ArchiveShowing posts from October, 2016
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Mincha Before Shekia
Question: By the time I get home in the Winter, it is already after shekia . Is it better to daven mincha by myself before shekia or to daven after shekia in a chassidishe shul after shekia ? Answer: The Mishna (Beracho…
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Sukka Hopping and Berachos
Question: On Sukkos, we go sukka hopping, visiting various friends’ sukkas. If we say the beracha, leisheiv basukka in the first one, does that cover us for subsequent visits? Do we need to say a new beracha rishona and acha…
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Move Lamp on Shabbos and Yom Tov
Question: Am I allowed to move an electric lamp in and out of my sukka on Shabbos and Yom Tov? Answer: The Mishna (Shabbos 3:6) teaches us that oil lamps mustn’t be moved on Shabbos while they are burning. The Gemara (Sha…
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Children and Fast Days
Question: Our eleven-year-old daughter came back from school telling us about the three fasts that she is supposed to fast before her bas mitzva. What is this about? Answer: The Mishna (Yoma 82a) teaches that we start traini…
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Eating Before Shofar
Question: Our shul makes a kiddush before tekias shofar . Isn’t it best to wait to eat until after hearing the shofar ? Answer: The Shulchan Aruch (OC 652:2) writes that one mustn’t eat a meal before shaking the lulav on…