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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' רי ס"ב שספק ברכות להקל ואינו מברך אפילו בבלע], האם… 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' רי ס"ב שספק ברכות להקל ואינו מברך אפילו בבלע], האם גם על זה נאמר שצריך לחזור ולהתפלל או רק באכילה, וטעימה אין עליה שם אכילה. [ואמנם לשון השו"ע בסי' רצד ס"א "טעם" קודם שהבדיל, ומסתמא הוא על פי לשון הגמ' "טעם מבדיל", ומבואר שזה קלקול בהבדלה אלא שנתחדש שבדיעבד אינו מעכב, אבל בלא הבדיל בתפילה הרי הוא מעכב. אבל בזה גופא יל"ע אם לשון הגמ' והשו"ע בדוקא אפילו לטעימה בעלמא…Show more
Question: Re: https://asktherav.com/28182-chatzos-is-fast-approaching-what-is-preferred-daven-very-fast-or-skip-and-have-kavana/ Does the same apply to an instance if סוף זמן תפילה is approaching? And if not, why? Answer: From a strict halachic standpoint, it would be basically the same thing. Chassidim are more lenient due… Question: Re: https://asktherav.com/28182-chatzos-is-fast-approaching-what-is-preferred-daven-very-fast-or-skip-and-have-kavana/ Does the same apply to an instance if סוף זמן תפילה is approaching? And if not, why? Answer: From a strict halachic standpoint, it would be basically the same thing. Chassidim are more lenient due to their emphasis on Kavana. Question: What are the parameters of Zeman tefillah? I am not addressing Chatzos, but sof zeman tefillah. What about minyan? E.g. if one is about to leave home to shul and then realizes that if he goes to shul/minyan he'll miss Zman Tefilla? What about טבילת עזרא? What about someone who's showering in place…Show more
Question: Sometimes I'm behind the Minyan and I'm asked to do psicha where I can't say Vaiehi Binsoa or hagba where I can't say vezos. Am I able to accept either kibud in a place where I can't… Question: Sometimes I'm behind the Minyan and I'm asked to do psicha where I can't say Vaiehi Binsoa or hagba where I can't say vezos. Am I able to accept either kibud in a place where I can't speak? Does it matter if I'm in psukei dzimra or in bircas krias shema? Answer: You may accept it even during birchos krias shema. But you should not recite Vaiehi Binsoa nor Vezos Habracha even during pesukei dezimra. Sources: ואף שיש מחמירים בהפסק במעשה, וראה אצלנו 29339 - בכגון דא שהוא לכבוד…Show more
Question: Shalom, In one of the October 7th videos a Chamas terrorist is pushing a gun in an Israeli captive's face and shouting “Say ‘allah akbar!’ “. What should the captive have done? Is it permitted in general to… Question: Shalom, In one of the October 7th videos a Chamas terrorist is pushing a gun in an Israeli captive's face and shouting “Say ‘allah akbar!’ “. What should the captive have done? Is it permitted in general to say “allah akbar”? (Basically, the question is: is allah a reference to Hashem, or a foreign god?) After the recent horrific events we all witnessed and experienced, it is very relevant to all of us to know if we are required to be moser nefesh in such a situation, when a Muslim terrorist chas veshalom is threatening our lives to…Show more
Question: I'm a man, and recently I got contact lenses. Do I have to take them out when going to mikvah? (It's a headache to take off and put on) Answer: Yes. Sources: לרוה"פ חציצה פוסלת בטבי"ע וכן - וי"א במכש"כ -…
אין בכך שום חשש. והאיש שמניחים לו מברך. אבל צריך ליזהר שאם פותחים תמיד את הקשר של התפלין של יד, שהקטן לא יהדק אותו מחדש. ראה כאן: https://asktherav.com/16086-can-a-boy-who-is-under-bar-mitzvah-make-a-kesher-for-tefillin/ מקורות: מפורש בע״ז לט, א שאשה קושרת לו. ויש שכתבו…
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). מענה: לא. מקורות: נוסף לזה שכמה חולקים על הט״ז תר, ב -…
It should not be done in the bathroom. Sources: שקו״ט בכלל בקיום מצוה במקום מטונף. ואף שמצות ציצית…
שאלה: ראיתי באחד הקובצים (קובץ הערות צרפת פרצת גל׳ סה - יו״ד שבט תשפ״ד) שהביאו כמה הוכחות שיש לענות כל האמנים של חצי קדיש בפסוקי דזמרה. ושוב נדפס בשינויים בס׳ נתיבות הצמח צדק. האם נכון הדבר? מענה: אין… שאלה: ראיתי באחד הקובצים (קובץ הערות צרפת פרצת גל׳ סה - יו״ד שבט תשפ״ד) שהביאו כמה הוכחות שיש לענות כל האמנים של חצי קדיש בפסוקי דזמרה. ושוב נדפס בשינויים בס׳ נתיבות הצמח צדק. האם נכון הדבר? מענה: אין לענות רק לאיש״ר ואמן של דאמירן בעלמא. https://asktherav.com/17276-answering-amen-to-chatzi-kaddish-during-pesukei-dzimrah/ מקורות: ראה אצלנו בקצרה בהסכמה לס׳ שמירת התפלה. ומצו״ב. והאריך…Show more
