-and-in-krias-shema-sheal-hamitah/   ראה גם שו״ת אג״מ או״ח ג, צח בסופו שלא יצא אם לא אמר האזכרות. וראה חוט שני שבת חלק…

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  • Krias Hatorah, Shabbos
  • leining, הכנה משבת לחול

Can I prepare Krias Hatorah from one Shabbos for another?

  Yes, but you should not verbalize that your are preparing for a different Shabbos. However, if you’re getting paid for laining, there are restrictions -See here: https://asktherav.com/19259-does-preparing-a-parsha-for-kriah-several-years-ago-count-as-preparation-before-shabbos-when-paying-a-baal-korei/   Sources:…

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  • 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
  • Borei Me'orei Ha'aish

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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