Changing
Locations with Candy and Gum
Q:
If someone is eating candy or chewing gum and goes outside does he have to
recite another blessing?
A:
No. Since this is the way of the world,
it is as if he made such a condition from the outset. Shut Igrot Moshe (Orach
Chaim 2:57. Unlike that which Ha-Rav
Chaim Kanievski said in the name of the Chazon Ish: "In my youth, I once
left the house with a piece of candy in my mouth, he [the Chazon Ish] said to
me that leaving the house is a change of location and I need to recite a
blessing, and when I come back inside I have to recite another blessing – even
100 times!" Divrei Si"ach Vol.
4 p. 20).
The
Fellowship
Q:
The army gave me a monetary gift from the Fellowship. Is it permissible to keep it?
A:
It is forbidden. The full name is "The
International Fellowship of Christians & Jews". Christians have never been our friends and
are not now. They murdered us physically
during the Crusades and are now preparing to murder our souls with a Monetary
Crusade. Their method: To hug and choke
us (see Igrot Ha-Re'eiyah Vol. 4, pp. 74-76).
Female
Kosher Supervisors
Q:
There is an initiative to train female Kosher supervisors. Is it permissible?
A:
It is permissible. Shut Igrot Moshe
(Yoreh Deah 2:44). It is not new, it has
been around for a long time.
Lefists
Q:
Is it permissible to hate leftists?
A:
"Love your fellow as yourself".
Take a map of Israel and look how many enemies surround us and you are
busy spreading hate within Am Yisrael?! (see Sefer Ha-Tanya Chap. 32).
Modim
De-Rabanan
Q:
Why is the prayer "Modim" which the community says during the
repetition of the Shemoneh Esrei called "Modim De-Rabbnan" – the
Rabbinic Modim? Is there a "Modim
De-Oraita" – the Torah Modim?
A:
It is called "Modim De-Rabbnan" because the prayer is comprised of prayers
from various Rabbis (Sotah 40a).
Shaliach
Tzibur who has to use the Restroom
Q:
If I am the Shalaich Tzibur and I suddenly have to use the restroom, should I
continue or stop?
A:
There is a discussion whether or not it is permissible to continue based on the
law of human dignity so that one will not be embarrassed (In general, it is forbidden
to hold it in, and in particular, it is forbidden to Daven when one needs to
use the restroom), but it is best to cough as if you have a problem with your
throat, signal to another person that he should replace you, and go to the
restroom as if you need a drink (see Ishei Yisrael 10:11, 12, 17 with notes).
All
You Can Eat
Q:
Is there a problem with eatting in a restaurtant that is "All you can
eat"?
A:
Yes, it is gluttonous. Rambam, Hilchot
Deot Chapter 5.
Trip
outside of Israel
Q:
Is it permissible to take a trip outside of Israel to refresh oneself?
A:
There is no allowance for this. Perhaps
you can travel within our Land (Rambam, Hilchot Melachim 5:9. Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim 531).
