Removing Mezuzos When Moving Out

In this week’s episode, the topics discussed by Rabbi Braun include:

Neder to Hear Kiddush Only From Husband

• If a woman committed to hear Kiddush only from her husband, does she need hataras nedarim when that’s not possible?
• Does it make a difference whether the commitment was mental or verbal?
• Can hataras nedarim for this purpose be done on Shabbos?

Transporting a Sefer Torah

• May a Sefer Torah be taken out to a park for Krias HaTorah (e.g., for children to hear Aseres Hadibros)?
• Does having ten people walk along with the Sefer Torah make it permitted?
• What is the context of the Rebbe’s request for children to hear the Aseres Hadibros, and what is the proper way to fulfill it?

Eruv Tavshilin

• Can a person appoint a Rov through a phone system as his shliach to make an eruv tavshilin on his behalf in case he forgets?
• Does an eruv tavshilin need to be made with the person’s own food?
• Does the host’s eruv tavshilin exempt guests who are eating over but sleeping elsewhere?
• When do the guests need to be eating over to be included: on erev yom tov, on yom tov, or on Shabbos? What should the guests do practically?

Kesubah Design

• Is it proper to use the pasuk “Ani l’dodi v’dodi li” in a kesubah design?
• Are decorative pesukim on a kesubah appropriate in general?
• Is there a problem if the design makes the kesubah text hard to read?

Responsibility for Breaking a Laptop

• A person was stretching in a beis midrash and accidentally knocked a laptop off a nearby shtender: what factors do we account for to decide whether he must pay for the damage?
• Is a person ever not held responsible for absolute accidents?