Chabad Custom Not To Wear a Watch on Yom Tov?

Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas including the Chabad custom not to wear a watch on yom tov, eating rice for makom seuda, and a Bar Mitzva boy having his aliya a day early.

Using Medicated Mouthwash on Shabbos?

Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas including mouthwash and a light-up watch on Shabbos, orla on a blueberry bush, and wearing a talis upside down.

Entering the Bathroom with a Possuk?

Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas including early Shabbos, entering the bathroom with a possuk on a shirt, baking bread in a fleishig oven, and the case against kli shlishi.

Hagbah: Which Way to Turn?

Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas including hagbah directions, brother hearing sister sing, having in mind not to be yoitzei krias haTorah, and mistaken al hamichya after eating bread.

Constructing a Shabbos Key Belt on Shabbos?

Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas including inconsistencies in the Tehilas Hashem siddur, making a Shabbos belt on Shabbos, wearing reading glassed on a belt, and mezuzah on a walk-in freezer.

Rounding a Kapota Corner: How Much?

Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas including wearing a coat on Shabbos afternoon for Motzaei Shabbos, how much to round a kapota corner, and am I obligated to donate to every tzedaka campaign.

Giving a Child Snacks to Carry on Shabbos?

Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas including drinking from metal cans, crock pot liners, see-through mechitzos, and giving a child food to carry for himself on Shabbos.

Breaking a Piñata – A Kosher Practice?

Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas including liability for spreading chicken pox, is piñata kosher, and rebuking those who talk in shul during davening.

Pulling Out Teeth for Cosmetic Looks?

Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas including brocho after harmful foods, dental implant from a cadaver, pulling out teeth for cosmetic reasons, and rolling one’s beard on Shabbos.

Using a Magician and Playing Cards?

Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas including laundry on Motzei Shabbos, magicians and playing cards, learning in a dressing room, and what to do with challa dough.

Weekday Kiddush After the Birth of a Daughter?

Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas including Shehecheyanu on buying a house, giving maaser in advance, pareve foods baked in a milchig oven, and what qualifies as a kiddush after the birth of a daughter.

Milk Left in Fridge With Non-Jewish Babysitter?

Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas including challa from frozen dough balls, paying a babysitter for Shabbos, opening diapers before Shabbos, and milk left in fridge with non-Jewish babysitter at home.

Is a Coin or Dollar From the Rebbe Muktza?

Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas including handling a coin or dollar from the Rebbe on Shabbos, chazzan drinking in the middle of davening, and why some pesukim in davening are repeated.

Nose-Rings Nowadays Considered Chukos Hagoyim?

Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas including a deaf person for a minyan, kohen transporting human organs, live-in keeping idols in her room, and are nose-rings chukos hagoyim.

Walking in Hallways with Light Sensors?

Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas including walking on Shabbos in a hallway with light sensors, giving non-Cholov Yisroel products to another Yid, and drinking water left uncovered.

Making an Eruv on a Cruise Ship?

Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas including a diabetic making a bracha on sweet juice, eating food heated on Shabbos according to other views, and carrying on Shabbos on a cruise ship.

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