A weekly shiur by Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas.
The following issues are discussed by Dayan Raskin in this week’s episode:
1) Is a Mezuzah required on the entrance to a Mikva facility?[1]
2) When was ובא לציון enacted as a follow-on to Shacharis, and: why, on Shabbos and Yomtov, is it relegated to Mincha? [2]
3) Now that the Shul have Kabolas Shabbos early, a man living alone has to choose between lighting Shabbos candles at home after Plag haMincha, or being in Shul in time for Kabolas Shabbos. Which has priority?[3]
4) The 10th man left the room before Kaddish before Shmone Esrei of Maariv. Should that Kaddish still be said now? [4]
5) Should one seeing HM King Charles III recite the brocho שנתן מכבודו לבשר ודם?[5]
6) A Jewish woman’s biological father was an Italian Catholic. As per his wishes, after he died he was cremated. May she attend the memorial service, to be held in a church?[6]
7) During the Reading of the Torah, a damaged letter was noticed. Does the Reading stop short or should we complete until Sheini or similar, and then switch ST?[7]
8) We removed a chimney stack. Do the concerns re. blocking a window apply to a chimney too?[8]
9) We have several female students with us for Friday evening, some of which have never lit a Shabbos candle before. For us to all recite the brocho together will involve a delay. Is that a problem? [9]
10) Why, in שלום עליכם, do we begin with מלאכי השרת but continue with מלאכי השלום? [10]
11) The screen between the men’s and the ladies’ section is held in place with bolts. May this be lifted and replaced on Shabbos?[11]
12) Feedback on placing an article {found on oneself when walking in the street on Shabbos} upon a מקום פטור:
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[1] שו"ת שבט הלוי ח"ב סי' קנו.
[2] ראה ס' נתיב בינה כרך א ע' 360; כרך ב' ע' 280.
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[4] ראה שו"ע אדה"ז סי' נה ס"ד.
[5] ראה מגן אברהם סי' רכ סק"ד; שו"ת שבט הלוי ח"ב סי' לה; פסקי תשובות סי' רכד אות ו.
[6] ראה שו"ע יו"ד סי' קנז ס"ג; סי' קמט ס"ב ברמ"א.
[7] ראה או"ח סי' קמג ס"ד; שו"ת צמח צדק או"ח בהוספות (סי' עו); נתיבים בשדה השליחות ח"א פ"ד.
[8] ראה ס' שמירת הגוף והנפש ח"ב סי' רכ ס"ט.
[9] ראה שוע"ר סי' רסג ס"ח.
[10] ס' חסדי אבות (רי"מ פישלר מפרעמישלאן) שבת קיט.
[11] ראה שוע"ר סי' שיג.