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# 4381 Put a Face to the Name
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Q. I was wondering about the end of Parshas Eikev. In many Chumashim it is recorded the number of pesukim on each parsha and there is usually a ‘siman’ or special word that corresponds to the ‘Gematriya’ or numerical value of that number and it ma ....
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Posted 8/6/2023 10:12 PM |
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# 4380 Not the Right Time
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Q. See question above. Would the same answer apply even on Shabbos an Yom Tov?
A. Mibeis Yisroel (50 p. 65) rules that even then in principle one davening a voluntary Amida would count as a part of the minyan. However, he is in dou ....
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Posted 8/4/2023 1:29 PM |
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# 4379 An Offer One Can Refuse?
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Q. If nine are davening and one who already davened will daven again as Nedava (voluntary praying) is that called Asara Mispallelim (a full Minyan)?
A. Mibeis Yisroel (50 p. 65) rules that it would count as a minyan.
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Posted 8/4/2023 1:26 PM |
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# 4378 Timely Tehilim Time
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Q. I read several perakim of Tehillim on a daily basis for people who are sick or in need of Shidduchim (marriage partner). Can I say them in the afternoon of Tisha B'Av after chatzos or do I have to skip them? Should a woman that needs a Shi ....
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Posted 8/4/2023 1:23 PM |
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# 4377 Take Time for the Tefila Time
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Q. Is a woman on Tisha Beav exempt from the evening Eicha, Kinnos and the reading of the daytime Kinnos because it is a time-bound mitzvah? If she does it on her own, which Kinnos are read if she doesn't have the time or patience to do all of th ....
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Posted 8/4/2023 1:18 PM |
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# 4376 In The Name of The Game
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Q. I know I am not supposed to knit or crochet during the three weeks but I am very fidgety and it helps me sit and concentrate. Could I do something else that doesn't involve clothes such as wrapping a hanger, whether or not for personal use ....
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Posted 8/4/2023 1:15 PM |
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# 4375 A Soft Pill to Swallow
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Q. If I am having a mild allergic reaction, can I swallow (on Tisha Beav) an anti-histamine without water? How about on Yom Kippur?
A. Horav Dovid Pam Shlit’a maintains that if the anti-histamine is inside a capsule it is permi ....
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Posted 8/4/2023 1:13 PM |
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# 4374 In Camera On Camera
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- Q. I met an older couple at shul that I call by their first names. Subsequently, the wife developed dementia and had to be put in a home. Her husband would like to take her to the family cottage and needs assistance to dress her, cha ....
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Posted 8/4/2023 1:10 PM |
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# 4373 Don’t Put this on Ice
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Q. On question 2179 regarding if a metal ice-cube tray maker (the tray filled with water you place in the freezer, for making ice cubes) require tevilah? And does the glass ice-cubes container and tongs you place on the table require tevilah? D ....
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Posted 8/4/2023 1:06 PM |
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# 4372 Will You Leave a Will?
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Q. On question 3796 you wrote regarding: “The Gemoro says in Shabbos one should not treat one son different among his sons. Is it proper or not proper to leave in a will a double portion to a Bechor, (first born). On one hand we see that when th ....
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Posted 8/4/2023 1:03 PM |
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# 4371 Late Havdalah but Still Related
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Q. You wrote on question 3273 “On this year that Tisha Beav is Motzei Shabbat, I heard that Horav Shlomo said that women should try to attend shul at night for Maariv. Why?
To what you answered: “Indeed, the Rov Shlit'a maintains that ....
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Posted 8/4/2023 1:00 PM |
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#4370 Don’t Run To Fast
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Q. One that has the first Yohrzait for his mother on Tu Beav and his tradition is to fats on the day of Yohrzait as he did for his father. Does he fast on Tu Beav?
A. On a similar question 3837 we wrote: “Mishna Berura (573: 7) quotes ....
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Posted 7/30/2023 10:05 PM |
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# 4369 Long Laundry List
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Q. Kevod Horav. Can someone washing some clothing needed for Shabbos, include clothing (for his children) that is not needed now on this Friday Erev Shabbos, also the day after Tisha Beav?
A. Horav Aharon Miller Shlit’a ruled it is ....
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Posted 7/28/2023 1:40 PM |
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# 4368 Shower Down
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Q. If a friend takes a shower every morning, can he take one also on this Friday, Erev Shabbat, the day after Tisha Beav?
A. Following the question and answer above, Horav Dovid Pam, Horav Aharon Miller Shlit’a ruled that he should n ....
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Posted 7/28/2023 1:38 PM |
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# 4367 Clean Code
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Q. May one bring clothing to the cleaners this Friday morning 10 of Av?
A. On question 2798 regarding if one is allowed to wash cloths Motzei (night after) Tisha Beav and shower and change the linens, we wrote;
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Posted 7/28/2023 1:35 PM |
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# 4366 Sleep on This
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Q. I have a problem Rov. I can’t usually fall asleep unless I thing of Divrei Torah I like. Is just thinking Divrei Torah prohibited during Tisha Beav?
A. Shulchan Aruch (O.H. 554: 3) quotes that it is prohibited even thinking of wo ....
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Posted 7/26/2023 3:38 PM |
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# 4365 End of Story?
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Q. Can one during Tisha Beav read stories of Tzadikim or similar miracle narratives that saved Yiden, when learning Torah is prohibited?
A. In question 2424 regarding if someone can read in a bathroom stories of tzadikim or Jewish ....
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Posted 7/26/2023 3:33 PM |
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# 4364 Time to Learn
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Q. Dear Rov, I was wondering, since there are limitations to the learning of Torah during Tisha Beav, is there a mitzva at all to learn Torah in that day?
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Posted 7/26/2023 3:30 PM |
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# 4363 Time to Teach
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Q. See question above. Can a woman that teaches to kallahs (brides) about to be married the Halacha of Niddah on Tisha Beav, since time is of the essence. If not, can she teach on Erev Tisha Beav after Chatzot?
A. Horav Dovid Pam and ....
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Posted 7/26/2023 3:25 PM |
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# 4362 Learning about Learning
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Q. Are women also included in the prohibition of learning Torah during
Tisha Beav? After all they are not included in the regular mitzva of
learning it?
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Efraim (2: 155) maintain ....
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Posted 7/26/2023 3:21 PM |
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