I washed for Hamotzie and after a drop of bread, decided that I didn’t want to eat bread, but just the meal.
My questions are: 1) Once I finished the meal, do I still need to bentch since I didn’t eat a כזית of bread? 2) Would I need to eat…
My questions are: 1) Once I finished the meal, do I still need to bentch since I didn’t eat a כזית of bread? 2) Would I need to eat…
Question: After the 11 months in the shnas aveilus, I stop reciting kaddish, but is it customary to continue doing all the customs for the neshama of the niftar,…
Answer: He can say it after kaddish or after the haftorah. Sources: ברוח חיים פלאגי קמד, ג כתב לומר אחר ברכה״ת לפני הפטרה. וראה מה שהעיר על דבריו…
האם יש קפידא ללבוש הכובע עבור שנים מקרא?
לא. ראה סה״ש תרצ״ב (כ״ז מ״ח. ריגא) ע׳ 6. בקודש פנימה ע׳ 14. אבל להעיר מלשמע אוזן מדור אדמו״ר מוהרש״ב סו. #19408
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Since today the Challah is not given to the Cohen, any size portion is adequate. it is customary to separate at least a "kezayis". עיין רמ"א יו"ד שכב…
Lechatchila you should designate a bowl that would be used for Negel Vaser only. If it happened and you used a bowl that is used for food for Negel…
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Question: I live in Ukraine and I recently came across a very influential criminal Ben Noach who is expressing a lot of interest in Judaism and is giving serious…
No. Sources: גבעת הלבונה או״ח נח. מהרש״ג ב, קיז. שש״כ כט, כח. שלחן שלמה שו, ד, ח, ב הערה ג. מנח״י ג, לד. חלקת יעקב ב, קב. שערים…
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Question: I need an electric key to enter the building I live in (attached is a picture of the key). On Shabbos, they try to put something in the…
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Question: If I donate the proper amount of Ma'aser to a tzedaka organization and, after receiving the full amount, that organization sends me a tax-exempt receipt which might help…
Question: If someone put on Tefillin before Alos Hashachar but Shema was said after Alos (and the tefillin were taken off before zman tefillin began); Must the person put…
Question: When using a towel as a scarf to go to the Mikva on Shabbos, does it need to be wrapped around the neck or does it suffice to…
Yes, provided that the shirt is not tucked in and that there is no bendel or belt around the shirt. In regards to wearing a towel as a…
The custom is not to put out the match after lighting Shabbos candles, rather you should put it down and let it go out by itself. Sources: Based on…
