Question: I am a married woman and my father who lives afar is coming to visit my family for a short time. I understood that to give a full hug… Read more »
Posts By: Rabbonim of the Beis Hora'a
Tznius with father
Question: I am a married woman and my father who lives afar is coming to visit my family for a short time. Do the same sensitivities in tznius apply? For… Read more »
Informing regarding wrong item sent
Question: Hello, Thank you so much for your help, it is sincerely appreciated. I recently ordered something online and the wrong item was sent (there were two color options and… Read more »
Returning lost pen found in Jewish parking lot
Question: I found about a 4 dollar pen half used in a public place,looks like it was there for a while before i found it. After i picked it up… Read more »
prostration
Question: Hello, Do you know or have any information about doing hishtachavoya with pishut yadaim veraglaim and even maskis . Does one need a hefsek? To turn his head? Why… Read more »
Taking my boys swimming with female help
Question: Hi, I know in general, mixed swimming is not allowed. But I’d like the take my twin boys (age 6) swimming, and can’t do so by myself. I’d need… Read more »
Mezuzah on a mobile home
Question: Hi, If one lives (permanently) in a mobile home, does it need a mezuzah? What if he lives in it but not permanently (i.e. for a week-long vacation)? Thanks!… Read more »
What should seller do if package gets lost in the mail?
Question: I operate an online store located in Israel, with most sales to the US. We ship via Israel Post, which is then handled in the US by USPS. Approximately… Read more »
Father might not say brachos
Question: My father who lives afar is coming to visit my family for a short time. If I remember correctly, he doesn’t always say brachos, sometimes doesn’t say the correct… Read more »
halacha will within the State of Israel
Question: I have been told that a person that does not prepare a will, his family could face a lot of difficulties vis a vis the Israeli court system. Is… Read more »
Fruit wax
Question: I was told that fruit wax can have dairy ingredients in it and fruit wax is on the skin of the uncut fruit. Should I be concerned that my… Read more »
Wearing shoes while sleeping
Question: Regarding what it says in Gemara in yoma about sleeping with shoes – is it a problem to doze off on the train, or while learning, while wearing shoes?… Read more »
Tying shoes on Shabbos
Question: May one tie his shoes at the very beginning of Shabbos, when one will not be removing them until after Shabbos (such as one who learns the entire Shabbos… Read more »
Can I look at Budhas if I am going on vacation to Thailand
Question: I am going to Thailand and the tour includes several Budhas and temples. Can i look at them? Answer: You would be well advised to avoid all such places…. Read more »
yichud with husband at night with door open
Question: I’m staying by a friend in a differant town. she wont be home before 11 pm. I’m exhausted. if her husband is the only one home can i stay… Read more »
Siyum by both chavrusas separately
Question: My chavrusa and I finished Sanhedrin. Usually we make a joint siyum. Can we each make our own siyum separately if necessary? Answer: Mazal Tov! You can both make… Read more »
Pareve dishes
Question: SHALOM Can you please explain to me the following. What is better to have in my home ,parev ,milchig and fleishig dinner plates Or Only milchig and fleishig dinner… Read more »
Cutting sharp food
Question: What should sharp food’s (example ,lemon garlic ,onion or chilli) be cut with ,either a parev knife , a milchig knife or a fleishig knife. And if i cut… Read more »
Closing the Aron Hakodesh
Question: Dear Rabbi I way wondering if you could outline the accepted minhag of when to close the Aron Hakodesh on shabbos morning and indeed every time we open it?… Read more »
Food plate
Question: Is there any food plates that are made out of certain materials that i can use for both milchig and fleishig Answer: According to some opinions glass doesn’t absorb,… Read more »
Forgot to light shabbos candles.
