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I would like to Kasher my Fleishig oven to Milchigs, make some Milchig food and then Kasher it back to Fleishigs. I was wondering how I would go about that? My oven has a clean button.

An oven may be Kashered by turning on the self-clean for a full cycle. When Kashering from Milchig to Fleishig one may Kasher even by leaving the oven on…

I just got the MMR shot on Friday and then was the measles outbreak. My daughter (soon to be 8 months BH) didn’t take the shot yet and will take it today. The MMR shot takes 10 days to be effective and if she goes out she will be exposed to a lot of people that didn’t take the shot and are not immunized. What should I do then: should I still go to Shul to listen to Aseret Hadibrot?

This is primarily a medical question. When the Rebbe spoke about little children coming to Shul to hear Aseres Hadibros he added: “if health allows”. Ask the doctor and…

I crossed the dateline, traveling eastward (from Australia to California), during Sefira. What should I do regarding Shavuos?

One who travelled east, observes Shavuos a day earlier than the people at his destination (i.e. on Shabbos and Sunday, the fifth and sixth of Sivan). These Halachos are relevant for this situation: Shabbos:…

What is Minhag Chabad when it comes to eating Milchigs on Shavuos? Is it only the first day or also the second day?

The custom officially is only on the first day. There are however those who have the custom to do so on the second day too. טעמים ומקורות: כן…

When should one get his hair cut before Shavuos this year, since Erev Shavuos is Shabbos?

It is a Mitzvah to have hair cut before every Yom Tov, so as not to enter into Yom Tov unkempt. The prohibition of haircutting on Chol Hamoed was…

האם מותר לעשות מסיבת “קבלת תורה” לגן ילדים עם מוזיקה ביום שלישי ראש חודש סיון ביום?

האיסור לשמוע כלי נגינה היא עד ליל ערב שבועות. ויש מתירים מיום ג׳ סיון בבוקר. אין היתר רק לילדים קטנים קודם גיל החינוך. ועם כל זה אין זה בדרך…

ממתי אפשר להסתפר השנה שערב שבועות חל בשבת? אפשר כבר מליל שישי?

מצוה על האדם לגלח בערב יום–טוב, שלא יכנס לרגל כשהוא מנוול [ומפני טעם זה אסרו לגלח ב(חול ה)מועד], ובפרט בערב שבועות (כיון שלא הסתפרו בימי הספירה). השנה, שערב שבועות…

Is there an Inyan to eat two Challos on Shavous day, one by the Milchig course and one by the Fleishig course?

The Rama mentions this custom. According to the Magen Avraham’s interpretation, the custom is that the first Challah should actually be Milchig. However, the common custom to eat Milchig…

I normally have a separate oven that we uses for all dairy. Unfortunately it has broken and can’t be fixed before Shavuos. I was wondering if I could use the oven that I normally use strictly for Fleishigs and use it to make dairy at this time (covered if necessary)?

There are countless details involved in converting ovens and stoves from meat use to dairy, but this is not the forum to delve into this at length. (We will…

Can I bring Bikurim to the Beis Hamikdosh when I am Ole Regel on Shavuos?

Bikurim are not brought before Shavuos. On the holiday itself, there are different opinions in the Rishonim as to whether it is permissible to bring Bikurim. Sources: Mishna…

Can my daughter travel over the dateline to go to Australia for Pesach? Is there any leniency being that this year the קביעות of שבועות is Shabbos Sunday Monday?

The Rebbe wrote that he is not happy (״אין דעתי נוחה כלל״), if people go through the dateline during Sefira, if there isn’t an absolute must to do…

האם ניתן לשמוע את קריאת עשרת הדברות על תנאי?

שאלה: ילמדנו רבינו, לתלמידי הישיבה היוצאים למבצע עשרת הדברות בחג השבועות, האם הם יכולים לשמוע את עשרת הדברות על תנאי כדי שמצד אחד יוכלו להשלים את המניין איפה שצריך…