ArchiveShowing posts from February, 2018
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Read Along Parshas Zachor
Question: I usually see some people read parshas zachor quietly along with the baal korei . Is this ideal? Answer: The Mishna Berura (146:15) writes that there is a machlokes as to whether the tzibbur should normally read …
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Returning a Sefer Torah
Question: We accidentally took out a Sefer Torah that was not rolled to the correct place. Should we have returned it to the aron hakodesh and swapped it for the correct one, or should we have rolled it to the correct place? …
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Kosher Soap
Question: I recently visited Israel and saw hechsherim on so many non-food products, even some bath products . Does it matter if body soap is made from non-kosher ingredients? Answer: Rambam (Maachalos Asuros 8:15) writes t…
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Post It Notes on Shabbos
Question: Is it permissible to use Post-it notes as bookmarks on Shabbos? Answer: The Rema (OC 317:3) writes that while one is technically allowed to open temporary stitching that ties clothes together, one shouldn’t do so i…