We hired a Yeshivah dining hall for an event. One of my teenage boys threw a plastic chair which broke. I did not approach the Rosh Yeshivah since he already suspected my kids of causing some other damage (which was not the case) and I do not want to cause further ill feelings. The Yeshivah […]
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Heating Chicken on Shabbos
If one has a pan of chicken with liquid in the bottom of the plate, an, is it permissible to take a pan of chicken from the refrigerator and place it on a warming plate on Shabbat morning to heat up for the shabbat day meal? Please send sources. Thank you. Answer: Concerning a regular […]
Must Shabbos Candles be Lit for Shabbos?
In Hilchos Channukah (OC Siman 675 Sif 1 — See also there Mishneh Brurah Sif-Katan 3.) We learn that if one lit Channukah candles (for the mitzvah) from the day before and they stayed lit until the following day still he must extinguish the candle(s) and re-light it now for the sake of the mitzvah […]
Navi Fell to the Ground
If navi that was written on a klaf falls on the ground does one have to fast? Answer: No, the concept of fasting for a fallen Sefer Torah applies to a Sefer Torah alone, and not to a navi. Sources: The idea of fasting for a Sefer Torah that falls to the ground is not […]
Question on Muktzeh
Hi. I have a few questions. 1. There is an online company that has a promotion: get your first eyeglasses FREE. Registration/Identity is based on an email address. Is it permitted to use multiple email addresses to get multiple free glasses? The company is well-aware that this is possible. – where do we say the […]
Waiting for Six or Nine
Does one need to wait for 10 men to answer to say kadish or kedusha or just majority (i.e. 6 ppl)? Answer: For purposes of kadish, one can start with six alone (see Shulchan Aruch Ha-Rav 55:7), though it is preferable to wait for nine (with another who is still davening). For chazaras ha-shatz one […]
Arbitration Clause
Can you please give me a nusach that we can use in an employment contract to stipulate that disputes should go before a beis din, even though the contract will be governed by state law? It should also include details on how a beis din will be chosen should the need arise. Answer: You basically […]
No Bath in Apartment
If a person is looking to rent an apartment and the apartment has a lot of good qualities but is lacking one thing: a bath. Is that a reason for the family not to take it? Because if the mikvah night falls on Friday night, there is no way to prepare. or should the family […]
Stitching Up Tzitzis
Dear Rabbis, I wear tzitzit tucked in. However I find it very difficult to keep them that way! Seemingly no matter how large a pair I buy (I’ve tried up to XXL) a corner of the beged and/or the tzitziot themselves always manage to somehow pop out, which looks ridiculous (I’m often in a non-frum […]
Seven of Yom Kippur
We are studying the feasts that God requires of us and would like to know the significance of the number 7 in the sin offering of Yom Kippur. We have searched many hours and many places online and cannot find the answers to these questions. There are plenty of sites that explain how the sacrifices […]
Hearing the Voice of Hashem
Hello Rabbi! What does it mean .. when the scriptures says that Elijah heard (God’s) still small voice; or while Samuel was a lad … he heard the Lord calling him 3x’s? Was the voice audible or intuition? What does it sound like? A Whisper or “as one speaking in a conversation?” Shalom. Answer: It […]
Daf Hayomi – Shabbos 28
Rabbi Shalom Rosner – shabbos 28 View the Daf – שבת דף כח
Daf Hayomi – Shabbos 27
Rabbi Shalom Rosner – shabbos 27 View the Daf – שבת דף כז
Quantity of Flour for Challah
Please could you clarify the quantities of flour required (both d’Rabonom and De’Oreisah) for hafroshos challah in the given circumstances: 1. White flour 2. Whole wheat flour – is there a difference between whole wheat flour from chutz le’aretz which is more refined and whole wheat flour from Eretz Yiroel which is more course. 3. Spelt […]
Hair Cutting Machine Broke
I borrowed a friends hair cutting machine to trim my beard. I started using it and realized it wasn’t cutting properly. I returned it to him confused as to why it wouldn’t work. He looked at it and said the blade was cracked and not connected inside. He has had the machine for over two […]
Kriyah over Close Friend
When one hears of the death (after 120) of a friend who is one’s yedid nefesh does one do kriyah. If yes when and how. Answer: One does not generally to kriyah over somebody who is not a close relative. The halachah of kriyah is specific to a relative over whom one sits shiva, or […]
Payment of Book
I did a Yeshiva Bein Hazmanim program which instead of money, they give you a certain set of sforim. They guy in charge said he owed me one more of the set (the one I was missing..) and that I should check in with him again. I did a couple months later and he told […]
Paying Membership with Services
