Misc sheilos Flashcards
do you take 3 steps back before the 3 steps forward when beginning shmona esrai ?
Gm-only mentions the 3 steps going forward
Mb(er)-no need to step 3 back ,yet minhag haolam is too
ben ish chai (beshalach)-reason is mitaam kabala and zecher 3 miles jews walked back from sinai when they were given the torah
Ah(95’3)-all kedusha needs preparation
what is the bracha on pineapple banana and strawberry ?
haadama
They not considered trees ,they have no trunk ,their stem
is made of leaves
it dies and no root system survives
(brachos 40a shua (203;2) chazon ish (o’ch 12)
can you jog for exercise on shabbos ?
yes if done for pleasure and not health reasons
generally exercise is assur for 2 reasons
1)its refua 2)contradicts the concept of rest
shua(301,2) youth who get pleasure from running can do so on shabbos
shemiras shabbos -extends to exercise if get pleasure and not just done for health reasons
have to judge whats done for pleasure and whats for health
can you put flowers in a vase on shabbos ?
(336;11)
as long as fulfill 3 conditions
1)muchan b4 shabbos
2)not type of flowers which open up from being put in water
3)have to have been put in water before shabbos and then returned ( see pmg ,gra that even if recieve on shabbos can be makel )
cant add water on shabbos
cant take flowers out on shabbos
women arrive mikve without hefsek bedikos ?
avram elbaz from chayim ozer
allow women to be tovel without bedikos or hefsek
r’ ovadia is matir based on daas yachid
relyashiv -have her do a bedika there and then let her tovel
should she make a bracha ?
machlokes
why is a pidyon haben with 5 selaim?
gm- yosef rachels bchor redeemed from brothers for 20 silver =5 shekels
zohar- h’ added to avram when was time to give birth to yitzchak his bechor so its an allusion to avraham
share bedroom- not keep taharas hamishpacha
assur in yichud ?
not keep tahara - not your issue
issur yichud - assur can’t give advice
r’berkovitz - serious kiruv endevour
as long as not chilul h’ can put them up
based on reb moshe wedding hall mixed dancing
the issur of eating peeled garlic eggs and onions?
nidda17-issur eat peeled eggs onions garlic left overnight
reason: ruach raah
rambam,shua leave it out
bedieved : r’ovadia-bedieved doesn’t need to be thrown out
divrei yatziv,chelkas yaakov,r’shternbuch -bedieved still assur
r’belsky :be machmir
gm shuaharav-if peel or shell remains can be left overnight
r’belsky-halacha applies to both raw and cooked food
r’greenblatt,tzitz eliezer-peeled food in the fridge helps
r’belsky-dont rely on this
also ziploc bags and foil doesn’t help
r’moshe- no issur things intended to keep for months eg :
commercially produced eggs and frozen garlic cubes
darchei tshuva-dried garlic ok
can mix the peeled foods with other foods b4 left overnight
can’t be the same food eg: garlic powder and peeled garlic
degel ephraim,halichos olam-can be mevatel danger lechatchila
divrei yatziv ,shevet hakehasi- has to be left out the entire night so if peeled at night ok
what/when should a person daven for about pregnancy?
(brachos54)-specific gender =invalid tefila
(brachos60)only after 40 days is it an invalid
1-3 days -seed not spoil
3-40 days for a boy
40 days -3 months -normal shape
3-6 months-foetus should survive
6-9months -child come out healthy
elya rabba -g/d fearing /baal midos
can you smell a rose on shabbos ?
un-edible plant -mutar to smell (not gonna detach)
edible plant (esrog /apple)-assur (maybe will detach and eat )
(Yam shel shlomo -machmir even unedible
(Er) ikar like the shua )
can you braid hair or un braid on shabbos ?
braiding -assur (derabanan similar to bone)
(hair has no ariga b/c connected to the head )
unbraiding -assur (soser )
(r’nissim)-undoing elastic causes soser is ok (stira kelachar yad)
can you braid a shaitel on shabbos ?
assur
not bone (thats only by mechubar)
(its ariga miderabanan)
don’t be moche about women who don’t listen
can you shower on shabbos ?
hot water :
gezeiras habalanim - bishul
Cold water :
maharil-gezeira against bathing in cold water
R’moshe -mefakfek on the gezeira and is makel
chazon ish -machmir
sefardim -are makel in cold water
as long as all other issues hair ect taken care of
Can you eat a schwarma at 3 pm on erev shabbos ?
