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#331 Torah learning for Noachides
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Q. Let me respectfully inform you that (I'm a Noachide and) I have been really engaged in studying the Torah, at least with the resources I can get on my own. Nonetheless a Sephardic Rabbi, who is a very kind and knowledgeable Rabbi, told me that ....
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Posted 7/5/2013 1:03 PM |
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Posted 7/4/2013 3:17 PM |
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#329 Reciting Kidush Levanah indoors by a window.
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Q. What about Kiddush Levana (in prison)? Last night was the first time I saw the moon in 21 months. I made the Kiddush Levana through the window. Was that proper? Do I have to be outside to say the prayers? I could not be outside as I am always i ....
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Posted 7/4/2013 3:09 PM |
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Posted 7/2/2013 6:04 PM |
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#327 Shopping at the Salvation Army
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Q. I would like to know if it is permissible to shop at thrift stores such as the Salvation Army. Stores such as these were established to provide funding for their churches, programs and charities. Since they are a religious based organization wou ....
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Posted 6/28/2013 5:07 PM |
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#326 Cutting an old Shaitel during the 3 weeks
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Q. Are you allowed to cut an old shaitel during the 3 weeks?
A. Shulchan Aruch (O.H. 551:7) rules not to craft new clothing during the nine days. Mishna Berurah (ibid. 68) explains that even the beginning of the design is included i ....
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Posted 6/28/2013 4:58 PM |
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Posted 6/21/2013 4:29 PM |
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#324 Eating Kosher in prison
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Q. My friend is 6'4, 220 lbs. the problem is the food (in prison) is very meager. For me, I have a small frame so I am okay but he is always hungry. Can he eat treif (non kosher) for survival?
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Posted 6/21/2013 3:57 PM |
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#323 Using community hot water machines on Shabbos
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Q. Can I use the (prison's) hot water machine for Shabbos and add milk into the coffee?
A. If the hot water urn only dispenses hot water and nothing else, and when you take out hot water, no fresh cold water enters automatically to ....
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Posted 6/21/2013 3:51 PM |
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#322 Using a not kashered microwave oven.
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Q. Can one use (in prison) a microwave that all the non-Jews are using for their cooking and warming up?
The problem is that the staff just does not cater to just Orthodox Jewish people.
How do I kasher it? Can I kasher it? < ....
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Posted 6/21/2013 3:48 PM |
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#321 Completing home repairs during the nine days.
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Q. I have workmen coming to repair my basement from a water leakage. While they should finish before the Nine Days, we have heard stories of work taking much longer. As I need the basement finished before I can access for extra shower, bathroom, pl ....
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Posted 6/20/2013 6:02 PM |
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#320 Kashering a knife used to cut a milchig onion
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Q. If you cut an onion with a milchig knife that wasn't used the last 24 h. and then you cut the same onion with a pareve knife, do you have to kasher the pareve knife? If yes how?
A. Horav Shlomo Miller's Shlit"a opinion is that it ....
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Posted 6/20/2013 5:41 PM |
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#319 Kashering a dishwasher
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Q. A dishwasher that is in a rental unit and the inner walls are plastic, can it be made kasher and how?
A. Poiskim disagree whether a dishwasher made of synthetic materials such as plastic can be made kosher or not. Some suggest ....
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Posted 6/20/2013 5:28 PM |
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#318 Checking online prices to stay competitive
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Q. I am aware of the prohibition not to inquire about details or the price of a product or service simply out of curiosity and not because I want to buy it, because it will arose hope of a sale and then disappoint the owner when a purchase isn't ma ....
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Posted 6/20/2013 4:54 PM |
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#317 Why Zeruya is mentioned so many times in Tanach
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Q. I recently heard that the most mentioned woman in Tanach is Tzeruiya, the mother of Yoav and Avishay. Why were they named after their mother?
A. Indeed, Zeruia was Yoav's mother as is recorded in Shmuel II, 17: 25. Also in Divrei ....
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Posted 6/18/2013 2:05 PM |
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#316 Drinking from Miriam's well on Shabbos
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Q. I remember reading in a Midrash that Miriam's well did not constantly flow water; it only came when people came close to it. If so would it not be prohibited on Shabbat as it would be similar to a motion detector
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Posted 6/18/2013 1:59 PM |
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#315 Business trips During the nine days
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Q. I'm going to travel to the orient on a necessary business trip during the nine days, is this permitted if my return will be on the day prior to Tisha B'av?
A. Shulchan Oruch (O.H. 551: 2) rules that from Rosh Chodesh Av one shou ....
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Posted 6/18/2013 1:57 PM |
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#314 Buying lottery tickets
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Q. I have heard stories of people who were in economic despair and were told by their Chasidic leaders to buy lottery tickets, is that correct or recommendable?
A. Indeed there are a number of such stories recorded of people in ne ....
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Posted 6/12/2013 4:54 PM |
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Posted 6/12/2013 4:52 PM |
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#312 Gambling at a Casino
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Q. I assume from my rudimentary Jewish education that it is not permitted, but I have a couple of religious orthodox acquaintances that occasionally when on vacation play at the Niagara casinos, are they at fault?
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Posted 6/12/2013 4:46 PM |
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