3.17 Voero 5783

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.