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Personal requests

Requests on Shabbat — Yedid Nefesh

Cholent Cooked in a Dairy Pot

Calculation of Unemployment Benefits

Lashon Hara and Rechilus

Lying in Order to Keep a Secret

Cancelling transactions

Canceling a Catering Order for Shabbat

Work performed by a gentile on Shabbos

Hinting to a Non-Jew to Turn Off the Light on Shabbat

Havdalah blessings — are they considered a blessing adjacent to another?

Yichud — a Groom, a Bride, and Siblings

Various laws of muktzeh

Alarm Clock — Muktzeh

Shma in an unclean place

A Clean Body During Prayer

Separation in the Case of a Non-Fixed Veset

A Blouse Permitted to Wear

Melaveh Malkah — Mezonot Foods Immediately After Shabbat Ends

The HaGomel Blessing After Childbirth

Disposing of holy texts and objects

Genizah — Quotations from Verses, Lashon Hara, an Old Refrigerator on Shabbat