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Non-Kosher Medication
Question: I have just been prescribed a new pill for my asthma. It comes in a capsule made from gelatine. Is that a problem? Answer: While gelatine, unless certified as kosher , comes from non-kosher animals (or animals not …
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Women and Havdala
Question: I have heard conflicting things about women saying havdala. As a single woman, what should I do? Answer: The Rema (OC 296:8) writes that as the Shulchan Aruch brings two opinions as to whether women are obligated …
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Staying up all Night
Question: If I stay up all night learning on Shavuos, what should I do about birchos hatorah ? Answer: The Magen Avraham (494:1) quotes the midrash that relates how the bnei Yisrael slept in on the morning of kabbalas hatora…
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Beracha on Medication
Question: Do I need to say a beracha on medicine? What about if I need a drink in order to swallow a pill? Answer: The Gemara (Berachos 38a) writes that one only recites a beracha on food that one eats for medical reasons …
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Time Switches on Shabbos
Question: I leave my hotplate on a (manual) time-switch on Shabbos. Can I adjust it on Shabbos if I want it to come on or go off earlier or later? Answer: Rambam (Shabbos 3:1) and the Shulchan Aruch (OC 252:1) write that one…
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Tovelling Presents
Question: A friend just gave me a glass dish filled with sweets as a gift. Who was supposed to tovel it, me or her? Answer: R’ Shlomo Zalman Auerbach (Minchas Shlomo 2:66:20) held that one shouldn’t tovel a gift before gi…