Can I write a combination number on my wrist before Shabbos with a pen?
Question: Can I write a combination number (to open a door) on my wrist before Shabbos with a pen if I don't think I'll remember it during Shabbos? Also…
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Question: Can I write a combination number (to open a door) on my wrist before Shabbos with a pen if I don't think I'll remember it during Shabbos? Also…
It would depend on the type of water heater. One would have to determine how their specific water heater works. There are two main types of heaters: tank heaters…
Yes, they may be read. Explanation: The Alter Rebbe brings two opinions on the matter, but writes (307:31) that the custom is to be lenient. A G-d fearing…
Question: I daven in a shul that takes in Shabbos early during the summer months. We don't make an early Shabbos for the purpose of tosefes Shabbos, but rather…
Can I study on Shabbos for a test on Limudei Kodesh subjects? Allowed. ראה שש"כ פרק כח סעיף צב ובהערה רכ, ושם הערה קעח. וכן נפסק בלוח יומי -…
Question: I teach a weekly class via zoom for Kindergarten age children. Most of the children don't use headphones, and it's very possible that others in their home are…
One should eat Melava Malka as close as possible to Shabbos and avoid other activities till eating Melava Malka. Preferably it should at least be before Chatzos. If one…
Question: Can I say Hamapil after taking off my socks? (I may have touched my feet), or must I get out of bed and wash Negel Vaser first to…
Question: If there will not be Tisha Onim, is it better for the Chazan (6th) to wait and do his Shmonah Esrei out loud and miss Davening with the…
For example, tefillin, tziztis, shofar, sukkah and lulav? Answer: Yes. He receives award for performing mitzvos which he wasn’t instructed to do, as long as he doesn’t claim…
It isn't a problem. Source: See Alter Rebbe Shulchan Aruch 340:4. #11358
You may place them and remove them if it's meant to remain there less than a day. If it will stay longer, one should ideally be stringent. Regarding taking…
שאלה: אנו קבוצה של תלמידים מחו”ל, שנמצאים כעת באה”ק. האם עלינו לשמור על יום טוב שני? ובאם כן, האם עלינו לעשות כך בצינעא או שניתן לעשות מנין ובפרהסיא?
תשובה: לפענ״ד פשוט וברור ללא כל ספק שעליהם לשמור שני ימים. ומותר להם לקבוע מנין בציבור בפרהסיא. וכן גם לענין מלאכה אין צורך להחמיר לא להתראות בפניהם שאינו עושה…
Question: Is there an inyan to leave the Shabbos tablecloth on Motzaei Shabbos? My wife wants the house to be cleaned and she prefers the (fresh) weekday tablecloth, but…
Question: Is a goyah allowed to change the setting on my crockpot on Shabbos or Yom Tov from High to Low or from Low to “keep-warm”? Is turning it…
Question: According to the Alter Rebbe, starting a new fire on Yom Tov is a shvus. So is Amira Lanochri. Can I, therefore, ask a non-Jew to turn on…
Absolutely forbidden. It goes against all basic rules of modesty. Furthermore, it touches upon the worst prohibitions in Torah, namely, it’s halachically considered an extension of adultery. All Torah…
Yes. Shabbos & Yom Tov, including Chol Hamo’ed. Erev Yom Tov. Purim. Aseres Yemei Teshuvah. And according to many opinions - on Fast Days. In the later years, the…
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Question: In light of the current social upheaval (rioting and looting, and especially against white people, not to mention antisemitism), I am considering learning how to shoot a gun…
If the doctor says you must do it now, yes. Otherwise, it should be delayed till after Yom Tov. Sources: במחה״ש סוסי׳ תסח שאם אמר לו הרופא צריך…
There is a prohibition to Kovaya Seuda before davening in case they might forget to daven before the zman tefilla, however, one is allowed to snack on fruits and…
The accepted custom recorded in Shulchan Aruch is that this Mitzvah does not apply in Chutz L'aretz. In addition, Kohanim nowadays are generally only Kohanim based on Chazaka, thus…
It should be thick enough that she should not be able to see through it, nor should others be able to see her. Explanation: There are a number…
