Backyard Bounty Harav Chaim Weg May 20, 2021 Q: At a large barbecue in a friend's backyard, I noticed a man searching frantically in the grass under his chair. When he stopped, I heard him mutter, “The $500 is gone forever.”…
Buy Default Dayan Daniel Dombroff December 24, 2020 Question: I would like to purchase a loan from a bank. The borrower, a nonreligious Jew, is in default. Would this violate the prohibition of ribbis (forbidden interest)? Answer: The Rama (Y.D.…
Meal Plan Q: For the purposes of kiddush bimkom seudah, what foods constitute a “meal”? A: The Shulchan Aruch says (O.C. 273:1), based on the Gemara (Pesachim 101), that kiddush must be made bimkom seudah, in the location of…
In Hot Water II: Deeper Dayan Yehoshua Grunwald November 26, 2020 Q: You wrote in last week’s Q&A that all foods subject to the prohibition of cooking on Shabbos—with the exception of water, oil, and certain spices—should not be placed…
Crash Course Harav Chaim Weg October 15, 2020 Q: On Rosh Hashanah, I borrowed a sefer on hilchos tekias shofar and a shofar to blow in shul, and I left them on the bimah during Musaf. The chandelier above the…
Cloud Cover Q: Is there something specific to have in mind when fulfilling the mitzvah of sukkah, apart from intent to fulfill the mitzvah? A: The Torah commands us (Vayikra 23), “You shall dwell in sukkos for seven days.” According…
Shoe Away HaRav Chaim Weg September 17, 2020 Q: I borrowed a car from a neighbor to do some errands. As I was pulling out of his driveway, I noticed that he had left a laptop computer on the passenger…
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Blowing Your Own Horn Dayan Yosef Greenwald September 10, 2020 Q: I had to leave davening early one morning in Elul, so I missed hearing the shofar. Is there any reason for me to blow shofar on my own…
Safety in Letters Q: There have been a number of criminal incidents in my neighborhood in recent years. A man has been approaching people in the area saying that the neighborhood has become dangerous and that we all must contribute…