Lessons on Bemare Habazak - Rabbis Questions
Using Hot Water on Shabbat
May I use my hot water on Shabbat since I have the boiler on a timer to go on every morning before I wake up? If this arrangement is unacceptable, please suggest a permitted one.
Rabbi Daniel Mann | Shvat 22 5782
Beracha on Hearing Aids
I am excited to be getting hearing aids, which will improve my quality of life greatly, so that it deserves a Shehecheyanu. Considering that my family will find it easier to speak to me, should I recite Hatov V’hameitiv?
Rabbi Daniel Mann | Shvat 18 5782
Returning to a Gemach Newer Medicines than One Received
I used a local medicine gemach, which prefers receiving replacement medicine but also allows giving back with money. The pills they gave me were slightly past expiration. Isn’t it ribbit to give back either (new) pills or their monetary value, considering that expired medicine is worth less than normal?
Beit Din Eretz Hemda - Gazit | Shvat 7 5782
Bikur Cholim by Electronic Means
Does one fulfill the mitzva of bikur cholim by “visiting” a sick person by electronic means?
Rabbi Daniel Mann | Shvat 1 5782
Hagomel for One Who Became Bar Mitzva after Flight
Our family will be going to Israel for our son’s bar mitzva. We will arrive a few hours before he becomes halachically bar mitzva, and the next morning, he will get his aliya. Should he recite Hagomel after his aliya?
Rabbi Daniel Mann | Tevet 24 5782
Giving Away Orla Fruit
I have a tree in its second year, so that its fruit is orla. Can I suggest to my non-Jewish worker to take it?
Rabbi Daniel Mann | Tevet 17 5782
Men Lighting Early in Yerushalayim
Should single men in Yerushalayim light 40 minutes before sunset like women do?
Rabbi Daniel Mann | Tevet 9 5782
