Removing Mezuzos When Moving Out

May 3
33 mins

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Episode Description

In this week’s episode, the topics discussed by Rabbi Braun include:

Neder to Hear Kiddush Only From Husband

  • If a woman committed to hear Kiddush only from her husband, does she need hataras nedarim when that’s not possible?
  • Does it make a difference whether the commitment was mental or verbal?
  • Can hataras nedarim for this purpose be done on Shabbos?

Transporting a Sefer Torah

  • May a Sefer Torah be taken out to a park for Krias HaTorah (e.g., for children to hear Aseres Hadibros)?
  • Does having ten people walk along with the Sefer Torah make it permitted?
  • What is the context of the Rebbe’s request for children to hear the Aseres Hadibros, and what is the proper way to fulfill it?

Eruv Tavshilin

  • Can a person appoint a Rov through a phone system as his shliach to make an eruv tavshilin on his behalf in case he forgets?
  • Does an eruv tavshilin need to be made with the person’s own food?
  • Does the host’s eruv tavshilin exempt guests who are eating over but sleeping elsewhere?
  • When do the guests need to be eating over to be included: on erev yom tov, on yom tov, or on Shabbos? What should the guests do practically?

Kesubah Design

  • Is it proper to use the pasuk “Ani l’dodi v’dodi li” in a kesubah design?
  • Are decorative pesukim on a kesubah appropriate in general?
  • Is there a problem if the design makes the kesubah text hard to read?

Responsibility for Breaking a Laptop

  • A person was stretching in a beis midrash and accidentally knocked a laptop off a nearby shtender: what factors do we account for to decide whether he must pay for the damage?
  • Is a person ever not held responsible for absolute accidents?
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