1) Is a Mezuzah required on the entrance to a Mikva facility?[1]

2) When was ובא לציון enacted as a follow-on to Shacharis, and: why, on Shabbos and Yomtov, is it relegated to Mincha? [2]

3) Now that the Shul have Kabolas Shabbos early, a man living alone has to choose between lighting Shabbos candles at home after Plag haMincha, or being in Shul in time for Kabolas Shabbos. Which has priority?[3]

4) The 10th man left the room before Kaddish before Shmone Esrei of Maariv. Should that Kaddish still be said now? [4]

5) Should one seeing HM King Charles III recite the brocho שנתן מכבודו לבשר ודם?[5]

6) A Jewish woman’s biological father was an Italian Catholic. As per his wishes, after he died he was cremated. May she attend the memorial service, to be held in a church?[6]

7) During the Reading of the Torah, a damaged letter was noticed. Does the Reading stop short or should we complete until Sheini or similar, and then switch ST?[7]

8) We removed a chimney stack. Do the concerns re. blocking a window apply to a chimney too?[8]

9) We have several female students with us for Friday evening, some of which have never lit a Shabbos candle before. For us to all recite the brocho together will involve a delay. Is that a problem? [9]

10) Why, in שלום עליכם, do we begin with מלאכי השרת but continue with מלאכי השלום? [10]

11) The screen between the men’s and the ladies’ section is held in place with bolts. May this be lifted and replaced on Shabbos?[11]

12) Feedback on placing an article {found on oneself when walking in the street on Shabbos} upon a מקום פטור:

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[1] שו"ת שבט הלוי ח"ב סי' קנו.

[2] ראה ס' נתיב בינה כרך א ע' 360; כרך ב' ע' 280.

[3].

[4] ראה שו"ע אדה"ז סי' נה ס"ד.

[5] ראה מגן אברהם סי' רכ סק"ד; שו"ת שבט הלוי ח"ב סי' לה; פסקי תשובות סי' רכד אות ו.

[6] ראה שו"ע יו"ד סי' קנז ס"ג; סי' קמט ס"ב ברמ"א.

[7] ראה או"ח סי' קמג ס"ד; שו"ת צמח צדק או"ח בהוספות (סי' עו); נתיבים בשדה השליחות ח"א פ"ד.

[8] ראה ס' שמירת הגוף והנפש ח"ב סי' רכ ס"ט.

[9] ראה שוע"ר סי' רסג ס"ח.

[10] ס' חסדי אבות (רי"מ פישלר מפרעמישלאן) שבת קיט.

[11] ראה שוע"ר סי' שיג.