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Gentile lighting match on Yom for a mitzvah

Question: IF THERE IS NO FIRE AVAILABLE FOR NEIROS YOM TOV AND YOUR MINHAG IS TO LIGHT BEFORE THE MEAL WHEN ITS YOM TOV ALREADY CAN A GOY BE ASKED… Read more »

Festivals (Yom Tov) Gentile on Shabbos Yom Tov
10/11/2020
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Tzadakkah for yizkor

Question: Dear Rabbi When pledging to give tzadakkah at yizkor, is there a minimum amount that is deemed to be acceptable? Answer: Not that I am aware of. It is… Read more »

Festivals (Yom Tov) yizkor
11/10/2020
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What do you do (if anything) if you accidentally extinguish the yahrzeit candle flame?

Question: What do you do (if anything) if you accidentally extinguish the yahrzeit candle flame? Thank you- Answer: If it was extinguished after yom tov, there is no need to… Read more »

Festivals (Yom Tov) yahrzeit
10/10/2020
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Automatic watch on yom tov

Question: Is there a problem wearing an automatic watch over a two day yom tov? If left unworn the watch stops running even on full charge after 36 hours. Thank… Read more »

Festivals (Yom Tov) Self-winding watch Yom Tov
15/09/2020
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Havdalah from Shabbos to YT and vice versa

Question: Is there havdalah from Shabbos to YT and YT to Shabbos? If so, what is said and what isn’t said? Thank you Answer: There are two type of services… Read more »

Festivals (Yom Tov) havdalah kiddush Yom Tov
03/06/2020
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Tearing silver foil on Yom Tov

Question: Can someone tear silver foil on Yom Tov to use to cover food? Answer: We are not allowed to rip silver foil or saran wrap on Yom Tov, even… Read more »

Festivals (Yom Tov) makeh bpatish silver foil Yom Tov
31/05/2020
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Eruv Tavshilin: Baal habayis or baalas Habayis

Question: Does it matter whether for the man or the woman to prepare eruv tavshilin and make the bracha? Is this preference psak din, custom, preferred? Does the man (ba’al… Read more »

Festivals (Yom Tov) Eruv Tavshilin
24/05/2020
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How to be makabel Yom Tov

Question: How can one be makabel Yom Tov? Unlike on Shabbos, where there are certain parts of davening that can be said, I’m not aware of an equivalent with Yom… Read more »

Festivals (Yom Tov) Accepting Yom Tov Early lighting candles Yom Tov
10/05/2020
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clarification of previous question

Question: BH Thank you so much. Regarding the question of food delivery on Yom Tov ( I apologize I wasn’t more organized in my previous question), the food being delivered… Read more »

Festivals (Yom Tov)
14/04/2020
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Do I need an eruv tavshilin to light Shabbas candles from a preexisting flame this Pesach?

Question: Do I need an eruv tavshilin to light Shabbas candles from a preexisting flame this Pessach? Answer: Yes, because it is evident that it isn’t for Yom Tov ,but for… Read more »

Festivals (Yom Tov) Eruv Tavshilin Yom Tov
08/04/2020
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Riding horses on Yom Tov days of Succot?

Question: If it brings both me and my horse happiness, can I horseback ride on the Yom Tov days of Succot? Answer: It is permitted to ride a horse on… Read more »

Festivals (Yom Tov) horseback riding Yom Tov
12/10/2019
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Yom Tov Hotel Toilet Flushing

Question: Hello, Thank you for your help. I am hoping to G-d willing, stay at a hotel for the beginning of Sukkot. The toilet flush is two squares that are… Read more »

Festivals (Yom Tov) Yom Tov
12/10/2019
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Using meat thermometer

Question: Is a analog meat thermometer allowed to be used on Yom tov? גמר חתימה טובה Answer: Please specify how it is being used, and if it can be put… Read more »

Festivals (Yom Tov) Yom Tov
10/10/2019
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Making floating wicks on Yom Tov

Question: There are various floating wicks on the market made of cork. These products require you to push a small wax coated wick through a hole in the floating cork… Read more »

Festivals (Yom Tov) Yom Tov
06/10/2019
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Gas stove on Yom Tov

Question: Is one allowed to turn on a gas stove on yom tov by turning the gas knob and then using an existing candle to light the flame. My stove… Read more »

Festivals (Yom Tov) Yom Tov
02/10/2019
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Building on Yom Tov and chol hamoed

Question: Shalom, We recently purchased a house that needs substantial renovations. Lots of Yamim Tovim and Chol Hamoed are coming soon. If we contract out to a non Jewish company… Read more »

Festivals (Yom Tov) Chol Hamoed Gentile on Shabbos Yom Tov
16/07/2019
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Second day yom tov in ancient times

