1) The Rebbe’s guidance re. careers for a married Jewish woman:[1]
2) Giving a diamond ring for the engagement is: a) not our custom; b) not recommended; c) forbidden, or somewhere in between?[2]
3) Is separating two attached teabags on Shabbos allowed?[3]
4) The hem of a garment of mine unravelled, so I joined it back with a safety-pin. May I wear that garment in the street on Shabbos?[4]
5) Re. serving cholent and kugel in shul: may they be served directly off the hotplate?[5]
6) May torn pieces of text be put together on Shabbos in order to read it, and may they then be separated?[6]
7) May a garden parasol be opened on Shabbos, if it is firmly attached to the base? What if it was already partly open?[7]
8) Why do women not wash mayim acharonim?[8]
9) Someone sat on my hat. May I put it back into shape on Shabbos?[9]
10) By mistake, the Baal Korei finished the Shabbos Torah-reading with six Aliyos. Should the Maftir serve to make up the quota of seven Aliyos?[10]
11) Is there any objection to the use of metal pipes to bring rainwater to the Mikvah?[11]
12) I davened Mincha in a Shul where they omitted Tachanun, whereas our minhag is to say Tachanun on that day. Should I discreetly say Tachanun later?[12]
13) Yahrzeit this year for one who passed away on 30 Adar I.
14) Unity with Reform or Conservative clergy.[13]
[1] מענה כ"ק אדמו"ר זי"ע הנספח לקונטרס שיחות ק' היו"ל לש"פ וארא ש"ז.
[2] שלחן מנחם ח"ו סי' לה.
[3] בס' ארחות שבת ח"א סי"ב מביא ב' דעות בדבר הפרדת גביעי לבן זמ"ז.
[4] שמירת שבת כהלכתה פי"ח סכ"ט, ע"פ קצוה"ש סי' קטו הע' כט [לא "לה"].
[5] ראה שוע"ר סי' שיח ס"ל – אודות נטולה מהאש. כאן – על האש.