Question: A Ba'al Bris who made a Bris this morning and has Yortzheit so he is Davening Mincha at the Amud, what does he do about Tachnun, which he shouldn't be saying but the rest of the Minyan should?… Question: A Ba'al Bris who made a Bris this morning and has Yortzheit so he is Davening Mincha at the Amud, what does he do about Tachnun, which he shouldn't be saying but the rest of the Minyan should? Answer: He does not say, but the tzibbur says. Best he leaves the ammud for tachanun. Sources: שהציבור אינו נגרר אחריו, שאינו כמלך. (וכמבואר בטעם החילוק…Show more
Question: Is there any issue in traveling to see a solar eclipse? Answer: There is no issue per se in seeing it. However, one should not look intently for safety reasons. Obviously, one should take into account if… Question: Is there any issue in traveling to see a solar eclipse? Answer: There is no issue per se in seeing it. However, one should not look intently for safety reasons. Obviously, one should take into account if it causes unnecessary bittul Torah. One does not make a bracha upon seeing it. For more about a solar eclipse, please listen to this voice note. Sources: לראות - כן מסופר על הח״ח שיצא לראות (ע״פ…Show more
Question: We started a Shabbos Minyan in our community a few years ago and brought in a family Sefer Torah from another location on the סמך that it'll be read from every week. Recently someone else brought in a… Question: We started a Shabbos Minyan in our community a few years ago and brought in a family Sefer Torah from another location on the סמך that it'll be read from every week. Recently someone else brought in a new Sefer Torah and insists that עפ"י הלכה the new Sefer Torah must be read in every Shabbos so as to look for any mistakes that there may be. A Bar Mitzvah boy Lained in it last week, and I doubt he was looking out for any Mistakes. Is there any הלכה regarding such a situation? Answer: It is…Show more
Question: I'd been taught to cut nails on the day of mikvah. Someone recently told me that it can be cut a few days before since that would be like a motzei yomtov tevillah after a 3-day yomtov.… Question: I'd been taught to cut nails on the day of mikvah. Someone recently told me that it can be cut a few days before since that would be like a motzei yomtov tevillah after a 3-day yomtov. Is that accurate? If yes, how long before the day of tevilah is l'chatchilah ok? Answer: Best to do it on the day of mikvah wherever possible. But you may cut them before as long as they are still short, i.e., there’s no noticeable growth, at the time of mikva. Answer: בכ״מ בראשונים בשעת טבילה. ופשוט שהכוונה…Show more
Did they have any special clothes/uniforms like the kohanim or they wore regular clothes? Answer: I don't have an exact description, but here are general guidelines: They wore a special uniform, consisting of a linen ephod and me’il.… Did they have any special clothes/uniforms like the kohanim or they wore regular clothes? Answer: I don't have an exact description, but here are general guidelines: They wore a special uniform, consisting of a linen ephod and me’il. (Some say that at some time in history it was made of techeiles and argomon). There are no requirements of size or color as long as it looks respectful. Sources: ראה דה״ב ה, יב. פירש״י (ומצו״ד ומלבי״ם) דה״א טו,…Show more
It should be toiveled without a brocha. ראה טבילת כלים כהלכתה (פיליפס) ע' פה ובהערה מ''ח. #12677
Question: There is a shliach who can't lain megillah and needs bachurim to come for Purim, but we would have to go before Shabbos and he doesn't get a minyan on Shabbos, so we would miss zachor, and and… Question: There is a shliach who can't lain megillah and needs bachurim to come for Purim, but we would have to go before Shabbos and he doesn't get a minyan on Shabbos, so we would miss zachor, and and he probably won't have a minyan on Sunday either. [according to the Magen Avraham who says you could be mashlim on Purim even though the Mishna Berura is mefakpek]. So, are we allowed to miss zachor to lain megillah there? Answer: It is highly questionable if this is permitted. Sources: בשו״ת תרוה״ד קח בבני הישובים שיש לנסוע לפ׳ זכור…Show more
Question: I saw your answer to question #5616 about answering Amen over 770 live. https://asktherav.com/5616-am-i-able-to-answer-to-amen-yehei-nakdishach-through-live-phone-or-video/ If I'm davening with 770 live over the phone and they are saying Kaddish when I'm in middle of Birchos krias Shema, may I… Question: I saw your answer to question #5616 about answering Amen over 770 live. https://asktherav.com/5616-am-i-able-to-answer-to-amen-yehei-nakdishach-through-live-phone-or-video/ If I'm davening with 770 live over the phone and they are saying Kaddish when I'm in middle of Birchos krias Shema, may I answer? Answer: Yes, you may answer during birchos krias Shema. Nonetheless, it is better if you turn off the phone and avoid this issue. Sources: ראה משנ"ב רטו בבה"ל ב ד״ה שלא שמע, ותלוי…Show more
