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# 3873 Courting a Court
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Q. I have heard that there is an obligation to have a viable Beis Din in a town. How big does the community have to be for that obligation to take effect?
A. Indeed, there is an obligation to have a Beis Din in a Jewish town as Horav ....
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Posted 9/8/2022 10:48 AM |
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# 3872 Zooming the Blow
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Q. As I have told the Rov, I zoom almost daily a good friend who is in hospital talk to him and often learn Torah with him. Is there a point to blow the Shofar of Elul to make him feel better?
A. Horav Shlomo Miller's Shlit'a opinion is ....
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Posted 9/1/2022 10:52 PM |
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# 3871 Don't Blow the Blow
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Q. In our small shull the Baal Tokea who blows Shofar during Elul was missing one morning. Only another attendant new how to blow Shofar, but he was in the middle of saying the Shema. He actually did blow the Shofar then, was that correct?
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Posted 9/1/2022 10:50 PM |
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# 3870 A Fast Break?
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Q. One who does not wear Rabbenu Tam's Tefilin by mistake dropped his friend's Rabbenu Tam's Tefilin. Does he have to fast?
A. Horav Shlomo Miller's Shlit'a opinion is that he does, since those Tefilin carry the same name's of Hashem ....
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Posted 9/1/2022 10:47 PM |
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# 3869 Brand New Brand?
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Q. I was recently cleaning up the house and found two Pushka boxes that the label has come off and it is not discernible at all what the original Tzedaka was. What do I do with this money?
A. Horav Shlomo Miller's Shlit'a opinion is t ....
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Posted 9/1/2022 10:46 PM |
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# 3868 Melt Away Shailah
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Q. See question above. Can one use solid cream cheese for a coffee that will melt, when placed in Keli Shelishi?
A. As far as the Bishul prohibition is concerned regarding congealed fat, butter or margarine, Poskim disagree if they are ....
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Posted 9/1/2022 10:44 PM |
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# 3867 A Dry Run
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Q. For the purpose of reheating an already cooked food in Shabbat, how dry does it have to be to be permitted? Are meat balls in their gravy permitted to warm? If yes, how much gravy can it have?
How about if when one began reheating th ....
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Posted 9/1/2022 10:41 PM |
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# 3866 Dress for the Occasion
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Q. A Bachur in Shidduchim who has a smartphone with a filter, may he borrow his grandmothers flip phone for the first date to avoid giving a bad impression or is it forbidden to be dishonest?
A.. Rabbeinu Yehudah Hachosid (Sefer Hachas ....
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Posted 9/1/2022 10:39 PM |
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# 3865 Offer a Helping Hand Offer?
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Q. I saw a house for sale that has since been taken off the market but I was told by the agent that I could still make an offer. I happen to know that the current tenants don't want to move. Is there a problem with me making an offer? It's a very ti ....
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Posted 9/1/2022 10:37 PM |
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# 3864 If the Cap Fits
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Q. Tomorrow morning I need to go from Arad to Tel Aviv to get a week long EEG done on me and I will not put on Tefilin Shel Rosh for that time. Is there anything I can do? I will be wearing a cover cap over my head during that week - (picture incl ....
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Posted 9/1/2022 10:35 PM |
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# 3863 Facts of Life
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Q. Hi Rabbi Bartfeld, Hope you and your family are doing well. It's been a while.
I am looking to ask for guidance on an issue with my dad. My dad has been put in the hospital under the mental health act. He has been diagnosed with A ....
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Posted 9/1/2022 10:33 PM |
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# 3862 Up in Arms?
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Q. Up to what point does one have to wash hands when touching his arms?
A. See question 2997 regarding washing hands when putting on Tefilin she Yad. We mentioned that Horav Shlomo Miller's Shlit'a maintains that he usually washes his ....
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Posted 8/28/2022 4:23 PM |
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# 3861 What did you Say?
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Q. Kvod Horav. I began last year to use a hearing aid. I did not use it during Shofar blowing as pointed in your Shailos. Can it be used during the Shofar blowing during the month of Elul?
A. Horav Shlomo Miller's Shlit'a opinion is th ....
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Posted 8/26/2022 12:03 AM |
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# 3860 Was I There Already?
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Q. A father promised his son, who always came late to davening a monetary gift for every day he was one of the first ten people to make the Minyan. If the son came on time to be of the first ten and left his Tefilin on a table, but then exited to a ....
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Posted 8/26/2022 12:02 AM |
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# 3859 Identity Crisis
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Q. Dear Rabbi, my friend, who is learning for conversion, has the following dilemma:
Her mother died last year on August 25. Her secular name was Romana, daughter of Emilia. She wants to know if it is possible for someone to say kaddis ....
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Posted 8/25/2022 11:58 PM |
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# 3858 Helping Ends Meet
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Q. An aging couple that is undergoing a severe monetary crisis due to uncovered medical expenses that have caused them to have to borrow a large amount of money. The have considered asking the established Chesed institutions in town to help them, b ....
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Posted 8/25/2022 11:56 PM |
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# 3857 So Many Simchas!
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Q. Dear Rov. As we spoke on the phone my wife is expecting a baby girl (ultrasound test). My recently departed father's zt'l name was Simcha and I would very much like to give that name to the daughter to be born soon. Is that permitted or recomm ....
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Posted 8/25/2022 11:50 PM |
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# 3856 Yes Parking?
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Q. See question above. Is one allowed to use the parking lot of the mosque, while services (in the middle of the day) are held?
A. While mosque services are being held, entering the temple's parking lot should be avoided, since it may s ....
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Posted 8/25/2022 11:48 PM |
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# 3855 Contested Entry
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Q. See question above. Regarding Islam, however, most Poskim follow the opinion of the Rambam (Hilchos Ma’achalos Assuros 11: 7) that it is not considered Avodah Zarah (Shulchan Aruch Y. D. 124: 6, Taz 4 and Shach 12. See also Ben Ish Chai, Parash ....
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Posted 8/25/2022 11:45 PM |
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# 3854 Do Not Enter?
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Q. Some necessary medical services are offered in a hall that is part of a Muslim temple. Is one allowed to go there?
A. In question 126 regarding if an alcoholic is permitted to enter a church (even possibly the main sanctuary) to a ....
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Posted 8/25/2022 11:44 PM |
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