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Shabbos

  • Cooking, Mikvah (Men), Shabbos, Yom Tov
  • Covid-19, takanas ezra

What can I do to warm up my makeshift Mikvah in my bathtub on Shabbos / Yom Tov?

  Shabbos you may add hot water even from a kli rishon as it will not be able to cook the water. You may add hot water on yom tov…

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  • Shabbos
  • דבר שאינו מתכוון, פס"ר

Is it permissible to use night lights that are activated by light/dark on Shabbos?

  Technically they should only turn on or off when the room becomes dark or light, but opening or closing window shades and sometimes standing directly in front of the…

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  • Shabbos
  • או"ח שיח, הנאה ממעשה שבת

A non-frum woman came to my house on Yom Tov with public transportation and brought a check as a gift for us. Am I allowed to cash it?

  Yes. However, it would be appropriate to inform them that you don’t want to cash this check as it might have been written on Shabbos and you would prefer…

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  • Mikvah (Men), Shabbos, Squeezing, Washing
  • Covid-19, shower, takanas ezra, tisha kabin, סחיטה בשבת, רחיצה בשבת

Can one take a cold shower in place of a Mikva on Shabbos? Can this also be allowed for kedusha yesira (Tosefes Tahara) and not just Tevillas Ezra?

  One may take a cold shower on shabbos for the purpose of 9 Kabin or Tosefes Tahara. One must ensure that he is not violating the issur of sechita…

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  • Moshiach, Muktzeh, Shabbos
  • Simchas Beis Hashoeiva, tambourines

If Moshiach comes on Shabbos, will the laws of muktza still apply? Should we take our tambourines?

  There are seemingly conflicting indications in the sichos about this matter. Some sichos imply that when Moshiach comes it will be okay to play instruments on Shabbos and Yom…

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  • - עברית, Shabbos, Shabbos Candle Lighting
  • Lighter, Shabbos Candles: How

האם אפשרי להדליק נרות שבת עם מצית חשמלי כזה?

  לינק של המצית.   תשובה: אינני יודע איך בדיוק פועל המכשיר הזה. אבל גם אם בשעת הורדת האצבע נכבית השלהבת מיד אפשר להקל להשתמש בו גם לפי מה שנהגו…

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  • Shabbos
  • appliances, Noise machine, robot, shabbos timer, אוושא מילתא, זילותא דשבת

Am I allowed to set my robot floor cleaner to work on Shabbos?

  No, even if set before Shabbos.   Sources: משום אוושא מילתא - ראה שו״ע אדה״ז רנב, טו: בכל מקום שיש השמעת קול כשהמלאכה נעשית מאליה בשבת מפני שהוא זלזול שבת…

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  • Cooking, Shabbos
  • nolad

Can I warm up a chocolate cake on Shabbos on the Blech where chocolate will melt inside the cake?

  One may not place a chocolate cake in an area where the chocolate will melt. In addition to the issue of actively melting something, there are concerns of cooking.…

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  • Havdala, Shabbos
  • Motzaei Shabbos, Veyiten Lecha

If I forgot to say Veyiten Lecha on Motzei Shabbos, did I miss my chance to say it?

  Since it is all pesukim so there is no reason it can't be said on Sunday. Additionally, since the reason is to say pesukim in the beginning of the…

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  • Measuring, Shabbos
  • formula

Can I measure baby formula and water on Shabbos for my baby?

  If there is a need to measure baby formula on Shabbos, one may do so. However it is proper that one should not be absolutely particular on the exact…

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  • Shabbos

Can you on Shabbos place a spoonful of dry oats or buckwheat into your mouth and then put some water in your mouth and eat it that way?

  Yes you may.   Sources: .ע"פ שו"ע אדה"ז סי' שכא סט"ז. סי' שכו ס"ט     #6451

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  • Chanukah, Menorah & Candles, Shabbos, Shabbos Candle Lighting
  • tashmishei mitzvah, wicks

How should one dispose of the Menorah wicks? And how about Shabbos candles?

  One should make a fire and burn all the leftover oil and wicks used for the Menorah. (This does not include the oil that is still in the bottle)…

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  • Kitchen Appliances, Shabbos
  • peeler, מלאכת טוחן

Is it permissible to use a julienne peeler on Shabbos? (It’s not like a regular peeler where one is separating good from bad, it just cuts the vegetable into thin strips).

