Sefarim by Rabbi Chaim Cohen: Mekor Chaim ↗ בס״ד

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  1. Touching Food Before Negel Vasser

    Question: Our ten-year-old daughter poured herself some cereal for breakfast and realised that she had forgotten to wash her hands first. Does she have to throw it out? Answer: The Shulchan Aruch (OC 4:2; 3; 18) writes that o…

  2. Mezuza Upgrade

    Question: I had my mezuzos checked and found out that a couple of them are not the best quality. Do I recite a new beracha when replacing them with better ones? Answer: The Aruch Hashulchan (YD 289:4) writes that if one rem…

  3. Fallen Mezuza

    Question:  One of our mezuzos was accidentally knocked off. Do we need to fast? Answer: The Magen Avraham (OC 44:5, quoting the Mishpatei Shmuel) and Shulchan Aruch Harav (OC 44:5) write that there is a minhag for a person t…

  4. Hanging Mezuza

    Question: The top nail came out of our mezuza case causing the mezuza to hang upside down on the bottom nail. Do I need to recite a new beracha when reaffixing it? Answer: The Shulchan Aruch (OC 8:15) writes that if one’s …

  5. Classroom Mezuza

    Question: Do we need to affix mezuzos  to classrooms? Answer: The Gemara (Yuma 11b) teaches that there is a machlokes as to whether one places a mezuza on the entrance to a beis haknesses . The Shulchan Aruch (YD 286:3) writ…