Question: May one place an automatic snack or soda machine in a non-Jewish neighborhood on Erev Shabbat even if one is certain that the residents of this neighborhood will put money into the machine in order to purchase an items on Shabbat or is this forbidden? Answer: We have already explained above, that in terms…
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Receiving a Fax on Shabbat
Question: Must one turn off one’s fax machine or answering machine on Erev Shabbat so that one does not receive any faxes or messages on Shabbat? Answer: We have already explained in a previous Halacha that there is no prohibition regarding a forbidden work started before the onset of Shabbat which concludes on Shabbat itself,…
Babysitting On Shabbat
Babysitting On Shabbat Question: May one hire a babysitter to watch one’s children on Shabbat and pay Her on Friday or on Motza’ei Shabbat or is this forbidden? Answer: The Gemara (Baba Metzia 58a) states That our Sages Enacted That one may not pay a worker for work Performed on Shabbat, for this is Similar…
Three Weeks
The Laws of Taking Haircuts During the “Three Weeks” As a result of the mourning observed during the “Three Weeks,” the Ashkenazi custom is to abstain from shaving and taking haircuts beginning from the Seventeenth of Tammuz until the Tenth of Av. Nevertheless, the Sephardic custom is not as stringent and follows the letter…
Halacha Yomit
Opening a Door Which Has Electric Light Bulbs Attached to It Question: May one open the door or lid of a fish tank on Shabbat in order to feed the fish if there are light bulbs attached to the door? Answer: In the previous Halachot we have explained that one may not move a candle or any object that…
Moving Candles on Shabbat
Moving Candles on Shabbat Question: May one move the Shabbat candles from place to place on Shabbat? Answer: Shabbat candles which were lit before the onset of Shabbat, whether they are resting on candlesticks or any other surface, may not be moved on Shabbat under any circumstances. Even if one needs to move the candles so they are…
Halacha Yomit
How One Should Conduct Himself in the Morning The Mishnah in Pirkei Avot (Chapter 5) states: “Yehuda ben Tema says: Be bold like a leopard, light as an eagle, swift as a deer, and mighty as a lion to perform the will of your father in Heaven.” Let us now explain this Mishnah. The Tanna…
Uncovered Hair at Home
Uncovered Hair at Home Question: May a married woman walk around her own home with her hair uncovered? Answer: It is well-known that a married woman may not reveal her hair and it is therefore customary for women to cover their hair with bandanas, head-scarfs, and the like so that their hair cannot be…
Personal Modesty
Personal Modesty The Gemara (Yoma 47a) states: “Our Sages taught: Kimchit had seven sons, all of whom served as Kohanim Gedolim (High Priests). The Sages asked her, ‘What have you done to merit this?’ She replied, ‘The beams of my house have never seen the braids of my hair.’” Rashi, in his commentary on this…
Proper Intention 2
Proper Intention While Reciting “Baruch Shem Kevod Malchuto Le’Olam Va’ed” In the previous Halachot we have discussed that one must have the proper intention while reciting the first verse of Keri’at Shema and if one did not do so, one has not fulfilled his obligation. In the previous Halacha we have written that after reciting the first verse of Keri’at…
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