A. Without an “Eruv” there’s no carrying outdoors on Shabbos, and throwing is including in carrying, so that would be out. Even within a permissible carrying place, there are some issues wi
A. No. The Rebbe and his wife shared a last name before they got married in 1929. They were actually cousins, sharing a common great-great grandfather, the 3rd Rebbe of Lubavitch
A. Two Shabbat rules are in play here. (1) Breaking twigs is not your desired intent as you walk across the grass, the goal is to get from Point A to Point B. (2) It is not absolutely certain that … <
A. I didn’t. But storytelling and parables are important Chassidic (and generally Jewish) traditions, so it was a big part of our learning experience.…
A. Yes. Personal prayer is good anywhere, but being in place of heightened spiritual sensitivity is an added dimension.…
A. Mixed feelings. He surely was not a descendent of the House of David and therefore traditionally unworthy of kingship, and the beginning of his reign saw much bloodshed when he killed much of the Rabbinic
A. See Talmud Menachos which has different opinions whether a non-wool garment is obligated in Tziztit from a Biblical or Rabbinic standpoint. Bottom line is that a woolen garment is certainly Biblically obl
A. Obviously grandchildren participate in the Shiva House, and its mood, both to honor the memory and loss of their grandparent, and in respect of their parent who is sitting Shiva, but there are no Shiva ob
A. Saratoga Water is not (yet) a corporate sponsor of Shabbos House. Why do we serve it? When we searched around for a distributor to deliver cases of water and soda (now seltzer,
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Q. Is there a point of praying in a synagogue even without a Minyan?
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Q. How does the Talmud view Herod?
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Q. Why do some Jews prefer woolen Tzitzit? Isn’t cotton more comfortable, especially summertime?
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Q. Are we supposed to sit Shiva for grandparents?
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Q. Is there a reason why you guys always serve “Saratoga Water”? Is it sponsored?