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Chumash at Night

Question: Must a person force himself to learn with a chavrusa even though he learns better by himself?

Short Answer: If a person learns better by himself, he may learn alone, but he should try to have at least one chavrusa each day.

Question: If one goes away and does not sleep in his house for one or two nights of Chanukah, must he ask a neighbor to light neiros Chanukah in his house on the nights he is away?

Question: Is it halachically preferable to learn in a beis midrash instead of one’s house?

Short Answer: Yes, one should ideally learn in a beis midrash.

Question: How animated and loud should one become when learning in a beis midrash with other people?

Question: May you fulfill your mitzvah of daled minim with a dry lulav?

Short Answer: A dry lulav is pasul, even b’dieved. There is a dispute as to why a dry lulav is pasul. Nevertheless, we allow a dry lulav bish’as ha’d’chak.