Are there any halachic prohibitions or support for exchanging services (I am a “worship” musician) for synagogue membership fees? I have been out-of-work for a very long time, and do not have the financial resources to contribute dollars for synagogue membership or for my son’s Beit Sefer classes. I do not seek or want tzedakah, […]
Non Ben Yomo Knife Used for Onions
If one cut an onion with a milky kitchen knife (not ben yomo) and unsure if the knife was ever really used in a case of kli rishon. That onion was then placed in a not ben yomo milky frying pan with a little oil and cooked for a very short time (around a minute) […]
Caked Placed Together for Kiddush
A number of people baked the same type of cake in a shiur less than what is chayiv in challah. They all come together and put it on the same table. In such a way now there is a shiur now that they would need to take challah because of the din of tziruf sal. […]
Postponing going to Mikva
If a couple were to be in a place where going to the mikva would cause embarrassment. Lets say on a Friday night were extended family is present, can the mikva be pushed off to Saturday night if there is mutual consent between the husband and wife? Answer: Shalom! On the one hand it is […]
Women Reciting Korbanos
I just read that the mishna berura rules that a woman is obligated to say korbonos just like she is obligated in shemonei esrei. I daven nusach sefard (chassidic) and in school we were not taught to say it. Is there a source for a woman not to say korbonos? Answer: The Agur, Maharil, and […]
Getting Up Before Dawn
That which the Machaber writes in the first siman of Shulchan Aruch, יתגבר כארי לעמוד בבוקר לעבודת בוראו, שיהא הוא מעורר השחר From here could one say that if one doesn’t get up by alos hashachar he is not following what it says in Shulchan Aruch and is being ovar on this Halacha? Or is […]
False Offer to Pay
My wife & I met with our mechutanim to plan out the wedding & we agreed that we would hire the video guy. My mechutanim hired a party planner. She also hired a video guy. I don’t know if my mechutanim requested this or if the party planner did it on her own. At the […]
Bar Mitzvah on Chanukah
If my bar-mitzvah is on channukah do I have to make an extra “Shehecheyanu” on that night? Answer: This is a very good question. Shut Rivevos Efraim (Vol. 6, no. 368) writes about this question at length, and brings many sources concerning the question of a boy who becomes bar-mitzvah during the period of Sefiras […]
Changing Dishwasher to Meaty
We just bought a new dishwasher and used it once for milk. Now we decided it would be best as meaty. Can we switch it? There were ben yomo milky frying pan and pot only used for parve that day. Answer: One can be lenient in this matter, and change it to use for meaty […]
Chidon Tanach
Is it OK for a shomer torah to participate in the Chidon Hatanach for adults, being held in Israel this Chanukah, by the Ministry of Education in conjunction with the Jewish Agency. Answer: Yes, this is fine. Although there might also be non-observant participants, I don’t see this as a reason to avoid participating, and […]
Dayan Ha-Emes Over Suicide
Chas V’Shalom I have this as an inquiry, but it is a stipulation I find I rarely fortunately have to problematically assign to a conversation with my soul. What do we say when someone commits suicide as in terms of a “baruch Dayan HaEmet” conversation. I am sorry to pose this question but it is […]
Daf Hayomi – Shabbos 26
Rabbi Shalom Rosner – shabbos 26 View the Daf – שבת דף כו
Daf Hayomi – Shabbos 25
Rabbi Shalom Rosner – shabbos 25 View the Daf – שבת דף כה
Daf Hayomi – Shabbos 24
Rabbi Shalom Rosner – shabbos 24 View the Daf – שבת דף כד
Daf Hayomi – Shabbos 23
Rabbi Shalom Rosner – shabbos 23 View the Daf – שבת דף כג
Giving Tour of Facility
I am a sometimes Mashgiach at a location that is owned by goyim. They give paid tours of the facility. I was asked to give someone a private tour of the location since I have access. I responded that this would constitute GEZEL on my part for allowing someone onto their premises without R’SHUS and […]
The Seventh Year
Dear Rabbi in Jewish law 221 Leviticus 25:4 – Not to prune the trees in the 7th year. Why not allow people to prune the trees in the Jewsh law? It had been practiced in ancient Israel? Answer: Just as there is a Torah commandment to rest on the seventh day of the week (the Sabbath), so […]
Tevillah for Baking with Paper
2 recent questions. Hope the Rav is doing well! 1) A kalla was baking and realized she had no toiveled muffin pans..she wanted to know if she could bake the muffin in the little muffin tins in the pan. Since the food in that case would not theoretically be touching the actual dish. If someone […]
Daf Hayomi – Shabbos 22
Rabbi Shalom Rosner – shabbos 22 View the Daf – שבת דף כב
Daf Hayomi – Shabbos 21
Rabbi Shalom Rosner – shabbos 21 View the Daf – שבת דף כא
Neutering Pet Cat
Is one allowed to neuter a pet cat? Answer: It is not permitted to neuter a pet cat. Please see here for details. Best wishes.
