Hashem
Loves Us
Q:
Does Hashem love us despite the fact that we do all sorts of things against His
will?
A:
Yes, since we are his children.
Ma'aser
for Food for a Family with a New Baby
Q:
Is it permissible for use Ma'aser to buy food for a family with a new baby?
A:
If they are poor. Ma'aser is for the
poor.
Debt
at Kiosk that Closed Down
Q:
I had a debt at a Kiosk that closed down and I haven't been able to locate the
owner. What should I do?
A:
Try your hardest to find him. If it is
impossible, give the money to a Tzedakah that benefits the most amount of
Jews. For example, an organization that
helps Tzahal soldiers, because we all benefit from Tzahal.
The
Letter Shin of Tefillin
Q:
Why does the letter Shin have three heads on the right-hand side of the head
Tefillin and four heads on the left side (Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim 32:42)?
A:
Some explain that the three heads correspond to the three Forefathers and the
four heads correspond to the four Foremothers (Eliyahu Rabba ibid. #65).
Selling
Weapons
Q:
Is it permissible for the State of Israel to sell weapons to another country?
A:
If they are not murderers (Rambam, Hilchot Avodah Zarah 9:8, Hilchot Rotzeach U-Shemirat Nefesh
12:13. And see a discussion of this
entire subject in the book "Kol Yehudah" of Ha-Rav Yehudah Gershuni
p. 172).
Visiting
Arabs who are Ill
Q:
Our youth group is going to the hospital to hand out candy to the sick. What should we do about the Arab patients?
A:
Give to them as well. Our Rabbis taught: "We sustain the non-Jewish
poor with the Jewish poor, visit the non-Jewish sick with the Jewish sick"
(Gittin 61a. Rama, Yoreh Deah
251:1).
Eliyahu's
Chair
Q:
Is it permissible to sit on Eliyahu's Chair just to sit down?
A:
Yes.
Student
who Disturbs All the Time
Q:
I am a teacher and there is a student who constantly disturbs the class. What should I do?
A:
It seems that something in his life is bothering him. Have a personal conversation with him.
Tevilah
For a Nutcracker
Q:
Does a nutcracker require immersion in a Mikveh before use?
A:
Yes. In the book "Tevilat
Kelim" of Ha-Rav Tzvi Cohain, p. 197.
Mishneh
Torah of the Rambam
Q:
How many chapters are in the Rambam's Mishneh Torah?
A:
1000.
Q:
How many letters and Teshuvot did the Rambam write?
A:
I have heard 3000.
Should
I Marry
Q:
My father passed away. My mother is
alone and said that if I get married she will be even more alone. Perhaps I shouldn't get married?
A:
You should certainly get married. 1. It
is a great Mitzvah. 2. This is what will
bring her joy: to see you married and to have grandchildren. 3. You should continue to be as close as
possible with her after you are married, obviously in cooperation with your
wife.