(249,2)
Kevias seuda from 9hrs Mitzva lehimana
R’stil -kids who will be upset on shabbos be meikel
can you defrost liquid in the sun or heat source ?
(318,16)
rema -yesh machmirim nahagu lehachmir
makom tzorech can be meikel lechatchila
what if you forget yaale veyavo
Do you repeat ?
maariv: dont repeat (dont mekadesh chodesh at night )
(shachris ;mincha)-
miss completely -repeat
remeber b4 modim-say where remember
after began modim-
b4 end of tefila -go back to retzei
what if you say musaf and realize you forgot yaale veyavo at shachris ?
behag-if said musaf no need to repeat shachris b/c mentioned
shatz-lechatchila
beyachid-bedieved
mor uketzia-yachid is chozer even after musaf
what if you have a safek if you said yaale veyavo or not?
rema-dont go back
achronim-safek go back
(30 days have not passed so not complete chazaka )
shatz forgets-dont go back (tircha detzibura)
when do you have to have a seuda on rosh chodesh ?
during the day (no need for bread fruit is ok )
medakdekin add extra food on shabbos so its nikar
can you cut down a fruit tree?
issur deoraisa (devarim 20: 19-20)
exceptions to the issur
1)tree is old doesnt produce a kav of fruit (24 eggs)
2)more valuable for its wood than fruit
3)tree is causing damage
4)removal of tree allow for expansion of living space
'’dove’’ in the tree
is there a sakana to cut down a fruit tree even when its mutar ?
(yaavetz 1;76)
no issur but a sakana
(yabia omer y’d 5;12)-this psak is debated
many poskim recommend selling to a nj and he do it (nj when deoraisa is a machlokes but when heteirim exist mutar)
pruning the tree is mutar
can you cut the new shoots of a fruit tree ?
r’zilberstein (tzohar pg 55-56)
until plant less than a tefach (3-4 inches) -mutar to cut once taller even if no fruit cant be cut down
new shoots which damage the original tree may be cut
ask a nj (yaavetz)
can an unwanted fruit tree be planted in another location ?
yaavetz(1;76)-mutar
chasam sofer(yd102)-assur
darchei tshuva -middle ground
big trees -assur (easily damaged during transfer )
small trees -mutar
ideally sell tree to nj and have him uproot it
do you make a bracha on tasting food ?
ideally avoid the question by making a bracha on other food first
tasting to see if food ready -no bracha
rambam-no (if tasting )
r’chananel-yes unless spit out food
shua-less than a reviis no bracha if spit out (rambam)
rema-safek brachos lehakel
mb-ideally avoid sitch
just tasting food no bracha needed
can a man remove leg hair with a laser ?
assur ,unless to alleviate embarrassment
(assur for men to do womans acts of beutification )
(ohel yaakov yd 182-6 name of r’elyashiv )
can you heat food in a treif microwave?
some poskim microwave may be kashered 1)completely clean 2)leave unused for 24 hrs 3)leave microwave on with a cup of water until some of water evaporates 4)plate needs hagala 5) if not seal with double covering
what can you respond during your personal shmone esrai
after h’ sefasai ?
1)after h' sefasai assur to interrupt only for 1)life threatening situation 2)find out a halacha re shoma esrai 2) after bracha of sim shalom you can say yihu leratzon
After yiyu leratzon - can answer kedusha ,kaddish ,modim ,baarchu
bikur cholim to someone lying in a coma ?
GM-bikur cholim is taking care of sick persons needs .
if sleeping still yatza (b/c people will tell him and he’ll feel good) (rosh Vayeira)
bikur cholim is to daven for a persons recovery (if it causes you to daven then its part of the mitzva ) (rambam)
can you ask s/o who is not kosher observant to pick up your lunch from a restaurant ?
(Yd118,1)-assur to entrust a non kosher observer unless its properly sealed (might substitute for Nk)
EG;find a closer store
even a honest person might buckle under pressure
do you wait after tasting meat ?
taste without chewing no need to wait but rinse mouth out
2 reasons for waiting
rambam-meat stuck between teeth
rashi -because of the taste left in mouth
tur -follow chumros of both
shua(89)-chewed on piece wait even though didn’t swallow
(A’h) if brush can have meat after hour
tastes w/o chewing
Darchei tshuva -no need to wait at all but rinse mouth
do you make a bracha on the Mediterranean ocean?
make a ose maase beraishis
shua-great ocean Pacific ,Atlantic ,Indian make ““ose es hayam hagadol’’
mediterranean is its own body of water
gets an ‘‘ose maase beraishis ‘’ (minchas yitzchak ,halichos shlomo)
drawing a cross?
halachikally mutar but not ideal so some people don’t
its not worshipped ) some people don’t
(rishumei aharon yd1 141-1) (tshuvos vehanhagos 2-411
can you take a picture of the sunset ?
can draw a sun only for educational purposes
can take a picture don’t print unless for educational purposes
(rh24b)-how could r’y have diagrams of sun and moon ?
he had a heter for educational purposes
(yd141’4) -can only draw for edu puposes
(chochmas adam) this only applies to 3 dimensional images
Minchas yitzchak (10;72) taking pictures of sunset is assur
r’wosner (7;134;6)no issur taking the picture cant proccess
can you take a cruise on shabbos nowadays ?
Mutar nowadays
reasons assur
1) not oneg
2) techumim
3) crew are jewish or majority of passengers are jewish
most ships above 10 tefachim off bottom of sea so no issue of techumim
crew and majority of passengers not jewish
can use stickers on shabbos ?
if stickers stuck for a short time (not tofair lezman )
but sticky notes cant be taken off pad on shabbos (b/c make bpatish)
(R’forst)
can you give a child the aircon remote so he turns it on?
no ,only if he has a need eg (something in the fridge)
(347)
rashba-can give a child to do a derabanan
shua-rov poskim disagree
grshz(graz)-if the lav bar daas has a need he can be coaxed
how does kedima work with brachos on fruit ?
the same bracha :
1) shivas haminim (2 opinions in shua mb goes
2) shalem like 1st )
3) chaviv
different brachos :
1)hamotzi ,mezonos ,gefen ,eitz
2)eitz and hadama
chaviv
presently chaviv
shivas minim
then etz before hadama
what is the order of brachos within the shivas haminim ?
olives dates grapes figs pomegranate
off the derech(OD) girl friend (GF) eats a pomegranate
can you open a car door on shabbos ?
as long as no alarm its mutar to open and close
igm o’ch 5:21:11
can you learn torah with someone who hasen’t said bircas hatorah ?
its mutar to learn with someone who hasent said bht (eg a taxi driver )
R’elyashiv-driver doesn’t intend to do a mitzva
R’asher weiss -driver is chayav to thank h’ for giving the torah but bht is secondary to the actual learning the torah
its innapropriate to neglect the primary mitzva b/c cant fulfill the 2nd one
why is a nj who keeps shabbos punishable by misa ?
R’Tzadok of lublin -its like a a king and her queen in an intimate setting and s/o disturbs them
R’shlomo zalman - they would a holiday as a day of ‘‘doing nothing’’
this cheapens shabbos
which we believes gives bracha to rest of week
what should a person do with his mezuzas when leaving a rental apartment ?
general halacha they must be left behind at the house (they brought the kedusha to the house )
unless
the next tenant is a nj or someone who will disrespect the mezuzos
or
if they are expensive he can take them down to be checked and replaced with less expensive old ones
you may ask the new tenant to pay you for them
(see bava kama 102,(yd 291,2)(igm yd1 :182)
can someone set an alarm clock for shabbos morning ?
both for ashkenazim and sefardim its mutar
its assur to set an alarm clock which will be heard outside his room (most people set alarm clocks the night before and people will think he set it on shabbos )
(igm oc4;70;6) also shua vs rama 252)
(R’ ovadia /Tzitz eliezer matir )
if will not be heard outside and most people don’t set alarms every day
Does a married woman need to cover her hair when making any brochas for herself? if so what is the source?
No, there is no specific obligation for a woman to cover her hair when reciting blessings.
Although some are stringent in this matter, it appears that at least for Ashkenazim, one can be lenient.
