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Can one put up cold water in an urn immediately before Shkiah on Friday, if forgot to do it earlier? What if one has many guests or a baby that would need hot water during Shabbos?

The water must be at least half-cooked before Shabbos. In the event, it was only a third cooked before Shabbos it may be used on Shabbos. However, one may…

Closing on an investment property during the nine days

Question: If someone has an investment property that they need to close in the 9 days, otherwise they will lose the property and the deposit on the property. Is that…

My son has had a fever on and off for a few weeks already. Am I allowed to use an electric thermometer to check his fever on Shabbos?

It is always best to use a non electric thermometer, such as a forehead thermometer strip or an oral glass thermometer etc. Thus there is no need to use…

I print Chabad pamphlets for a Sefardi shul. Someone showed me today that according to Yalkut Yosef, if there is no Eruv, one should not leave pamphlets on Shabbos because it causes a stumbling block for those who still carry. Is this something I should consider also when the Eruv is down?

There is different opinions on how much one must be concerned that people might carry because of you leaving pamphlets in shul. When there is a legitimate reason to…

ניתוח בבין המצרים

שאלה: אבי שי' צריך ניתוח קאטאראקט בעיניו. מכמה סיבות נדחה הענין כבר שנה וחצי. קשה לו מאד הקריאה. היות שסובל מדעמענשיא כשהי' קורא הי' עוזר לו לריכוז ומרגיע אותו…

Should the man light Shabbos candles the first Shabbos after birth if the wife already got back home?

No. המנהג הובא בשוע"ר סי' רסג, ה, אך ראה הגהות לסידור רבינו הזקן ע׳ כח. ומשמע שם שזוהי הוראת אדה״ז והצ״צ. וראה הנסמן בקיצור דיני ומנהגי נש״ק ה,…

שאלות אודות השקעה במניות: שבת, טריפות וריבית

שאלות: א. האם מותר להשקיע במניות של ישראלים שאינם שומרי שבת? ב. האם מותר לקנות מניות של גוי שמוכר טריפות (ויכול להיות שימכור לישראל שאינו שומר תומ"צ)? ג. האם…

Can a Jew make a deal with a restaurant or water bottle vendor in a park that when he comes by on Shabbos, he can get a water bottle and pay after Shabbos?

One may obtain foods and other supplies which are clearly for Shabbos, provided that there is no mention on Shabbos that it is a purchase, and similarly, that there…

Is it considered carrying on Shabbos if someone takes out the trash?

Absolutely forbidden. So moving something from private to the public domain and vice versa (even within Daled Amos) is forbidden? Correct. מקורות: שו״ת רש״ל נא. ט״ז…

Is it a problem to go outside on Shabbos with slippers (with an open back)?

Some are stringent not to wear slippers that don't have a back, but according to strict Halachah it’s permitted. With flip flops, there is more room for stringency. Sources:…

Question on taking in Shabbos early

What is the earliest Zman allowed to take in Shabbos? What point in Davening must be after that time, i.e. is that time the earliest to begin Kabbolas Shabbos,…

What would be the best way to Halachically mark attendance of Talmidim on Shabbos?

Would it be permissable to have a folder with a different tab for each Talmid, and when he comes late to put a piece of paper that says "5…

Is this something that we should get another medical opinion? Is it OK to do this procedure (considered ‘minor’) on a Friday afternoon?

Question: An ENT examined our son in regards to his poor hearing and gave us several options to choose from, to deal with this. We discussed the options with…

האם מותר לשים לפני שבת תחבושת דבק לרפואה הנדבק בתוך בגד וללכת כך בשבת ברחוב במקום שאין עירוב?

מותר מקורות: עיין שו''ע סימן ש'א, סעיף כב. שועה''ר שם ס''כ. #4598

Is there a way to have a Goy bid on a house for you, if the auction is taking place on Shabbos? He would have to show up with a check of a significant amount in hand and actually buy it.

Where there is no choice one may do it. Sources: אף שהקנין חל בשבת - ולדעת רעק״א קנט ג״ז אסור - הרי במחלוקת שנוי. וי״א בדעת אדה״ז להיתר.…

If one has a family member who “went off the Derech”, is it OK to have non Mevushal wine by the table for drinking?

Generally, not Okay. However, it depends on the extent of his Chilul Shabbos. It’s advisable to discuss your situation with a Rov. Sources: ראה בה״ג הל׳ שחיטת חולין…

האם אפשר לשים מצה במרק (כלי שלישי) בשבת?

יש מחמירים גם בכלי שלישי. טעמים ומקורות: כ״כ להדיא ביראים סי׳ עדר (אף שבכל דבריו לא הזכיר כלל חשש בישול בכלי שלישי. ועמד בזה בבית ארזים שיח, קפז).…

May I buy Keilim from someone who cooked food in them on Shabbos B’Meizid? How about buying kosher products that were cooked in these Keilim?

The Keilim may be bought but must first be kashered. Food cooked in these Keilim are forbidden. טעמים ומקורות: ראה מג״א שיח, א. פמ״ג בא״א. תהל״ד א. ובאו״א -…

I’ve seen people covering the Challos during the Brocha of Hamotzi on Shabbos. I didn’t see this in the Alter Rebbe’s Shulchan Aruch. Is there any Chabad Minhag regarding this?

While the Alter Rebbe's Shulchan Aruch states to cover the Challos until after Kiddush, rumor has it that the Rebbe had them covered till after Hamotzi. טעמים ומקורות:…

In a shul, about 3 minutes before Shkia someone started to drill a Mechitza into the wall. Shkia came and he was told more than 3 times to stop, but he didn’t…

In a shul, about 3 minutes before Shkiah someone started to drill a Mechitza into the wall. Shkiah came and he was told more than 3 times to stop,…