Question: If I mispronounce Hashem's name at the end of a Brachah in Shmonah Esreh do I have to repeat the Brachah? What if it is only slightly mispronounced that the Nekudos aren’t so clearly defined. What if saying… Question: If I mispronounce Hashem's name at the end of a Brachah in Shmonah Esreh do I have to repeat the Brachah? What if it is only slightly mispronounced that the Nekudos aren’t so clearly defined. What if saying the daled of Ado-noy with the cholem not properly stressed out, in a way that sounds like adnay? Answer: At most, you would need to repeat just the end. If you swallow the words, though this is absolutely wrong, you should not repeat Hashem’s name. However, one must pronounce the cholem as such, not as a shva. If…Show more
שאלה: ידועה החומרה מדברי הזהר שלא לילך ד"א קודם נט"י בבוקר. רציתי לשאול מהי דעת אדמו"ר הזקן אם הלך לישון בלא ציצית ואין לו מים ליטול מהם ידיו לידו, אך לאידך גיסא הוא רוצה ללבוש מיד ציצית משום שלא… שאלה: ידועה החומרה מדברי הזהר שלא לילך ד"א קודם נט"י בבוקר. רציתי לשאול מהי דעת אדמו"ר הזקן אם הלך לישון בלא ציצית ואין לו מים ליטול מהם ידיו לידו, אך לאידך גיסא הוא רוצה ללבוש מיד ציצית משום שלא יהיה ערום מן המצוות. אם מותר לו בעבור חומרה זו לגעת במלבושיו - בציצית מיד, על אף חומרת הזהר הנ"ל? מענה: מותר. ואם אפשר על ידי אחר שנטל ידיו, או ללובשו ע״י דבר אחר, עדיף. מקורות: ראה שו״ע אדה״ז ח, כ. ואף דקאי מדין התלמוד,…Show more
Question: In general, while we are particular to beli neder wash the kids hands nagel vasser each morning, how careful do we need to be about them touching things/food/eyes nose and mouth etc.? What’s the earliest age for boys?… Question: In general, while we are particular to beli neder wash the kids hands nagel vasser each morning, how careful do we need to be about them touching things/food/eyes nose and mouth etc.? What’s the earliest age for boys? girls? Answer: It is customary to be lenient when it comes to the touch of young children who have not reached the age of Chinuch. Although the Neshama of a child is considered fully developed when they reach Bar or Bas Mitzvah, the process of Neshama entry begins when the child starts their Chinuch education. The process really starts…Show more
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 weight may cause more electricity to be generated. Some modern… 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 weight may cause more electricity to be generated. Some modern escalators also incorporate sensors which can detect if a person is close by or not; when a person is close by the speed is increased. In cases of necessity, if the escalator does not have a sensor mechanism, and its speed is not affected by passengers, the escalator is preferred over an elevator. Sources: ראה שש״כ כג, סא ובהערה קמד. ותלוי בדין ספק…Show more
Borei Nefashos. However, since there is a Safek Berocho Achrona on the wine, you should drink more wine to make sure you drink a full revi'is. Sources: פשטות ד׳ כנה״ג, הב״ד במג״א רי, א, וכל שאר…
כשהטפל אינו בתערובת עם העיקר, מברך ברכה אחרונה כברכת הטפל. מקורות: הנה, כמה אופנים אפ״ל בדבר: א. שהטפל חייב בברכת הטפל. ב. שהטפל…
Question: If one lives in a place where the only Minyan for Mariv is before Tzeis, should they Daven early with the Minyan or individually at the Zman? Does the fact that they have missed Mariv due to waiting… Question: If one lives in a place where the only Minyan for Mariv is before Tzeis, should they Daven early with the Minyan or individually at the Zman? Does the fact that they have missed Mariv due to waiting for Tzeis affect the ruling? The same person does not go to the only Minyan for Shacharis at 6:45am. Answer: 1. Being that you Davened Mariv in the past after Tzeis Hacochovim you should continue doing so - even if it means not Davening with a Minyan - as long you continuously are Makpid to do so. However, you…Show more
מענה: אם מאיזה סיבה אינו יכול לקיים שניהם, עדיף להתפלל אחרי פלג המנחה, בתנאי שהתפלל מנחה לפני פלג המנחה, ובציבור, מלהתפלל בזמנה ולקדש בשעה השביעית. אבל כמובן שלא יתפלל ביחידות מחמת זה. מקורות: כנפלענ״ד. וטעמי ונימוקי, שלהתפלל מוקדם אין חשש לדינא לרוה״פ,…
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