A weekly shiur by Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas. The following issues are discussed by Dayan Raskin in this week’s episode: This week’s Shiur is dedicated by Mr & Mrs Pinchas Rabin שיחיו in honour of the engagement of their son הרב מרדכי שאול שי' to Miss Etty Halperin תחי' of Monsey. 1)In the Annotated edition of the Chabad Sidur, in the word דקודשא in Kaddish, has sometimes an asterisk above the second ד'...

A weekly shiur by Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas. The following issues are discussed by Dayan Raskin in this week’s episode: 1) On Yomtov, may I grind coffee-beans with a hand-grinder? [1] 2) I run a public Seder and then my family Seder. May I drink wine at the earlier Seder?[2] 3) As above, but – due to the northern position, I cannot do a whole Seder in time to do the mitzvos before dawn. May...

A weekly shiur by Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas. The following issues are discussed by Dayan Raskin in this week’s episode: 1) After a woman converted it was realized that she was carrying a child. Is the child a Jew? [1] 2) A Kohen married a woman’s whose biological father wasn’t Jewish. May a Kohen marry their daughter?[2] 3) There is a concern regarding liquids left overnight in metal...

A weekly shiur by Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas. The following issues are discussed by Dayan Raskin in this week’s episode: 1) My two-year-old developed chicken-pox. I sent my one-year-old to a child-minder. The following night the one-year-old also has chicken-pox, as do several children that were at the child-minder. Those children had to be kept home, and the child-minder had a loss of income. Do I have...

1)  Feedback on saying a Brocho Acharona after eating harmful foods:[1] 2)  I understand that Kaddish is said by the sons of the deceased ר"ל during the 11 months after passing, to provide respite for the soul of the deceased. Why then do the sons say Kaddish on Shabbos too, when the souls have respite anyway? [2] 3)  I am saying Kaddish for my late uncle ע"ה. Since I daven slowly, I would like to daven ahead alone until Borchu, say קדיש דרבנן, and then go on with...

A weekly shiur by Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas. The following issues are discussed by Dayan Raskin in this week’s episode: 1)   What’s the source for the custom for women to avoid doing the laundry on Motzei Shabbos? [1] 2)  When saying Kaddish for someone who isn’t a relative, is there a [spiritual] reason that a living relative of the deceased should pay for this service?[2] 3)  At the Kiddush in our...

A weekly shiur by Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas. The following issues are discussed by Dayan Raskin in this week’s episode: 1)  In the Sefardi Sidurim there is no שיר של יום for Shabbos. Why? [1] 2)  Upon purchase of a home should I say שהחיינו ? 3)  What is the reason that we make a Kiddush for the birth of a daughter? [3] 4)  On Shabbos, our young child emptied the urn of hot water. Thankfully he didn’t...

A weekly shiur by Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas. The following issues are discussed by Dayan Raskin in this week’s episode: 1)      Feedback on the question of Muktzah of money received from the Rebbe זי"ע:[1] 2)       Feedback on the Rebbe’s frequent mention of למטה מעשרה טפחים:[2] 3)      I buy dough in frozen balls; I fill a baking-tin with these balls, let them thaw and then rise, and I have a regular...

A weekly shiur by Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas. The following issues are discussed by Dayan Raskin in this week’s episode: Motzei Shabbos Terumo, 8:30 - 9:30 PM (#21) 1) In this week’s Sedra we read about the Oron and the Kapores (cover), their joint height being 10 tefochim. This is used as a source for the walls of a Reshus haYochid having a minimum height of 10 tefochim. But, since the place of the Oron...

A weekly shiur by Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas. The following issues are discussed by Dayan Raskin in this week’s episode: 1) We recently learned that Hashem tells Moshe Rabbenu to take with him the staff with which he had smitten the river. But wasn’t it the case that Aharon smote the river? [1] 2) A man who is totally deaf, and is unable to speak coherently, but communicates efficiently via...

