Question: I’ve seen people being careful to cover an open bottle while making Kiddush. From what I understand it’s not an halachic issue of pogum but I heard it…
Question: I’ve seen people being careful to cover an open bottle while making Kiddush. From what I understand it’s not an halachic issue of pogum but I heard it…
Question: In our Yeshiva, the minyan usually davens very slowly. We start at 10 am, but by the time Krias Hatorah is finished, it will almost for sure be…
Question: I want to use a “crock pot plastic bag” to line the pot to prevent it from getting dirty - are there any halachic concerns with using these…
Question: I was not feeling well, so I made kiddush and drank a second cup of wine for kiddush bemakom seudah. I threw up a couple of hours later…
Questions: Bishul: If I'm the one who turns the electricity on in my house from the fuse box, can a goy plug an electric pot into the outlet? is…
It is permitted for someone that's missing some hair to wear a hair extension on Shabbos. There is no problem of carrying etc. שוע"ר שי' שא סס"ב. שש"כ…
Question: In order to fulfill the mitzva of זכור את השבת לקדשו according to what the מכילתא brings, by saying "יום ראשון בשבת" - Do I need to say…
Ideally, it should be removed from the bag and both challos should be touching each other. Sources: כן נמסר מפי השמועה בהנהגת כ״ק אד״ש לדייק בכך. ודנו בזה…
Q. Can one spray perfume on the hand on Shabbos? A. No. However, if you're putting it on to get rid of a bad smell there is room for…
And is there an inyan to do so by kiddush too if wine pours off the becher during kiddush? Answer: Yes, the cup should be refilled if it…
Question: According to the svara that something that gets cooked in a Kli Shlishi is assur to put in a Kli Shlishi, lichora the only heter for tea leaves…
יאמר שם השם כקריאתו, היינו שם אדנ״י. מקורות: ראה שו״ת אג״מ או״ח ג, כח בסופו, שהחמיר טובא שבלא אמר ההזכרות לא יצא. וכן נוטה לומר בשו״ת אבני ישפה…
Yes. For more info see: https://asktherav.com/9807-article-491-haircuts-and-cutting-nails-at-night/ https://asktherav.com/3028-can-one-cut-their-nails-on-sunday/ #6223
If it's a fruit that dissolves it would be allowed. If it’s a fruit that lets out its juice and remains as is, there is reason to be Machmir.…
Question: Regarding the bow that people make with their gartel (putting the gartel through a circle), can that be done a second time to keep the gartel in place…
Yes, without a comb, but you should be careful not to pull out hairs. Sources: ראה שבת יב,א. שם קז, ב. שו"ע סימן שטז סעיף ט ושוע"ר שם…
מענה: עדיף לקרוא שנים מקרא ואחד תרגום ללא הפסק, ובתנאי שהוא קודם שיאכל בשבת שחרית. אמנם, אם הוא כבר אחרי סעודת שבת שחרית, עדיף לקרוא לפני זה אף שיהיו…
Often it’s possible to cause a bee to fly out through an open door or window without capturing or hurting it. As the bee is not dangerous, it is…
Question Continued: Does watering on Thursday cause the plants to grow on Shabbos? I just planted a lot of vegetables. With a 2-day Yom Tov coming, I would want…
As per shul custom. Sources: כן המנהג בכ״מ. ואף שבפשטות הטעם הוא כיון שהס״ת עדיין על הבימה, עדיין דורש הבנה בהחילוק בין זה לימי שני וחמישי שאמירת אשרי ובלצ״ג…
You may. Hatmana is for the purpose of keeping or adding heat. The silver foil is for the purpose of practicality and cleanliness etc. If that purpose was already…
Question: I just built a tire swing attached to a tree. I used one piece of string to attach to the branch. I then attached another piece of string…
He should say it in Hebrew (and Targum in Aramaic) and read a Torah-based translation and commentary in English. Sources: לענין שמו״ת - ראה שו״ת הרדב״ז ח״ג סי׳…
Question: Usually, I drive a half-mile to shul on Friday at around candle lighting time. I usually just take boys with me. If my girls (under bas mitzvah and…
This is not completely clear: one approach is not to say it at all. A second approach is to say it after Kadish. A third approach, to say it…
