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

  1. Moving Menora on Shabbos

    Question: We plan on placing our menora on a table near the window. Is there any way that we can move the table on Shabbos morning as we are having guests? Answer: The Shulchan Aruch (OC 279:1) writes that even after a candl…

  2. Chanuka Guests

    Question: My wife and I have been invited to a friend’s home for Shabbos Chanuka. We will be staying there for Friday night though returning home a couple of hours after Shabbos. What should we do about lighting the menora ? …

  3. One or Two Ovens

    Question: Do I really need a separate oven for milk and meat? Answer: The Gemara (Pesachim 76a) teaches that there is a machlokes as to whether we are concerned about aroma, reiach, being transferred between two foods that a…

  4. Buying Raffle Tickets with Maaser Money

    Question: Can I use maaser money to buy raffle tickets for charity? Answer: The Mishna (Bava Metzia 34b) writes that one mustn’t profit from another person’s animal that they are looking after. R’ Yisroel Yaakov Fisher (Ev…

  5. White Wine for Kiddush

    Question: Is it preferable to use red wine for kiddush even if one prefers white wine? Answer: The Gemara (Bava Basra 97b) teaches that one cannot use white wine as only red wine is considered to be proper wine. There is a m…

  6. Life Insurance

    Question: I went to a shiur about having bitachon in Hashem. Is it appropriate to buy life insurance or is that considered to be a lack of bitachon ? Answer: R’ Yisroel Yaakov Fisher (Even Yisrael 9:161) writes that somet…

  7. Returning Muktze Items

    Question: I came to shul on Friday night and saw that my friend had left his phone charger on the windowsill. Was I allowed to place it in his seat so that he didn’t lose it? Answer: The Shulchan Aruch (OC 266:13) writes tha…