Question: Greetings. Why is there no source telling us how Jewish communities that were far away from Eretz Yisroel kept yomtov in the days of the first Temple or even… Read more »

Festivals (Yom Tov) Yom Tov Sheini
05/06/2019
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Asking a non Jew before yom Tov

Question: Shalom Can I arrange with a non Jew before Yom Tov to turn off the oven during a Yom Tov? Answer:   The halachos of asking a non Jew… Read more »

Festivals (Yom Tov) Gentile on Shabbos Yom Tov
04/06/2019
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Turning down or off gas stove or grill on YT

Question: May one ask gentile to turn down or off gas to stove or grill on Yom Tov? Answer: It depends why he is asking him to do it. If… Read more »

Festivals (Yom Tov) grama Yom Tov
02/06/2019
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Israeli outside of Israel on 2nd day Yomtov of Shavous

Question: I permanently reside in Israel and have to be in the USA over the Shavous holiday. I am staying in a back-house of a rather large private home with… Read more »

Festivals (Yom Tov) Yom Tov Sheini
28/05/2019
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One day vs two day Yom Tov

Question: I will be in Eretz Yisrael with my entire family over Shavuos, Bezras Hashem. I am a baal teshuva while my family is not observant, I heard that if… Read more »

Festivals (Yom Tov) Yom Tov Sheini
19/05/2019
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Pesach in time of Beis Hamikdash

Question: I was wondering how we understand whether during the First or Second Temple what was going on in Yerushalayim at the time of Pesach. Let’s assume there were half… Read more »

Festivals (Yom Tov) bais hamikdash festivals
28/04/2019
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Candle lighting when eating out for the seder

Question: Dear Rabbi I have a Shaila about candle lighting for Shabbos and Yom Tov on each of the Sedarim nights, if one is staying in a hotel should they… Read more »

Festivals (Yom Tov) hadlokas neiros Yom Tov
19/04/2019
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potted plant yom tov

Question: hi is one allowed to move a potted plant on yom tov? what about when you try to protect it from the elements? rain sun heat cold etc? or… Read more »

Festivals (Yom Tov) plants Yom Tov
18/04/2019
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Escelater on Yom tov

Question: What are the issues with using an escelator on Yom tov if any? Answer: I am not an expert on escalators, but there can be sensors that are activated,… Read more »

Festivals (Yom Tov) Yom Tov
08/04/2019
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Seuda Shelishit on Erev Yom Tov

Question: When Erev Yom Tov falls on a Shabbat, what should one eat for Seudah Shelishit so as not to spoil his appetite for Yom Tov? Answer: There are a… Read more »

Festivals (Yom Tov) shalosh seudos Yom Tov
21/01/2019
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Carrying on Yom Tov with a shinu

Question: I recently saw in a sefer on Hilchos Yom Tov that one should use a shinu when carrying on Yom Tov (outside an eiruv). I saw that is an… Read more »

Festivals (Yom Tov) carrying on Yom Tov Yom Tov
05/10/2018
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Computer Buying Stocks on Yom Tov

Question: Am I permitted to place a stock order before Yom Tov that will be executed on Yom Tov itself? Basically, the money in my account will be used to… Read more »

Festivals (Yom Tov) Yom Tov
23/09/2018
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Israeli in chutz laaratz for 2 years. How many days yom tov does he keep?

Question: Whats the halacha for an Israeli who is in chutz laaratz for a job for 2 years. How many days yom tov does he keep? Answer: There are opinions… Read more »

Festivals (Yom Tov) Yom Tov Sheini
21/09/2018
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Yuntiff rules for observant Jews from Israel visiting USA

Question: An observant relative from Israel is arriving in Miami on Simchas Torah. Can an arrangement be made for her to be picked up at the airport (by a non-Jew)… Read more »

Festivals (Yom Tov) Yom Tov Sheini
20/09/2018
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Non-Jew doing work on Yontif

Question: Sorry – I asked this before, but the reply said I wasn’t clear. Let me try again: Let’s say a Shul has Kids Minyanim in the basement on Rosh… Read more »

Festivals (Yom Tov) Gentile on Shabbos Yom Tov
08/09/2018
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When to light candle for Yizkor

Question: Dear Rabbi, I was wondering on the precise time to light the Yartzeight candle for yizkor. I have seen a view which states it should be lit after nightfall… Read more »

Festivals (Yom Tov) yahrzeit yizkor Yom Tov
27/08/2018
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Automatic dividend reinvestment that may occur on Yom Tov

Question: We own stocks and mutual fund shares that automatically reinvest dividends. Sometimes the purchase date or the settlement date (when the shares actually change ownership, generally 2 days after… Read more »

Festivals (Yom Tov) business on shabbos Yom Tov
20/06/2018
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can we light a sterno on yom tov

