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Shabbos

  • - עברית, Shabbos, Tying
  • או"ח שיז

האם מותר להתיר ב’ קשרים של סינר מצד צער התינוק?

  שאלה: סינר של תינוק שיש בו שני קשרים, אפשר להלביש את הסינר עם הקשרים אבל התינוק יצטער שילבשו לו את הסינר בדוחק, האם נחשב צער שהתירו בקושר כמבואר ברמ"א…

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  • Kiddush
  • challah, kiddush on challah

When making Kiddush on Challa, when does one wash? Before, after or in middle of Kiddush?

  Before Kiddush. The order is as follows: Wash, say al netilas yadayim, wipe hands, cover challah, put your hands over the challos under the cover throughout yom hashishi, make…

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  • Carrying, Shabbos

Is it considered Carrying on Shabbos if I feel a pebble in my shoe?

  Question: If you are walking outside and you feel something small (like a pebble) in your shoe, do you have to stop right where you are and take it…

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  • Erev Shabbos, Muktzeh, Shabbos, Washing
  • laundry on shabbos

May I remove towels placed in my dryer before Shabbos when they are done, even after shkiya

  One may not place clothing in a washing machine or dryer before Shabbos if the cycle will finish only after the commencement of Shabbos. In some cases of great…

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  • Shabbos
  • או"ח שטו, מלאכת בונה

Can you set up (and take apart) a Pack ‘N Play Portacrib on Shabbos?

  The type that we have - you open it, and push down the center, and pull up the sides. Then you take the cover it was wrapped in and…

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  • Muktzeh, Shabbos
  • Baby on Shabbos, Shabbos: Games & Toys

Rattles & Shaker Toys on Shabbos

  Question: May adults shake rattles or other shaker toys on Shabbos to soothe or entertain children? Should a child be allowed to shake these toys on Shabbos?    …

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  • Carrying, Shabbos, Yom Tov
  • tahalucha, הכנה משבת לחול

Carrying on Shabbos or YT for Chol

  Question: I have mesibas Shabbos on Shabbos and we walk back usually after Shabbos is over. On the way there the weather is still nice but the way back…

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  • Muktzeh

Moving a LED light on Shabbos

  Question: Can I move a LED light. It is a pre lit lantern that has a power button to turn on and off. Is not connected to a battery…

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  • Shabbos
  • insoles, shoes

Is inserting/removing insoles for a shoe considered tikkun kli on Shabbos?

  I am assuming you’re not addressing the insole that comes with the shoe, and in many times it’s really uncomfortable (if not impossible) to walk without it. Rather, you’re…

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  • Cooking, Erev Shabbos, Shabbos
  • Shehiyah 

Can I preheat my oven to broil Erev Shabbos, turn it off and throw in a salmon right before Shkia, and it will be ready and fresh for the Friday night meal?

  It's allowed.   Sources: נסתפקו באיסור שהי׳ בתולדות האור. ונראה שההכרעה להיתר - ראה רעק״א שיח למג״א י. הב״ד בבה״ל שם ג ד״ה ואפילו. וראה ראש יוסף שבת לח,…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Cooking, Shabbos
  • chazarah, cholent, crockpot, או"ח רנג

Odah Beyado: If a Pot is Too Heavy to Hold

  There are several conditions that have to be met to allow replacing a pot of soup, cholent, or other cooked food on the blech (an aluminum sheet used on…

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  • Cooking, Shabbos
  • chazarah, cholent, crockpot, או"ח רנג

What are the steps of taking cholent from a crockpot Friday night when you want the cholent to stay on the crockpot for Shabbos day?

  You should take the pot out of the base first. One may return the pot provided that one adheres to all the Chazara conditions: The food must be completely…

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  • Shabbos
  • lechem mishna, Shabbos Seudah

Can I use this for Lechem Mishna on Shabbos?

