From the Ravs Desk: Latest articles and Q&A [Thursday 6th Adar 5785]

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Recent Q&A

This matter is disputed amongst the Poskim and sources.

 

Yes. 

This is true, although applies only to old city Jerusalem, within the walls.

Although one fulfills his obligation with any form of alcohol., nevertheless it is best to get drunk on wine, and preferably white wine.

 

While the custom is to say it, it would be better for it to not be said if one increases in festivities on this day, as written in Poskim that one should do.

No, doing so is Ribis. 

Accordion Content

Classic wisdom has it that Vashti was executed the day of the feast. However the Iyun Yaakov explains that Vashti was not executed but was merely demoted from her position as queen and eventually taken by Haman as a maid to serve him, without the knowledge of Achashveirosh. 

 

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The Bracha on Foods that contain flour and Mezonos ingredients in them

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About The Author

Rabbi Yaakov Goldstein is a 6th generation descendent of the famous Chief Rabbi of Izhmir, Rav Yehoshua Avraham Krispin, who authored a number of Sefarim, and was a colleague of Rav Chaim Falagi, and father in-law of the Pesach Hadvir. He currently lives with his wife Shayna, and twelve children K”H, in Tzfas, Israel. Rabbi Goldstein received Semicha from Rabbi Schneur Zalman Labkowski of the Tomchei Temimim headquarters in 2005 and served as a chaplain in the Lotar/Kalatz and K9 unit of the IDF from years 2005-2008. He is also a certified Shochet, and has performed Hashgacha work in slaughterhouses. Rabbi Goldstein is the director of Shulchanaruchharav.com, the world’s leading web-based Halacha database, and is the director of the Home Study Semicha Program, a self-study web-based Semicha program. He is a prolific author of over 50 Sefarim studied by a wide range of readers throughout the world, which is used regularly in Semicha programs around the globe. He is a world renowned Posek, answering questions to a web-based market, and serves as a local Posek, Rav, and Lecturer, in the Tzemach Tzedek community Shul in Tzefas, Israel. His many classes can be heard both from his website, Vimeo and YouTube channel. Students can join live to classes given in the Tzemach Tzedek Shul, through the “בית חבד צפת Chabad Tsfat” YouTube channel.

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