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Shabbos

  • Shabbos
  • או"ח שו

האם מותר לעשות קנין בערב שבת עם ילד שלי בשביל לתת מתנה בשבת?

  שאלה: שלום הרב. האם מותר לעשות קנין בערב שבת עם ילד שלי שהוא לפני בר מצוה בשביל לתת מתנה (מחזור לראש השנה) בשבת? האם בשביל לתת מתנה בשבת אפשר לעשות…

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  • Muktzeh
  • או"ח שח

Can you move a Muktzah item with a Shinui for no purpose?

  Some poskim are stringent about this. There is room to understand from the Alter Rebbe this way too.   Sources: כ״מ במשנ״ב שח, יג. וכן דייק בדעתו בשו״ת שבה״ל…

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  • Shabbos
  • dentures, מלאכת לש, מלאכת ממרח

Dentures on Shabbos

  Question: If dentures need a powder and then dabbed with water to make it sticky to stay on ones gums, Is that allowed on Shabbos (to make something sticky…

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  • Shabbos
  • *, early shabbos, או"ח רסג

קבלת שבת מוקדמת בבית הכנסת

  שאלה:  בשו״ע אדה"ז סי׳ רסג בסופו, כתב: "מִי שֶׁקָּדַם לְהִתְפַּלֵּל עַרְבִית שֶׁל שַׁבָּת קֹדֶם שֶׁהִתְפַּלְלוּ הַקָּהָל . . יכול לומר לחבירו שלא קיבל עדיין השבת לעשות לו מלאכה". האם…

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  • Havdala, Motzei Shabbos
  • Retze, או"ח רצט

I washed Shabbos afternoon, then continued Farbrenging until Chatzos…

  Question: If I washed Shabbos afternoon, then continued farbrenging until chatzos, and stopped and said krias shema shel arvis to ensure I said it before chatzos, may I continue…

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  • Havdala
  • Veyiten Lecha

This that Veyiten Lecha must be said with another, must it be read from the same siddur or is that a myth?

  Some sources imply - one Siddur.   See here: https://asktherav.com/8043-reading-veyiten-lecha-together-fromone-siddur/     #21194

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  • Carrying, Mikvah (Men), Shabbos
  • או"ח שכו

After going to Mikvah on Shabbos, do I have to wait in Shul till my hair and beard are dry before walking outside?

  If yes, how dry does it need to be? (this past week even after learning for an hour my beard was still wet).   Answer: The common custom is…

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  • - עברית, Borer, Shabbos
  • או"ח שיט, דיני הבגדים בשבת, מלאכת בורר

בורר בבגדים

  שאלה: האם מותר לכתחילה לסלק לצדדים בגדים המונחים על גבי בגד שרוצה ללבוש עכשיו כדי להגיע לו, או שיש בזה איסור בורר? ומה הדין באותו מקרה כשאינו רק מסלקם…

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  • Refuah, Shabbos
  • taking medicine on shabbos, רפואה בשבת

Can Viagra be used on Friday night?

  Yes, but preferable to mix with food or drink before Shabbos.   Sources: צדדי ההיתר: משום סכנת אבר (כדעת האחרונים דלאו דוקא ביטול האבר לגמרי אלא גם אם ישאר…

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  • Cooking, Erev Shabbos, Shabbos
  • cholent, או"ח רנג, קדרה חייתא

Cooking a Cholent right before Shabbos

  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…

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  • Havdala, Women, Yom Kippur
  • Borei Me'orei Ha'aish

Does a woman making Havdalah at home after Yom Kippur make the Bracha on fire?

  Yes.   Sources: וגם את״ל שבברכת הנר דמוצ״ש לא יברכו ואכ״מ -וראה אצלנו כאן: https://asktherav.com/13211-do-women-make-a-bracha-on-the-fire-by-havdalah/ - ברכת הנר דיו״כ שאני שענינו להבדיל בין יו״כ שנאסר אור למוצאי יו״כ. ובל׳…

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  • Erasing, Shabbos, Writing
  • combination locks, או"ח שמ

Is it permitted to use a word combination lock on Shabbos?

  It’s similar to any combo lock where you line up the numbers, but these locks are letters. If permitted, can they be set to spell words or would it…

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  • Birth, Shabbos
  • birth on shabbos, או"ח שכח, או"ח של

Halachos of Birth on Shabbos

  This post has been compiled from all questions on this topic we have received and answered over the years, thus it includes all the information from all other posts…

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  • Kiddush, Shabbos
  • או"ח רעג

Kiddush before Davening

  Question: My friend has an elderly and frail mother. She wakes up early on Shabbos morning and davens almost right away. It's hard for her to make kiddush, so…

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  • Shabbos

Folding Papers on Shabbos

  Question: Is there an issue with folding copies of learning material (such as a farbrengen) that were printed before Shabbos and stapled in the center, into a usable kovetz…

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  • Refuah, Shabbos
  • allergies, או"ח שכח

Eye Drops for Allergies on Shabbos

  Question: I have seasonal allergies, during the week I put eye drops to calm the pain. On Shabbos I was not sure if I am allowed to. I did…

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  • 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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