Can a person tie a loop on Shabbat? What knots may be tied for the sake of performing a mitzvah? Are the rules of tying different in the Beit HaMikdash from the rules elsewhere?

What types of knots may be tied on Shabbat? Why is tying shoelaces permitted? What about a wrapper around fruit?

Tying knots on Shabbat may be a Torah violation, but what kind of knots are forbidden? Which are forbidden by Rabbinic decree, and which are permitted?

If a person has enough money for either kiddush wine on Shabbat or a candle for Chanukah, which takes priority? What about a Chanukah candle or a candle that may be used for light in the home - which should he purchase?

If a person's family is lighting on his behalf at home, should he nonetheless light if he's staying somewhere else?

If a candle is already lit at nightfall, may a person rely upon it as his Chanukah candle? If a person lights in one place, may he move the candle to its proper location afterward? And if someone holds the lit candle in his hand instead of placing it down, has he fulfilled the mitzvah?

Where should the Chanukah candle be lit - inside or outside? By the window or on the dining room table? How high up is too high?

What time must a person light? How late is too late? What kinds of wicks and oils are acceptable for use on Chanukah? Do the same rules that apply to the Shabbat candles apply to the Chanukah lights?

Yesterday, the Rambam mentioned three ways of lighting on Chanukah: the basic mitzvah, the mehadrin, and the mehadrin min hamehadrin. In Spain, however, the minhag is unlike any of the above possibilities. What is it? Plus: may a candle with two wicks be used - and if so, does it count as one or two candles?

According to the Rambam, how many candles should be lit on each night of Chanukah? Does one person light or does everyone light?