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Pesach- hesebah
Question: Likvod Harav Shlit"a, Seeing as we know that the understanding of some Rishonim that eating while leaning on the right is dangerous was based on a mistaken understanding of the location of...
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cochlear implant – hearing device
Question:Someone has a cochleae implant which is a hearing device in which an electronic component is implanted in the inner ear and another part under the skin right behind the ear that reproduce the...
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apple watch for health/fall monitoring on shabbat
Question:K'vod haRav - My mother is an older widow who lives alone. We have urged her to get some sort of device that can be used to call emergency services in case of a fall or other issue, chas...
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cohanim and trumah bzman hazeh
Question: In a recent shiur Harav mentioned it's been hundreds of years since we treated some cohanim as tahor due to the fact that just about everyone has been in a hospital at some point and thus...
View Articlemusic of Avodah Zara
Question: if a song was originally written for ע”ז is there a problem to sing a version of the song which has been translated into hebrew. any sources provided would be greatly appreciated Answer: If...
View ArticleJoint Kiddush for 2 sisters
Question: Is there an issue for two sisters both celebrating birth of a baby girl to have joint kiddush on account of אין מערבין שמחה בשמחה? Any other issues? Would it be better to have separate...
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Kosher Cheeseburger
Question:Would a kashrus authority be permitted to grant kosher certification to a restaurant that wants to serve a vegetarian burger with vegan or milky cheese or real meat burger with vegetarian...
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Vestos – Onas Or Zarua
Question: I keep Or Zarua of course - but wonder whether it applies for 'all' vestos. We have several at the moment including a haflaga kavua of 26 but also a haflaga of 28. Question: Do we need to...
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IUD insertion,extraction and niddah
Question: Does the insertion or extraction of an IUD, which normally causes some bleeding, cause a woman to become a niddah? Can a non-religious doctor be relied upon if he says that the bleeding is...
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submarine zmanim
Question: if one would be on a submarine and needed to daven would the din be the same as if he was flying in a plane and the zman is based on hwere he is or it goes based on the port time which is...
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