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Eating Before Davening
Question: Is it okay to have a quick snack and drink before I daven Shacharis? Does the same apply to my wife and children? Answer: The Gemara (Berachos 10a) writes that one mustn’t eat before davening as it is considered h…
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Cars and Toiletries on Pesach
Question: Our cars use E10 petrol which contains ethanol, much of which is derived from wheat. Some of our toiletries contain wheat-based-ethanol, too. Does that mean we have to sell our cars and toiletries over Pesach? Answer…
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Bedikas Chametz
Rashi (Pesachim 2a) and Ran (Pesachim 1a) maintain that bedikas chametz is deoraisa . Tosafos (Pesachim 2a) argues that it must be derabanan , as one can technically avoid owning chametz by being mevatel (nullifying) it. T…