Dropped Tefillin – Fasting
Dear Rabbi, Sadly, I clumsily dropped my tefillin on the floor the other day. I heard that people fast when this occurs. Can you enlighten me about the source of the custom and what...
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Moving the Menorah
By Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin My menorah stands on a small table in a doorway. My children run around and I am afraid they will knock over and ruin the menorah. May I move...
Neutering Your Pet – Destroying a Perfect World
Many pet owners are keen on neutering their pets. Before they do so, it is important to see what G-d says about such practice.
Care for a Mother – Taking the Eggs
Maimonides explanation to the law of sending away the mother bird.
Care For a Mother – A Sacrifice From Eight Days
The care that is expressed in the commandment that an individual wait 8 days from the birth of an animal before offering it as a sacrifice.
Paying Tuition with Maaser Money
By Rabbi Chaim Chazzan The cost of out-of-town mesivta is challenging. Can pay tuition with my maaser money? As explained in previous (issues 217-218) one cannot pay for obligations with maaser money, since tzedakah is supposed to be...
Pre-Order Discount
By Rabbi Chaim Chazzan May a publisher offer a discounted price to those who pay in advance before the sefer is printed? The Alter Rebbe rules[1] that one who sells an object at...
Broken Glasses
By Rabbi Chaim Chazzan Reuven put his glasses down near his bed. Shimon came to wake him up, stepped on the glasses and broke them. Is Shimon responsible for the damage? ...
Proper Behaviour
By Rabbi Chaim Chazzan A group of people bought condos in a building and share ownership of the hallways. The owner of the only apartment on the top floor wishes to extend his...
Illegal Deals
By Rabbi Chaim Chazzan Reuven made a deal with a pauper called Shimon that he will reveal to him the name of an unknown philanthropist Levi who gives a substantial sum to every...
