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The following issues are discussed by Rabbi Raskin in this week’s episode: The cover for my Tefillin Shel Yad is stuck tight. May I lay the Tefillin so?[1] The custom is to remove the cover whilst donning the Tefillin, but to then replace it for the duration of prayer [2]. Why should it be removed initially? [3] We use pre-cut paper towels on Shabbos. Certain brands are embossed with the product’s name, e.g. Plenty or Andrex. May they be used on Shabbos? [4] May I leave food to cook in the Sous Vide on Friday for Motzei Shabbos? [5] Further on the stoop: To carry there one needs an added pole on both sides. [6] When praying for a Goy we use the father’s name. Why? [7] May a Mi sheBeirach be recited for a Nochri? [8] A wedding photographer took a non-refundable deposit for a function. Due to the lockdown, the event was canceled. Is a refund in order? [9] Further on brachos on soup: the carrot in chicken soup, is it also shehakol? [10] Smoothie that includes crushed biscuits. [11] Ice cream that contains crushed biscuits. What brocho is said when eating a Granola bar?[12