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Vehicle Inspection March 23, 2023 Q Do I need to do bedikas chametz in my car? A You must search your car for chametz, unless you are certain you didn’t bring any into it. Alternatively, you can sell the car…
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Drinking Problem March 16, 2023 Q It is difficult for me to drink alcohol. What is the minimum I must imbibe for dalet kosos, and may I use grape juice instead? A The cup must hold at least a revi’is…
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Bread Barrier March 10, 2023 Q When my new washing machine was installed, a piece of bread was trapped underneath. What is my obligation regarding biur chametz? A The Mechaber (O.C. 436:1) writes, “One who converts his house to storage…
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Manos Mail March 2, 2023 Q May mishlo’ach manos be shipped with UPS before Purim if it will arrive on Purim? A One may certainly fulfill the mitzvah through a bona fide shliach—a Jew that is a bar da’as—because shlucho…
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Transitory Inflation February 23, 2023 Q May an air mattress be inflated on Shabbos with a manual pump? A Contemporary poskim cite the Shulchan Aruch (O.C. 340:8), who forbids the initial stuffing of cushioning into a new mattress or pillow…
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Halfwit February 16, 2023 Q I made two two-pound batches of dough, one of white flour and the other whole wheat, and baked them together. Should I separate challah? A For a dough to be subject to challah, it must have…
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Gadol Talmud February 9, 2023 Q A while back I pledged a set of Shas from a certain publisher to my shul, but the prices have almost doubled since. What do I owe now? A After the dissolution of the…
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Joint Bentcher February 2, 2023 Q Do I participate in a zimun if I only drank? A A group of three recites zimun before birkas hamazon when they partake in a meal of bread. The Rishonim debate whether all three…
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A Sticky Situation January 26, 2023 Q May I tovel a utensil in the mikveh with a sticker attached? A All parts of an item that requires tvilah must contact the waters of the mikveh. An attached foreign object is…
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A Change of Pace January 19, 2023 Q Should I recite borei nefashos after slowly sipping a beverage? A Unlike a bracha rishonah, which must be recited on any quantity of food or drink, a bracha acharonah is only made…