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I heard there is an issue with putting a baby on a table? Is there any source for this? Does this apply to putting them on a table, passing them over a table, using a baby seat on a table like a jumbo seat?

There is a source to not place a child on a table. There was a Minhag of the Jews of Morocco not to pass a child over a table.…

Tisha B’Av On Shabbos Halachic Guide

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About Tisha B’Av- I am a really bad faster. I’m not nursing or pregnant, I have 6 kids Ka”h, my youngest is 3. Still, I could not make it through the fast on Shiva Asar B’Tammuz. I had to break my fast around 3:00 pm because I was extremely dizzy and weak with a major headache. What should I do on Tisha B’Av? I want to be able to fast but if I get sick is it worth fasting part of the day? At what point is it ok to break my fast? I usually feel guilty to break my fast so I try to keep fasting and then end up so weak that even after I break my fast, I still need to stay in bed while my husband watches the kids and fasts. I know this year is Nidche so it’s not as strict as other years.

If you are not well to the point that you must lie in bed, or extremely weak, you may break your fast. חולה שאב״ס פטור מלהתענות - תקנד,…

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?

The rule is that one should not use an electric thermometer unless there is concern of a danger - חשש סכנה. This matter needs to be discussed with your…

The custom of the Rebbe Rashab N”E was to say Teffilas Haderech every day he was away from home without Shem U’malchus…

1. Where in this Teffilah is there Malchus? Or is it just Shigra DeLishna? 2. Do we omit ה' אלוקינו ואלקי אבותינו, and say יהי רצון שתוליכנו or only…

Is there an Inyan not to go on the first or last train cart?

To the best of my knowledge, there is no Torah source about this matter. It stems either from superstition, or the fact that some people think the first and…

I found a big book on a shelf in Shul that is put together by reform “Rabbis” and L’havdil “based on Tanach”. I hesitate if to put it in the Garbage because I believe it quotes a lot of Tanach. On the other hand, I think it would be Mivazeh the Geniza to bury it with real Shaimos. What should be done with such a book?

Put in Geniza. But not together with other Sefarim. ראה שו״ת אג"מ יו"ד א, קעב. יו"ד ב, קלז, שבה"ל ג, קמה. יחוה דעת ג ע׳ רסה. …

תשעה בחדר, שישה התפללו שמו”ע ביחד, אחרי ש[רובם] גמרו שמו”ע נכנס העשירי. אז אחד שעדיין לא התפלל חזר התפילה בקול. האם מותר לו לומר קדיש תתקבל? אם זה משנה- ב”חזרת בש”ץ” לא היו תשעה עונים?

למעשה: אין לומר קדיש תתקבל עבור אחד שלא התפלל ומתפלל בקול. וגם באם מתפלל עבור הציבור שלא שמעו קדושה אין לומר תתקבל. מקורות: דעת הנוב״י מהדו״ת או״ח ס״ז שקדיש…

If I’m in a taxi, and there is a צלם hanging, is there a problem to daven and learn Torah there?

If you are not directly facing it, it is permissible. Sources: ראה חיי״א כב, י. קיצור שו״ע יח, י. משנ״ב צד, ל. כה״ח שם ח. וראה פר״ח קיג,…

If I sin and do something against the Torah does G-D really love me? Will I go to Gehenom?

G-d does love you, and he will always love you. G-d chose every single Jew to be part of his nation. He chose both our souls and our physical…

Can you please tell me exactly how to do Hatavos Chalomos and may a women do it before 3 women?

Hatovas Chalom instructions are found in Siddur Tehillas Hashem. It should be in the presence of three men. Many opinions say in front of three women is also fine.…

There is a known payout Minhag in Mosdos for compensation of one month per year of employment to an employee who is leaving a job. Our question is divided into two:

1. Does this Minhag have a Chiyuv or even a source in Halacha, like לא תשלחנו חינם or is it just a type of gratitude? 2. Does it apply to…

Are you allowed to color on your skin with a pen?

As long as it is not permanent, or for a very long time, it is fine. Sources: See Minchas Chinuch Mitzvah 253. Nishmas Avraham Y.D. 180. …

If I do Chumesh with a friend for Chitas, is it an issue to recite half a Pasuk and translate in English and then finish the Pasuk and translate? (I’m asking if it’s a problem – if it’s counted for my own chitas, and is there is a problem if there is Hashem’s name in the Pasuk?)

One may read a Pasuk and translate in the middle of the Pasuk, and then continue reading to finish the Pasuk. אף שאסור להפסיק באמצע כל פסוק, כי…

Is lesbian (gay) by women allowed? Is it forbidden?

Lesbian sexual relations are forbidden, at the very least Rabbinically. [1] The discussion is in Yevamos 76a. This is also an explicit ruling in the Shulchan Aruch (Even Haezer…

Flying from LAX to Mel, Monday night flight, if I cross the dateline before Chatzos, (or even after Chatzos, but before Alos), do I need to Daven a 2nd Maariv? (and do I repeat Shmone Esrei to make up for Tuesday Mincha?)

You should daven Maariv only once, and then Daven Shacharis after it becomes light, by which time it is Wednesday morning (due to crossing the Dateline). Explanation: The…

I am looking into buying a flight to EY and I saw a letter from the Rebbe that if possible one should buy tickets from El Al. Does this apply even if a flight from El Al is a couple hundred more expensive than flying with another airline?

Link to The Rebbe's letter in Lekkutei Sichos vol. 22 page 332 Where it is significantly more expensive you do not need to buy from El Al. …

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I heard there is an issue with putting a baby on a table? Is there any source for this? Does this apply to putting them on a table, passing them over a table, using a baby seat on a table like a jumbo seat?

Tisha B’Av On Shabbos Halachic Guide

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?

The custom of the Rebbe Rashab N”E was to say Teffilas Haderech every day he was away from home without Shem U’malchus…

Is there an Inyan not to go on the first or last train cart?

If I’m in a taxi, and there is a צלם hanging, is there a problem to daven and learn Torah there?

If I sin and do something against the Torah does G-D really love me? Will I go to Gehenom?

Can you please tell me exactly how to do Hatavos Chalomos and may a women do it before 3 women?

There is a known payout Minhag in Mosdos for compensation of one month per year of employment to an employee who is leaving a job. Our question is divided into two:

Are you allowed to color on your skin with a pen?

If I do Chumesh with a friend for Chitas, is it an issue to recite half a Pasuk and translate in English and then finish the Pasuk and translate? (I’m asking if it’s a problem – if it’s counted for my own chitas, and is there is a problem if there is Hashem’s name in the Pasuk?)

Is lesbian (gay) by women allowed? Is it forbidden?

Flying from LAX to Mel, Monday night flight, if I cross the dateline before Chatzos, (or even after Chatzos, but before Alos), do I need to Daven a 2nd Maariv? (and do I repeat Shmone Esrei to make up for Tuesday Mincha?)

I am looking into buying a flight to EY and I saw a letter from the Rebbe that if possible one should buy tickets from El Al. Does this apply even if a flight from El Al is a couple hundred more expensive than flying with another airline?

It says in Pirkei Avos (5:18) “HaMizake Es HaRabim Ein Cheit Ba Al Yadoi”. What is the meaning of this?

What is the difference between a Rav and a Mashpia?

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