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  • Shabbos
  • Electricity on Shabbos, hospital on shabbos

Spending Shabbos in the Hospital

  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…

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  • Daled Koisos, Kiddush, Seder
  • becher, מעשה רב

Can we buy stemmed glasses for our public Seder?

  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…

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  • Shabbos
  • mincha shabbos, Shabbos Davening, מעשה רב

Is it a problem to Daven Mincha on Shabbos before Kiddush?

  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…

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  • Shabbos, Yahrtzeit
  • siyum, Yahrtzeit on Shabbos, מעשה רב

Can I make a Siyum Mishnayos for a Yortzeit on Shabbos?

  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.…

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  • Shabbos, Shabbos Candle Lighting
  • Shabbos Candles: How

When a man lights Shabbos Candles, when does he make the Bracha?

  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.…

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  • Kiddush
  • chatzos

If someone hasn’t davened yet at Chatzos are they Mechuyav in Kiddush?

  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…

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  • Kiddush, Shabbos, Women

Women Eating Before Kiddush on Shabbos

  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…

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  • Shabbos Candle Lighting
  • Shabbos Candles: Who

Husband Lighting Shabbos Candles When He Isn’t With His Wife For Shabbos

  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…

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  • Shabbos
  • electric pumps on toilets, Electricity on Shabbos

Is one allowed to use a basement toilet that uses a pump on Shabbos?

  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…

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  • Borer, Shabbos
  • מלאכת בורר

Can one take bones directly out of fish on Shabbos?

  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…

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  • Erev Shabbos
  • flight, או"ח רמח, או"ח רמט

Is it problematic to take a flight on Friday which lands after Shabbos started in the place of departure?

  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…

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  • Shabbos, Tehillim
  • Friday night

Is it permissible to say Tehillim on Friday night?

  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…

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  • Cooking, Shabbos
  • blech, Kugel, nolad, או"ח שיח, מלאכת מבשל, סידור הלכתא רבתא לשבתא

What is the right way to put a potato kugel on the blech to warm it up for the lunch Seuda?

  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…

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  • Shabbos
  • nuts, pistachios, או"ח שיט, מלאכת בורר, מלאכת דש

Can pistachios be eaten on Shabbos?

  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…

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  • Cooking, Shabbos
  • או"ח שיח, דבר גוש, מלאכת מבשל

Can one melt cheese over a Davar Gush on Shabbos?

  Question: If hot beans (with no liquid) was put in a kli shlishi and it is still yad soledes, would it be allowed to melt cheese on top of…

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  • Shabbos, Tearing
  • מלאכת מכה בפטיש, מלאכת קורע

Can one open pages that are stuck together in a book, on Shabbos?

  If they arrived from the printer with the pages attached due to it being uncut, it is prohibited to separate the pages. If the pages were originally detached, and…

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  • Borer, Nizkei Guf V'Nefesh, Shabbos
  • water, או"ח שיט, מלאכת בורר

May one spill water from his cup prior to drinking on Shabbos?

  Question: Many are accustomed to spilling a drop of the "bad water" off their cups. May one do so on Shabbos, as it is forbidden to remove bad from…

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  • Shabbos
  • chazan, Kabalas Shabbos, Shabbos Davening, מעין שבע, מעשה רב

Does the Chazan have to have his feet together during ברכת מעין שבע on Friday night?

  The Chazan should stand with his feet together.   How about bowing when saying the שם ה׳? Regarding bowing, there are different opinions in the matter. The general minhag…

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  • Shabbos
  • uvdin dechol

May one use a tongue scraper on Shabbos?

  Yes, provided it doesn’t cause bleeding. Even if it might cause bleeding but it’s not a definite result it is permitted. Nonetheless, it’s better to have a separate tongue…

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  • Amira L'nachri, Shabbos
  • birth on shabbos

If I have a baby on Shabbos, can I have a nurse call my parents and leave a message on the answering machine?

  This should not be done under normal circumstances.   Sources: פשוט. ואין להקל מחמת שבות דשבות - להמקובל שהוא רק דרבנן ואכ״מ - במקום צורך גדול או מצוה דכיבוד…

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  • Cooking, Shabbos
  • hot plate

What is the appropriate way for solid foods to be warmed on Shabbos?

  The hot plate is electric and does not have any adjustment options. Does the hot plate need to be covered with foil? Does the food need to go over…

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  • Food, Shabbos
  • Sefardic, warming food, או"ח שיח, הנאה ממעשה שבת

Can I eat food that a Sefardic person warmed on Shabbos?

  Question: My family follows sephardi minhag. I follow Chabad. My mother warms up oven roasted chicken and rice, even after it cooled off completely, on Shabbos on a hot…

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  • Borer, Shabbos
  • chess, nittel nacht, Shabbos: Games & Toys, או"ח שלח

Can I play chess on Shabbos?

  Question: I saw in seforim not to play chess on Shabbos. Is that the halacha, or is it coming from the aspect of kavod Shabbos?   Answer: The Alter…

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  • Shabbos
  • Electricity on Shabbos, Shabbos elevator

Can I take the Shabbos Elevator in the hospital to join the Minyan?

  Question: My husband is in Maimonides hospital, healing from surgery. Should he take the Shabbos elevator down to the Minyan or daven alone in his room?   Answer: Your…

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  • Refuah, Shabbos
  • או"ח שכח

I have terrible eczema and the only thing that helps is rubbing a certain cream on my skin. Am I allowed to do this on Shabbos?

  You may apply the moisturizer normally if it is not very thick (i.e. if it is truly a liquid or an oil). If it is thick, (more like a…

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