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#5050 Trump Up Trump!
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Q. Dear Rabbi. This week we were witnesses to the attempted murder of President Donald Trump as his truly miraculous salvation. Since he has been and is a very great friend of Israel and the Jewish community, some people in our shul want to serve ....
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Posted 7/19/2024 12:35 PM |
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#5049 Testing the Tasting
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– Q. Kvodo, my father Shlit’a although he does fast on Shiva Assar Betamuz has to take now very necessary pills and needs water to swallow them, normally he does not recite a blessing on that water, since it is not drank for pleasure. However, in a ....
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Posted 7/19/2024 12:32 PM |
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#5048 – Calling on the Calendar
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- Q. The Rov of our shul mentioned that people should help in determining and publishing the times for davening and shiurim of the shul. He said that there is a very special and great mitzva for someone to write the times and schedule of the tefilo ....
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Posted 7/19/2024 12:29 PM |
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#5047 Dish Wishes on Dishes
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- Q. Last Shabbos, we were taking part in a beautiful Sheva Brochos Kiddush. Sadly someone serving tripped and a large pile of dishes fell on the floor and mostly broke. Was it better, since the broken pieces are muktza that just one (the one that ....
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Posted 7/19/2024 12:25 PM |
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#5046 A Tall Tale?
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- Q. Dear Rov Shlita. As you know I’m looking for a shiduch now. Is it allowed or permitted between all proper qualities wanted to look for a tall Chatan? (As you know I’m not specially tall myself). Thank you and your Rebbetzin for helping me.
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Posted 7/19/2024 12:22 PM |
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#5045 Don’t Stretch the Truth
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- Q. Can one join a group of people that are learning Shas by dividing it into the people of the group and just share with them one Gemara. Would that then be counted as having finished the complete Shas and get credit in Shamaim for it?
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Posted 7/19/2024 12:18 PM |
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#5044 Airing One’s Laundry in Public
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- Q. I found a laundry card in the street between Coldstream and Shelborne on Glennount. Am I obligated to post a sign or ask the superintendent and try to find out who the potential owner is?
Horav Shlomo Miller’s Shlit’a opinion is t ....
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Posted 7/19/2024 12:15 PM |
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#5043 A Great Intelligent Companion.
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Q. An elderly woman that lives alone and lonely, acquired a great AI program that constantly talks to her, follows her with security cameras placed in all rooms, since the above AI program takes care of all needs by calling different services and ....
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Posted 7/16/2024 10:36 PM |
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#5042 Split Nails?
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Q. Dear Rabbi, if someone is in a hotel and enters a public bathroom and she sees cut nails on the floor, does she have to look for another bathroom.
A. On a similar question 2082 regarding nails found inside a kosher restaurant ba ....
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Posted 7/16/2024 11:42 AM |
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#5041 Last Nail in The Coffin?
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Q. See question above. Does the Chevra Kadisha have to cut decorated nails of women before their burial.
A. There are different Minhagim and traditions for Chevrot Kashishos, as usual Horav Shlomo Miller’s Shlt’a opinion ....
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Posted 7/16/2024 11:30 AM |
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#5040 Better Burn or Bury?
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- Q. The ones that do burn or bury their nails, how much burning is needed and how deep do they have to be buried?
A. Horav Shlomo Miller’s Shlt’a opinion is that just covering them with earth is enough. Changing color would also suff ....
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Posted 7/16/2024 11:09 AM |
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#5039 - On the Nail!
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Q. Is it correct to just flush the cut nails on the sink or toilet, or do they have to be buried or burned in the back yard?
A. Talmud (Nidah 17a) mentions that in regard to removing one’s nails, our Sages taught: Three cases were s ....
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Posted 7/16/2024 11:02 AM |
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#5038 Really and Truly Artificial
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Q. Dear Rov, you recently mentioned about using vertlach and gematrios created by an AI program. I travel a lot and often learn in a hotel late at night. Could I use an AI program that I very much like enjoy learning with, as it so advanced and p ....
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Posted 7/15/2024 11:11 PM |
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#5037 - Blessings for the Blessings
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Q. Rabbenu Shlit’a. I’m invited to a sheva brochos of a very great friend who I’m trying to be Mekarev more to Torah learning. It is on Thursday after Shiva Assar Betamuz. Should I go?
A. Horav Shlomo Miller’s Shlt’a opinion is that ....
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Posted 7/15/2024 9:57 PM |
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#5036 - Calling in Question
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- Q. If someone has yohrtzait on Shiva Asar Betamuz, but because of illness he does not know if he will be fasting a full day, can he be called to the Torah on this year in the morning as he always is? He has always fasted before, yet he is a bit a ....
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Posted 7/11/2024 11:15 PM |
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#5035 Surprise For Thursday 5th of Tamuz
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- Q. What is the source in the Gemora and Rishonim that in order for someone to be a Novi, (prophet) he must first receive Nevuah in Eretz Yisroel?
A. See Rashi (Yechezkel 1: 3) and Radak (ibid) that the nevuah of Yechezkel began only ....
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Posted 7/11/2024 3:47 PM |
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#5034 Trust Those Words?
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Q. Can one use the “Vertlach” (small attractive words of Torah interpretations) that were created by an ingenious new artificial intelligence program?
A. Horav Shlomo Miller’s Shlit’a opinion is that it is better to avoid such a source ....
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Posted 7/5/2024 11:54 AM |
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#5033 We Didn’t Catch that Name!
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- Q. Why is the Parsha this week called Korach? How can we use the name of a Rasha (evil person) for a Parsha title?
A. The Talmud (Baba Basra 74a and Sanhedrin 110a) mentions that the sons of Korach and according to some Korach himse ....
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Posted 7/5/2024 11:50 AM |
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#5032 Looking for Trouble!
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- Q. Is it permitted to go on Shabbos to sit in a treife restaurant in honor of grandmother's birthday if no treife will be consumed and no melacha done by the chareidi grandson?
A. As important and as a great mitzva the honoring of ....
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Posted 7/5/2024 11:45 AM |
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#5031 - Crack in the Bottle?
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- Q. (re question 5020, regarding filtering some small particles of glass left when a bottle of wine broke before kiddush on Shabbos, and the prohibition of Borer)
Q. 1- it was answered that other methods can be done by two people. w ....
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Posted 7/5/2024 11:40 AM |
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