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Cut Off Date Dayan Yehoshua Grunwald July 22, 2021 Q There is a date tree in my backyard, but I would prefer to use the space it occupies to enlarge my sukkah. May I cut it down? A The Gemara (Bava…
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Pushing On Dayan Yosef Greenwald July 15, 2021 Q In most years when Tisha B’Av is on Sunday, 9 Av is actually Shabbos, and the fast is nidcheh (pushed off) to Sunday and therefore more lenient. But this year 9 Av…
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Ask Knot Dayan Yehoshua Grunwald July 8, 2021 Q Before putting a garbage bag into the bin on Shabbos, may I tie it closed? A As discussed in this forum in January, the Gemara says there are three categories of…
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Father Time Rav Aryeh Finkel July 1, 2021 Q Our baby is due to be born during the Three Weeks. Should I refrain from reciting the bracha of shehecheyanu for a girl or hatov vehameitiv for a boy? A The…
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Letting Go Dayan Yehoshua Grunwald June 24, 2021 Q I lost power on Shabbos night, and my crock pot turned off. Would I have been allowed to bring my cholent to a neighbor who has a gas range with a…
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Groundhog Dray Rav Aryeh Finkel June 17, 2021 Q A groundhog moved in under my new backyard shed and leaves mounds of dirt in the area. It also deposits dirt in my neighbor’s backyard and tears up his grass. He…
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Sunset Provisions Rav Avraham Yeshaya Cohen June 10, 2021 Q May I wash for seudah shlishis right before shkiah, such that the actual seudah is held after shkiah, during bain hashmashos? A There are two distinct issues here. The first…
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Taking Stock Rav Aryeh Finkel June 3, 2021 Q I purchased a stock for $100 a share using an online broker. I’m anticipating that its price will increase to $105 over the next few weeks. I placed a limit order…
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The Right of Return Dayan Yehoshua Grunwald May 27, 2021 Q We normally cook cholent in a crock pot with a foil blech placed between the base and the crock. This week we forgot the blech, but the cholent was…
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Swing State Dayan Daniel Dombroff May 13, 2021 Q I hung a swing from a tree in my backyard by screwing a two-by-four to the tree and connecting the swing to the beam. May the swing be used on Shabbos?…