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# 2361 Nuts Over Nuts?
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Q. Regarding the minhag not to eats nuts during the aseret yemei teshuva (because the gematria of egoz is the same as that of cheit), to which nuts does this actually apply?
Walnuts are called Egozei Melech.
Hazelnuts are called Egozei L ....
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Posted 9/29/2019 4:13 PM |
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# 2360 Feast of Creation
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Q. Should a seudas hodoa or a festive meal be done for the newly converted?
A. Madrich Lager (p. 86) quotes that some would advise not to do so, since this seuda is not mentioned by the Poskim. However his opinion is that in principle a ....
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Posted 9/29/2019 3:41 PM |
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# 2359 Welcome to Your Home
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Q. What is the correct way to salute a newly converted Ger that one encounters after the immersion in the mikva? Does one have to say Shalom Aleichem? Does one have to recite Shecheyanu?
A. Maseches Gerim (1) mentions that after the te ....
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Posted 9/29/2019 3:38 PM |
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# 2358 Torah Deal or Just a Meal
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Q. Can someone who usually fasts on Erev Rosh Hashana when possible, attend a siyum and thus avoid fasting?
A. Horav Shlomo Miller's Shlit'a opinion is that this case is similar to the Taanis Bechoros on Erev Pesach, where firstborns ....
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Posted 9/27/2019 2:33 PM |
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# 2357 A Late Train
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Q. Can a Baal Tokea blow shofar to train and prepare on the night of Rosh Hashana or on the morning before davening, if he has then specific intention of not being yotze with the mitzva?
A. See questions 858, 859 and 867, on the permiss ....
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Posted 9/27/2019 2:09 PM |
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# 2356 Stay Home?
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Q. Does an avel during shiva go to shul on Erev Rosh Hashana? If he does and that is the last day of shiva, does he return home or he is lifted from shiva at the shul?
A. Remah (O.H. 581: 1) rules that an ovel is prohibited from le ....
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Posted 9/27/2019 1:57 PM |
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# 2355 Dure and Easy
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Q. Why are the piyutim of the Selichos so complicated, and difficult to understand as they use words that are totally unknown to most of us? They probably were also challenging and cryptic to the masses in the days they were composed. So why not reci ....
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Posted 9/27/2019 1:40 PM |
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# 2354 Say it Right
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Q. We mention always we are going to "say Selichos," in Hebrew we say "omrim Selichos," or "zogg'n Selichos" in Yidish. Should not the correct expression be "ask Selichos or lebakesh or betn?" After all, we are imploring and beseeching Hashem to forg ....
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Posted 9/27/2019 1:21 PM |
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# 2353 The Law on Bending
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Q. Can one to avoid giving a handshake to a woman, bow slightly with palms together, as Hindu and Buddhist do (namaste greeting)?
A. We do find that Avraham Avinu greeted the B'nei Cheiss more profusely (24: 7) And Avraham arose and p ....
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Posted 9/27/2019 1:12 PM |
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# 2352 Seasoned Greetings
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Q. Can a man greet a woman using a high-five or fist-bump salutation? How about if he is careful not to touch her hand, (he retrieves it fast, before they touch)?
A. Horav Shlomo Miller's Shlit'a opinion is that if it is done respectfull ....
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Posted 9/27/2019 1:01 PM |
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# 2351 On a Handshake
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Q. I am working in a lawyer's office. The lawyer is frum, but on the modern side. There is a client that came in and the lawyer shook hands with her. Afterwards, the lady extended her hand to me. My practice is never to shake hands with any lady und ....
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Posted 9/27/2019 12:53 PM |
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# 2350 Judging Another on One's Own Merits
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Q. I bought a rather long list of items at a kosher store, and I was clearly cheated when being charged about ten dollars for something I did not buy. I didn't notice until I got home and I was debating if to go back and waste time that is more valu ....
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Posted 9/20/2019 5:28 PM |
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# 2349 Make No Mistake About It
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Q. Re - If the Baal Tokea keeps on making mistakes, can one demand from the congregation that another Baal Tokea should blow instead, or should one go to another shul if possible?
A. See question above. Horav Shlomo Miller's Shlit'a o ....
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Posted 9/20/2019 3:02 PM |
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# 2348 Who Blew It?
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Q. If the Baal Tokea on Rosh Hashana keeps on making mistakes in the shofar blowing is that considered to be a siman ra'a or bad omen for the congregation?
A. Mishna (Brochos 34b) teaches that if a Shaliach Tzibur that made a mistake, ....
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Posted 9/20/2019 3:00 PM |
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# 2347 An Answer to a No Answer Question
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Q. I applied for a job at a frum school. I emailed the director at the personal email and then realized that because it was work related-that it should go out to the work email.
I never got any response back from either emails. After a littl ....
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Posted 9/20/2019 2:58 PM |
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# 2346 Forgive the Forget?
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Q. Re- question above. If one forgot and the vehicle battery was not disconnected before Shabbos, but no AC, lights, clocks or indicating dials turn on when opening the door, can one be lenient in case of need?
A. Horav Shlomo Miller's ....
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Posted 9/20/2019 2:44 PM |
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# 2345 Shabbos Sleeping at the Wheel
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Q. Can one use a parked camper, motorhome, RV (recreational vehicle) or sprinter van or bus on Shabbos or Yom Tov, that has living quarters including bed, kitchen sink, fridge, freezer, oven, microwave, bathroom and shower, cabinets for storage. It ....
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Posted 9/20/2019 2:36 PM |
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# 2344 The More The Better?
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Q. Can the husband say kaddish together with the children, for his wife and their mother.
A. There are different minhagim and traditions. Although the obligation to recite kaddish, when there are sons is on them, some congregations all ....
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Posted 9/20/2019 2:25 PM |
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# 2343 Moving Rituals
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Q. 2) (See re-interment question above, of a father buried in another city and being moved to Toronto.)
So they basically wanted to know:
(a) Does there have to be a shomer after the body is exhumed in F. until it is reintered here in ....
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Posted 9/20/2019 2:19 PM |
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# 2342 The Moving Spirit
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Q. 1) Shalom Aleichem Rebbe: I was calling about a question someone asked me about re- internment of their father from F. to Toronto.
She and her brother are not frum, but they want to have their parents buried (their ailing mother is plannin ....
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Posted 9/20/2019 2:09 PM |
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