1) Does a door that is shorter than 10 Tefochim have bearing re. Heker Tzir?[1] 2) A Jewish man was married to a non-Jewish woman, and they had a daughter together. The man now wishes to provide food for his [biological] daughter. May he buy treif food? [2] 3) We Read more
1) One saying Selichos alone is advised to omit the paragraphs in Aramaic. How about the Aramaic verses in uVo leTziyon?[1] 2) The Oshamnu confessional prayer follows the Alef-Beis sequence but is divided into four sections. This becomes significant when it is sung over Yom Kippur. Why is it divided Read more
1) In a doorway between two rooms, the direction the swings (Heker Tzir) defines where to place the Mezuza. Yaavetz[1] extends this to sliding doors, i.e. that the room where the track is, that is the interior. Would that also apply to patio-doors, where one panel slides and the other Read more
1) For Kiddush Levono we wait until Day 7. Does that go according local time or according to the time in Yerusholayim?[1] 2) My son is travelling to Yeshiva immediately after his Barmitzva, with no Krias haTorah in between. When should I say the brocho ברוך שפטרני?[2] 3) At Krias Read more