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Rabbi, when I prayer in front of the Shabbos lights on Friday evening, I pray for the welfare of all my children and parents, etc. Do I mention their names using their mother's name or do I mention their father's name? Thank you.
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What does one do if s/he is riding an intercity bus and expects it to get back in plenty of time before Shabbat, but there is unexpected traffic and the bus does not reach its destination until after the start of Shabbat? Does s/he ask the driver to let him/her off wherever the bus happens to be when candlelighting arrives, or keep on riding the bus to its destination? And if s/he has any possessions with him/her and the bus terminal has no eruv, what does s/he do about his/her possessions? If the bus terminal is far from home, where does s/he spend Shabbat? What about if loitering at the bus terminal is prohibited by law and there is no suitable place nearby?

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May a Jewish person earn money via youtube.com or amazon.com? A Jew does not do business on Shabbat or on Yom Tov. Other people might use youtube or amazon on those days. Thank you very much.

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I’m a little confused about how to warm up food on Shabbat. I understand that you can only put fully cooked solids on the hot plate, but I’m not sure if casseroles count as solids. Generally I avoid the issue by eating cholent, which just stays in the cooker till you’re ready for it, but I’ve invited people over for Shabbat during pesach, and I was thinking of making lasagna. I’m a vegetarian, so making chicken won’t work. How can I warm up a cheese casserole? Thanks!

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Shalom aleichem Rabbi Lauffer. If one has a havdalah candle holder with the words "borei me'orei ha'eish" written on it in Hebrew, would it be proper or improper to use it as a havdalah candle holder, considering wax from the dripping candle covers the letters and also wine gets on it? Thanks lot.

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Why is it important to light the Sabbath Candles, and do we allow them to burn out by themselves by the end of Shabbat, or do we assist in the process?