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Author Topic: All Halocha Shailos and Tiffeh Questions  (Read 950647 times)

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Re: All Halocha Shailos and teiffa Questions
« Reply #4401 on: April 04, 2020, 09:37:31 PM »
Wow. I haven’t seen any of these psakim I’m writing or otherwise, but this article sure makes it sound A OK with no details.
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-orthodox-sephardic-rabbis-green-light-video-conference-seders-in-stunning-ruling-1.8708468

This one gives a little more detail like leaving phone and app on before YT.

https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Raabis-approve-the-use-of-ZOOM-to-celebrate-passover-due-to-coronavirus-622221

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Re: All Halocha Shailos and teiffa Questions
« Reply #4402 on: April 04, 2020, 10:15:10 PM »
Wow. I haven’t seen any of these psakim I’m writing or otherwise, but this article sure makes it sound A OK with no details.
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-orthodox-sephardic-rabbis-green-light-video-conference-seders-in-stunning-ruling-1.8708468

This one gives a little more detail like leaving phone and app on before YT.

https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Raabis-approve-the-use-of-ZOOM-to-celebrate-passover-due-to-coronavirus-622221
Those aren't great source for halacha. There have been many issues with that including claims of forgery and misrepresentation. Discussed elsewhere.
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Re: All Halocha Shailos and teiffa Questions
« Reply #4403 on: April 04, 2020, 11:46:09 PM »
Wow. I haven’t seen any of these psakim I’m writing or otherwise, but this article sure makes it sound A OK with no details.
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-orthodox-sephardic-rabbis-green-light-video-conference-seders-in-stunning-ruling-1.8708468

This one gives a little more detail like leaving phone and app on before YT.

https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Raabis-approve-the-use-of-ZOOM-to-celebrate-passover-due-to-coronavirus-622221
Unless it's pikuach nefesh it's totally not OK. and those would be rare and specific cases

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Re: All Halocha Shailos and teiffa Questions
« Reply #4404 on: April 05, 2020, 12:18:17 PM »
Can a hot plate that chametz wasn’t directly put on it, be covered and used for pesach ?
(There’s no new hot plates in stock in my area)

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Re: All Halocha Shailos and teiffa Questions
« Reply #4405 on: April 05, 2020, 01:24:24 PM »
Can a hot plate that chametz wasn’t directly put on it, be covered and used for pesach ?
(There’s no new hot plates in stock in my area)
The Leon Ruv of Lakewood said that this year you can Turn it up to the highest heat then pour hot water and cover it with two layers and you’re good for Passover

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Re: All Halocha Shailos and teiffa Questions
« Reply #4407 on: April 05, 2020, 01:50:55 PM »
What's the deal with covering sinks and counters that can be kashered and are kashered? Chumrah D'Pesach? Does one have to cover it?

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Re: All Halocha Shailos and teiffa Questions
« Reply #4408 on: April 05, 2020, 02:07:37 PM »
Brief summary of Rav Chaim Meir Roth Shiur 4/3/2020
1)Self clean makes oven kosher lpesach.

2)Counter is enough to cover with thick plastic-No hot water needed.

3)Sink is enough with insert-No hot water needed.

4)Garbage cans should be on the street. Bleach should be poured on chumitz gumir in the garbage cans.

5)No sreifas chumitz this year.
No private fires ! It’s an aveira
Throw in the toilet
Flush in the toilet a kizayis chometz instead of burning.

6)If you don’t taste anything you can’t make a bracha -You should be yoitze from another.

7)Remember to make Eiruv Tavshilin.

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Re: All Halocha Shailos and teiffa Questions
« Reply #4409 on: April 05, 2020, 03:08:55 PM »
Brief summary of Rav Chaim Meir Roth Shiur 4/3/2020
1)Self clean makes oven kosher lpesach.

2)Counter is enough to cover with thick plastic-No hot water needed.

3)Sink is enough with insert-No hot water needed.

4)Garbage cans should be on the street. Bleach should be poured on chumitz gumir in the garbage cans.

5)No sreifas chumitz this year.
No private fires ! It’s an aveira
Throw in the toilet
Flush in the toilet a kizayis chometz instead of burning.

6)If you don’t taste anything you can’t make a bracha -You should be yoitze from another.

7)Remember to make Eiruv Tavshilin.
2,3- many don't want to cover or have difficulty finding a covering that will hold up and be easily removed after pesach. We advised that irui roschin without an even meluban is sufficient ( in general, people do not do even meluban correctly according to the MG"A brought down in the MB who says that plates with flower designs you cannot do even meluban since the stone isn't flush)
4- even if you'll get a ticket? Pouring bleach or any poigem should be sufficient. If the garbage can belongs to the township R Shmuel Fuerst said it's not a problem regardless. Enen if they're yours, any poigem should be like charcho kodem zmano

5- not sure why you can't just burn it safely in a BBQ grill which is made to burn things...

