All Halocha Shailos and Tiffeh Questions

[Work-for-ur-muny]

Raw oats are edible?

Dunno, ask OP. I based mine on hallacha of koses es hachita which you make ha'adama. Same should apply to oats.

[koplonko]

Dunno, ask OP. I based mine on hallacha of koses es hachita which you make ha'adama. Same should apply to oats.

Koses es hachita reffers to roasted kernels. Raw would be shehakol, unless:

if you originate from Galitzye or elsewhere.

[Alexsei]

Is it allowed to look at a yom tov menu planner on yom tov?

[cholent]

Is it allowed to look at a yom tov menu planner on yom tov?

Someone who is not in charge of preparing or serving can. If it is written in poem that's also ok

[TimT]

If I'm putting 2x4's on top of the schach am I allowed to tie the 2x4's down to the sukkah ?

[good sam]

Koses es hachita reffers to roasted kernels. Raw would be shehakol, unless:

Incorrect. The word koses refers to eating something which isn't normally eaten.

[Eliyohu]

Is there a reason to specifically say slichos before shacris, (I'm not talking about ashmores haboker) or is after shacris the same? The only thing that I found was  this I have a few issues with this and nor do I fully understand, any real mekoros?

[yelped]

Is there a reason to specifically say slichos before shacris, (I'm not talking about ashmores haboker) or is after shacris the same? The only thing that I found was  this I have a few issues with this and nor do I fully understand, any real mekoros?

Definitely should say before. Obviously, if you missed it, say it afterwards. The go-to sefer for all things in Tishrei is the Mateh Efraim.

[skyguy918]

If I'm putting 2x4's on top of the schach am I allowed to tie the 2x4's down to the sukkah ?

I've long had this question, and I only stopped actually doing it last year (not because I found out it's assur but because I decided on a different method entirely). I used to take bamboo sticks and lay one across each 2x4 holding up the schach, then tie them together (with the schach sandwiched in the middle). My svara was that at worst, it becomes maamid d'maamid.

[churnbabychurn]

I've long had this question, and I only stopped actually doing it last year (not because I found out it's assur but because I decided on a different method entirely). I used to take bamboo sticks and lay one across each 2x4 holding up the schach, then tie them together (with the schach sandwiched in the middle). My svara was that at worst, it becomes maamid d'maamid.

We've discussed it all here http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=45461.msg934489.msg#934489

[TimT]

Can I tie it down directly to the sukkah (metal pole of a material sukkah) or does it need to be to a wood beam in between sukkah & schach ?

[Eliyohu]

Definitely should say before. Obviously, if you missed it, say it afterwards. The go-to sefer for all things in Tishrei is the Mateh Efraim.

The mateh efraim only discusses saying saying it bashmores haboker etc, he barely mentions our minhag nowadays to say it later. The reasoning he brings from the lvush is that hashem is שט בעוה"ז during the last 3 hours of night, but if your saying it after that, I don't see any reason to specifically say it before shacris...

[myi]

Raw oats are edible?

Sure, many ppl sprinkle them in their cereal in that case you wouldn't be required to make a bracha.(I assume)
 And now if one would eat them plain?

[TimT]

Are most hadassim out there really pasul ?
https://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/headlines-breaking-stories/1372645/alert-the-great-haddasim-scam-a-halachic-analysis-and-warning.html

[aygart]

Are most hadassim out there really pasul ?
https://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/headlines-breaking-stories/1372645/alert-the-great-haddasim-scam-a-halachic-analysis-and-warning.html

#fakenews
Can branches get by when they are checking for the prepackaged ones. I would imagine so since they are being done on a mass scale, but to the extent he is writing? Nah.. It is kedai to check over what you buy to make sure they are meshulash.

[TimT]

#fakenews
Can branches get by when they are checking for the prepackaged ones. I would imagine so since they are being done on a mass scale, but to the extent he is writing? Nah.. It is kedai to check over what you buy to make sure they are meshulash.

He's saying the badatz packaged ones are no good. Quite an accusation

[myi]

#fakenews
Can branches get by when they are checking for the prepackaged ones. I would imagine so since they are being done on a mass scale, but to the extent he is writing? Nah.. It is kedai to check over what you buy to make sure they are meshulash.

I wouldn't call it fake news, it's a true halacha, and I'm sure there's lots of non kosher ones being sold out there, you just got to be a bit more careful when purchasing the hadasim.

[myi]

He's saying the badatz packaged ones are no good. Quite an accusation

He did say lots.
 Yes you would have to check it again the best you could while in the package, and that's the reason why lots like to buy them loose.

 And the same would go with the lulavim, you need to check it even though it's in the packages..

[aygart]

He's saying the badatz packaged ones are no good. Quite an accusation

Even some from a badatz....

[aygart]

I wouldn't call it fake news, it's a true halacha, and I'm sure there's lots of non kosher ones being sold out there, you just got to be a bit more careful when purchasing the hadasim.

That is WHY it is fake news. He took a true halacha to make a click bait sensationalist headliner that there is some non existent scam going on.