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 »
Category: The Shabbat routine and the meals
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 »
Eating before davening Mussaf
Question: Is it ok to eat before davening mussaf? If a person had to leave shul early and won’t daven musaf until later is it okay to eat before? Is… Read more »
Is a cup that holds 2.9 ounces good enough for kiddush
Question: If on Friday night one made Kiddush using a cup that holds 2.9 or 3 oz., even though it is preferable to use 4 or so oz. on Friday… Read more »
Diluting grape juice
Question: Follow-up question to “diluting grape juice” – As I indicated in my original question, I had a safek if I was yotzi (though my feeling is that the Kiddush… Read more »
Two kiddushim combined
Question: We’re IY”H making a kiddush for our son’s bar mitzvah this Shabbos. Our neighbor wants to make a kiddush for his new baby girl this Shabbos as well. (The… Read more »
Diluting grape juice
Question: This past Shabbos, I was hearing Kiddush from someone who didn’t have much grape juice, so he diluted the grape juice with water. I know that this is problematic,… Read more »
Drinking wine spilled from kiddush
Question: I know many people are makpid not to drink the wine spilled during the seder. Is there any source not to drink the wine that spills over from the… Read more »
kiddush before maariv
Question: Is it OK to made/ hear Kiddush before Maariv, begin the seuda, then leave to daven Maariv and then come back to finish the seuda? I understand that the… Read more »
Shabbat
Question: I have a digestive condition whereby I am not allowed to eat within 4 hours of going to bed. If I don’t adhere to this now, I will end… Read more »
Kiddush on Shabbos morning
Question: If someone is making kiddush on a cup of grape juice on shabbos morning but does not want to drink most of it, and would rather be yotzei the… Read more »
Continuing Seuda Shlishis After Sunset
Question: If one desires to fulfill shalosh seudos by eating cake, fruit, or fish, is it necessary to stop eating them by shkia, or may one continue to eat them… Read more »
Eating Before Kiddush and Davening
Are there different opinions regarding the obligation to make kiddush shabbos morning before eating breakfast? If someone is perfectly capable of davening without eating, however their overall physical and mental… Read more »
Spilled Kiddush Cup
If a person started out making Kiddush on a revi’is of wine, but it spilled in the process of making Kiddush and now he has less than a revi’is in… Read more »
Waiting for Kiddush
If a person follows the pious practice of not eating/ drinking outside the sukkah at all (on Sukkos), and right now he doesn’t have access to a sukkah (he will… Read more »
Havdala Sitting or Standing
Dear Rabbi When making havdalah, is it best to stand or sit? Answer: There are varying customs, both are acceptable. One who has no custom in his family or community… Read more »
Reciting Kidduch Twice
My husband would like to make kiddush for my housebound mother on Shabbos night on his way home from schul. (She’s unable to make it alone.) He doesn’t want to… Read more »
Lechem Mishneh In Bag
Shalom, If a loaf being used for lechem mishnah is wrapped up or in a bag, is it best to remove it before using it? Thank you Answer: The Challah… Read more »