What is the appropriate way for solid foods to be warmed on Shabbos?
The hot plate is electric and does not have any adjustment options. Does the hot plate need to be covered with foil? Does the food need to go over…
The hot plate is electric and does not have any adjustment options. Does the hot plate need to be covered with foil? Does the food need to go over…
Question: My family follows sephardi minhag. I follow Chabad. My mother warms up oven roasted chicken and rice, even after it cooled off completely, on Shabbos on a hot…
Question: I saw in seforim not to play chess on Shabbos. Is that the halacha, or is it coming from the aspect of kavod Shabbos? Answer: The Alter…
The Alter Rebbe brings (25:8 and in siddur) that if the street is filthy, one should not walk in the street with tefillin. With big tefillin, it is difficult…
Question: Can I write Parshas Ha'azinu (as in this picture) not as part of a Sefer Torah? If yes, can it be written using ksav ashuris? Answer: This…
שכח לומר ותן טל ומטר וחזר לברך עלינו במקום להזכיר בשומע תפילה.
שאלה: שכח לומר ותן טל ומטר בברכת השנים ונזכר בברכות שלאחריה. אבל שכח שאפשר להזכיר בשומע תפלה וחזר לברך עלינו. מה דינו? מענה: יפסיק ויחזור למקום שאחז בתחילה, ויזכיר…
A. One should be careful not to do so unless there is no choice. Or if he was sitting there first and then the seforim were placed there later…
Question: There is a Halacha that you can’t sit on a bench where there are seforim. Does this apply by when the seforim are in a box or a…
On the Shabbos of the birthday. Sources: לקו״ש ה ע׳ 86 הע׳ 5. וצ״ל שבסה״ש תשמ״ח ע׳ 406 קאי כשחל בימי השבוע, משא״כ בשבת. וכן נראה פשוט. (כן…
Q. Is it true that at any place in the body that women don't grow hair there, a man will be permitted to shave? A. Not accurate. Only with…
Question: My husband is in Maimonides hospital, healing from surgery. Should he take the Shabbos elevator down to the Minyan or daven alone in his room? Answer: Your…
Question: When buying whole radishes without their greens, they are packaged without any hashgacha. I noticed that some have a cut where they were attached to greens. Is that…
Question: If I had to interrupt (to say Kedusha for example) in between putting on Teffilin Shel Yad and Shel Rosh and therefore must say an additional Bracha, do…
Question: Our son's Pidyon Haben is scheduled for Asarah B'Teves. What exactly do we do? Also is there an Inyan to do it together with Mincha? I'm Wondering because…
Only if can be viewed by the street or if people occasionally walk in without permission. Also, only in hours when there is traffic in the streets. Sources:…
You may apply the moisturizer normally if it is not very thick (i.e. if it is truly a liquid or an oil). If it is thick, (more like a…
The Bracha on the fish sticks would be shehakol if the breadcrumbs are there to ease the frying or to create a particular texture. If however, the breadcrumbs are…
Question: I would like to thank Hashem that my daughter is safe, as she was under water for some seconds. What’s the best to do - sponsor a kiddush,…
You may open it after Shabbos after the amount of time it takes to post such a picture or video after Shabbos elapses, which is literally a few seconds…
Question: The governor of New York just released a new mask mandate. The rule is that businesses and venues (which presumably includes shuls) must implement a mask requirement or…
Question: Is there a specific direction the oleh and baal koreh should face or look when saying chazak? Do we have any cheshash that people would say that chazak…
There is no clear Chabad custom in this matter. The Rebbeim would generally sit. It is reported that the Rebbe however stood. Some sit and raise themself up slightly…
Question: If the Minyan just started and one didn't yet say karbanos, is it better to first say karbanos or can it be said after Shmone Esrei? How about…
Questions: Our Eiruv was recently broken and repaired. Is the crooked pole on one side a problem? The pole on the top goes thru a temporary partition to reach…
About 2 seconds. Sources: לדינא קייל״ן שהוא שלום עליך רבי (ולא רבי ומורי - רמב״ם שבועות ב, יז. ש״ך חו״מ רנה, ה. אדה״ז רו, ג. ובמשנ״ב סתר משנתו…
