From the Rav’s Desk-Some of our latest Q&A 1) Lavud string which surrounds entire Sukkah Question: [Sunday, 14th Tishreiy, 5783] I am making my Sukkah walls using Lavud, as the walls are from sheets. I would like to know if I can use a single string to wrap around all […]
Electricity shut off on Yom Tov-Turning it back on
Question: [Monday, 15th Tishreiy, 5783] The electricity of my home suddenly shut off in middle of our meal in the sukkah on the night of Yom Tov. We tried looking for a gentile in our neighborhood to turn it back on but could not find one. Is there any Halachic […]
Buying new sneakers on Chol Hamoed
Question: [Tuesday, 16th Tishreiy 5783] It’s a long story, but I lost my sneakers which I use for weekdays and by Simchas Beis Hashoeiva dancing. May I purchase a new pair of sneakers on Chol Hamoed? Answer: You may purchase new sneakers if you have no other shoes available […]
I am visiting Israel with my spouse, must I keep two days of Yom Tov?
Question: [Sunday, 14th Tishreiy, 5783] I am visiting Israel with my wife for Sukkos. Must I keep two days of Yom Tov? Answer: You should keep one day. Sources: See Admur 496:11 for a dispute regarding if he should keep the second day if he plans to return to Diaspora, […]
Is a blessing of Shehakol to be said when sucking the salt of sunflower seed shells
Question: [Sunday, 14th Tishreiy, 5783] I like sucking on the salt that is on sunflower seed shell. Should I say a blessing of Shehakol on the salt, aside for saying a Hadama on the seed? Answer: Yes, a blessings of Shehakol is to recited independently on the salt prior to […]
Esrogim and Aravos planted in stolen or public property
Aravos planted in other persons property Question: [Sunday, 14th Tishreiy, 5783] A friend of mine planted an Arava tree in the school grounds which she heads and had the branches cut off and collected to be sold for Daled Minim for Sukkos. I told her that I wasn’t sure if […]
Havdalah on Motzei Yom Tov
Havdala on Motzei Yom Tov:[1] *In those years that Motzei Yom Tov is also Motzei Shabbos then the order of Havdalah follows the same order as Motzei Shabbos. On Motzei Yom Tov, whether it is Motzei Yom Tov to a weekday or Motzei Yom Tov to Chol Hamoed, one is […]
Lavud string which surrounds the entire Sukkah
Question: [Sunday, 14th Tishreiy, 5783] I am making my Sukkah walls using Lavud, as the walls are from sheets. I would like to know if I can use a single string to wrap around all three walls of my Sukkah, or if it is necessary to cut the string, so […]
What material may be used to create Lavud for the walls of the Sukkah?
Question: [Sunday, 14th Tishreiy, 5783] I am making my Sukkah walls using Lavud, as the walls are from sheets. I would like to know if there are any laws regarding what the material I use for Lavud is to be made of. May I use string and the like, or […]
Building a Sukkah on Chol Hamoed
Building a Sukkah on Chol Hamoed:[1] One who did not build a Sukkah before the Holiday is to build his Sukkah on Chol Hamoed and dwell in it. This applies whether one did not build his Sukkah due to negligence or due to no fault of his own.[2] This applies […]
