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Posts By: Rabbonim of the Beis Hora'a

 
  • Modesty

Touching a woman

Question: What is the problem for an engaged couple to touch each other if the woman has been to the מקוה and is therefore pure? Answer: Mazal Tov on your… Read more »

Modesty modesty relations
06/12/2019
  • Prayer (tefilla)

Tefilah with only five people

Question: We were 5 people that did not daven maariv and 5 people did daven already .they told us we need to have 6 people that did not daven yet… Read more »

Prayer (tefilla) minyan
05/12/2019
  • Employees and employers

Demanding Registered business

Question: In Israel, there was a difficult situation where a self-employed person was did some short term work. The person wanted to be paid “off the books” in Israel. The… Read more »

Employees and employers withholding wages
04/12/2019
  • Disposal of holy objects and books

disposing of kiddush cups

Question: Hello, Thank you for your help. What is the proper disposal of plastic kiddush cups and plastic plates used to hold bread during Shabbat? Thanks. Answer: You can throw… Read more »

Disposal of holy objects and books tashmishei kedusha tashmishei mitzva
04/12/2019
  • Torah learning

paying for mitzvos

Question: Is there a bigger mitzvah to learn from a sefer that one purchased versus a sefer in a beis medrash that one can use for free? Answer: It is… Read more »

Torah learning learning Torah
04/12/2019
  • Tzdakah and maaser

giving tzedakah

Question: Is there a chiyuv to give tzedaka to every single person who asks me? Does one have a chiyuv to give while learning? If one knows that a certain… Read more »

Tzdakah and maaser tzedakah
04/12/2019
  • Ask

Lo Yilbosh and Man Wearing Woman’s Apron

Question: Hello, Can a man who is working in the kitchen (cleaning or cooking) for his family wear an apron that is clearly made for a woman (polka dotted, etc)?… Read more »

Ask lo tilbash
04/12/2019
  • Tzdakah and maaser

Sale of a home in which I lived

Question: Is the mortgage interest that I paid over the years that I owned my house deductible from the sales proceeds to calculate the profit on the sale. Please cite… Read more »

Tzdakah and maaser calculating maaser Maaser
04/12/2019
  • Electricity on Shabbat

Alarm system on shabbos

Question: Hi We recently installed an alarm system in our house. There is a sensor on every door and window. There is a way to disarm the alarm system for… Read more »

Electricity on Shabbat electricity on shabbos sensors Shabbos
04/12/2019
  • Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot

Watch pin on Shabbos

Question: If the pin that adjusts the time on a wristwatch falls out on shabbos, is it permitted to push it back in to allow to watch to continue functioning… Read more »

Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot makeh bpatish Shabbos watches
04/12/2019
  • Niddah and ritual immersions

Ladies mikvah

Question: I am away on vacation with my husband and im supposed to go to a mikva tonight. There is a mikva in the city that a goy can open… Read more »

Niddah and ritual immersions mikva
03/12/2019
  • Returing lost objects

Money found in a yeshiva dormitory

Question: Do coins found underneath couch pillows belong to the one who found them? Thank you in advance! Answer: You can keep the money, and enjoy it, (just remember to… Read more »

Returing lost objects hashovas aveida lost and found
03/12/2019
  • Blessings (brachot)

Saying bore nefashot to corn

Question: Hi rabbi how are you The corn is kazayis but the part i ate is not what should i do say bore nefashot or i shouldnh (Sepharad) Answer: I… Read more »

Blessings (brachot) beriah brachos
03/12/2019
  • Business and Commerce

Travel Agent Comission

Question: In this case I am clearly their ( travel) agent and have built up trust with customers that I am getting them a good deal and since not everyday… Read more »

Business and Commerce Business
03/12/2019
  • Theft and robbery

paying back for copyright infringement

Question: I used to have illlegally downloaded music and games. I long ago realized it is wrong, and deleted them all. am I chayiv to pay for the benefit I… Read more »

Theft and robbery copyright returning stolen money
02/12/2019
  • Marital laws

Jew only by Jewish mother

Question: BS”D Shalom dear Rabbi, Question: Why is only Jewish who is born of a Jewish mother is Jew, have a specific halakha, in the Torah explains both oral and… Read more »

Marital laws intermarriage
02/12/2019
  • Slander (Lashon hara)

making amends for lashon hara part 2

Question: continuation of previous asked question.(not sure this one should be posted): few questions about your answer: a) when you say in the place of the comment, how specific is… Read more »

