Question: We would like to invite a family for the Shabbos day meal. However, they have a 15-year-old son and 2 daughters ages 11 and 8. We have a…
Question: We would like to invite a family for the Shabbos day meal. However, they have a 15-year-old son and 2 daughters ages 11 and 8. We have a…
Question: This past Friday night, we had a blackout, No lights and NO HEAT, the upstairs tenant has little kids, so we tried to get a goy to call…
Question: While learning a Sefer/book on Shabbos, am I allowed to bend the corner of pages that I want to come back to after Shabbos to write some questions…
Allowed. Sources: הנה בשו״ע או״ח סימן שנ"ז שגזרו שלא לשפוך ברשותו אף כשאינו סמוך מיד לרה"ר (ומה"ת מותר כיון שהוא רק כחו), שמא ידמו שמותר לשפוך מרה"י לרה"ר…
לדעת אדמו”ר הזקן האם מותר ללכת ברחוב עם ערדליים לשמור מנעליו מטינוף?
מותר, כיון שמחמם ומציל מרטיבות וצער גופו. טעמים ומקורות: בפוסקים ישנם כמה היתרים: שהוא דרך מלבוש, שמחמם, שמציל מצער גופו. והנה, רוב הפוסקים התירו גם במציל רק מטינוף…
Question: If someone not-yet-frum brought wine or other food on Friday night by car, may it be used that night for the meal? especially because he may get offended…
Question: If someone turned on the light on Shabbos by mistake (either by bumping into the switch, or they forgot it was Shabbos) is it permitted to benefit from…
מהו שיעור הרטיבות בדבר לח שיהא בגדר בישול בשבת, לגבי בישול אחר בישול?
שאלה: מהו שיעור הרטיבות בדבר לח שיהא בגדר בישול בשבת, לגבי בישול אחר בישול? מענה: אם הוא לח בשיעור של טופח על מנת להטפיח. טעמים ומקורות: הנה,…
Question: We recently bought a 100-cup urn for our Chabad House. It only has an on/off switch. Can we use it on Shabbos? Answer: Generally, it is recommended…
Question: I've found myself in this situation several times: I lay down to relax or nap Friday night before davening or Kiddush and wake up when it is already…
Question: I passed by my Shul’s Mikvah this past Friday night after davening, and I noticed that there was a steady stream of dryer exhaust/steam coming out of its…
How to use a toilet which flushes by a sensor? Where no other bathroom is available, you may use an auto-flush toilet by activating the sensor in an irregular…
Question: We're buying glasses for our public seder. For a number of reasons, the stemmed glasses are more desirable (nicer, cheaper, and overall more a keepsake). Is there a…
No. Sources: כן המנהג פשוט בכ״מ. וכן נהגו גם חסידים ואנשי מעשה. וכן מעשה רב כמ״פ בשנת תשנ״ג, וברבים. וכן הי׳ מעשה גם ביום א׳ דחגה״ס תשנ״ב. ואף…
A siyum for a Yortzeit isn’t made on Shabbos. As for the custom of learning Mishnayos on the day of the Yartzeit, the common custom is to do so on Shabbos.…
Before lighting (although some say same as a woman, after the lighting). Sources: בקצוה״ש עד בבדה״ש יט: ומסתימת ל׳ אדמו"ר ז"ל משמע שגם איש המדליק יברך אחר ההדלקה.…
Question: If someone hasn’t davened yet at chatzos are they mechuyav in kiddush? What about a woman? Meaning would she be unable to eat or drink before davening because…
Question: Concerning women who do not daven Shacharis on Shabbos morning (at least officially) - until what time may such women eat before kiddush? If her husband will make…
Question: If a husband is away from town, can he always rely on his wife’s candle lighting if the place he is in already has candles? What if there…
Question continued: The pump is triggered by a buildup of waste, so it’s not directly triggered by the flush. But after a certain amount of waste gathers, the pump…
One may remove small bones while eating. This applies only when the bones are still connected to the fish. Non-attached bones, i.e. once the bones have been removed, may…
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: Is it permissible to say Tehillim on Friday night? I am part of a few Tehillim groups that specifically say the Tehillim after licht benching and I also…
Question Continued: If I understand correctly from chapter 4 of "The Laws of Cooking on Shabbos" (by Rabbi Nissan Dovid Dubov, SIE) it can be placed on the blech…
Question: I've heard different opinions about eating pistachios and other shelled nuts on Shabbos and I've seen different Rabbonim & mashpi'im etc. some eat some don't. What's the bottom…
