ArchiveShowing posts from January, 2018
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Folding Serviettes on Shabbos
Question: I was recently invited to a friend’s home on Shabbos and saw them folding serviettes at the table into different designs. Is this permissible? Answer: The Shulchan Aruch (OC 302:3) writes that one should not fold r…
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Forgot to Silence Phone
Question: I forgot to silence my phone before I went into shul and it beeped while I was davening the amida . Was I allowed to switch it onto silent so as not to disturb others? Answer: The Gemara (Berachos 23b) writes th…
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Travelling to Europe
Question: I recently drove to Belgium and back via the Channel Tunnel. Should I have bentched gomel as I crossed the English Channel? Answer: The Gemara (Berachos 54b) writes that in the times of the Beis Hamikdash , one …
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Mixed Up Dishes
Question: We bought two new plates to replace ones which had smashed from our set. We accidentally put them in the cupboard with the others before tovelling them and don’t know which ones they are. What should we do? Answe…