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 »
Posts By: Rabbonim of the Beis Hora'a
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »