Panorama of Halacha

1) In the beginning of Parshas Pinchos, the letter ו in the word שלום should be split. In our Sefer Torah it isn’t split. May we continue to use it until seen to by a Sofer?  2) Where we live there is no Jewish bakery. Until now I have been visiting the non-Jewish bakery and lighting the fire. They now sell frozen, partly-baked loaves. If I bake these at home, is it Pas Yisroel?  3) I le...

1) The division of Tehilim into a monthly schedule was done by one of the Rishonim . Ch.119 is divided into two days. But why at the letter מ, since לis the 12th letter? [1] 2) What are the parameters for correcting errors of the Bal Korei ? The Rabbeim seem to have been very exacting. Is this something we should emulate? [2] 3) What’s the history of the asterisks for the Sheva-Na in the Chabad Si...

1) Feedback on using חמר מדינהfor Kiddush on Friday night: [1] 2) Feedback on discussion of the Hebrew vowels: [2] 3) At Maariv , the 10th man left during Shmoneh Esrei . Do we say the later Kaddish ? [3] 4) Can we count in for Minyan a man who’s married to a non-Jewess? [4] 5) Can we count in for Minyan a man who was baptised (in order to marry to a non-Jewess)? [5] 6) We won’t give an Aliya to t...

1) Let’s revisit the discussion re. Kedusha in ובא לציון: quiet or aloud? 2) The NHS Flu Jab contains derivatives “from porcine gelatine”. Is that OK? 3) Does walking from the house to the veranda constitute a change of location to require a new Brocho to be recited? 4) Kiddush has to be followed by a meal (מקום סעודה). Is leaving the room to wash for bread considered an interruption between Kiddu...

1) Position of hands for Modeh Ani : [1] 2) At several points in Davening the Chazan prompts the congregation to recite various Pesukim . What’s the reason for this? [2] 3) I know that strictly speaking, Shmone Esrei of Shacharis should be after sunrise. Due to my duty to bring the children to school in time, keeping with the above would seriously impact my day’s work. Is there room for leniency?...

1) Story about the Alef-Beis chart in the beginning of the Chabad Sidur: [1] 2) After having some wine, I had some beer. I didn’t recite a separate brocho for the beer, because it’s covered by the brocho on the wine. I then recited the after-brocho for the wine. If I wish to drink more beer, do I need to say a brocho Shehakol ? [2] 3) When does one do an Opsher for a boy who turns three on Chol Ha...

1)  Why do Chabad not read Koheles on Succos? [1] 2) On Shabbos morning I see that the Cholent in the crockpot needs more water. May I lift the ceramic pot off the metal base, bring it to the Shabbos urn to top up the cholent with hot water, and then return the pot to base - without setting it down? [2] 3)  May one make ice-cubes on Yomtov? [3] 4) Follow-on as to why the Chabad Selichos...

1) The Mezuzos in ‘770’ are wrapped in flexible plastic, not in rigid cases. Why? 2) On Yomtov we also use [1] לחם משנה. Would that apply to the extra Seuda , at the end of the Yomtov? [2] 3) I first said the brocho המבדיל and then the brocho for the wine. Do I have to repeat? [3] 4) Does an overhang qualify as a wall to allow carrying on Shabbos? [4] 5) I am the Baal Tokeiah, and I daven slower t...

1) Near the end of the Selichos we have paragraphs quoting Moshiach (Dovid), Daniel, Ezra. Nusach Lita has also a quote from Micha. This appears in our YK Machzor, but not in our Selichos . Please clarify: [1] 2) In היום תאמצנו, why does היום תשמע שועתנו appear before היום תקבל ברחמים..? 3) May one use a French Press cafetiere on Yomtov? [2] 4) One Davening the Shmone Esrei in tandem with the Chaz...

A weekly shiur by Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin , Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas.

A weekly shiur by Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin , Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas.

A weekly shiur by Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin , Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas.

A weekly shiur by Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin , Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas.

A weekly shiur by Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin , Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas.

A weekly shiur by Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin , Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas.

 

 

The following issues are discussed by Rabbi Raskin in this week’s episode: At the last Shiur, you suggested that bread-croutons are HaMotzi . But the packet asserts that the brocho is Mezonos ? [1] Revisiting the brocho for an avocado, tomato and cucumber salad: [2] I work in the accounts office of a non-frum Jew. If I am confronted with charges to a Jew that involve Ribbis, am I allowed to proces...

 

The following issues are discussed by Rabbi Raskin in this week’s episode: May a peeler be used on Shabbos to peel an apple? [1] What about Pesach, when we avoid eating unpeeled produce? [2] Despite our caution to the extreme to avoid wetting Matzo during Pesach, on the 8th day of Pesach many of us did cook Gebroktz . Do the utensils involved need to be kashered before next Pesach? [3] During Pesa...

The following issues are discussed by Rabbi Raskin in this week’s episode: Answer to q. why the larger part of the middle matzo is used for Afikoman, not for the Mitzva min haTorah of eating Matzo: [1] Further on procedure when Sheva Brochos is held at Seuda Shlishis: [2] This year Lag b’Omer is on Friday. Is it acceptable to make a wedding on Thursday evening? [3] Would it be permitted on Shabbos...

The following issues are discussed by Rabbi Raskin in this week’s episode: At Yachatz , the larger part is put aside for Afikoman , “because it’s an important mitzvah, for it is our substitute for the Korban Pesach ” [1] . But isn’t the primary mitzva of Matzo more important? At Bedikas Chometz , should one switch off the electric lights? [2] We sell all our Chometz, but – this year – we retain Ch...

The following issues are discussed by Rabbi Raskin in this week’s episode: To recite עלינו with the Minyan that is ahead of oneself: [1] May one lay Tefilin with visitors to a cemetery, at a distance from the graves? [2] On Shabbos, a non-Jew asks to borrow my jump-start equipment. May I show him where the appliance is, and may I direct him how to use it? [3] Is there a permissible way to bathe pa...

The following issues are discussed by Rabbi Raskin in this week’s episode: Bath towel that is embroidered with the name Sholom? [1] May an Aron Kodesh be suspended from a wall? [2] Is there an objection to visiting a grave within the 1st year? [3] To bang for Haman only when mentioned with a title, is this unique to Chabad? [4] We hear that some Poskim write that the Reading of Parshas Parah...

The following issues are discussed by Rabbi Raskin in this week’s episode: On Shabbos, our next-door neighbor’s ball fell into our yard. Were we allowed to throw it over the fence to him into his backyard? [1] In our new home, there are two archways; the doorposts are straight, but the top is curved. Please guide us where to affix the mezuzos. The overall height of both doorways is 232 cm; the str...