ArchiveShowing posts from March, 2016
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Paying on Time
Question: I asked a child to deliver some mishloach manos packages for me on Purim for a small fee. Do I need to pay him on Purim or can it wait until the following day? Answer: There is both a positive mitzva (Devarim 24…
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Davening in Costume
Question: Is it appropriate to daven in shul on Purim while wearing a fancy-dress costume? Answer: Davening nowadays has replaced the korbanos that were offered by the kohanim . Just as they wore unique clothes when th…
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Working on Motzaei Shabbos
Question: I was fixing a button to a jacket that fell off on Shabbos, though my husband said that I shouldn’t be doing this on Motzaei Shabbos. Why is this? Answer: The Gemara (Pesachim 50b) writes that one who does work on …