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# 4497- Ach! Don’t say No to Noach
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Q. Rov, we are Be’H doing the Brith Milah of our son this Thursday. Is it advisable and recommended to name him with the name of the Parsha, “Noach”? (We have a friend that died during the recent attacks with that name.)
A. On questio ....
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Posted 10/20/2023 11:31 AM |
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# 4496- Put On your Thinking Cap
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Q. Someone who is careful during Shabbos not to even scratch his hair or ruffle his beard as a precaution for not tearing his hair similar to avoid combing.
Can he use during the very cold and windy days of winter a cap or a tight headgear, ....
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Posted 10/20/2023 11:21 AM |
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# 4495 - Anonymous Bonus Son
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Q. I heard today in a Shiur that Noach had actually four children. Could that be true?
A. Abarbanel (Bereishis 9: 18) mentions that he found in secular history books that claim Noach had a fourth son born to him after the Mabul and h ....
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Posted 10/20/2023 11:19 AM |
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# 4494 - Rest when Your Mind is at Rest
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Q. May one say Tehillim publicly on Shabbos with a large minyan on these terrible times and recite special public own Bakoshos mentioning the names of our dear family captives?
May one daven special private requests pertaining to the ....
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Posted 10/20/2023 11:15 AM |
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# 4493 Pray Tell to who you Pray
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Q. Dear Rabbi. During the recent cruel and brutal Hamas attacks on Israel, many Arab civilians are also suffering including small children and babies. Is it correct to include them also in our Tefilot?
A. In principle all of our T ....
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Posted 10/20/2023 11:13 AM |
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# 4492 Rain me In or Out?
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Q. One who started a seuda indoors on Sukkos or in any other Shabbos or Yom Tov, and because of rain or other sudden reason may he continue his seuda in a different house if
he had in mind to do so in the beginning and even if the rain ha ....
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Posted 10/20/2023 11:09 AM |
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# 4491 Your True Home?
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Q. My son Yishay is in Jerusalem, Israel. He started his 3rd year at Rabbi Portnoy's Yeshivah. Do you believe he is in danger? Should I bring him home to the states?
A. On question 4483 regarding travelling to Israel to attend a wed ....
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Posted 10/20/2023 11:00 AM |
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#4490 A Hopefully Unnecessary Shaila One Has to read
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Q. See question above. Any other security recommendations to comply with on this particular Shabbos in a Beis Hamedresh or Shul?
A. 1) Lock or secure the entrance door/s, so only people that know the combination can enter. Have s ....
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Posted 10/13/2023 12:18 PM |
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# 4489 Plod Along Alone?
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Q. Dear Rabbi can you please ask Horav Miller Shlit’a if people should avoid this Shabbos walking to shul in certain worrisome areas, due to the possible sakanah (danger) involved?
A. Horav Shlomo Miller’s Shlit’a opinion is that spe ....
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Posted 10/13/2023 12:12 PM |
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# 4488 The Safe Danger
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Q. Should one join a pro-Israel demonstration during these terrible times facing a pro- Arab one, even when separated and protected by police?
A. Shulchan Aruch (Y.D. 117: 5), Rambam (H. Rotzeach Veshmiras Nefesh 12: 2) and others ....
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Posted 10/12/2023 5:15 PM |
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# 4487 Sinking Thinking
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Q. If one eats fruits or fries that he sinks in ketchup, pepper sauce or any other similar source of flavouring liquid, does he have to wash hands ‘Netilas Yodaim’?
A. In principle we do not need to wash our hands when eating someth ....
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Posted 10/12/2023 5:13 PM |
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# 4486 The Blessed Drink
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Q. Does one recite Shecheyanu on new liquor prepared from new esrogim?
A. Horav Horav Yaakov Hirshman Shlit'a explained that since the esrogim are boiled a number of times and after grinding and mixing the paste in alcohol, very little ....
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Posted 10/12/2023 5:10 PM |
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# 4485 Bracha for Aroma?
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Q. Does one recite Shecheyanu on the pleasant smell of a new fruit or flower on that year?
A..Mishna Brurah (225:16) rules that the bocho of Shechecheyanu is not recited on a fragrance, even on those fruits or flowers that are renewed ....
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Posted 10/12/2023 5:08 PM |
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# 4484 In Heavens Name?
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Q. Just like the letters Yud - Hey we are not allowed to write which is the name of G-d. Shouldn’t we also be prohibited to write Vav – Hey, after the title since it is also part of His name?
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Posted 10/12/2023 5:05 PM |
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# 4483 Joy Trip or Stumble Trip
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Q. I have a wedding for a nephew this Thursday after Yom Tov. I was planing to travel to Israel and made all the arrangements. Considering all the tragedies just happening should I better cancel the trip, or is it better to be ‘Mesameach’ and give ....
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Posted 10/12/2023 5:03 PM |
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# 4482 Torah or Tehilim?
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Q. What is better, to recite Tehillim for our recent Kedoshim and victims during these terrible times or to learn Torah for them and in their merit?
A. The great power of Torah learning is of course well known and the many benefits and ....
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Posted 10/12/2023 5:01 PM |
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# 4481 A Kiddush for Keddohim?
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Q. Someone who has been the Chassan Bereshit in his congregation for many years and he offers a kiddush on that first Shabbat, feels that this year due to the terrible tragedy still happening, he should avoid giving the kiddush. Is that a correct th ....
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Posted 10/12/2023 4:58 PM |
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#4480 Difficult Answers to Tough Questions
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Q. I would like you to ask Rav Shlomo Miller (Shlit’a), how is it possible that Hashem should permit that on the happiest day of our calendar such great suffering and tragedies, which that they say had no equal and counterpart since the days of ....
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Posted 10/12/2023 4:55 PM |
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# 4479 Feast or Fast Day?
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Q. Dear Rov shilt’a, I heard that some of the Roshei Yeshivos in Eretz Yisroel not only ruled to cancel all seudos of Yisru Chag, but also to fast because of the terrible tragedies that are happening. Is that really true and permitted?
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Posted 10/12/2023 4:51 PM |
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# 4478 A First Last Meal II
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Q. See question (4477) above: Regarding the Seuda sources and obligation of Isru Chag (the day after Yom Tov) we usually celebrate. On this terrible year after the tragedy of all the martyrs and Kedoshim murdered viciously in Israel, is it correc ....
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Posted 10/12/2023 4:46 PM |
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