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The following issues are discussed by Rabbi Raskin in this week’s episode: Extra circuits in the Kesher of the Rebbe’s Tefillin shel Rosh: Why do we recite למנצח בנגינות before Bentsching (when Tachnun is said)? Our cleaning lady took out of the fridge a bag containing a started bottle of uncooked wine. May we drink the wine? Use it for Kiddush? Collapsible cup for netilas yodayim and Kiddush: Six Jewish girls with a non-Jewish male driver. Some driving may also take place at night, passing through quiet roads and forests. Is it an issue of Yichud? Do we need to employ a second driver? Glasses lenses that fell out their frames on Shabbos, are they Muktzah? Does footwear called Uggs need to be checked for Shatnez? What should be done with a Bible printed by Notzrim? The general Chabad minhag is to use wine for Kiddush rather than grape juice. What’s the reason for this? In other Chassidishe communities, they are particular to add water to the wine for Kiddush. Why do they do so and why is this not followed in Chabad? A Chuppah was held on Tuesday afternoon: Do the seven days of celebration end Monday at sunset or on Tuesday morning?