1)     In Tehilim #37 there are verses beginning with each of the א-ב in sequence, with the exception of the letter ע. Why was that letter omitted?[1]

2)    Our Beis Chabad has a set time for Friday-night Maariv. Due to the fast this Friday, may I make Kiddush and break my fast before Maariv?[2]

3)    Purim this year is on a Friday. Would we be allowed to start our communal Purim meal close before Shabbos, pause for candle-lighting, and then continue with Kiddush & Lechem Mishne and the Shabbos meal?[3]

4)    Lechatchila the Purim feast should be earlier in the day. Is that before noon or before the 10th hour?[4]

5)    May a gold pendant with Hashem’s name be melted and recycled?[5]

6)    I immersed utensils in a body of water that’s only there following rainfall. Is that valid?[6]

7)    May I hold on to my Maaser-money long-term, or must I distribute it sooner than later?[7]

8)    What is the source of the custom not to visit the same grave twice in the same day?[8]

9)    At the opening of this week’s Sedra there is no gap in the Sefer Torah[9]. What if the Sofer did leave a space of two letters?[10]

10)  Feedback on the Eggrolls: If deep-fried, they are Mezonos.

[1] על פי קידושין

[2] ראה פסקי תשובות סי' רעא הע' 53. [איהו מיירי מבעוד

[3] דיני פורס מפה ומקדש – בשוע"ר סי' רעא סעיפים י-יא.

[4] ב'נתיבים' שם

[5] דין מחיקת השם

[6] קצור שו"ע סי' לז

[7] ראה שו"ע יו"ד סי' רנז ס"ג. ההיתר לתת

[8] צוואת ר' יהודה

[9] ראה רש"י על הפסוק.

[10] בש"ך יו"ד סי' ערה סק"א מביא בשם הב"ח להקל