Based on the rulings of the Shulchan Aruch (96; 206:3) whereby a person must not recite a berachah with his head uncovered, some — and in particular Sefardic authorities — rule that even women must cover their hair upon making a berachah. Rav Ovadyah Yosef thus rules that even according to the modern custom whereby unmarried girls generally don’t cover their hair, they should do so when making a berachah.
However, I have not seen Ashkenazi poskim who are stringent in this matter, and the universal custom is that girls recite berachos with their hair uncovered.
Is one allowed to say Tehillim at night?
For times of need, it is permitted to recite Tehillim during the entire night — at least for Ashkenazim. When there is no specific need, some maintain that it is nonetheless permitted, whereas other authorities, who heed kabbalistic sources, are more stringent. In the second half of the night (after chatzos) all are lenient with regard to reciting Tehillim
see Chaim Sha’al 2:25; Kaf Hachaim 228, and many other sources, all based on Arizal. It is unclear whether or not Arizal intended this prohibition to apply through to nightfall, or only until chatzos, but the common custom is to recite Tehillim after chatzos (see Yabia Omer, vol. 6, no. 30:6), though the study of verses other than Tehillim is reserved for the actual time of day.
neighbors tree grows into my house
can I cut it and send him the bill for the service ?
Answer From Horav Y. Fleishman shlit”a
You are allowed to cut it down, however he is not obligated to pay for it. The reason is because he only has to pay if the type of damage is considered “gerey delay” his energy, and here it is the natural growth of the tree and not his force. You can perhaps put something on it that will prevent it from doing this again
CH:M siman 155 seif 26
Can I cut my tzitzis as the strings are very very long as long as I keep them to the required length?
We are allowed to cut the tzitzis strings if they are too long or if in order that they should all be the same length, as long as they are not cut shorter than the required length. The tzitzis should preferably not be cut with metal, (scissors, knife or razor) and if possible it is better with the person’s teeth. The reason not to cut them with metal is similar to the idea of not cutting the mizbeach with metal. Since the mizbeach’s purpose is to lengthen a person’s life and metal shortens it, therefore we don’t cut the mizbeach with metal. In a similar way tzitzis lengthen a person’s life.
O:CH 11-4, Rema ibid, M:B ibid 61
Are negative web reviews lashon hara ?
From your description it would seem this falls under the category of “toeles” which is basically providing others with important information to save them from harm or loss, even when it involves what would otherwise be lashon hara, which is permitted.
However, the Chafetz Chaim requires a number of conditions to be met to invoke this rule:
1) You know of it’s truth personally. pace -sod
2) It is a clear wrongdoing.
3) You approached the wrongdoer first to try to rectify his ways.
4) Not to exaggerate.
5) Your intent is in fact to save people and not to get back at him.
6) There is no other way to save people from him.
7) The information shared will not cause him greater damage then what is befitting for his wrongdoing.
saying tachnun when the chasan leaves during chazaras hashatz ?
If the chosson left the shul during chazoras hashatz, it is controversial if they should say tachanun or not. There are those that say that that is what the chosson should do, while others say that the tzibbur will not have to say tachanun in any case.
Trumas Hadeshen Psakim 80, Eshel Avrohom (Butsatch) 131-4
In case where one is allowed to take a pill on shabbos, does it matter whether there are words on it?
Without getting into the issue of when you are allowed to take pills on shabbos, the fact that the pill will disintegrate in the person’s stomach and the words will get erased is not a problem. This is because it is not the normal way to erase letters this way, and besides it is permitted to break letters it the course of eating, while the food is in ones mouth. Breaking letters when something is in ones digestive system is surely included in this.
M:B 340- 17
Is it permitted to answer to kaddish if one is saying brachos of shema?
This would depend at what point you are holding. In between Brachos, and in between the paragraphs of Shema is known as “bein haprakim”. At these points one may answer Amen to any bracha he hears. when in the middle of a bracha or paragraph of Shema one may only answer Amen to the bracha of ה-ל הקדוש and of שומע תפילה.
However with regards to answering Amen to kaddish which is not a bracha, we do not differentiate between the two, and in both instances one may only answer Amen Yehei Shmei Rabba, and Amen after דאמירן בעלמא ואמרו [see Mishna Brura 66:17].
what if a bride or groom loses a relative they’re chayav to sit shiva and the wedding would take place during the week of shiva and they will lose the deposit on the hall ?