Soup Ladle on Shabbos
What isthe best way to ladle soup on Friday night when the soup pot is on a hotplate (without temperature control)? Does the ladle become a kli rishon when putting it into the soup to serve it? Is it better to serve all the bowls at once? Does it make a difference if the ladle […]
Heating Cold Soup on Shabbos
Is it possible to to put cold soup from the refrigerator onto a hotplate (without a temperature control) on Shabbat morning to have with lunch or does the soup need to have remained on the hotplate all night if placed there before Shabbat begins? Please send sources Thank you. Answer: It is not permitted to […]
Hearing Shiur at Nail Salon
Is it permissible while at a nail salon while getting a manicure or pedicure to listen to Torah or Talmud classes on my I-pad? Thanks! Answer: Yes. Even when a person is in a situation that does not allow him to speak Torah words (his hands are dirty, for instance), it is still permitted to […]
Chandelier Goes with the House?
A neighbor of mine, moved to Israel, and rented his house to another family. After leaving, the owner lost his house to the bank due to financial problems. The bank has since sold the house to an investor (frum yid). The investor is giving the renters some $ (approx. $5k) to help facilitate and expedite […]
Giving Mezuzah to Non-Jew
For more than two years I have been co-operating via e mails with a non Jewish lady historian in Poland researching Jewish history of Przedecz where my father was born 115 years ago. Others with connections to Przedecz have been involved. The zenith of this research is scheduled to take place at a gathering in […]
Hiddur for Four Parshios
Let’s say someone has 3 parshiyos that are kosher but not mehudar and one parsha that is considered to be mehudar. Is there any milah in this? Can the Tefillin be called Mehudar at all? What if someone has an option to change one parsha (let’s say the last of tefillin shel rosh) to a […]
Hiddur of Individual Minim
If someone has daled minim and one of the minim is not “mehudar” does it then “take away” from the hidur let’s say of the other minim. That because this one is not mehudar it can no longer be called “mehudar daled minim”. Al derech zeh if someone has the option to buy one min […]
Parshios Upside Down
Someone went to get their tefillin checked before their chasanah and discovered the parshiyos in the Tefillin Shel Yad was put in upside down. The M”B and SA HaRav both say this is pasul even b’dieved. Are there however any poskim that say this is kosher b’dieved? (I realize their is shitas R”T that says […]
Speaking in Kaddish
In Shulchan Orach Siman 124 Sif 7 the machaber speaks about how bad it is to speak during Chazaras HaShatz. The Shulchan Aruch HaRav over there in Siman 124 in Sif 10 writes that someone who talks in a shul when the time the tzibbur is “oskin b’shivcho shel makom” that he makes himself as […]
Daf Hayomi – Shabbos 20
Rabbi Shalom Rosner – shabbos 20 View the Daf – שבת דף כ
Daf Hayomi – Shabbos 19
Rabbi Shalom Rosner – shabbos 18 View the Daf – שבת דף יט
Receiving Interest from Bank
I recently set up an account at bank Mizrahi Tafuhot. The account receives interest. Do you know if this is a problem, or if bank Mizrahi has set up a heter iska in a permissible fashion? Answer: Bank Mizrahi does have a heter iska which applies to all interest payments that are made, and the […]