Giving a child an inhalation
Can one transgress a festival or Shabbat to give an inhalation with an electrical medical device to a baby who is 21 months old? This is the doctor’s instructions.
Joining an appliance to a Shabbat clock
May one connect a Shabbat clock to an outlet before the festival and then connect a Shabbat hotplate to the Shabbat clock during the festival when it is off?
Revelation of Mt. Sinai in Mussaf
Why does the Mussaf prayer mention the Revelation of Mt. Sinai?
A child blowing shofar
My father has a yeshiva of boys who are becoming religious and no one there knows how to blow a shofar. My father can’t do it and the boys asked me to blow it even though I am not bar mitzva. Can I do it?
Sheep head for a Vegetarian
I am a vegetarian and don’t eat animals. What can I eat on Rosh Hashana for which I can say “May we be like a head and not a tail?”
Lighting candles on Rosh Hashana eve
Do we light candles at the beginning of Rosh Hashana?
Why does G-d need a heavenly court?
I heard several times that there is a heavenly court with its own judges that pass judgment. Why does G-d need them? He can pass judgment Himself and doesn’t need any help.
Visiting a cemetery before Yom Kippur
I would like to visit the graves of my parents and sister before the holidays. Which days are preferable to go there?
Swimming on Rosh Hashana
Is it permitted to swim in a pool or the sea on Rosh Hashana?
Brushing teeth
Can one brush one’s teeth on Rosh Hashana?
