The Prohibition to Launder Clothing and Wear Freshly-Laundered Clothing During the Week During Which Tisha Be’av Falls Out and the Law Regarding Garments Intended to Absorb Sweat The Mishnah in Masechet Ta’anit (26b) states: “During the week during which Tisha Be’av falls out, one may not take a haircut or launder clothing.” The Tur and…
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Exile and Redemption
Question: Is there any reason for one who is well-off in this world and does not really have any major troubles to anticipate Hashem’s salvation through the Final Redemption and the arrival of Mashiach if he is not lacking anything? Answer: The reason why we are suffering so much during this exile is not only…
Eating Meat Following Rosh Chodesh Av
Eating Meat Following Rosh Chodesh Av Eating Meat Following Rosh Chodesh Av The Mishnah in Masechet Ta’anit (26b) tells us that on Erev Tisha Be’av during the last meal one eats before the fast, one may not eat meat, drink wine, or eat two cooked foods, such as rice and an egg. Although the letter…
Daf Notes
Rav Yosef said: The studying of Torah is greater than saving lives. This can be proven from the fact that initially, Mordechai is mentioned (in Scripture) after four Sages, but in the end (after the miracle of Purim), he was mentioned after five Sages (indicating that his significance among the Sages had diminished). …
When Av Begins, We Reduce Our Joy
When Av Begins, We Reduce Our Joy Today, Sunday, is Erev Rosh Chodesh Av. Tomorrow, Monday, is Rosh Chodesh Av, may Hashem soon change it to a month of joy and celebration. The Jewish Nation’s Fortune during the Month of Av Although we customarily implement some mourning customs during the entire “Three Weeks” as we…
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Operating Vending Machines and Websites on Shabbat
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…
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…
Motza’ei Shabbat
Walking on Shabbat for a Purpose of Motza’ei Shabbat Question: May one begin walking towards the end of Shabbat to a store (outside of Israel) so that one may enter the store immediately at the conclusion of Shabbat in order to purchase something? Answer: The prophet Yeshaya (58, 13) states: “If you shall turn…
Listening to Music during the “Three Weeks”
Listening to Music during the “Three Weeks” All forms of dancing are forbidden during the three weeks between the Seventeenth of Tammuz and the Ninth of Av, even when there is no musical accompaniment. This applies even when the dancing conforms to the laws of modesty and holiness observed by the Jewish nation, i.e….
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