Question: Hi Rabbi, My mother and I will be traveling to a Caribbean island for a week that for the most part lacks a Jewish community, and we will be… Read more »
Category: The Shabbat routine and the meals
Lechem Mishna on Shabbos
Question: If I only have large challos and I don’t want to cut them up, can I make hamotzi while holding the two challos and some slices of challa and… Read more »
Shalosh Seudos latest time
Question: What is the latest time before Tseis Hakoichovim that one can wash for Shalosh Seudos? What if one keeps Rabeinu Tam? Till when can one eat if one doesn’t… Read more »
Shabbat bread meals
Question: Hello, could crackers be used in place of bread/challah? (for example triscuits?) Answer: Essentially, we should be eating bread, challah, etc. for the first two Shabbos meals, and not… Read more »
Kiddush and Sundown
Question: Dear Rabbi, Last week I awoke late after mother and father lit candles and they had burned out. I proceeded to do a kiddish with just the bracha for… Read more »
Three meals on Shabbos
Question: If one fell asleep before the Friday night meal and didn’t wake up until the next morning, must he eat three meals on Saturday? Answer: If one didn’t eat… Read more »
Holding the cos in palm of hands
Question: For kiddush and havdalah should you hold the cos in the palm of your hand? If so is it a chiyuv or just a praiseworthy thing to do? If… Read more »
Shiur reviis for Shabbos day Kiddush and it bracha achrona
Question: For Shabbos day kiddush and havdalah should you use the smaller shiur (86ml) or bigger shiur (150ml) for a reviis? I heard that there are shitas that you are… Read more »
Kiddush Night wine
Question: In case I have a bottle of wine and used to make the kiddush last week, left wine in it can I use for the next Shabath to make… Read more »
Starting the meal when making an early Shabbos
Question: What is the earliest time that I can do Kiddush on Friday night? For example, if candle lighting is at 7:20pm and sunset is at 7:38pm, am I able… Read more »
Saying Savri maranan v’rabanan v’rabotai
Question: Dear Rabbi If one is making kiddish alone should he still say Savri maranan v’rabanan v’rabotai or just skip the line although? Answer: One who has the minhag to… Read more »
Interrupting in the middle of shnayim mikrah
Question: The Mishna Berura in 285:6 says that if it is possible for one to not interrupt shnayim mikrah viechad targum for any matter, it is a very good thing…. Read more »
Snayim Mikra l’chatchila
Question: Hi, if want to finish shnayim mikra by Tuesday like that shitah in the mshn”b and am makpid on doing all the rashis but I know that I will… Read more »
Davening plag hamincha for a single man on erev Shabbos
Question: When attending an early Shabbos minyan (in pre- or post-Corona days), with Mincha right before Plag and Maariv right after, when should a single man light candles? He can’t… Read more »
Kiddush Night
Question: in the Kiddush of Shabbes night there are 2 berakhots, Borei Peri HaGafen and Mekadesh Ha Shabbat , after Borei Peri HaGafen I drink the wine, or just after… Read more »
Mistake in kiddush
Question: For the Friday night Shabbos kiddush, I made the borei pri hagafen. I then accidentally began reciting the yom tov kiddush beracha. I realized my mistake soon after beginning… Read more »
Shabbos Knife on Shabbos
Question: Is there a difference in using a Sharp knife on Shabbos to cut Challah…. is there a difference between a serrated knife (saw knife) or a regular knife? both… Read more »
kiddush
Question: When attending a Kiddush, and the person reciting Kiddush did not necessarily drink a melo lugmav, but rather only a sip, may one rely on such a Kiddush and… Read more »
I am makpid and the rav is not
Question: If one is invited to partake of shalosh seudos by a certain rabbi, but one knows that the rabbi is not makpid on starting before shkia, whereas I am… Read more »
grape juice made with peel/seeds
Question: I want to make homemade grape and wanted to make sure it is good for kiddush the way I am doing it. I take grapes and put them in… Read more »
guest
Question: If one is eating by someone on Shabbos and one is not served a certain dish that there is a halacha or an inyan to eat (e.g. fish, or… Read more »
Why do some learn during shalosh seudas instead of eating?
Question: Is there any halachic basis for this? I’ve seen this done in Chabad houses where people specifically make it a point to learn Torah instead of eating at the… Read more »
Who Matur’s wearing a Tallis in the street on Shabbos to and from Shule/Bais Medrash?
