Question: Hi, I have heard about a custom of not going to a zoo during pregnancy, does this apply to Aquariums as well? Does it apply to everything, for example… Read more »
Posts By: Harav Zeev Litka
Warming up pareve food in dairy/meat microwave
Question: If I warm up pareve food in a dairy or meat microwave, what is the status of the warmed up food? Can it be eaten together with meat or… Read more »
Question after tevila
Question: This is me being OCD but yesterday I did my most of my chafifa at home saving any last minute things to do at the mikvah. Before i left… Read more »
Beis Din claim under spam law
Question: This is probably only a theoretical question but at times it comes close to seeming relevant. I’m curious whether a Beis Din would entertain a claim for payment based… Read more »
Cooked fish in a meat pan
Question: I cooked fish in a meat pan then put leftovers in a dairy plastic container and then put different dairy silverware in the the pot to soak. (This was… Read more »
Right glove on left hand
Question: Any halachic concern with wearing right glove on left hand. I took two rights by mistake from the pile. And is a mismatched set ok? Answer: Hello, There is… Read more »
Status of the washing cup
Question: What status, if any, does a washing cup retain? May i use the same cup that i use for netilas yadayim or negel vasser in the morning to drink… Read more »
Borer with Hands
Question: Shalom Rabbi, If I wash blueberries in my hands and let the water accumulate in them and then run off through my fingers leaving just the blueberries, is that… Read more »
Using protektzia
Question: Is there anything wrong with using protektzia or connections to get something otherwise difficult or impossible to get? Would it make a difference if it would help you “cut… Read more »
Finger with blood inadvertently inserted in mouth while sleeping
Question: Hello, I have some cracked skin on my hands and a few of my fingers are bleeding. I may have accidentally put one of these fingers while asleep (not… Read more »
Shehiya in oven
Question: Hi, I am learning shehiya now and have a question about our ovens. If someone wants to follow the Biur Halacha’s opinion is there any heterim to leave food… Read more »
Hefsek in shemoneh esrei for kavanna
Question: Is it permitted to stop in the middle of a brocha in shemoneh esrei to think one’s requests and reflect on the meaning of the words etc. in order… Read more »
Meat spoon used in milk frying pan
Question: Hi, I used a fleishig spoon to fry an egg in a dairy frying pan by mistake. The pan was not used for milk in the last 24 hours,… Read more »
Same name for mother n law and daughter n law
Question: Hello My daughter was suggested a shidduh and mother of the young man has the same first name. My daughter has a second name that she is not using…. Read more »
Online Bank Services on Chol Hamoed
Question: Hi, Shulchan Aruch states in 539 seif 14 that regular activities which we would nowadays probably refer to “banking” are assur MB sk 47 explains as this is prakmatia…. Read more »
Changing the name of someone who is ill
Question: In Shul the rabbi changed the name of someone who was ill to somehow avert an evil decree. This seems to be a Kabbalistic custom. On a simple level,… Read more »
Lashon Hara about a yeshiva
Question: If my brother knows that I work in a certain mainstream Yeshiva and I tell him there was a boy that was caught doing drugs in Yeshiva today and… Read more »
HaMotzi standing
Question: BS”D Shalom, is there any halakha forbidding to do hamotzi standing? Answer: Hello, Halachicaly one is allowed to say hamotzi while standing. However, since the meal should be eaten… Read more »
2 Brothers with a sister live together
Question: Can 2 brothers live with one sister? Or 3 brothers live with one sister in the same home? Answer: Hello, 2 brothers are allowed to live with one sister… Read more »
Why are tzitzis all the same in the 21st Century?