  Answer: In pressing circumstances, it is permitted. Lechatchilah one should use a challah that is completely whole.   Sources: חלה שחסר ממנה אחד ממ"ח או פחות (אפילו אם החסרון…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Children-Chinuch, Shabbos

Is there a way I can get my child to turn on the light on Shabbos?

  May a child be asked to turn a light on or off on Shabbos? When a need arises to have a light turned on or off on Shabbos (whether…

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  • Erev Shabbos, Motzei Shabbos, Music, Sefiras HaOmer

Listening to music Erev Shabbos and Motzoei Shabbos During Sefirah

  Question: May we rely on the (recent) Mechabrim who reasoned why listening to music on Erev Shabbos after Chatzois and Motzoei Shabbos during Sefira would be permitted?   Answer:…

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  • Cooking, Shabbos, Yom Tov

Can you invite a non-Jew to a Shabbos/YT meal?

  Shabbos: Yes.   Yom Tov (when it falls on a weekday): One may not invite a non Jew for any Yom Tov meals. If they come themselves, it is…

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  • Cooking, Shabbos
  • bein hashmoshos, oil, הנאה ממעשה שבת

Mistaken cooking Bein Bashmashos

  Question: What is the din in a case where there was a pot full of soup under which the fire was turned off just before Shabbos, and someone mistakenly…

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  • Shabbos
  • freezer

May I take milk out of the freezer on Shabbat so that it can defrost over time?

  Only if you will use it on Shabbos.   May I put a bottle of milk in the freezer so that it doesn't go bad? Yes. See here: https://asktherav.com/7003-its-friday-night-after-the-meal-may-i-put-my-leftover-chicken-in-the-freezer-for-later-on-in-the-week-or-do-i-need-to-put-in-the-fridge-is-putting-it-in-the-freezer-an-issue-of-hachana-on-shabbos/…

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  • Coloring, Shabbos
  • napkins, מלאכת צובע, פס"ר

Wiping Hands with Cherry Juice with Napkin on Shabbos

  Question: Can you wipe off hands that have juice from cherries on a red or dark colored towel on Shabbos? (white towel has a problem of צובע)   Answer:…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Bar Mitzvah, Shabbos
  • gifts on shabbos, או"ח שו

Gifts on Shabbos

  Can I Give a gift to a Bar Mitzvah boy on Shabbos? It is forbidden on Shabbos to give a Matono, a gift. This is a form of a…

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  • Shabbos
  • zilusa d’Shabbata

Can I print copies for Shabbos, if the copies finish coming out after Shabbos starts?

  Is it a zilzul Shabbos?  Can I use the copies?    Answer: If the printing is finished before Shabbos comes in (at sunset), there’s no issue altogether. As for…

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  • Shabbos
  • spending for Shabbos

Spending for Shabbos

  Question: We know the Chazal say that what you spend for Shabbos does not go into the cheshbon. Does this apply to just food or also all Shabbos needs?…

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  • Havdala

טעם קודם הבדלה – האם צריך לחזור ולהתפלל?

  שאלה: קייל״ן שהשוכח אתה חוננתנו וטעם קודם הבדלה, צריך לחזור ולהתפלל עם אתה חוננתנו. נשאלתי שאלה מעניינת, מה הדין בטועם את התבשיל לשם טעימה ולא לשם אכילה, [שקיי"ל בסי'…

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  • - עברית, Shabbos Candle Lighting
  • Shabbos Candles: Missed

שכחה להדליק נרות שבת

  שאלה: אישה קיבלה שבת ושכחה להדליק נרות האם יכולה להדליק נרות מדין קבלה בטעות? (המדובר הוא בבחורה שהתחתנה לא מזמן ומנהגה להדליק נרות רק אחרי החתונה, ולא שמה לב). …

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  • Shabbos
  • Electricity on Shabbos, Escalator, ספק פס"ר

Can you use an escalator on Shabbos?

  Question: Can you use an escalator on Shabbos?   Answer: No unless for an elderly person or one who is unwell. There is a concern that the user's additional…

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