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# 3442 The Black Sea?
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Q. (See questions above) Can one make the Bracha on the sea when seeing it from a plane while traveling at night?
A. Halichos Shlomo (23: 26) maintains that if one sees enough as when the moon shines strongly on it and awakens feel ....
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Posted 11/25/2021 10:42 PM |
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# 3441 High Seas?
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Q. Can one recite say 'Ose Maase Bereishit' when looking at the sea from the great altitude of a flight at the time one cannot see any details, just a great blue surface ?
A. Although it is preferable to recite the Brocho at the be ....
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Posted 11/25/2021 10:34 PM |
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# 3440 A Plane Answer
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Q. If one saw the sea from the plane at the beginning of the trip and did not make the Bracha of 'Ose Maase Bereishit' at the time, can he say it latter during the same flight?
A. Betzel Hachochmo (5: 27) rules that all brochos rec ....
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Posted 11/25/2021 10:26 PM |
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# 3439 Falling for the Falls
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Q. See question above. Does the same apply to seeing the Lake Ontario and the rivers close to Niagara Falls?
A. On question 3288 regarding Brocho does one say if any when seeing first time Niagara Falls, we wrote:
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Posted 11/25/2021 10:21 PM |
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# 3438 The Lacking of the Lakes
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Q. See question above Q G-d willing, I am planning a trip to Toronto in the near future. Since I will be traveling over the Mediterranean Sea, the Atlantic Ocean, and will ostensibly see Lake Ontario while in Toronto, do I make a separate Brocho up ....
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Posted 11/25/2021 10:11 PM |
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# 3437 From Sea to Shining Sea
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Q. G-d willing, I am planning a trip to Toronto in the near future. Since I will be traveling over the Mediterranean Sea, the Atlantic Ocean, (and will ostensibly see Lake Ontario while in Toronto), do I make a separate Brocho upon seeing each bod ....
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Posted 11/25/2021 10:02 PM |
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# 3436 Don't Ask Alexa
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Q. Can one use a computer that follows Alexa or Siri type of vocal instructions do melachot (prohibited works) on Shabbat, if it is programmed to only randomly follow up instructions 50% of the time? Since this scenario is definitely not a Pesik R ....
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Posted 11/22/2021 4:01 PM |
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# 3435 Sorry for the Sorrow
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Q. Can someone observing Avelus during Shloshim (the first Thirty Days) attend during Shabbos a Sheva Brochos meal of a family member in a shul, to which he also contributed?
A. See Shulchan Aruch (Y.D. 391: 2) that one should not at ....
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Posted 11/19/2021 9:36 AM |
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# 3434 A Reflection on Sadness
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Q. See question above. Can an Avel during Shloshim (the thirty days after the beginning of mourning for a dear one) attend a Melave Malka (meal at the end of Shabbos), in which singing the Zemiros and happy chants of that particular meal if he is ....
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Posted 11/19/2021 9:33 AM |
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# 3433 A Gut'n Shabbos!
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Q. Can an Avel during Shiva who is used to invite a large group of guest on Friday night, while singing and enjoying great food, for the purpose of Kiruv and bringing people close to Judaism, continue to do so while he is in mourning?
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Posted 11/19/2021 9:29 AM |
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# 3432 Very Last Payment?
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Q. Someone receives the benefits and compensation from a spouses life insurance policy. Does one have to give Maaser on those monies received? Can one discount the payments and other costs involved in acquiring and maintaining the policy?
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Posted 11/19/2021 9:24 AM |
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# 3431 Be Right On the Money
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Q. Is it correct for the Gabaim in charge of a Pushka or Tzedaka collection box place a sign on it that they don't accept pennies or Tzedaka Vouchers?
A. Although one may argue that the Gabai or Gabaim in charge of the collection ....
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Posted 11/19/2021 9:21 AM |
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# 3430 A Glance on Stealing
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Q. A Shul from where books are taken outside the shul without permission and often not returned, can they place a sign that whoever takes out a sefer without the permission of the Gabaim transgresses the prohibition of stealing and his Torah learni ....
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Posted 11/18/2021 10:30 PM |
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# 3429 Bowl Out?
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Q. Can I join a Jewish but not religious bowling team group, if I don't attend their nice party at the end of the season with DJ and cash prizes?
A. Horav Shlomo Miller's Shlit'a opinion is that it is better to avoid this type of ....
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Posted 11/18/2021 10:15 PM |
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# 3428 Minds on the Meeting
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Q. I am part of a recovery group that meets on Saturdays. I obviously cannot attend but they record the meeting. Would it be a problem to watch on another day, knowing that it was recorded on Shabbos? Kol Tuv.
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Posted 11/18/2021 10:06 PM |
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# 3427 Cut a Brake
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Q.Parents who live in a remote community gave birth to a healthy baby boy. There are only two Mohalim available. The first Mohel is not Shomer Shabbos but available to do the bris on the 8th day. The second mohel is Shomer Shabbos but is not avail ....
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Posted 11/15/2021 4:01 PM |
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# 3426 What Makes All the Difference?
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Q. If it was such a great and unique achievement for Avraham Avinu to keep mitzvos, how come that Rachel and Leah who grew on Lavan's house were able to do the same when they were so young?
A. Horav Shlomo Miller's Shlit'a opinion ....
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Posted 11/15/2021 3:40 PM |
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# 3425 Good as Gold?
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Q. I someone has teeth gold crowns should he avoid being chosen as a Baal Tokea during Rosh Hashana?
A. On question 2863, regarding women wearing gold jewelry on Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, we wrote: "Ritva (Rosh Hashana 26b) ....
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Posted 11/11/2021 2:52 PM |
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# 3424 Out of Condition?
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Q. See question above. What if when davening Maariv in shul, as often happens, the Shema is read fast and one may not be careful or able to pronounce all the words properly as is required at least on the onset. Can he then have in mind the condi ....
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Posted 11/11/2021 12:02 PM |
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# 3423 Beyond Doubt
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Q. If one davens Maariv right after the Shekia, (sunset, at that time the arrival of night is still in doubt) can he make a T'nai (conditional statement) that he only wants to be yotze (comply) with Shema he is saying now, only if he forgets to ....
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Posted 11/11/2021 12:00 PM |
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