ArchiveShowing posts from August, 2019
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Affixing Mezuzos with Tape
Questions: The sofer recently came round to my house to check my mezuzos. Most of my mezuzos are affixed with double-sided tape and he told me that it’s preferable to attach them with nails, though I am reluctant to do so in …
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Hot Food on Shabbos
Question: I was invited to some friends for Shabbos lunch who insisted that I must eat some cholent as it is a mitzva. Does one need to eat hot food every Shabbos? Answer: The Baal Hamaor (Shabbos 16b) writes that chazal…
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Benefitting from Melacha
Question: One of our teenage children added water to our Shabbos kettle on Shabbos mistakenly thinking that it was muttar. We need hot water to make baby bottles. Can we use the water? Answer: The Gemara (Shabbos 38a; Bava Kam…