Slander (Lashon hara) lashon hora tehuvah
02/12/2019
  • Prayer (tefilla)

cleanliness during davening

Question: I generally try to clean myself thoroughly after a bowel movement. However, on motzoi Shabbos I had a feeling that I was dirty over there, and when I went… Read more »

Prayer (tefilla) praying in a clean place tefillah
02/12/2019
  • Year of mourning

Watching TV/playing games on tablet during Shloshim and the year

Question: During Shloshim and the Year, while mourning for my mother, may I watch television or movies at home, and/or play games on my tablet either alone or with friends?… Read more »

Year of mourning Avel in year simcha
02/12/2019
  • Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot

STICKING TABLE CLOTH ON SHABBOS

Question: If a plastic table cloth gets sticky or dirty on Shabbos. What’s the best way lechatchilla to clean it? Put a little water on the table cloth, and wipe… Read more »

Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot sechita Shabbos
01/12/2019
  • Neighbours

falling leaves bothering a neighbor

Question: I have a date tree in my backyard. The tree is planted legally. The home and tree existed before the home next door was built. There is a renter… Read more »

Neighbours damages neighbors
01/12/2019
  • Uncategorized

The name Avshalom

Question: The only Avshalom that I am aware of in Tanach was Dovid Hamelech’s son. He rebelled against his father and died a terrible death. Therefore, I was wondering if… Read more »

Uncategorized Jewish names
01/12/2019
  • Uncategorized

Why are some children born with a physical or mental defect?

Question: BS”D Shalom dear Rabbi, Question: I wonder if any book in Judaism (Kabbalah) speaks why children are born with physical or mental defect? Answer: You are asking an important… Read more »

Uncategorized emuna
01/12/2019
  • The Shabbat routine and the meals

Shabbos Knife on Shabbos

Question: Is there a difference in using a Sharp knife on Shabbos to cut Challah…. is there a difference between a serrated knife (saw knife) or a regular knife? both… Read more »

The Shabbat routine and the meals knife shabbos meals
01/12/2019
  • Conversions and converts

Beit Din Gueirut

Question: BS”D Shalom dear Rabbi. Question: Can a Beit Din that will make conversions (koshe recognized), charged to the guiur? in the case of the rabbi may provide a necessary… Read more »

Conversions and converts Beis Din geirus
01/12/2019
  • Repentance

making amends for lashon hara

Question: i used to not be very careful with my mouth, but now b’h I’ve got much more control, an entirely different person. however, i’m trying to do teshuva for… Read more »

Repentance
01/12/2019
  • Ending of Shabbat

Havdalah on Coffee

Question: We did not have any wine in the house so we made havdalah on Ice Coffee. Was that allowed? & is one permitted to make havdalah on whiskey? Thank… Read more »

Ending of Shabbat chamar medina havdalah
01/12/2019
  • Theft and robbery

international shipping

Question: Hello, Thank you for your help. My question is regarding customs declarations. I recently ordered clothing from China and the merchandise is fine. The order totaled around $450 US… Read more »

Theft and robbery theft
28/11/2019
  • Theft and robbery

Selling property in the process of being recovered from thief

Question: Can owner of movable property that currently in possession of thief sell those items if the original owner is certain they’ll be able to recover the property in beis… Read more »

Theft and robbery stealing
27/11/2019
  • Tefillin

Tefilin Hand

Question: This is a question re my son who is getting Tefilin now for his BM iyH I am unsure if he is considered left or right handed. He writes… Read more »

Tefillin Tefillin
27/11/2019
  • Blessings (brachot)

Rainbow

Question: In light of the first mishna brura bshem the chayei odom in hilchos rainbow bracha is it not considered motzi diba if you say, “there is a bracha opportunity… Read more »

Blessings (brachot) brachos rainbow
27/11/2019
  • Interest on loans

MCA BROKER

Question: Is it permissible to open a merchant cash advance brokerage – to be the “shadchan” between funders and merchants? Is it assur to send a jewish owned merchant cash… Read more »

Interest on loans forbidden interest ribbis
27/11/2019
  • Uncategorized

name

Question: If my grandaughter was named Charna in shul but she is called Lani exclusively. (Apparently Charna means black and therefore they gave an official English name of Melanie that… Read more »

Uncategorized Jewish names Names
26/11/2019
  • Laws of interpersonal relations

gifts

Question: A friend asked me to get a negel vasser set for him (he will pay me back). I would like to give it to him as a matana, but… Read more »

Laws of interpersonal relations lying
26/11/2019
  • Copyright and infringement

theft?

