Shabbat
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?Ask the RabbiMar 3, 2015
Is it permitted for a woman to do work after lighting the candles?
Hello, honored rabbi, I know that there are 20 minutes between the time of lighting Shabbat candles and sunset. I wanted to ask what kinds of work are permitted during those minutes? I am asking accor...
?Ask the RabbiFeb 9, 2015
May Children Below Bar Mitzvah Age Read from the Torah?
Is it permitted, according to Sephardi authorities, for children under Bar Mitzvah age to read from the Torah at the Mincha service on Shabbat or on other days? Thank you.
?Ask the RabbiJan 25, 2015
Dream About Emission of Seed
Shalom, honored rabbi. I have been guarding the covenant for more than a year, and I make an effort regarding what I see and my thoughts (it is difficult, but baruch Hashem). Last night, between Motza...
?Ask the RabbiJan 23, 2015
Is it permissible to go to the cemetery at night?
Hello, if possible, I would appreciate a prompt response before Shabbat as it is quite urgent. I wanted to ask if it is permissible to go to a cemetery on the night after Shabbat? Thank you
?Ask the RabbiJan 6, 2015
Is a convert who later does not observe mitzvot still Jewish in every respect? And what is the status of her marriage to a Jew after conversion?
Is a convert who went through conversion through the Rabbinate and completed the entire process, and then does not keep Shabbat, still a convert, or has she returned to being a gentile? What is the st...
?Ask the RabbiNov 30, 2014
Should One Fast for the Falling of a Torah Scroll?
I go to the synagogue every Shabbat, and it is a very central synagogue in my city. The Torah scroll fell from the hands of the person holding it, and we were told that all the congregants should fast...
?Ask the RabbiNov 27, 2014
Dreams about the Deceased
Hello. My cousin had two dreams this Shabbat about our grandmother who passed away ten months ago. In the first dream, she saw my cousin (Mali) making a memorial service for Grandma at her house for t...
?Ask the RabbiOct 28, 2014
Can a Woman Make Havdalah When She Is Alone?
Hello respected Rabbi, if a woman is alone and there is no one to perform Havdalah for her, is she obligated to make Havdalah on Motzaei Shabbat? And if so, does she make Havdalah without wine?
?Ask the RabbiOct 22, 2014
What Should I Do When I Keep Failing to Keep the Covenant?
Hello, I have been in the process of becoming religious for several years. In the past year, I have, thank God, strengthened myself and even keep Shabbat, diligently working to improve my character tr...
?Ask the RabbiOct 1, 2014
Heating Food on a Plate on Yom Kippur
Hello and blessings, I wanted to ask whether it is permitted to heat food for small children on a hot plate on Yom Kippur? The hot plate will be set on a Shabbat timer. Thank you in advance, have a go...

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