  A julienne peeler may not be used on Shabbos.   ע״פ דעת הצ״צ בחי׳ שבת ספ״ז שבחותך לחתיכות דקות באורך ג״ז בכלל טוחן, על יסוד ד׳ רש״י שבת עד,…

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  • Chanukah, Muktzeh, Shabbos
  • bal tashchis, Dreidel, Playing with food, Shabbos: Games & Toys

Can one play Draidel on Shabbos using beans?

  There are 3 issues that need to be addressed: Dreidel - The dreidel should not be played on Shabbos. According to some authorities, a dreidel is possibly considered a…

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  • Shabbos
  • Motzaei Shabbos

Is there any reason not to go shopping on motzei Shabbos? I thought I once heard that it is better not to, but people tell me there is no problem with it.

  Halachically there is no problem with shopping on motzei Shabbos. The Rebbe Rashab would not give out money for household expenses on motzei Shabbos, instead he would give the…

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  • Carrying, Shabbos
  • button, מלאכת הוצאה

Can I leave the spare buttons on the shirt on Shabbos? Is it more problematic when there is a spare button that is not even like the buttons on the shirt (it’s a smaller button)?

  This issue is discussed by several Poskim with reasons to be stringent, as well as reasons to be more lenient. In practice, it depends on the nature of the…

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  • Brochos (Birchas HaNehenin), Shabbos
  • challah, Shabbos Seudah

Making your own Bracha Homotzie or just answer Amen to Baal Habayis

  Question: On Shabbos when we wash hands for Hamotzi, do we need to say the Bracha Hamotzi or just say Amen to Baal Habayis? Do we have to say…

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  • Food, Shabbos
  • muesli, מלאכת לש

Is it permissible to prepare to eat a bowl of muesli with cold liquid on Shabbos?

  If when prepared the pieces do not clump or stick together, it is permitted. If when prepared the pieces clump or stick together, it is permitted if the following…

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  • Shabbos
  • baby stroller, boneh, stroller, מלאכת בונה

3 Questions regarding a baby stroller on Shabbos:

  1) If the seat detaches from the base, are you allowed to detach the seat (when moving the stroller downstairs) and reattach it? If it snaps in and out…

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  • Shabbos
  • foam, molid, soap

Is there a problem to use on Shabbos a soap dispenser which converts a very liquid soap into a foam?

  No problem to use. In fact, this is preferred over “regular” liquid soaps - see here: https://asktherav.com/4116-do-i-need-to-dissolve-my-dish-soap-before-shabbos-or-is-it-already-watery-enough-to-use/   Sources: ע"פ קצות השולחן סימן קמו בבדי השולחן סוף סקל"ב שאין…

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  • Measuring, Shabbos
  • sand timer

Can one use a sand timer on Shabbos?

  Question: My children want to say Tehillim on Shabbos Mevorchim and will earn rewards for it. They will earn rewards by the amount of time they spend saying Tehillim.…

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  • Shabbos
  • makeup, memareiach, Shabbos makeup, tzoveia

Is Shabbos makeup is permitted?

  I am extremely self-conscious on Yom Tov because I am severely pale (also at end of pregnancy now making it much worse) and often people think I look sick…

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  • Cooking, Kitchen Appliances, Shabbos
  • cook-time mode, stop-time mode, thermostat

Is an oven with Cook-time or Stop-time Mode acceptable for Shabbos use?

  There are many ovens on the market, and it is impossible in this short space to investigate and address every single model. The best we can do is provide…

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  • Cooking, Shabbos
  • timer, warmer

Am I allowed to use a commercial warmer on Shabbos with a timer, so I can put things in before Shabbos and the timer turns off itself on Shabbos making me be able to take whatever is in there out after it turns off?

  Yes. However, the food must be at least half cooked before Shabbos, see halacha2go.com #753. ראה שאלה #3506: https://asktherav.com/3506-is-an-oven-with-cooktime-or-stoptime-mode-acceptable-for-shabbos-use/     #5506

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  • Cosmetics, Refuah, Shabbos
  • boneh, Invisalign, oneg

Is one allowed to wear Invisalign (plastic aligner worn to slowly push teeth into a different place) or anything similar to that on Shabbos?

  Is there any difference if one can feel any (even if slight) pain from them. Is it different in a case where they have not been adjusted for a…

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