Question: Hello, Thank you for your help. My question is regarding taking screen pictures on a computer, whether it be to remember text written or an image. For example, if… Read more »

Copyright and infringement copyright theft
26/11/2019
  • Non-Jewish prepared foods

Pas Akum.

Question: 1. I am having trouble defining “oleh al shulchan melachim” and “tzuras hapas” as it pertains to bishul and pas akum accordingly. I am also not finding any clear… Read more »

Non-Jewish prepared foods Bishul Akum pas akum
26/11/2019
  • Behaviour in the morning

Left shoe before right shoe

Question: What should one do if one accidentally places his left shoe on first before his right shoe? Should he remove the left shoe, then place his right shoe on,… Read more »

Behaviour in the morning morning shoes
26/11/2019
  • Cooking on Shabbat

Baking then frying or Vice Versa

Question: A gutten. Please clarify for me the halocha of  צליה אחר טיגוןand vice versa. If the differentiation in Bishul is between a process in which the food is submerged… Read more »

Cooking on Shabbat cooking on Shabbos
25/11/2019
  • Rabbinical laws of Shabbat

Making bed on Shabbos

Question: When sleeping as a guest in someone’s house on Shabbos, and one will not be returning after Shabbos (one is only sleeping there at night), may he make the… Read more »

Rabbinical laws of Shabbat hachana
25/11/2019
  • The Shabbat routine and the meals

kiddush

Question: When attending a Kiddush, and the person reciting Kiddush did not necessarily drink a melo lugmav, but rather only a sip, may one rely on such a Kiddush and… Read more »

The Shabbat routine and the meals kiddush kiddush bmakom seuda kiddush on shabbos
24/11/2019
  • Prohibition of seclusion (Yichud)

yichud

Question: May one seclude himself with a lady if the door is unlocked/ open but there is a 0% chance that someone will barge in (such as one who is… Read more »

Prohibition of seclusion (Yichud) Yichud
24/11/2019
  • Modesty

Rather be killed than transgress

Question: Is this rule of יהרג ואל יעבר applicable today, and does it apply if you are being forced to have relations of an sort with a non-Jewish woman? Answer:… Read more »

Modesty Gentile marital relations with non-Jew
24/11/2019
  • Blessings (brachot)

Shehechianu Again

Question: BS”D Shalom dear Rabbi. Question: if a person makes a purchase of a new object for his personal use and then makes the B’rakhah of Shehecheianu, but soon after… Read more »

Blessings (brachot) brachos shehechiyanu
24/11/2019
  • Prayer (tefilla)

Davening behind someone else in shul

Question: Am i permtited to stand SE behind a certain person when I know, or suspect, that this person will daven very quickly and then step back into my dalet… Read more »

Prayer (tefilla) walking in front of someone davening
24/11/2019
  • Behaviour in the morning

Handling object placed in mouth before netilas yadayim after awakening

Question: Sometimes my baby wakes up crying in the middle of the night, and I try to calm him by placing his pacifier back in his mouth. In handling the… Read more »

Behaviour in the morning washing hands in the morning
24/11/2019
  • Tzdakah and maaser

Bride vs. orphan for tzedakah; concentrating vs. spreading donation

Question:finish sources, Rmbam… Brocho v’Shalom, B”H I am a teenage girl working at a small secretarial job with a modest income. So often, I received emails from crowdfunding platforms such… Read more »

Tzdakah and maaser charity. Tzeddaka maaser money
24/11/2019
  • Work by gentile on Shabbat

Getting enjoyment from a non-jew

Question: If you are staying in hotel and boss jonnie tells his non-Jewish worker they forgot to plug in the warmer . Go plug in now so they will have… Read more »

Work by gentile on Shabbat Gentile on Shabbos
24/11/2019
  • Copyright and infringement

E-Mail Subscription and Copyright

Question: We are subscribed to a weekly local Jewish news publication. We are paying a yearly fee for a printed version received by regular mail/post – plus an additional fee… Read more »

Copyright and infringement copyrights
24/11/2019
  • Work by gentile on Shabbat

Goy tripping on the plug

Question: If on shabbos a goy tripped on the crockpot cord and unplugged it and on his own plugged it back in – may the chulent be eaten on shabbos?… Read more »

Work by gentile on Shabbat Gentile on Shabbos
23/11/2019
  • Repentance

Embarrassed passer by on street

Question: Dear Rabbis, I embarrassed a passer by on the street. I don’t know who they were, and have no way of finding out. Is there any way of doing… Read more »

Repentance embarrassing Teshuva
23/11/2019
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