Question: I forgot to light shabbos candles this week. They where in a fully lit room for the whole shabbos, I’m not sure if this makes a difference or not…. Read more »
Massar sefer torah
Question: 1) I recently purchased some nevium on klaf for my shul to use for the Hoftorah. Although the shul is using it they belong to me ( I didn’t… Read more »
loshon hora and shidduchim
Question: The חפץ חיים writes מותר to ask people about this בחור in תורה, if he did not ask you directly, he just said tell me about this and this… Read more »
loshon hora
Question: If a בחור took off the door of his principle’s office before Purim, and now the Yeshiva is trying to figure out who did it, and the only one… Read more »
Sharing negative impression with husband
Question: Lichvod Harav We are considering playgroup options for our child and I’ve met several people with playgroups. Can I discuss my impressions with my husband openly even if it… Read more »
Fantasy writing
Question: I have always loved writing fiction and fantasy. Recently I’m becoming more religious and wanted to know if it’s a problem if I write about goy characters that date…. Read more »
gender
Question: What is the orthodox understanding/explanation of someone who is born one gender and years later feels they are the opposite? Is there remedy? Answer: Before getting into the Orthodox… Read more »
Nursing after relations
Question: Is there a halachic or other problem with nursing a crying baby right after relations? Thank you, yashar kochachem and tizku lmitzvos Answer: The poskim say that for kabala… Read more »
Fleishig Sauce Spilled on Milchig Sandwich Toaster
Question: A tray of baked turkey came out of the oven and then a sizeable amount of the turkey sauce spilled directly onto a milchig sandwich toaster (known in Israel… Read more »
Returning lost pen
Question: I found about a 4 dollar pen half used in a public place,looks like it was there for a while before i found it. After i picked it up… Read more »
Davening between Yishtabach and Kaddish
Question: If someone finishes p’sukei d’zimra ahead of the chazan and has already said Yishtabach, what is permitted for this individual to daven/say before the chazan begins kaddish? Can one… Read more »
Procedure to say Tehillim during night
Question: If I awake in the middle of the night and can’t fall back asleep because I am particularly worried about something, am I allowed to recite Tehillim? Do I… Read more »
What did the Leviim do when not officiating in the Beis Hamikdosh
Question: 8:18 Chizkuni says that Leviim didn’t own land, so they would be free to concentrate on their tasks in the Temple. If they ploughed soil, their hands would be… Read more »
What’s the deal with Cotton and Wool Tzitzis?
Question: What is the difference between wool and cotton Tzitzis? Do they have the same Chiyuv? Is there a Hiddur to wear wool? What if one gets hot easily? Thank… Read more »
paying workers
Question: One who has many begadim that need to be checked for shaatnez, should he have the shaatnez checker check each one separately, pay him, and then proceed to the… Read more »
shabbos clothes for a date
Question: It says in poskim not to wear Shabbos clothes during the week. May one be lenient in the case of a date or a job interview, since there is… Read more »
Possible lashon hara in blog comments and what to do exactly?
Question: Shalom aleichem kavod harav, I’m a middle-aged woman with a frum blog featuring articles relating to emuna & charedi politics & social issues from a frum perspective. I have a very… Read more »
Baking Parve in a Fleishig Oven and eating it with dairy
Question: Shalom, What needs to be done when using a fleishig oven, in order to keep the keili parve and so the food willl be: 1 – parve and can… Read more »
Fee on Reimbursable Expenses
Question: We’re a service company, and we have reimbursable expenses on projects that we have to bill the client for. Most companies charge a fee for it, i.e. 5% (no… Read more »
Halachik Will – clause to insert into “standard” wills
Question: I was referred to Rabbi Flegg by a friend who said that Rabbi Flegg had provided a clause to insert to a “standard” will to make it halachikally valid…. Read more »
Pikuach Nefesh and Kashrut
Question: My wife is a kosher giyores while her mother is not. My mother in law lives in our 2 family house and watches over our type 1 diabetic 8… Read more »
Backing Out of a Signed Contract
Question: I entered into a signed contract with a divorcee to purchase her home in Israel. The home is still listed in hers and her ex-husband’s name and she needs… Read more »
Maaser from canceled torah study subscripton.
Question: I subscribed to receive a weekly torah study booklet (Chayenu) but was forced to cancel the subscription a few weeks in due to certain circumstances. Can the money i… Read more »
Kombucha Kashrus
Question: Hi, When making kombucha (fermented tea), you place a mushroom-like yeast/bacteria disc into the tea to ferment it known as a Scoby. If this Scoby was made in a… Read more »
Is it true not to let a baby looks at itself in a mirror before its teeth start to come out?
Question: Is it true that it is not proper to let a baby looks at itself in a mirror before its teeth start to come out? Thank you very much… Read more »
Stepping over child
Question: I hear that it is a problem to step over a child who is on the ground, and that the person should go back if he did. Is that… Read more »
Can one make a charity donation with a credit card and ask for change. Is this ribbis?
Question: Can one make a charity donation with a credit card and ask for change [bec he wants cash now] or is this ribbis [getting cash now paying more later]?… Read more »
payment for the loss of a borrowed object
Question: Shalom, I am asking on behalf of my granddaugter: “I lent a pair of shoes to my friend…and she lost them. Should she pay me the full amount of… Read more »
Davening for cholim and saying tehillim at night
Question: Hi, I’ve learned that we are not supposed to recite tehillim after sunset, and was wondering if this extends to davening for cholim as well, or if it’s specific… Read more »
Varying the amount of Shacharit said at home (for women)
Question: Shalom & thank you very much for this wonderful site. I’m a married woman with children. Sometimes I take upon myself to daven a full Shacharit, which takes me… Read more »