1) In the AR’s Sidur: וכן (נ”א: וכאן) שני כתובים…. Why do we have both versions?[1] 2) What are the guidelines for repurposing a church to be a Shul? [2] 3) I am reciting Tachanun and the Oron Kodesh is opened. Should I interrupt to stand up and say ויהי Read more
1) The lower hinge that holds the door of my fridge, is broken. The door of the fridge has a gusset all around that encloses a magnet. Effectively, the door could be offered onto the frame of the fridge-body and it will hold. May one do so on Shabbos?[1] 2) Read more
1) A comment of the Rebbe זי”ע on a phrase in Musaf of Rosh haShono:[1] 2) When mentioning [colloquially] Avodah Zoroh as “Elokim Acheirim”, we avoid pronouncing the word normally. Why so?[2] 3) One who travelled between Eretz Yisroel and the Diaspora during the period that the Torah Reading is Read more
1) Does one who adopted a new name need to now rewrite their Kesuba?[1] 2) Is a plate broken at the engagement of a couple who were both married previously?[2] 3) Hayom Yom (19 Av) advises to study a chapter of Mishna when wearing Rabenu Tam Tefilin after Shacharis. Please Read more
1) When I do שנים מקרא, should I do both times with trop or is once enough?[1] 2) One who missed Ya’ale v’Yovoi at Maariv of Rosh Chodesh “is not obliged to repeat the Shmoine Esrei”. Is he permitted to repeat if he so wishes?[2] 3) After Kiddush in Shul, our Read more