- Do the chuppah before the burial;
- Have the burial while observing the seven days of sheva berachot;
- Make one of the sheva berachot meals in the hall at the originally scheduled time of the wedding; and
- observe shivah after the week of sheva berachot.
(Rav Moshe Feinstein, Igrot Moshe Yoreh Deah 1:227)
Can a child tovel your keilim for you ?
tevilas keilim doesn’t require kavana so a child can be tovel as long as an adult sees its being done properly
Shulchan Aruch Yoreh Deah 120:14; Shach Yoreh Deah 120:28; Biur haGRA Yoreh Deah 120: 37)
does a person have to stand for an elder if he is learning?
he must still stand up ,as one interrupts torah learning for other mitzvos
(Shulchan Aruch Yoreh Deah 244:11; Aruch haShulchan Yoreh Deah 244:7)
Is baal tashchis of time worse than baal tashchis on food
(eg:if a caterers time is worth more then cleaning up old food can he throw it out ?
Yes he can throw it out (if its a waste of his time
(Machlokes)
hisorerus teshuva -baal tashchis is an issur so not doing it is serving h’ not a waste of time !
R’zilberstein(tzohar1 pg 52) - chaye adam -asked about tearing tzitzis strings as opposed to unravelling them is mutar e/th it makes them unusable (b/c its only a derabanan ,and its a waste of time )
is it mutar to hug family members ?
although all arayos are forbidden, there are certain arayos to which a person is not naturally attracted (the yetzer hara does not incite to sin) — such as a sister — and which therefore do not carry the same stringency as other arayos with regard to hugging and kissing (Rambam, Issurei Biah 21:7).
However, with the exception of a mother and daughter, and grandmother/granddaughter (according to many authorities), and a young sister (up to the age of 11), most authorities make no distinctions, and prohibit the hugging and kissing of all arayos.
Iggros Moshe, vol. 2, Yoreh De’ah 137 (concerning the prohibition of kissing and hugging cousins), 144 (concerning sisters); Chochmas Adam 135:1 (concerning relatives), and 134.
can you get a massage on shabbos ?
as long as its not for refuah(medical course of treatment ) and only pleasure or to relieve pain its mutar
shua (328,42)-exercise is assur if it will cause sweat
(see machlokes
rambam -only if it causes sweat is it assur
rashi-only softly if hard its ‘‘uvdin dchol’’
bhl-halacha like rambam)
shmiras shabbos 34-meikel )
can you have a haircut on rosh chodesh ?
if there are extenuating circumstances its mutar
Refraining from taking haircuts on Rosh Chodesh is a matter of custom, as mentioned by the Magen Avraham (260), which is based on the tzava’ah of Rabbi Yehudah Ha-Chasid.
Poskim write that those who are particular to refraim from haircuts on Rosh Chodesh should do so even on Erev Shabbos (despite the mitvzah of taking a haircut before Shabbos).
can you daven maariv after hamapil?
The achronim say that although we should try not to talk out after saying hamapil, however if there is something important that we have to say, or do before going to sleep, such as I one remembered that he/she forgot maariv, he may daven it after saying hamapil. The reason for this is that the main reason for the bracha of hamapil is on the fact that H-shem created sleep, therefore you may still daven maariv.
Chayei Adom 35-4, Mekor Chaim ( Chavas Yair) in Kitzur Halachos, Piskei Teshuvos 239-3.
do you do a pidyon haben on a safek kohen ?
Igros Moshe [Y:D 1:188] rules that one should perform a pidyon, albeit without reciting the bracha.
If a real safek is established there is a machlokes among the poskim if one is required to do pidyon haben. The question is whether we apply the principle of המוציא מחבירו עליו הראיה, as this is a monetary obligation. This is the opinion of Shulchan Aruch and the Aruch Hashulchan. The Binyan Tzion [104] and others hold that the overwhelming majority of non Kohanim is enough to demand even a safek kohen performs pidyon
is someone punished for not going to a bris he was invited to ?
The Rema (Yoreh De’ah 265) writes that somebody who refrains from attending the se’udah (festive meal) of a bris is considered “excommunicated from Heaven.”