Question: is lighting a sterno simular to lighting a match Answer: We are not allowed to create a fire on yom tov, but we are allowed to light something from… Read more »

Festivals (Yom Tov) Yom Tov
17/05/2018
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Break Open Glass Oil Vial on Yom Tov

Question: Is it permissible to break off the top of the glass oil vials on yom tov? The vial already contains the oil and wick, and will not be reused… Read more »

Festivals (Yom Tov) Shabbos Shabbos candles Yom Tov
15/05/2018
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Showering Yom Tov

Question: Hi, I would like to ask you since this year we will have many 3 day Yom Tov, and it’s very hard for me and my family that we… Read more »

Festivals (Yom Tov) shower on yom tov
08/05/2018
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Eiruv tavshilin and left city

Question: Hi, If I make an eiruv tavshilin on erev Yom Tov, as required, but have to go to another city because of a medical emergency can I still cook… Read more »

Festivals (Yom Tov) Eruv Tavshilin
02/10/2017
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Yizkor money

Question: If I recite Yizkor, can I simply put a certain amount of money in the pushka after Yom Tov? Answer: If you didn’t specify that you were going to give… Read more »

Festivals (Yom Tov) Tzedaka yizkor
23/06/2017
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simchas yom tov with beer, amount of wine

Question: To be mekayem the mitzvah of simchas yom tov, does one need to drink specifically wine, or can it be any alcoholic beverage? If it can be anything, does… Read more »

Festivals (Yom Tov) simchas yom tov whiskey wine
30/05/2017
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When’s the best time to light? Erev Yom Tov or Yom Tov by night?

Question: When’s the best time to light? Erev Yom Tov or Yom Tov by night? Answer: There are differant customs, and if you have a family minhag do that. There… Read more »

Festivals (Yom Tov) Accepting Yom Tov Early lighting candles Yom Tov
30/05/2017
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Blech, and lowering a fire on yom tov

Question: 1.must one use a blech on yom tov? 2. When can one start preparing food for second night Yom tov? 3.what are the laws regarding lowering /highering flames on… Read more »

Festivals (Yom Tov) stovetop Yom Tov
30/05/2017
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Amen after shehechiyu

Question: If one is hearing Kiddush from someone else on Shavous night with intent to be yotzi only the 1st two brachas, but the listener desires to make his own… Read more »

Festivals (Yom Tov) shehechiyanu Yom Tov
26/05/2017
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Are you allowed to have a non-Jew at your Seder table

Question: What is the halacha of having a non Jew at your pesach seder Answer: The halacha is that one should not host a non Jew for a yom tov… Read more »

Festivals (Yom Tov) Gentile Yom Tov
10/05/2017
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Blech on Yom Tov

Question: I thought of a question over Yom Tov. If one uses a blech of Shabbos, are they allowed to use it on Yom Tov? The reason for using a… Read more »

Festivals (Yom Tov) blech Yom Tov
07/05/2017
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Why don’t we say a Shehechiyanu on the mitzvah of Eruv Tavshilin

Question: The bracha of sheheheyanu is recited on mitzvos that come from time to time (e.g., sukkah, shofar, yom tov). Why is this bracha not said when making an eruiv… Read more »

Festivals (Yom Tov) Eruv Tavshilin Yom Tov
02/05/2017
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Ger cooking for his parents on Yom Tov

Question: Can a ger/giyores have his/her non-Jewish parents over and cook them a meal Yom Tov? Answer: Although we are allowed to cook on Yom Tov, it is only if… Read more »

Festivals (Yom Tov) Gentile Yom Tov
24/04/2017
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Removing makeup on yom tov

Question: Am I allowed to remove makeup on yom tov Answer: Removing makeup on Yom Tov is the same as on shabbos, since the related melachos aren’t from the melachos… Read more »

Festivals (Yom Tov) makeup Yom Tov
16/04/2017
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Applying makeup via a Non-Jew On Shabbos & Yom Tov

Question: My wife is scheduled to go to the Mikvah the first night of Yom Tov, this will in turn cause her not to be able to have any makeup… Read more »

Festivals (Yom Tov) Work by gentile on Shabbat makeup mikva Yom Tov
06/04/2017
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Using a Tankless Water Heater on Yom Tov

Question: Is it possible to use the hot water from a faucet on yom tov in which the water is heated by a tank-less water heater. Tank-less water heaters do… Read more »

Festivals (Yom Tov) Hot Water Yom Tov
24/03/2017
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Cookbooks on Yom Tov

Question: I hear that there is a problem using a menu on Yom Tov because of Shtarei Hadyotos. Does this same problem apply to using a cookbook, or are there… Read more »

Festivals (Yom Tov) cookbooks festivals
23/03/2017
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