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Re: All Halocha Shailos and teiffa Questions
« Reply #4410 on: April 05, 2020, 03:19:26 PM »
2,3- many don't want to cover or have difficulty finding a covering that will hold up and be easily removed after pesach. We advised that irui roschin without an even meluban is sufficient ( in general, people do not do even meluban correctly according to the MG"A brought down in the MB who says that plates with flower designs you cannot do even meluban since the stone isn't flush)
4- even if you'll get a ticket? Pouring bleach or any poigem should be sufficient. If the garbage can belongs to the township R Shmuel Fuerst said it's not a problem regardless. Enen if they're yours, any poigem should be like charcho kodem zmano

5- not sure why you can't just burn it safely in a BBQ grill which is made to burn things...

As Rav shmuel Felder pointed out in a shiur last week it’s almost impossibly to effectively be poigem all of the chometz in the garbage with bleach. If not municipal owned far better to sell the can to the goy with the mechiras chametz.

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Re: All Halocha Shailos and teiffa Questions
« Reply #4411 on: April 05, 2020, 03:23:27 PM »
The reason he (Rav Roth) said that nobody should burn chometz whatsoever it’s because you see that in Lakewood we abide by a -all or none policy -meaning if a person sees that his neighbor is burning it on the barbecue but he himself doesn’t have one he’ll feel bad that his neighbor is doing it and he isn’t and he will go and make a fire not in a barbecue etc etc...
I don’t know why we can’t shed ourselves of group think and do what’s common sense in each individual situation.
That’s also the reason why the Rabbanim assured minyanim in any form cuz once you start with one group making a minyan in a really proper way that doesn’t break any guidelines then ppl will go ahead and create their own minyanim that won’t follow the guidelines.
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Re: All Halocha Shailos and teiffa Questions
« Reply #4412 on: April 05, 2020, 03:59:09 PM »
As Rav shmuel Felder pointed out in a shiur last week it’s almost impossibly to effectively be poigem all of the chometz in the garbage with bleach. If not municipal owned far better to sell the can to the goy with the mechiras chametz.
poke holes in the bags and pour ammonia in. The fumes alone will make it nifsal...

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Re: All Halocha Shailos and teiffa Questions
« Reply #4413 on: April 05, 2020, 04:19:28 PM »
poke holes in the bags and pour ammonia in. The fumes alone will make it nifsal...
Good luck to the sanitation workers....

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Re: All Halocha Shailos and teiffa Questions
« Reply #4414 on: April 05, 2020, 05:14:47 PM »
2,3- many don't want to cover or have difficulty finding a covering that will hold up and be easily removed after pesach. We advised that irui roschin without an even meluban is sufficient ( in general, people do not do even meluban correctly according to the MG"A brought down in the MB who says that plates with flower designs you cannot do even meluban since the stone isn't flush)
4- even if you'll get a ticket? Pouring bleach or any poigem should be sufficient. If the garbage can belongs to the township R Shmuel Fuerst said it's not a problem regardless. Enen if they're yours, any poigem should be like charcho kodem zmano

5- not sure why you can't just burn it safely in a BBQ grill which is made to burn things...
5 may not be a great idea in a townhouse development
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Re: All Halocha Shailos and teiffa Questions
« Reply #4415 on: April 05, 2020, 06:51:57 PM »
Anyone know the actual mikor text to the alleged Ba’al Shem about writing a Sefer Torah for a makeifa?

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Re: All Halocha Shailos and teiffa Questions
« Reply #4416 on: April 05, 2020, 07:27:03 PM »
Regarding a shomer by Yichud- if someone asks someone to come in to bevateil the Yichud problem but then the shomer forget is there any issur?

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Re: All Halocha Shailos and teiffa Questions
« Reply #4417 on: April 05, 2020, 07:30:57 PM »
Regarding a shomer by Yichud- if someone asks someone to come in to bevateil the Yichud problem but then the shomer forget is there any issur?
IIRC the fact that those in yichud know that there a real potential for someone to come is whats mevatel the yichud. not the actual coming.
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Re: All Halocha Shailos and teiffa Questions
« Reply #4418 on: April 05, 2020, 07:33:54 PM »
IIRC the fact that those in yichud know that there a real potential for someone to come is whats mevatel the yichud. not the actual coming.

Great thats what I thought!  ;) Thanks.

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Re: All Halocha Shailos and teiffa Questions
« Reply #4419 on: April 07, 2020, 01:12:53 AM »
Repost. maybe the Dayanim can chime in.
Anybody know what the bottom of a stainless steel sink is made of?
There's some kind of coating, I don't know what it is.
If its porcelain or whatever, wondering if I can Kasher the sink?