inspection: inspecting things
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Technological innovations and halacha
A generally accepted halachic principle is that the Torah was not given to angels. As such, halacha is only applied within normal human capabilities.
A classic example is that one is not required to ...
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How to check your own Shaatnez
Is there a guide or a maybe a video on how to check your own clothes for Shaatnez? Does anyone here know? If so, can you explain?
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Prenatal testing
I've been hearing that some people are discouraging prenatal testing for halachic reasons but it seems pretty important to me.
Does anyone know if there's actually something halachicly wrong about ...
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What does “twice in seven years” mean regarding checking mezuzos?
We are told to check our mezuzos twice every seven years. What exactly does this mean? If the Chachamim/Poskim had meant once every 3.5 years, would they not have said this instead?
With regard to ...
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What is better - checking yourself - or buying pre checked?
Nowadays you can purchase pre checked fresh lettuce, and frozen checked veggies. What is more preferable - to check yourself or to purchase pre checked?
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How often should Tefillin be inspected?
Like the title says: how often should one have his tefillin inspected, and why was such a frequency chosen?
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Should the shaliach tzibbur check the tzitzis of a tallis given to him to daven?
Some shuls require the shaliach tzibbur to wear a tallis for mincha which is normally given to him from shul property. Is he required to check the tzitzis before wearing it?
Do we say that it would be ...
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Check cashmere for Shatnez?
Is one required to check cashmere clothing for shatnez?
Cashmere is a kind of wool that does not come from sheep.
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Chafez Chayim checked copies of (which) books?
I've heard that the Chafetz Chayim inspected each page of each printed copy of the Mishna B'rura to be sure that it was printed correctly (with no large ink splotches or the like).
Is there a ...
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Is a head-mounted lamp better than a candle for bedikas chometz?
A LED or Xenon lamp attached to the head (link shows example) seems to be ideal for bedikas chometz and superior to a candle? Do contemporary poskim offer a view?
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Trying on potential Shatnez clothing
How can one try on clothing before checking, if it might contain Shatnez?
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Is checking the parshios a hefsek?
Are you required to make another bracha on your tefillin if you take them off to check the parshios?
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Is a non-Jew reliable for Sha'atnez?
Suppose someone is fabulously wealthy, and they have their own personal tailor who is not Jewish. May this tailor be relied upon not to make anything which contains Sha'atnez? May this tailor be ...
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how often do you have to check your mezuzot?
I heard it was twice in two years. Is that right? Where does that come from? If I have no reason to assume they became pasul do I still have to check them?
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Source for checking talis over shoulder
What is the source for checking one's tzitzis while the talis is over one's right shoulder: isn't the halacha just to check the knots and strings? Can't the checking be done on a table?
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Best practices for checking a Mezuzah
What are some best practices for checking a Mezuzah (as the Mezuzah owner, not as a Sofer)? Some questions that come to mind are:
Should all Mezuzoth in a home be checked at once?
What should one ...
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Checking lettuce on Shabbos
1) Is there any way to check lettuce on Shabbos?
2) If the lettuce had been put into a liquid that kills the bugs before Shabbos, is there then a way to check it?
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Shliach for bedikas chometz — making another shliach
Reuvan went away before Pesach and made Shimon a shliach (emissary) to be bodek (check) his home on lyl yud-daled (the night before Pesach) for chametz. (See beginning of Siman 436 and Mishneh Brurah ...
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Who needs to check a m'zuza?
I have heard that a m'zuza must be checked twice every seven years by a qualified sofer. I have also heard that, assuming it's known to have been kosher at one point, it need only be checked for faded ...
