1) My two-year-old developed chicken-pox. I sent my one-year-old to a child-minder. The following night the one-year-old also has chicken-pox, as do several children that were at the child-minder. Those children had to be kept home, and the child-minder had a loss of income. Do I have financial liability for Read more…
1) Feedback on saying a Brocho Acharona after eating harmful foods:[1] 2) I understand that Kaddish is said by the sons of the deceased ר”ל during the 11 months after passing, to provide respite for the soul of the deceased. Why then do the sons say Kaddish on Shabbos too, when the souls have respite anyway? [2] 3) I am saying Kaddish for my late uncle ע”ה. Read more…
1) What’s the source for the custom for women to avoid doing the laundry on Motzei Shabbos? [1] 2) When saying Kaddish for someone who isn’t a relative, is there a [spiritual] reason that a living relative of the deceased should pay for this service?[2] 3) At the Kiddush in Read more…
1) In the Sefardi Sidurim there is no שיר של יום for Shabbos. Why? [1] 2) Upon purchase of a home should I say שהחיינו? [2] 3) What is the reason that we make a Kiddush for the birth of a daughter? [3] 4) On Shabbos, our young child emptied Read more…