Rabbi Aaron Tendler
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Rabbi Aaron Tendler serves on the faculty of the Ner Israel Rabbinical College and is the Rabbi of the Etz Chaim Center of Valley Village, in Owings Mills, MD.
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Wheelchair on Shabbos
What is the halacha (Jewish law) regarding using a wheelchair on the Sabbath for an elderly person whose weekly shul attendance is very important to them ? Thank you very much for your question. Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach Zatza”l, quoted…
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Women reading from the Torah
Why don’t Orthodox women read from the Torah? Thank you for your question. The Talmud, in Megillah 23a states that “even a woman may read from the Torah, but the Rabbis said that a woman should not do so because…
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Cleaning for Passover
We want to do Passover this year now that we are into our new home. What do I need to do to prepare. I know I have to do a “spring Cleaning” on the whole house… what is involved? Thank…
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Crying on Shabbat
Good morning, I have a halachic (legal) question regarding shabbat (the Sabbath). I know shabat is suppose to be a happy day and we are suppose to enjoy it as much as possible, however are we allowed to cry to…
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Yahrzeit Commemoration
My father passed away recently. Although my father and I rarely saw eye to eye on anything, we loved each other dearly and were very close. This is a difficult time for me. I remember something referred to as a…