When lighting the chanukiah, do you use the same shamash each of the 8 nights or do you let each night's shamash melt as well and use another the next night? Thanks, Alex

When showering, is a person allowed to listen to music?

My mother had a dream that her grandson, who is 4 months old, first word (or number) he said was 111. Is there a meaning to 111, what is it's Gemtria? Thank you,

Dear Rabbi--I just purchased a kiddush cup in an antique store. When I cleaned it up, I discovered that it is marked "sterling." It has 4 cartouche-like areas, one with a magen david, so I am sure that it is really a kiddush cup. A major design element is that the star and almost all designs are done in a zig-zag pattern. There are also band of zigzags across the bowl, the most striking of which is a line that is quite uneven. Can you please tell me the significance of the zigzags--in looking a pictures of antique kiddish cups I noticed that many have this zigzag motif. Thank you for your help. Janet Madden

they light at the retirement home in the lobby at 4 - before sunset - and have asked me to light with the blessings? what do i do? is it okay for chinuch? or should i explain that they are doing something wrong although they cannot and will not change? thanks