Can a Meal Be Established on Lasagna? Is It Allowed to Bite the Skin Around Fingers? And Where Shouldn't You Place a Broom?

If someone was born to a non-Jewish woman and a Jewish man, and underwent conversion together with his mother (and his father fully returned to religious observance), and now he needs to get married, how should his father's name be written in the ketubah?

Do not write it. Instead, write 'Ploni son of Abraham our Father,' or simply 'Ploni the convert' (Responsa Minchat Asher, Part Two, section 88).

Salads that were eaten at a meat meal and were taken with a spoon that was used for meat - are the salads now considered meat?

Although there wasn't 60 times the salad against the meat juices on the spoon, and a taste was imparted to the salad — it does not have the status of meat, and it is permissible to eat cheese immediately after it without waiting, but not together with the cheese (Book "Nekach Hashulchan," chapter 89, paragraph 4; mentioned in the book "Remove the Stumbling Block," page 173).

It is forbidden for a person to bathe in a mikveh together with his father (Rema in Even HaEzer, section 23, paragraph 6). Is it allowed to bathe in a mikveh with his brother-in-law?

It is forbidden, just as it is forbidden with one's father-in-law (Book "Remove the Stumbling Block," page 231).

Someone who establishes a meal on lasagna, should they say the blessing of Hamotzi and Birkat Hamazon?

No, even if they eat 216 grams, they should say Mezonot and the blessing 'Al Hamichya,' because the noodles do not have the form of bread, and they soften in the oven all the time from the moisture of the cheese. Therefore, it is considered a cooked dish (Halichot Berachot, chapter 168, law 51, page 213).

Is it allowed to bite the skin around the fingers?

One should be careful because of the concern that they might swallow and violate the prohibition of eating human flesh (Ben Ish Chai, second year, Parshat Emor, law 5).

Is it permissible to place a broom near the door?

Do not place the broom near the mezuzah, as it shows disrespect to the mezuzah and gives permission to harmful entities to cause damage (Yalkut Yosef, Shova Smachot, volume 1, page 316).

Someone who established a meal on a snack "Nashnushim," should they say Hamotzi and Birkat Hamazon over it?

Pretzels, Bissli, Nashnushim, and other types of snacks - there is no established meal on them, and even if they eat a large quantity, they must only say Mezonot and 'Al Hamichya,' because people do not usually establish meals on these types and eat them in large quantities as meal replacements, so even if they ate a large quantity, their intention is nullified (Halichot Berachot, chapter 168, law 7, pages 139-140).

In what manner is it allowed to pour hot water on Shabbat over something that is not cooked?

If it's water from the hot springs of Tiberias (Halacha Berura, Shabbat, chapter 318, law 69, page 169).

Is it allowed to park in a municipal parking space marked with a fee, without paying, and risk a fine, or is there a concern of theft?

One should not park without paying because of the concern of theft (Responsa Shaarei Yosher, part 4, section on Orach Chaim, section 56).

What blessing is said for Kubaneh if one established a meal on it and intends to eat 216 grams?

Kubaneh is a Yemeni dish made of dough kneaded with oil and baked in an oven inside a special pot where the steam cannot escape. The blessing is Mezonot and 'Al Hamichya,' because the taste of the oil is strongly felt. Even if one ate the quantity of an established meal, one must still say Mezonot and 'Al Hamichya,' because it is baked from the steam and sweat of the dough's moisture, and the oil - it is considered a cooked dish. And such is the custom. A God-fearing person should be stringent (Halichot Berachot, chapter 168, law 52, page 214).

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