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

  1. Silver Atara

    Q uestion: I see some people with a silver atara on their tallis . Is it preferable to wear one? Answer: The Magen Avraham (OC 8:6) quotes the Shela who writes that some have the minhag to affix a piece of silk onto the …

  2. Photographing a Sunset

    Question: I know that one isn’t supposed to draw the sun or moon. Does that prohibition also extend to taking pictures of a sunset? Answer: The Gemara (Rosh Hashana 24b) asks how Rabban Gamliel could have had diagrams of the…

  3. Waiting after Tasting

    Question: I tasted some chicken to see if it was too hot before feeding it to my baby. Am I now meaty? Answer: The Tur (YD 89:1) writes that there are two different reasons for why we have to wait between eating a meat mea…

  4. Shabbos Clothes on Shabbos Chazon

    Question: I’ve heard conflicting things about whether we should wear Shabbos clothes on Shabbos Chazon. What should we do? Answer: The Shulchan Aruch (OC 551:1) writes that we should limit our rejoicing from Rosh Chodesh A…

  5. Load Dishwasher on Shabbos

    Question: Can I clear off the dirty dishes from my table and load them into the dishwasher on Shabbos? Answer:  Chazal (Shabbos 114b; 118a) decreed that one mustn’t prepare on Shabbos or Yom Tov for the following day (See S…

  6. Money in Coat Pocket

    Question: I was walking back from shul with others on Shabbos and realised that there was some money in my coat pocket. What should I have done? Answer: The Shulchan Aruch (OC 310:7) writes that if one left money on a bed…

  7. Broken Glasses on Shabbos

    Question: One of the lenses in my glasses falls out on occasion and needs popping back into the frame. Can I do this on Shabbos? Answer:  The Gemara (Shabbos 138b) writes that if an oven leg broke on Shabbos, then it is assur…