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A: Tallow candles and Kashrut Residue from such candles would be a problem for kashrus. However, as long as there is no connected 'liquid stream' from the source candle to the dishes, you can simple scrub off any residue and the dish would be considered kosher. Source: Yoreh Deah 92:9 As far as how much residue, anything pra... (more) |
— | 6 months ago |
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A: Tevillas Keilim on Used things One foundational point that might shed some clarity: - The requirement for tevilas keilim is only for utensils that are owned and being used with food by a Jew, but were previously owned by a non-Jew. If you own such a utensil but will not be using it for food (or at all), you have no requirement... (more) |
— | 6 months ago |
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A: Blessing on Salt Rabbi Bodner, in his work Halachos of Brochos (p. 455), cites Mishna Berura 204:5 explaining that while salt is generally not consumed by itself, one does derive a small amount of enjoyment when doing so. This is in contrast to other spices which don't meet that criteria. Presumably, if it can be... (more) |
— | over 2 years ago |
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Landing page 500 error Is the landing page broken for everyone? I'm getting a 500 error with uuid: 40ff0d47-3b9f-4eaf-839e-ad085d2382ca (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
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A: What specific action fulfills the commandment to write a sefer torah? There are two primary views mentioned in rishonim for how to accomplish this Mitzvah: - Rambam Hilchos Sefer Torah 7:1 - Each man must write a sefer torah for himself, or commission another to write it for him. The term 'for himself' is meant to be understood as to be owned completely by himself.... (more) |
— | almost 4 years ago |
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A: I've already made a siyum on a work. Can I make a full siyum a second time? Yes, you are absolutely encouraged to do this. This is the common practice when reviewing one's learning, however regularly that may be. In fact, the colloquial (though not universally accepted) translation for the words "Hadran Alach" are "We shall return to you" A rather famous example of this... (more) |
— | almost 4 years ago |
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A: Does a Shochet need to have his knife checked by a Rabbi? If not, why not? The reason is explained in Shulchan Aruch Yoreh Deah 18:17 (based on Tur). A brief explanation is that nowadays a Shochet is only allowed to serve after passing a highly rigorous examination of both knowledge and character, and can therefore be trusted to perform their own inspection. (more) |
— | almost 4 years ago |
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A: How did accidental killers sustain themselves while living in the cities of refuge? As you've noted, this is a serious problem only if the rotzeiach's income was limited to some geographical location - like that of a farmer, or someone that depended on local word-of-mouth. And under these circumstances, there would certainly be a cause for consternation. However, this isn't a pr... (more) |
— | almost 4 years ago |
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A: Does a husband have to maintain his wife's bondwomen? As written in your own answer, this depends on the status of the bondwoman in the context of their ketuba arrangement. If the bondwoman is categorized as nichsei m'log, then the wife retains ownership of the principal, and the husband retains any derived profit or benefit. Under this arrangement,... (more) |
— | almost 4 years ago |
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A: What are the issues in talking into a mic that was accidentally turned on on Shabbat? There is a broad range of opinions as to the extent of the prohibition, but the consensus opinion for any activity involving electric current that achieves a tangible, desired outcome is that it will be prohibited (unless of course, it falls into some categorical exception, e.g. shvus deshvus bemako... (more) |
— | almost 4 years ago |