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Order of Inheritance with No Children

Question: WHAT IS THE ORDER OF INHERITANCE IF A WOMAN DIES WITH OUT A WILL- HUSBAND IS GONE AND THERE ARE NO CHILDREN- THERE ARE SISTERS AND NIECES AND NEPHEWS FROM DECEASED BROTHERS AND FROM SISTERS THAT ARE STILL LIVING. Answer: If there are no children the inheritance first goes to her father. Assuming in […]

Chinich Policy: Acceptance, Expulsion

Question: I see many times (not just on this website and in general) halachic questions spanning many different minutia. Sometimes on dwelling into advanced intellectual matters sometimes boredering onto the realm of naarishkeit. But i see a disconnect it seems many poskim/rabbis shy away from certain lightning rods which heavily effect the jewish community. One […]

Hot Water from Sink on Shabbos

Question: Does turning off a hot water heater before Shabbos make it permissible to use the hot water from the sink on Shabbos? Answer: Not necessarily. If the water in the tank is still “yad soledes” [over 110 degrees], there are still 2 concerns. If the hot and cold water are turned on at the […]

Baal Keri and Purification

Question: Greetings Rabbi, What is a baal keri, and how does a baal keri purify himself? If the baal keri touches an object (any object or clothes) then does that object (or clothes) become impure? If another person touches that object (or his clothes), does he/she become impure, and if so then how does he/she […]

Heavenly Voices and Spiritual Guides

Question: Question: First I would like to know what it mean that you shouldn’t listen to voice from heaven? Also do Jews believe in spiritual guides. I believe they are tools to help a person from hashem. I had two incidents. One when I was 8 years old I became a born again Christian. I’m […]

Pubic Hair Trimming vs. Shaving

Question: Is there any halachik difference between shaving (completely) one’s pubic hair and merely trimming it (not shaving it off completely) for a man? Answer: It is not permitted to shave the pubic area for cosmetic and beautifying reasons, even in a partial manner.    Sources:   The Torah prohibits a man from beautifying himself […]

Haircut and Coloring Hair on Fast Day

Question: Can one get a haircut and dye one’s hair on Ta’anit Esther? Answer: Yes, this is permissible. Sources: There is no prohibition on taking a haircut on a fast day. Some write that a haircut should preferably be avoided. The source for this is the Gemara in Rosh Hashanah (18), where Rabbi Yehoshua took […]

Statues and Figurines

Is there an issue of having a statue, for example having statues with no religious significance (i.e. the wall st. bull) on one’s desk or at home. Likewise, is there issue with having statues given as gifts of greek or egyptian figures/and diety? Answer: Many are lenient to retain in their possession small statues and […]

Removing Candelabra from Table Shabbos Morning

Is it possible to enable to take the leichter off the table shabbos morning Answer: The leichter that were lit at the onset of Shabbos become a bosis, a form of muktzah due to holding up the candles and flame. This status remains for the duration of Shabbos even after the flame has gone out. […]

Netilat Yadayim 3

Greetings Rabbi Could you please enumerate the times when the three-time method for hand washing is needed? 3 times is only needed in the morning upon waking before praying and when leaving a cemetery, see Mishna Brura 4:39 Before praying is the three-time method needed? Upon waking before morning prayers If one touches a bug does […]

Ribbis for Prepay Tuition Rebate

My child’s yeshiva requires I purchase insurance to cover the cost should I elect to move away, switch schools, the child gets sick etc. the premium is 1.8% of the tuition. if you prepay the full tuition you are exempt from this requirement. Is this requirement a form of ribis? They are essentially charging a […]

Eating Before Kiddush and Davening

Are there different opinions regarding the obligation to make kiddush shabbos morning before eating breakfast? If someone is perfectly capable of davening without eating, however their overall physical and mental state will be improved if they eat breakfast, do they have to make kiddush before eating? Is saying the morning brachos sufficient? Does this halacha […]

Punishment for Spouses Sins

If you became more religious then your spouse And really try to do everything according to halacha And you feel like alot of your problems might be caused by your spouses lack of concern for certain things .for example parnasa problems.Does hashem punish both of you ? Being that your married and ultimately his problems […]