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# 1778 Reform That Tune
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Q. (See question above regarding church melodies). If the answer is no, are we allowed to sing melodies in schul that were sung in the Reform Temple in Berlin? True, they were sung to G-d. However, their concept of G-d is largely different then ou ....
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Posted 7/11/2018 12:09 AM |
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# 1777 iTunes Not Their Tunes
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iTunes Not Their Tunes
Q. Are we allowed to sing melodies in schul that were sung in a church as part of the service?
A. Sefer Chasidim (238) prohibits singing to Hashem the music or songs that are performed for avoda zar ....
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Posted 7/11/2018 12:07 AM |
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# 1776 Sing For The King
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Q. Some shuls have a custom that the Baal Shacharis on Rosh HaShana & Yom Kippur sings HaMelech from his seat in shul instead of at the Amud. What is the source of this custom?
A. A. Horav Shlomo Miller’s Shlit’a opinion i ....
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Posted 7/10/2018 11:51 PM |
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# 1775 A Brocho For The Bro
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Q. Dear Rabbi. In my shule there are twin brothers who are Kohanim. They are not really observant, but they are currently in their year of availus. Their father's yurtzheit is coming up on a Thursday and they both want to get an aliyah. Being as th ....
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Posted 7/10/2018 11:23 PM |
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# 1774 A Little Too Late?
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Q. if one comes slightly late to shul and the tzibbur has already started shmone esrey, may one start while the tzibbur is in the middle of davening if he will miss answering kedusha? At what point is the cutoff? Thank you.
A. Assuming ....
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Posted 7/10/2018 11:13 PM |
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# 1773 Catch a Break
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Q. Out of the five reasons given for the fast of Shiva Asar Betamuz, the most important seems to be the first one, the day when the luchos were broken, due to the making of the eigel, since that totally changed the history of our nation. Our sages ....
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Posted 7/8/2018 11:44 PM |
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# 1772 First Come First Served
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Q. The Mishna in Avos says Hashem made the world with ten utterances to punish the wicked who destroy the world... and to reward the righteous who sustain it. So punishment is punished before reward. BUT in krias shema reward is mentioned before pun ....
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Posted 7/6/2018 7:13 PM |
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# 1771 A Question You Want to Flush Away
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Q. Can you dispose of a spider or an ant by throwing it into the toilet or sink?
A. These insects usually do not drown or die immediately when thrown into water and often successfully climb the sides of the vessel. However, when flus ....
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Posted 7/6/2018 3:03 PM |
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# 1770 Need to Catch Up
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Hello Rav,
My son was very disturbed when he found a spider right next to his bed on Shabbat, which prompts the following question:
If a non-dangerous spider or ant is in your house on Shabbat and it is upsetting you (or the children), is ....
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Posted 7/6/2018 2:58 PM |
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# 1769 A Material Question
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Q. Is it better to use a taalis made of silk that is of an impure worm sheretz origin or better use rayon which originates from cellulose from permitted wood and plants?
Can you use Lanital artificial wool (created from milk) for tzitzis is th ....
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Posted 7/6/2018 2:25 PM |
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# 1768 A Mesh in the Flesh
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Q. Is a mesh taalit kattan, probably synthetic, kasher and can you make a bracha on it?
A. Shulchan Aruch (O.H. 9: 1) rules that only clothes made of linen or wool are Biblically liable for the mitzvah of tzitzit, any other material ....
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Posted 7/6/2018 2:19 PM |
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# 1767 Guests Of Honor
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Q. It is said that ancestors are present at the weddings of their descendants. Is there a source for this tradition?
Which are the ancestors that come and do they need an invitation?
A. Osrei Lagefen (p. 143) mentions that the nesh ....
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Posted 7/1/2018 11:19 AM |
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# 1766 Do Lose Sleep Over This
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Q. Dear Rabbi,
I'm going to be going on a very long (about 1000 mile) drive for business during the three weeks - during the nine days in fact. I find it difficult to drive such a long distance without listening to music. Although I have many ....
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Posted 6/29/2018 4:54 PM |
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# 1765 Enlightening the Light Travel
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Q. If one is traveling and space and weight are of the essence, does one have to take with, both his Shabbos and weekday taalis, or can he wear his Shabbos taalis for all prayers?
If one is medakdek (careful) to use special Shabbos shoes, can ....
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Posted 6/29/2018 3:46 PM |
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# 1764 The Man Makes The Clothes
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Q. A person who can afford only one suit (jacket) and he would like to wear it both on Shabbos as well as when he davens during the weekdays, is this OK, or does it take away from the honor of Shabbos to wear it on a weekday? If OK, should he remov ....
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Posted 6/29/2018 3:44 PM |
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# 1763 All Things Must Come to a Good End?
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Q. Why does ending with a good topic not apply to one ending a daily daf or any shiur on a sefer?
A. Actually, although it is not widely known, it does apply to all areas and acts of Torah study, as the Talmud (Brochos 31a) teaches ....
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Posted 6/29/2018 11:20 AM |
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# 1762 Finishing Touched
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Q. (See question 1761 above). How come some Parshios (like Kedoshim, Balak and others) do end with a wrong done?
A. Mishna Berura (138: 1) rules that the wrong done to an evil person or a non believer does not count. Others ....
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Posted 6/29/2018 11:17 AM |
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# 1761 Off To a Good Start
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Q. How important is when calling someone to the Torah to start with a good subject as we are so careful when finishing the aliya? Is it equally important?
A. Remah (O.H. 138:1) writes that one should always try to begin with a favora ....
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Posted 6/29/2018 11:14 AM |
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# 1760 That's Only The Half of It
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Q. How come we recite the half pasuk "Al Pi Hashem Beyad Moshe," (that is the way most people say, and the way it is printed in the Artscroll sidurim) during hagbaha. Is that not only half of the pasuk, that one is not supposed to say?
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Posted 6/24/2018 8:24 PM |
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# 1759 A Living Image?
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Re- question above (1751) on pointing a finger towards the Sefer Torah during hagbaha, some questions.
Q. If you don't see the front of the Torah, but since the parchment is thin (sh'lil) and the writing can be seen from the back side, ....
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Posted 6/22/2018 5:50 PM |
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