Is there an Inyan in lead pouring, and can it work remotely?
There is such a tradition to melt lead into water as a remedy for an Ayin Hara, however, there is no known Jewish source as to where it originates. In the…
There is such a tradition to melt lead into water as a remedy for an Ayin Hara, however, there is no known Jewish source as to where it originates. In the…
No. One however may place there seforim. Sources: ראה שו״ת מהרש״ם ד, נז. ויצבור יוסף בר-שלום ה, עה. וראה שו״ת יבי״א ח, יט ע׳ עט בהערה. דולה ומשקה…
The custom is not to change the chazan, although it is permitted and should be done when there is a valid reason. Sources: ראה יוסף דעת תנינא יו"ד…
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Question: Is it necessary to wear a gartel at a chupah if I am...: Reading the kesubah, Reading the Rebbe's letter, One of the eidei kiddushin, Saying one of…
Question: I have a son who went on shlichus recently to a place where he does not have yet a minyan. He is very lonely on Shabbos and he's…
You would have to say tachnun. Sources: ראה שו״ת ישכיל עבדי ז בהשמטות סימן ג. שבה״ל ה יב. שם ח, כד. וראה אריכות בקובץ אור ישראל יד. עבודת…
Question: If I am in Yerushalayim and will be Bentching Licht 40 minutes before Shkiah as per the Minhag here and walking to the Kosel and eating out (by…
Question: If I make a Bracha mezonos on something that contains mostly food of another Bracha such as a slice of cheesecake or a Tofutti cutie, what Bracha Achronah…
מיחם חשמלי הנעשה רובו מפלסטיק גם מבפנים, ויש רק חתיכה קטנה של ברזל לחמם המים, האם צריך טבילה?
מענה: יש להטבילו בלא ברכה. טעמים ומקורות: שו"ע יו"ד ק"כ ס"א ובנו"כ שם, שאם חלק מהכלי עשוי מחומר החייב טבילה וחלק מחומר שפטור מטבילה, ואין אחד מהם עיקרי…
Question: I am a melamed in 6th grade. I would like to teach the class how to tie tzitzis, and have every talmid tie tzitzis for themselves. My question…
האם אשה באה”ק מוציאה ידי חובת הדלקת נר שבת את בעלה שנמצא באמריקה
מענה: ניסוח השאלה לא מדוייק. כל אחד חייב בכל מקרה שיהיה לו תאורה - לפחות חשמלי - במקום שהוא נמצא, שזהו מעיקרי מצות נר שבת, שלא יכשל בעץ ואבן.…
Question: We want to bake challahs in a meat oven - but to keep them pareve. So I know the oven has to be cleaned and preheated and that…
I was lent $10 in the US and now I want to pay the guy back 10 euro (out of convenience) in France. Is that Ribbis? Loans and…
Question: Can you go into an art gallery and see statues of naked people or is that against Halakha? What if you are in the Metropolitan Museum of Art…
Q. How does one do Teshuva for sins committed against man? A. Teshuva is returning to the way Hashem has set out for us in His Torah. When an…
Permissible. Some are strict. I know of no Chabad minhag. Sources: ראה בשעהמ״צ להרח״ו פ׳ וילך, חומרות יתירות למי שרוצה להיות חסיד, ומהם - להחמיר בתורמוסין שאעעש״מ, דל״ג…
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Question: I was asked by a 16-year-old mekurav how to get a kosher haircut. Besides beard and peyos, what do I need to tell him? He doesn't keep Shabbos…
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