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# 3637 Searched and Saved?
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Q. We thank Hashem for saving us from a recent accident that severely damaged our car. The car was removed by authorities into an impound car crash area and our insurance company is taking care of it. Since we have children it is likely that there i ....
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Posted 4/7/2022 10:36 PM |
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# 3636 An Early Sale
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Q. Dear Rov; One that has a basement or a garage one does not want to clean for Pesach and it will be closed completely, does he have to sell in a Mechira Mukdemes (Selling it to a Gentile, the day before Erev Pesach)?
A. Mishna Berura ....
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Posted 4/7/2022 10:33 PM |
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# 3635 Travel First Aid Kit
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Q. Given the very high number of flight cancellations and delays in our days, if our family has to travel by plane on Erev Pesach, should we take matzos and maror and other Seder items with us in case we get stranded?
A. Our Rabbonim ....
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Posted 4/7/2022 10:30 PM |
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# 3634 Law In one's Daughter
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Q. Is there a mitzva of Sippur Yetzias Mitzraim to a daughter?
A. Magen Avrohom (O.H. 471: 7), Mishne Berura (13), Aruch Hashulchan (472: 15) and others maintain it does.
Horav Shlomo Miller's Shlit'a opinion is similar.
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Posted 4/7/2022 10:28 PM |
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# 3633 Enough on One Plate
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Q. In the situation above is there a need to provide a different Seder plate for the son?
A. Horav Dovid Pam and Horav Aharon Miller Shlit'a maintain that one plate at the center of the table suffices.
Horav Shlomo Miller's ....
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Posted 4/7/2022 10:26 PM |
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# 3632 Like Father Like Son
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Q. A grandfather and his son who has his own children are at the Seder together. Who recites the Haggadah?
A. The mitzva of Sipur Yetzias Mitzraim or telling the Haggadah story applies to a grandfather also. (See Talmud Kiddushin 31a in ....
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Posted 4/7/2022 10:24 PM |
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# 3631 That's The Story of my Life
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Q. Dear Rabbi another question. Does a woman who is a widow have to say the Haggadah with her children and tell them the story of Yetziat Mitzraim as their father did?
What happens if she gets married again. Does the stepfather now have ....
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Posted 4/7/2022 10:22 PM |
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# 3630 Dish the Dishes?
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Q. My mother has a very old fine china porcelain set of dishes that has not been used for twenty years.
She does not remember whether they were used for meat or milk. Can we now Kasher them and use them for Pesach?
A. Hora ....
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Posted 4/7/2022 10:18 PM |
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# 3629 A Pot in Hot Water?
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Q. Does one have to be Tovel (immerse in a Mikva) a new pot that one bought specifically for the purpose of Kashering utensils for Pesach by immersing them in this pot while boiling water is in it?
A. Shulchan Aruch (Y.D. 120: 4 - 8 ....
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Posted 4/7/2022 10:16 PM |
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# 3628 Don't Beat the Seat
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Q. Does an Avel seating in the corner of the last row in shul have to move to another place, while in mourning, since as is he is already seating at a least respected seat?
How about an Avel who only comes to daven on a Shul on Shabbos, does ....
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Posted 4/3/2022 5:14 PM |
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# 3627 Quote Unquote
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Q. After Birkas Hatorah we learn parts from Torah, Mishna and Gemara to fulfill learning after saying the bracha. The Torah and Mishna Peah we say, are exact quotes. However the Gemara of 'Eilu Devarim Sheadam Ochail Pairosaichem' is not an exact qu ....
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Posted 4/1/2022 12:28 PM |
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# 3626 Mixed Emotions
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Q. See questions above. Can someone that due to certain emotional issues walks even during winter with sandals and no socks, enter Shul and daven that way?
A. Horav Shlomo Miller’s Shlit'a opinion is that if his particular condition is ....
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Posted 4/1/2022 12:27 PM |
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# 3625 Rich & Barefoot?
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Q. Hello Rav, I'm wondering if there is a problem of davening without shoes on? I've been in a few situations recently where there was a minyan in a house Motzei Shabbat and its winter in Toronto, so no one is wearing shoes inside the fancy house an ....
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Posted 4/1/2022 12:26 PM |
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# 3624 An Old Shoe
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Q. I wonder Kvod Horav why is it that in our days we are not supposed to daven barefoot in Shul when in ancient times it was preferred?
A. It is obvious that in Biblical times, it was correct to remove one's shoes before praying to Has ....
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Posted 4/1/2022 12:21 PM |
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# 3623 Wine Talk
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Q. Hello Rav, I was recently at a large Shabbat dinner. After the host made Kiddush, I drank from the wine that was in front of me and did not wait for the host's wine to come around. After drinking I (accidentally) starting speaking to the person a ....
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Posted 4/1/2022 12:18 PM |
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# 3622 Keep it Coming
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Q. Hello Rav, I recently attended a Shabbat meal with about 50 guests. There was plenty of wine bottles all around the table. When the host makes Kiddush for us on Friday night and we want to taste the wine, Is there a preference to wait for the lit ....
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Posted 4/1/2022 12:16 PM |
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# 3621 Thanks but No Thanks?
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Q. Hello Rav, I'm wondering about what to do when you are in the middle of a bracha and realize you've already said it (or really to need say a different bracha than the one you originally had in mind to say). For example, I'm going to drink some Co ....
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Posted 4/1/2022 12:14 PM |
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# 3620 Found the Lost Men!
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Q. The posuk (Chayei Soro 24: 54) mentions that Avraham's servant (Eliezer) AND THE MEN THAT WERE WITH HIM ate, drank, and slept.
These men were not mentioned until now. Are these men part of Eliezer's retinue? Or do they refer to B ....
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Posted 4/1/2022 12:09 PM |
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# 3619 Where am I?
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Q. We are planning to come from Eretz Yisroel to North America for Pesach. This year, Shir Hashirim will be read on the 1st day of Pesach in Eretz Yisroel and the 8th day in Chu"l. Since the 8th day is technically not Yom Tov for us (we need to say ....
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Posted 4/1/2022 12:07 PM |
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# 3618 Taanis Ukraine
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Q. Why don't we have a day of fasting and tefillah for Ukraine like the Jews had in the Purim story?
A. The obvious answer is that we are lacking the united and recognized leadership provided by Mordechai and his Beis Din in those day ....
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Posted 3/27/2022 4:46 PM |
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