שאלה: מהי הדרך המסורתית בנוגע להסביר לתשב"ר האם כדור הארץ מסתובב סביב עצמו או לא? דּוֹר הֹלֵךְ וְדוֹר בָּא וְהָאָרֶץ לְעוֹלָם עֹמָדֶת - האם לפסוק הזה יש שייכות לנושא?…
האם כדור הארץ מסתובב סביב עצמו או לא?
שאלה: מהי הדרך המסורתית בנוגע להסביר לתשב"ר האם כדור הארץ מסתובב סביב עצמו או לא? דּוֹר הֹלֵךְ וְדוֹר בָּא וְהָאָרֶץ לְעוֹלָם עֹמָדֶת - האם לפסוק הזה יש שייכות לנושא?…
Question: The other night in Crown Heights an Israeli man was stabbed with a screwdriver after answering "yes" to the question of if he is Jewish. I know that…
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לכבוד ידידנו הרב הגאון וכו׳ שליט״א בשאלתו במי שהגיע לביה״ר לטיפול הפרי׳ חוץ גופית, וניסו לעשות הוצאת הזרע באופן דהקל קל. ולא הצליחו כלל. והנהלת ביה״ר אמרו לו שילך…
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It depends for who, why and when. Sources: ראה סה״ש קיץ ת״ש ע׳ 41. רשימת היומן י״ט וכ׳ כסלו רצ״ג ריגא - ע׳ שכא. (אלא שאין הכרח שהכוונה…
This is something that the Poskim discuss regarding young men as well, that struggle with this issue. Ultimately, the mitzva is to satisfy the wife. One should try to…
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Yes, if the assumption is that people wouldn’t mind. My assumption is that nowadays most people would mind. When permitted, see conditions here: https://asktherav.com/article-248-using-anothers-tefilin/ And here: https://asktherav.com/article-617-the-tale-of-the-switched-tallis/ See also…
That piece shouldn’t be eaten. Sources: הוריות יג, ב. ונחלקו אם הוא כל החתיכה או רק בחלק שנשך - ראה לקט יושר יו״ד ע׳ 6. יוסף אומץ יוזפא…
What if I get something for free, like an Esrog or oil for Chanukah, can I not use it? Am I not allowed to listen to a Shiur unless…