Question: I noticed that it says in the Siddur before Sholom Aleichem in the small print “that upon arriving home, say the Sholom Aleichem”. I wanted to know the…
Question: I noticed that it says in the Siddur before Sholom Aleichem in the small print “that upon arriving home, say the Sholom Aleichem”. I wanted to know the…
Answer: According to all opinions, Maariv is optional for women and girls. However, some Poskim maintain that Maariv on Friday night has unique status (for various reasons), and, accordingly,…
No. Sources: ראה שו"ע סימן שב סעיף א ברמ"א, שחושש לדעת רש"י בניעור מאבק משום ליבון, דלא כרוב ראשונים. ואף שיש כמה תנאים בכדי להיות אסור (חדש, שחור,…
Question: When I prepare my Shabbos meal, like cutting salads etc., I start way in advance because BH I have a baby and I need to stop in middle…
There are different opinions how to calculate this. The common custom is to follow 42 minutes in NY. Otherwise, it’s several minutes, specifically 4 minutes, after the sun sets…
להגנה מותר. מקורות: ה״ז דומה לוויטמינים שהאג"מ או"ח ג, נד, וציץ אליעזר יד, נ, ועוד מתירים אם לוקחים אותם רק להגנה ולא להתחזק (ודלא כשש"כ לד הע׳ פה…
Question: We have an outside washing station. However, the outside sink gets its water from a hose, and drains directly outside. My concern is the watering of plants. It's…
Can a photo be taken while we are lighting but before the Bracha is over? I was planning to light about a half hour early to make sure there…
1) When needing to call a taxi to go to the hospital, is a shinui of the left hand suffice? Along those lines when there is no cut toilet…
שאלה: כתוב בספר פניני הלכה: "לצורך מצוות עונג שבת וכדי להסיר צער גדול, מותר לבקש מהגוי להדליק את המזגן. אלא שהואיל ויש סוברים שהדלקת מזגן אסורה מהתורה (לעיל יז,…
There is a machlokes in a case where the door frame goes over house or a car. Even in such a case, there’s room to be lenient. If it goes over…
Article: Cleaning Help on Shabbos: On a previous occasion we learned that it is forbidden to have a non-Jew do work for us on Shabbos. However, there are things that…
No, unless you use it a little on Shabbos. See also here: https://asktherav.com/13436-earliest-maariv-when-motzei-shabbos-is-yom-tov/ שמירת שבת כהלכתה פרק כ''ח סע''ד והערה קע''ג. #11007
Question: Is it permissible L'Chatchila to place before Shabbos a Challah or a Siddur on the tray on which the Shabbos candles are resting, so that after the candles…
The Rebbe asked this question several times but left it unresolved. At times, the Rebbe “tilted” towards one direction, sometimes to say it only once and sometimes twice, but…
Question: I heard that we cannot use the hot drinking water that was used during Shabbos, again after Shabbos, and after Shabbos we need to use fresh water. I…
If you missed lighting Shabbos candles one week, you should light one extra candle at least one time. Sources: באופן שכבר הדליקו בבית נרות ממש, כיון שאינה מחוייבת…
Yes, Shofar will be blown in the Beis Hamikdash Hashlishi (in Yavneh) or in any place with a Sanhedrin. From some sources it seems that it will be blown…
It doesn't do anything on Shabbos, as I would not be saying her name. (It only "wakes up" when you say the wake-up word, namely "alexa". Otherwise it doesn't…
If you would not walk in the house without these supports, then you may go out with these. Sources: והרי גם בכסא גלגלים יש מקילים. וכש״כ בזה שאינו…
