Rav Chaim zatzal on Lag BaOmer
A question was posed to Maran Rav Chaim zatzal regarding Lag BaOmer: What exactly is the joy that on Lag BaOmer the students of Rabbi Akiva ceased dying? They were all gone – there were no…
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Broken Engagements
Reb Naftali Weinberg in his Rav Chaim Kanievsky on Shidduchim had posed a queestion to Maran Sar HaTorah about whether one may ask a Shadchan to return the shadchanus if the engagement was…
Rav Chaim zatzal on Wedding Costs
It is well-known that wedding expenses are one of the most enormous costs that parents can have. Reb Naftali Weinberger shlita (printed in his new Sefer, “Rav Chaim Kanievsky on Shidduchim”…
Maran Rav Chaim zt”l and More on Younger Siblings and Shidduchim
It was why Yaakov Avinu married Leah prior to his marrying Rochel, and it is something that comes up over and over again. Yet, notwithstanding its frequency, people have only vague ideas of…
When You Don’t Have Water..
It happens every so often, that one does not have water available. The Shulchan Aruch (Orach Chaim 4:22) addresses this issue and writes that in such a situation one should use a midi d’men…
Attending a Sefardic Minyan For a Shidduch
Someone posed a question to Maran Rav Chaim zt”l about shidduchim: There are numerous young men and you women that are having difficulty finding their zivug. Does Maran have a suggestion fo…
6 Brachos Rulings from Maran HaRav Chaim zt”l
Brachos Psakim from Maran HaRav Chaim Kanievsky zatzal Generally speaking the ruling of the Mishna Brurah is that if one is not drinking water for pleasure or thirst then one does not recit…
Rav Chaim zatzal on Siyums
Since there will be numerous siyumim this Friday, it is worthwhile to see what Maran Rav Chaim zatzal said about Siyumim, in general. Can a siyum be made – just on Gemorah – without Rashi?…
Rav Chaim zatzal on Muktzah – 4 Rulings
The Mishna Brurah (308:12) writes that one may not move a Kli shemelachto l’issur u’l’heter letzorech gufo – in order to use it for a permitted purpose if there is a kli shemelachto l’heter…
Kohanim on a Plane Saying Birchas Kohanim
Birkas Kohanim is a Torah obligation found in Sefer BaMidbar (6:22) , “Koh s’vorchu es Bnei Yisrael – thus shall you bless the children of Israel.” Indeed, the Gemorah in Sotah (38b) implie…