A weekly shiur by Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas. The following issues are discussed by Dayan Raskin in this week’s episode: 1) After Tachanun at Shacharis the Chazan said Kaddish Tiskabeil. When finishing uVo LeTziyon, should he say that Kaddish again? [1] 2) In error, I bought some non-Cholov Yisroel products. May I give them to a Jewish neighbour who uses non-Cholov Yisroel?[2] 3) We live in...

A weekly shiur by Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas. The following issues are discussed by Dayan Raskin in this week’s episode: 1) Someone suffering from diabetes drinks sweet apple-juice; does he say a brocho? [1] 2) In error, I bought some non-Cholov Yisroel products. May I give them to a Jewish neighbour who uses non-Cholov Yisroel?[2] 3) I was at a bar mitzvah celebration in Yerusholayim, where...

A weekly shiur by Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas. The following issues are discussed by Dayan Raskin in this week’s episode: 1)       Follow-on from last week: My son parked my car late on Friday afternoon in a tow-away zone. May a non-Jew be asked on Friday night to park the car elsewhere? [1] 2)       The Shabbos-hotplate was switched off, but the food is still hot. Without being asked, a non-Jew reconnected...

A weekly shiur by Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas. The following issues are discussed by Dayan Raskin in this week’s episode: 1) Our Shul hot-water urn is plumbed into the mains; when hot water is drawn from the faucet, a similar amount of cold water is released into the hot-water tank. Usually we isolate the inflow for Shabbos. This Shabbos, the inflow wasn’t shut until several people had drawn hot water....

1)      One shouldn’t make an interval between Kiddush and the meal. Is there a time limit?[1] 2)      Why do we cover the Hand-Tefilin while reciting the Brocho? [2] 3)      On Shabbos morning, may one take Shnitzel from the fridge and place it on the Shabbos plug-in hotplate? [3] 4)      Should the foods for the Shabbos meal be brought to the table only after Kiddush? [4] 5)      Regarding the Posuk alluding to one’s recited near the end of Shmoneh Esrei: is there a preference to a...

A weekly shiur by Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas. The following issues are discussed by Dayan Raskin in this week’s episode: 1) Is it permitted on Shabbos to bang on the table to a beat? [1] 2) Why do we ask HaShem for dew (in the 9th brocho of the Amidah); isn’t there a rule that dew is never withheld? [2] 3) May one recite Kiddush Levono when the moon is partially clouded? [3] 4) We’re in...

A weekly shiur by Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas. The following issues are discussed by Dayan Raskin in this week’s episode: 1) [In relation to Seudas Hoda’ah]: Why is the Korban Todah to be eaten one day and night, whereas most lesser Korbanos may be eaten until the following evening? [1] 2) What are the guidelines for praying for healing on Shabbos? May one wish someone else Refua Sheleimoh on Shabbos?...

A weekly shiur by Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas. The following issues are discussed by Dayan Raskin in this week’s episode: Dedicated in honour of the Yohrzeit (3 Teves) of Mrs Channoh Rayzel bas Aharon Dovid ע"ה and for Refua Sheleimoh to Mr Chaim Shmuel ben Channoh Rayzel שי', by Mr & Mrs P Rabin שיחיו 1) This past Shabbos (Mevorchin) we didn’t have a minyan for Tehillim until the Chazan was into the...

A weekly shiur by Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas. The following issues are discussed by Dayan Raskin in this week’s episode: New letter of the Rebbe זי"ע re. women’s obligation to recite Hallel on Chanukah. 1) Revisiting incident of a circumcision performed by non-Jewish doctor in the presence of a Jew: [1] 2) Are ground cloves acceptable for Besomim at Havdolo? [2] 3) Is it acceptable – for...

A weekly shiur by Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas. The following issues are discussed by Dayan Raskin in this week’s episode: 1) When making kiddush for a larger crowd, I’ve found it time consuming to pour wine into small cups for all those present. In some communities, wine is poured into many small cups before Kiddush, and after the leader concludes Kiddush, everyone else sips wine from their respective...