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?
What is Lemaan Yishmeu - Rabbi Braun?
A weekly halacha podcast from the Lemaan Yilmedu Institute, featuring Rabbi Yosef Y. Braun, Mara D’asra of Crown Heights, who shares fascinating, real-life halachic questions that reach his desk—together with the clear rulings he gave in each case.