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The Great Leap Forward Dayan Yosef Greenwald March 3, 2022 Q My son was born in Adar thirteen years ago, in a non-leap year. In which Adar this year does he become a bar mitzvah? A Discussing the same…
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Prune Jews Rav Aryeh Finkel February 24, 2022 Q I own an apartment in Eretz Yisrael. When we visit, I tend to the esrog tree in my garden, clipping off extra branches, which enables the tree to properly nurture…
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In the Service of Kedushah Dayan Yehoshua Grunwald February 17, 2022 Q May mundane items be placed on a bimah? A Items that directly service sifrei kodesh are called tashmishei kedushah and are subject to three halachos: They may…
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Potstickers Dayan Yehoshua Grunwald February 10, 2022 Q I toiveled a new pot, but only after reaching home did I discover that there was a sticker on it. Must I redo the tevilah without the sticker? A There is…
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A Family Operation Rav Aryeh Finkel February 3, 2022 Q My elderly father requires periodic finger-stick blood tests. Often his aide is not available to administer the test. May I do it myself? A Wounding a parent is a capital…
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Honor Scroll Rav Aryeh Finkel January 27, 2022 Q I bought a sefer Torah and plan to keep it at home. Are there any restrictions on where I may place it? A In a two-story house, in some cases…
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Repeat Offense Dayan Yosef Greenwald January 20, 2022 Q You recently wrote (“Stop-Loss Order,” Parshas Bo) that one who began to recite birkas hamazon out of uncertainty and remembered in middle that he had said it earlier, must stop.…
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Storepost Dayan Yehoshua Grunwald January 13, 2022 Q Do I need to put up mezuzos in my store? A The Shulchan Aruch (Y.D. 286:11) exempts stores in marketplaces from mezuzos. Many Acharonim explain that this refers to temporary shops.…
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Stop-Loss Order Dayan Yosef Greenwald January 6, 2022 Q I was unsure whether I had already bentched, so I bentched to be certain. Midway through, I recalled that I had in fact done it earlier. What should I have done…
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Hanging On Dayan Yehoshua Grunwald December 30, 2021 Q I took down my mezuzah to have it checked. Should I make a bracha upon rehanging it? A R’ Akiva Eiger (Y.D. 286) writes that it depends whether you had…