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Cleaning Shoes on Shabbos
Question: I walked through some muddy grass on Shabbos. Can I wipe the mud off my shoes before going back inside? Answer: There are a few potential issues with scraping off mud from one’s shoes on Shabbos: The Gemara (Sha…
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Havdala on Sunday for Children
Question: It is too late for my daughter to hear havdala on motzaei Shabbos. Should she say it on Sunday? Answer: Parents have a mitzva derabanan of chinuch, to train their children to observe mitzvos. Thus, the Mishna B…
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Flowers in Shul
Question: In the shul that I used to attend, they were adamant not to decorate the shul with flowers on Shavuos, yet the shul I daven in now does decorate the shul . Which is right? Answer: The Rema (OC 494:3) writes that…