​3.11 Panorama of Halocho – Vayishlach 5783

1)     When writing a Kesubah, should names ending with א-ל or י-ה be written normally, or with a hyphen or apostrophe? ^[1]

2)     A Mezuza was affixed diagonally, but tilted backwards rather than forward. Is it OK? ^[2]

3)     Is bowing at Modim done differently to the other bows in Shmoine Esrei? ^[3]

4)     A group of non-Jewish school-children are visiting a synagogue. May I open the Oron Kodesh and open a Sefer Torah for them to see?^[4]  

5)     What is the background to the custom of having two lit candles in front of the Chazan, and in the case of a Chiyuv – to light five candles?^[5]

6)     The husband is able to light Menorah at the ideal time – right after sunset, but his wife can only be home an hour and a half later. Should he light on time or wait for her? ^[6]

7)     If he does wait for her, may he eat in the interim?^[7]

8)      In error I placed £300 in my Charity Account, when I really intended to give £30. May I consider the extra £270 as Maaser for future earnings?^[8]

9)      A Jewish locksmith works for a non-Jewish firm. He was given a job: to fix the door of a church. Is he allowed to keep the payment?^[9]

10)   Our online order landed us with avocadoes from Eretz Yisroel. May we eat them; give them to a non-Jew; throw in the bin?^[10]

11)   What is the difference between Geshem [in the 2^nd brocho of Shmoine Esrei] and Motor [in the 9^th brocho]?^[11]

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^[1] ס’ גנזי הקודש ע’ 96; משפט הכתובה ח”ב פי”ד.

^[2] רמ”א יו”ד סי’ רפט ס”ו; שכל טוב שם אות קמה.

^[3] ראה שוע”ר סי’ קיג ס”ו; פסקי תשובות שם אות ד; ‘התקשרות’ גליונות שצ, שצג, תט.

^[4] ראה ספר חסידים אות תקלג; נתיבים בשדה השליחות ח”ב ע’ 266 ואילך.

^[5] ספר המנהגים-חב”ד ע’ 18; פסקי תשובות ח”ב סי’ קנא הע’ 91.

^[6] ראה רמב”ם סוף הלכות חנוכה; רמ”א סו”ס תער”ב. 

^[7] ראה נתיבים בשדה השליחות ח”ב ע’ 138-9.

^[8] ראה ס’ צדקה ומשפט פ”ה סי”א, ובהערות שם.

^[9] שו”ע יו”ד סי’ קמג ס”ב.

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^[11] ראה ערוך השלחן סי’ קיד סק”ב; מלבי”ם זכרי’ י, א.