Question: Rav Yaakov Kaminetsky, ZT”L was against it. Now we see many Frum Yidden wearing their Tallis to Shule on Shabbos and home after Davening and some are Noheig to… Read more »
Drinking Shabbos Morning
Question: Is it allowed to drink coffee Shabbos morning after saying brochas and korbonos ? Thank you Answer: For men, who will be davening shacharis, saying brachos and korbanos is… Read more »
Kiddush on whiskey in a shotglass
Question: What should one do if he is a guest by someone’s house, or comes to someone’s simcha, and the host makes Kiddush on a small cup of schnapps, as… Read more »
Eating before kiddush or fasting on Shabbos
Question: I am eating by someone on Shabbos and I know I won’t get there till after chatzos. I forgot to drink before davening. Should I drink water after davening… Read more »
Shabbos Morning Kiddush
Question: Is one obligated to make kiddusha rabba during Shabbos morning? Are there any opinions that provide heteirim for making kiddush after Chatzos Yom? Thanks in advance. Answer: We re… Read more »
Amount of wine for Kiddush Rabba
Question: Can a person use a DIRABANAN (Rabbinic) shiur (measurement) for the Shabbat morning kiddush LCHATCHILLA? Instead of 4.7 ounce, use 3.5ounce? Answer: Yes, Kiddush on Shabbos morning is only… Read more »
Kiddush on Shabbos morning
Question: I make kiddush for myself Shabbos morning before my husband is back from shul. However, I really would prefer not to eat mezonos food then. Can I drink extra… Read more »
white grape juice kiddush
Question: Can someone use grape juice labeled as white but is actually a brown color for kiddush lichahillah on friday night? Answer: It seems to be controversial, because it isn’t… Read more »
When setting the table on Shabbos, is one permitted to make a fancy napkin presentation ?
Question: When setting the table on Shabbos with napkins, is one permitted to make a fancy napkin presentation rather than a simply fold? For example, to create a rose shape… Read more »
Menu for Yom Tov
Question: Is there any way one can read read a menu or list that helps organize yom tov meals on yom tov? Answer: There are two potential reasons why a… Read more »
retzeh
Question: מספר ארחות רבנו ח”א שכח רצה בסעודת שחרית אומרו בסעודה שלישית ט. ספר לי הגרח”ק שליט”א ששכח רצה בסעודת שחרית ושאל את מרן החזו”א זצוק”ל אם לחזור ולברך ואמר… Read more »
Forgetting Ratzei on Shabbos
Question: If a person forgot to say Ratzei and they already began the next blessing, however they know with total certainly certainty that they will be eating another bread meal,… Read more »
Being motzee someone in kiddush Shabbos day once they fulfilled their obligation
Question: I am learning hilchos kiddush and I came across a halacha that I never knew before. If a man on Shabbos day hears kiddush in shul and has mezonos… Read more »
Minimum amount of beverage for Shabbos morning kiddush
Question: What is the minimum amount of beverage to be used for Shabbos morning kiddush? Does it have to be alcohol? Answer: It isn’t clear to me if you mean… Read more »
Eating wheat cakes by kiddush on Shabbos
Question: Can I use crackers that are similar to rice cakes but instead made from puffed wheat for kiddush bemakom seudah. even though the berochah is haadomah but they are… Read more »
Not singing Shalom Aleichem
Question: Hello. I asked my Rav if I could be Matir Neder singing Shalom Aleichem on Friday night thereby following Rav Yaakov Emden and the Chazon Ish who found it… Read more »
Chamar Medina
Question: Can Coca-Cola be used as chamar medina? What drinks are permitted to be used as chamar medina? I know that the rule is a beverage that one would serve… Read more »
Making an early Shabbos
Question: I was once speaking to a huge talmid chacham, who has a vast knowledge of yedios hatorah but is not a Moreh Horeh, regarding making an early shabbos …. Read more »
Eggs on shabbat
Question: Why is it customary to eat eggs or egg salad on shabbat? Answer: As far as I know, the real custom is to eat a type of egg salad… Read more »
hefsek in kiddush
Question: If one is listening to kiddush over whiskey, may one call out l’chaim after the person making kiddush says savri but before he makes the bracha shehakol or is… Read more »
Additions in bentching after Shabbos is over
Question: Should one continue to say all Shabbos additions to Birkas Hamazon during a Seudas Shlishis, if the time ending Shabbos has passed? Answer: Yes one should continue bentching even… Read more »
Challah that is Shalem
Question: If one puts the challah on top of a pot to keep warm and there is a screw sticking up on top of the pot. Can one stick the… Read more »
Eating the shabbos meal when one is sick
Question: If a person is r”l very sick on Shabbos, to the point that eating will cause him to vomit, should he simply refrain from eating? Answer: The shabbos meals… Read more »
Melaveh Malka when I am full
Question: Hi, If I generally eat seudah shlishis within about 30 min before shekiah, then go daven maariv less than an hour later, it’s likely that I’m not at all… Read more »
Whiskey and pas are you yotza kiddush in the place of the meal
Question: If one made Kiddush Shabbos morning on whiskey, and drank a melo lugmav of it, and then he eats a kezayis of pas to nullify the bitter taste, he… Read more »
I davened Shabbos maariv instead of mincha, was I mekabel Shabbos
Question: A person came to shul on Friday afternoon to daven Mincha. By accident he started saying the Friday night S”E (Maariv) instead of the weekday Mincha. What should he… Read more »
Fasting on shabbos
Question: One sees that the Mussaf prayer on Shabbos will be delayed and one will only get home/ have the opportunity to make Kiddush when it will be after chatzos… Read more »
Eating bread for Melava Malka after eating other foods
Question: If one ate mezonos or fruits for the third Shabbos meal or melava malka (whether due to being lazy, or not having an appetite for bread, or being unable… Read more »