Question: In Germany in the 19th Century, there is the example of light blue silk tzitzis with gold embroidery (attached). This is one of the only surviving examples of the… Read more »
Sleeping arrangement after menopause
Question: What is the Halacich/Chasidic attitude to One or Two beds after the Menopause, After the natural Two week cycles have stopped? Is there something else to take the place… Read more »
repayment credit card loan
Question: hi I understand if one borrows a credit card from a fellow it is consider a double loan. I’m assuming being a authorized user on a credit card is… Read more »
Shelving in Shver’s Garage
Question: My shver rented his garage to a frum couple for many years. They are no longer married. They were informed sometime in August, or early September that he wanted… Read more »
Thinning Seedlings that Will Likely Never Bear Fruit
Question: Trees & other types of plants are called seedlings while they are still relatively small (usually not more than a few inches tall). Thinning seedlings is a common procedure… Read more »
using meat thermometer in dough
Question: Could I use a meat thermometer to measure the heat of a challa dough while baking? Will it render the challa ‘meaty’? Answer: Hello, Ideally one should not use… Read more »
Dishwasher utensil holder in wrong machine
Question: Hello. I mistakenly used the plastic cutlery holder from the milky dishwasher in my meaty dishwasher and it contained meaty cutlery. The holder had not been used since the… Read more »
should new clothes always be worn for the first time on Shabbos
Question: Is it acceptable to wear new clothes (e.g., new sweater; skirt) on Sundays,Mondays, etc. or must new clothes always be saved for Shabbat? Answer: Hello, It is perfectly acceptable…. Read more »
Massar to use to pay someone else’s debt who can’t pay it back
Question: My father declared chapter 7 bankruptcy a couple years ago. There was an unsecured loan he had from a relative that was done with a heter iska (the business… Read more »
Ribbis
Question: Our groceries shop give 10% for customers who have an account (and thus frequently shop there) Although this is common and normal practice I just wanted to double check… Read more »
Tevilas Keylim- giving to a non-Jew
Question: When I hand the gentile (at the corner heimishe grocery store) my untoiveled keyli & tell him I’m giving it to him on condition he lets me use it… Read more »
Maaser Money
Question: Is it better to split my maaser money between many organizations or give it all to one? Answer: It is better to split it, that way you have a… Read more »
vein surgery
Question: B”H Thank you for your help. Regarding mitzvahs corresponding to sinews- may a person have surgery to remove varicose veins if removing them has a potential health benefit? (as… Read more »
Tzedakah
Question: Hi- if one had daas to give a certain amount of tzedakah to a meshulach and then he realized he didn’t have money on him or his credit card… Read more »
Year of mourning for a parent, buying used clothes
Question: My father passed away six months ago. May I buy and wear second hand skirts, they look new to me, and I usually buy clothes in second hand shops…. Read more »
Shalosh Seudos latest time
Question: What is the latest time before Tseis Hakoichovim that one can wash for Shalosh Seudos? What if one keeps Rabeinu Tam? Till when can one eat if one doesn’t… Read more »
Tape used to tape tzitzit on side of garment
Question: Can a person use tape to keep the TZIZIT in its proper place so that it does not slide to the edge of the corner but properly stays in… Read more »
Pregnancy from First Intercourse
Question: When chazal say that ein isha nisaberes mibiyah rishona, is this meant as a 100% rule? On our marriage it was not clear whether things were really consummated the… Read more »
Hypnosis – Black magic?
Question: I was watching a hypnosis show, and to me it seemed like black magic “like putting somebody under a spell” Is hypnosis allowed? Does it have any connection to… Read more »
Being blamed for something work colleague did – can one reveal the truth?
Question: My boss assumed I was at fault for a certain issue – in fact, it was my fellow worker’s fault. Am I allowed to clear my name by saying… Read more »
teviles keilim by kid – video call
Question: Can I send my 10 year old to be toivel keilim if he will video call me to show me that he’s doing the tevilla and doing it properly?… Read more »
Cheating in Highschool
Question: I’m a student in highschool. I’m new to judaism so i don’t really know that much yet about so i hope you can help me. I cheated in some… Read more »
platonic friends
Question: Hello Rabbi, What is the halachic view of male-female friendships and communication via email and phone (the single female is good friends with both the married male and female)…. Read more »
Making vest Kavuah Dormant when the yom havest bedikos were not done on time.
Question: If a woman has a vest kavuah lachodesh and didn’t always make the bedikos on the actual day of these vestos, but did make them at the least shortly… Read more »
Shemonah Esrai when possibly not clean after bathroom
Question: If an individual flatulated before the Amidah and then again after the Amida and when he went to wipe that area noticed that it was brown (on the paper… Read more »
Bracha given for false judgement
Question: I was taught in my yeshivah (back in the day) that when a person falsely accused someone for something they didn’t do… it’s a mitzvah to give a bracha…. Read more »
turning off a nebulizer on shabbos
Question: This past shabbat our young son suddenly developed a frightening kind of breathing and cough which is supposed to be treated with a nebulizer. We assumed it was okay… Read more »
Radiotherapy and tattoo
Question: In order to prepare for radiotherapy as part of cancer treatment a few small marks the size of the tip of a pen mark is tattooed into the skin…. Read more »
Shaving Body Hair
Question: What is the halacha regarding a man shaving his body (legs, chest etc.) hair? Is there a difference between using a razor or a depilatory cream? Answer: Hello, In… Read more »
Beracha on cereal and milk, ice cream sandwich
Question: When you are eating cereal & milk, are two Brochos made? Which comes first? What about an ice cream sandwich? Thanks. Answer: Hello, When eating cereal and milk, only… Read more »
Microphone for weekday davening
Question: Hello and thank you for this service. To give a little background. I am the gabbai for the outdoor minyan which has taken place in the chatzer between a… Read more »
