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#243 Refusing an Aliya.
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Q. In my shul the Gabbai hands out cards to those who will be called up for an aliyah, indicating for which aliyah the congregant will be called up. On occasion I receive the card for an aliyah for which I feel I am not fit. Examples are: the Hafta ....
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Posted 12/28/2012 12:37 PM |
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#242 Listening to a Torah tape on the Nit'l night
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Q. Can you listen to a Toiro tape on the Nitl night?
A. This Shayleh actually is mentioned responsa Chai Binyomin (p. 301) where he argues that although you comply with the mitzvah of learning Torah just by listening and thinking (O. ....
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Posted 12/25/2012 7:50 PM |
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#241 Learning the halochos and customs of nit'l on nit'l
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Q. Can you learn the halochos and customs of nit'l on nit'l?
A. On the prior question, it was mentioned that Nitey Gavriel (End of the Chanukah volume) quotes eight different reasons for not learning Torah on Nit'l Night. One of the ....
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Posted 12/25/2012 7:48 PM |
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#240 Learning on Leil Nit'l
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Q. Dear Rabbi, A couple of time sensitive questions; I belong to a chasidishe mishpocho that doest not learn on nit'l, but I do have my shiurim that I don't want to miss. Do I have to be matir neder if I want to attend tonight?
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Posted 12/25/2012 7:44 PM |
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#239 Disclosing allegations when suggesting a Shidduch.
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Q. Investigating a potential match for a young lady, We came across information on a website saying the man had allegedly molested several boys in the past. When the shidduch suddenly came to a halt, it was discovered that the shadchan was aware of ....
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Posted 12/25/2012 7:40 PM |
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#238 Divorced woman covering their hair
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Q. As a divorced woman do I need to cover my hair: when at Shul, in public, all the time?
A. Shulchan Oruch (E.H. 21, 2) rules that Jewish women should not go out with uncovered hair to public places, regardless if married or not. P ....
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Posted 12/25/2012 1:29 AM |
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#237 Purchasing an item with other people's money.
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Q. A fellow came into shul before Chanukah and saw 20 bottles of olive oil on the table with a notice that read: "Each bottle 19 shekels, please put the money in the pushka." The fellow figured out that the owner stands to make 380 shekels on the s ....
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Posted 12/25/2012 1:15 AM |
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#236 Borrowing money with no means to repay the loan.
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Q. I recently joined a support group for a Torah institution and I became aware that they are about to borrow a large amount of money from a few individuals when they know they will not be able to repay it. Why is this not the same as an individual ....
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Posted 12/25/2012 1:12 AM |
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#235 Attending or promoting a year's end party
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Q. As the holiday season approaches is there a problem with attending or promoting a year's end party for your employees?
A. The Talmud (Avoda Zarah 8a) mentions that if "an idolater gives a banquet for his son and invites all the Je ....
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Posted 12/21/2012 12:52 PM |
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#234 Sending gifts to customers or business acquaintances
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Q. As the holiday season approaches is there a problem with sending a gift to customers or business acquaintances?
A. The Talmud (Avoda Zarah 20a) instructs that there are different interpretations to the biblical proscription of "Lo ....
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Posted 12/10/2012 3:06 PM |
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#233 Mailing season greetings cards
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Q. As the holiday season approaches is there a problem with mailing a season greetings card?
A. The Talmud (Gittin 62a) teaches that in the interest of peace, greeting an idolater is permitted even during their feast days as long as ....
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Posted 12/10/2012 3:02 PM |
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#232 Filtering Smartphones
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Q. I have an I phone for a few years witch I use for work and personal. I have on my iPhone installed K9 filter and no use of YouTube, and no access to the app store, all secure by a password witch I asked my wife to enter it and witch I don't know ....
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Posted 12/7/2012 2:19 AM |
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#231 Making Kiddush using non-kosher wine
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Q. Dear Rabbi,
My husband and I will be posted to an army base in Inuvik for 3 months beginning Jan 2013. We are not religious but we do perform the Kiddush ceremony every Friday night. Normally we use "kosher" wine for the Kiddush. Since ko ....
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Posted 12/7/2012 1:59 AM |
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#230 Kashering counter tops
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Q. We are planning to redo our kitchen. We would like to install counter tops that can easily be kashered for Pesach. Is that possible, or do counter tops of any material need covering for Pesach? If it is possible, what types are easier to kasher? ....
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Posted 12/7/2012 1:55 AM |
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Posted 12/7/2012 1:52 AM |
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#228 Eating Fleishigs after Eating Feta Cheese
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Q. What is the halacha regarding feta cheese? Is this considered a cheese that needs 6 hours before eating fleishigs?
A. Feta cheese is defined as a rich and creamy soft cheese originally from Greece, authentically made of whole she ....
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Posted 11/30/2012 12:54 PM |
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#227 Hiring a Badchan for a wedding.
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Q. Why do some people hire a badchan at weddings, isn't that prohibited?
A. The Tur (E.H. 65) defines the obligation to gladden a chosson and kallah as a "mitzvah gedola", (it is part of the mitzvah of veahavta lereiacha kemocha), a ....
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Posted 11/23/2012 2:49 AM |
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#226 Making jokes while teaching or giving a Drasha.
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Q. Is it proper for a frum teacher or Rav to make jokes in class or his drasha?
A. The Talmud (B'rachos 31a) mentions that: "It is prohibited for a person to fill his mouth with laughter in this world". Poiskim disagree whether this ....
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Posted 11/23/2012 2:46 AM |
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#225 Lighting more than 2 candles for Shabbos
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Q. Is there a mitzvah to light more than the two usual (Shabbat) candles, if yes is there a maximum?
A. Remoh (O.H. 263,1) posits that one may add three or four lights. Mishna Berura (ibid.) mentions that some light seven candles, s ....
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Posted 11/16/2012 2:27 PM |
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#224 Lighting only 2 Shabbos candles when traveling
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Q. A woman that usually lights many (Shabbos) candles (at home), when she travels, does she have to light all of them or only the basic two?
A. Horav Shlomo Miller's Shlit"a opinion is that today most women when they travel or visit ....
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Posted 11/16/2012 2:24 PM |
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