For this reason, the Pischei Teshuva (265:18) cites that one should not invite others explicitly to the se’udah.
However, somebody who can’t attend for reasons of being occupied — at work, or for another pressing cause — does not have to be concerned for this.
See also Otzar Ha-Bris no. 163.
can you use an egg slicer on shabbos ?
Sources prohibit use of mechanical blades on Shabbat to chop up food that comes from the ground, due to the prohibition against grinding. However, this will not apply to an egg slicer, because these blades only slice. Also, one may argue that the egg is not part of the class of foods that “grow from the ground.”
(Rivivos Ephraim 1:248)
can a woman put on makeup on shabbos ?
Most make up cannot be applied on Shabbos or Yom Tov, because it involves the prohibition of tzove’a, coloring (Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim 303:25, and Mishna Brura 303:79).
Although Rav Moshe Feinstein (Iggros Moshe, Orach Chaim 1:114 and 5:27) ruled that it is permitted to use powdered makeup that is not long lasting, other authorities disagree (such as Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach, Shmiras Shabbos Kehilchasah Chap. 14, note 158), and it is better to be stringent wherever possible, and apply the makeup before Shabbos.
Concerning lip-gloss, the leniency of Rav Moshe will not avail, because unlike powdered makeup, this is too permanent in nature. This applies even for clear lip-gloss, which authorities maintain is still a form of coloring (see Shmiras Shabbos Kehilchasah 14:58, in the name of Rav Shlomo Zalman; this is also stated in the name of Rav Moshe).
on what clothing does a person make shehechiyanu on ?
Only clothing that make you happy ?
One only makes shehecheyanu on a garment that has a degree of importance. However, it does not have to be a very special garment, such as a suit, and if a person experiences joy in buying a nice (but not a very simple) shirt, he should say shehecheyanu
Authorities dispute whether the berachah of shehecheyahu is entirely subjective, depending on the subjective joy a person feels, or whether the berachah includes an objective element, whereby if a garment or item is not important, and does not usually induce joy, one cannot recite the blessing.
According to the Rosh, the Radvaz, and the Shulchan Aruch (223:6), a poor person, who experiences joy in purchasing simple items like shoes and socks, should make the blessing.
However, according to Tosafos (Berachos 59b) it appears that one does not make shehecheyahu on something that is not objectively important, and this is the opinion of many poskim, including the Terumas Hadeshen and the Rema (223:6), the Rema adding that this is the custom. This ruling is also stated in the Mishnah Berurah (223:24).
What is the proper brocha/brachos for a yogurt with small bits of cookies that one mixes into the yogurt?
If the cookies give the yogurt a taste then the bracha would be mezonos, and it is preferable to make shehakol on something else or on some of the yogurt before making mezonos on the cookies. However if the cookies only give a slight taste, but the taste of the yogurt is the main taste then it would be two brachos.
Chayei Adam 51-13, 54-9, M:B 212-1, Shar Hatzion ibid 2, Share Habracha 15- 16,17, Ibid pg. 633 regarding croutons in a vegetable salad.
can you turn on the sprinkler system before shabbos and turn it off on shabbos ?
One may turn on a sprinkler before the onset of Shabbos so that the water will continue to water the garden/lawn on Shabbos itself. When the watering is finished, one may turn off the sprinklers on Shabbos as usual.
(see tzitz eliezer who quotes the chazon ish says not to turn them off one by one b/c causes extra water to come through each sprinkler
R’ovadia argues garden is already fully saturated extra water not needed so its not considered watering )
are women chayav in the din of ‘‘meah brachos’’?
no
shevet Halevi(5;23)-rishonim who list this din include tzitzis and teffilin which women are not chayav in tshuvos vehanhagos(2;129)-since the brachos are said everyday its a time bound mitzva which women are patur in.
can you use the measuring scale on a babies bottle ?
its medida shel mitzva and mutar (R’simcha b cohen)
can you give someone food with a hechsher you dont hold of ?
machlokes (R’moshe -assur
Grshz-matir
giving treif is assur (lifnei iver)
are you chayav if you knock down and break something in a store ?
(BK27b)
if things break frequently he’s chayav
if things usually neat but today out of place -he’s patur
if generally messy -he’s chayav (he should’ve looked around )
