Question: מתי צריכים לעמוד בקריאת התורה? Answer: עמידה בקה''ת בסימן קמ''ו ס''ד פסק המחבר א''צ לעמוד מעומד בעת שקוראין בתורה, אבל הרמ"א מחמיר בזה וכתב ויש מחמירים ועומדים וכן עשה מהר''ם עכ''ל. ובמ''ב ס''ק י''ט כתב דאע''פ שהרמ''א מחמיר מ''מ הפר''ח והגר''א כתבו דהעיקר לדינא כמחבר וכן נהגו. וגם הב''ח בסימן קמ''א כתב דגם המהר''ם…
Question: ישנה חולה בביתינו שצריך תרופות המוגדרות כחמץ ע''י בית המרקחת, כלומר שהתרופות מכילים חמץ או קטניות או שנתבשלו בכלי חמץ. זה נסיון גדול בשבילנו וכמה שיהא קשה אנו מוכנים לעשות רצון ד'. מה התורה וחז''ל רוצים שנעשה כדי ליזהר שהחולה לא יאכל חמץ? Answer: חולה שיש בו סכנה חושיב''ס, בין שהמחלה שיש לו עלולה…
Question: A few halachic questions on investments, specifically with regard to maaser: Is the interest on money (post-maaser) invested in the stock market subject to maaser as well? I believe that it is. If so, if I leave the money in the investment fund and reinvest the dividends, can I defer paying maaser on it…
Question: We recently bought an electric hot-water urn for Shabbos. Previously we just stored water in a flask. This last Shabbos I found myself pouring hot water from the electric urn directly onto instant tea – the same way I used to do from the flask. In case the Rav is not familiar with this…
Question: This is not your run-of-the-mill rabbi question, but by chance might you have the book that has the correct spelling of names? My daughter is having her siddur party and we can't figure out if Frayda has 2 yuds or one and if it has an aleph at the end or a hei. (When…
Question: I misspelled my name all my life, writing Leebah with a hei at the end. I found out when I got married that it was supposed to be an aleph. On the kesuva, it is written with an aleph, but if I signed my name with a hei all my life – no checks,…
Question: Answer: Judaism can certainly be preserved by an isolated family, with no community, shul or rabbi, and retain the vitality that it has had for generations. Only through communal life, however, can it achieve perfection. The power of community is well known. Cooperation results in something greater than the sum of individual accomplishments in…
Question: Answer: Miracles defy the laws of the natural world and challenge the most basic premise of science. Sciences systematize knowledge relating to the physical world and try to establish verifiable laws. An observation incompatible with a commonly accepted scientific principle is understood to demand a replacement theory. Many people are comfortable with the notion…
Question: Answer: People often entertain themselves by poking fun at the ruthlessness and opportunism of lawyers, but when it is their turn to stand before a judge they invariably want the most aggressive, polished attorney at their side. For a defendant in a secular court of law this is acceptable; however, the legitimacy of an…
Question: I have a pot and a Kitchen-Aid bowl and beater that I'd like to keep parve. I realized today that I hadn't designated a parve knife, and last Sunday I used milchig knives to cut the onions I fried in the pot and poured hot into the bowl. Nothing else was milchig, and truthfully,…