Ask The Rov
Girls Lighting Shabbos Candles
Ask the Rov: What is the halachic basis for a girl to light her own candle with a bracha? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
Forgot to Light Shabbos Candles?
Ask the Rov: What should a woman do if she forgot to light Shabbos candles? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
How Many Shabbos Candles?
Ask the Rov: How many candles are required to light for Shabbos? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
Borrowing Mitzvah Items Without Permission?
Ask the Rov: May I use someone’s tallis, tefillin, or siddur without asking? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
How Much to Pay for a Mehudar Esrog?
Ask the Rov: How much extra am I obligated to pay for a more mehudar esrog? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
Skipping to Catch the Minyan?
Ask the Rov: If I came late to shul, should I skip korbanos to daven Shemoneh Esrei with the minyan? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
Drinking Water Before Running?
Ask the Rov: Does one make a bracha on water drunk before running? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
Unmarried Man as a Teacher?
Ask the Rov: How may an unmarried man serve as a teacher or tutor? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
Rice: Three Brachos or One?
Ask the Rov: Which bracha do we make on rice? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
Late to Minyan: Daven or Wait?
Ask the Rov: I walked into Mincha, and they’re in the middle of Shmoneh Esrei. Should I daven or wait? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
Ending Life for a Patient?
Ask the Rov: May a doctor end the life of a patient who is suffering and wishes to die? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
End of the ‘Nine Days’ This Year?
Ask the Rov: When do the Nine Days mourning practices end when Yud Av falls on Friday? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
Asking a Non-Jew to Open the Fridge?
Ask the Rov: May I ask a non-Jew to open my fridge on Shabbos if the light will turn on? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
Challah for Shabbos: Bake or Buy?
Ask the Rov: Is it an obligation to bake challah at home? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
Medical Procedure on Erev Shabbos?
Ask the Rov: May an elective procedure be scheduled for the second half of the week? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
Why the Rebbe Battled Israeli Ships Over Shabbos
Ask the Rov: What was the Rebbe’s halachic objection to Israeli ships traveling on Shabbos? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
Spending Shabbos on a Cruise?
Ask the Rov: May I participate in a cruise that travels over Shabbos? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
Showering After Mikvah?
Ask the Rov: What is the source of the practice not to shower after mikvah? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
Correct Placement of the Tefillin Shel Yad?
Ask the Rov: Where is the correct place for tefillin on the arm? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
Teaching Torah to Children: What and How?
Ask the Rov: What is a father’s obligation to teach his son Torah? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
Introducing Children to Torah
Ask the Rov: When and how should a child be introduced to Torah study? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
Daily Study
Daily Chumash with Rashi
Parshat Lech-Lecha, 5th Portion (Bereshit (Genesis) 14:21-15:6)
Daily Tehilim
Chapters 60-65
Daily Tanya
Iggeret HaKodesh, end of Epistle 26
Hayom Yom
Daily Mitzvah - Sefer Hamitzvot
Negative Commandment 299; Positive Commandment 202, 203; Negative Commandment 270
Daily Rambam - 1 Chapter
Issurei Biah - Chapter 3
Daily Rambam - 3 Chapters
Rotzeach uShmirat Nefesh - Chapter 11, Rotzeach uShmirat Nefesh - Chapter 12, Rotzeach uShmirat Nefesh - Chapter 13
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