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Author Archives: Rabbonim of the Beis Hora'a

Regarding the article on the Peacock (2011)

Question: What is the nature of not being able to properly identify the simanim when we have a wealth of scientific information about such things? If that were the case then it would be impossible to eat turkey beyond a doubt because according to the article the signs are presumably not enough! Kashrus of the […]

Spotting on birth control during Shiva nekiim

Question: I got married a few months ago and recently started taking birth control. This will be my first time going to the mikvah while taking it. My hefsek taharah was clean, but this morning (day 5 of my shiva nekiim) my bedikah had a few brownish marks and pieces on it. This has never […]

Lashon Hara and/or Rechilut through inference

Question: A not so uncommon scenario. Let us say that there are 2 companies. Company ‘A’ run by Reuven and Shimon (clearly a Jewish company) and company ‘B’ run by Mark and John (clearly a non-Jewish company). Along comes someone (Jewish) and makes statements like… “I always deal with company B, they seem to be […]

Sanctity of life for an animal?

Question: We know that under most circumstances we do everything we can to prolong life and certainly prevent death for people, but what about animals? Our goldfish was clearly on his way out of this world – bent over in half, not really swimming, but occasionally moving around, not quite dead – and we weren’t […]

I ate non-kosher food on a kosher plate

Question: Hello, I accidentally ate a piece of cake on a plate with dairy utensils. Afterwards, I realized the cake was not kosher (i.e., the ingredients were kosher but the product did not have a hasgacha). Is there any way to make the plate/utensils kosher again? Thank you. Answer: Assuming that the cake was not […]

I was ambushed due to my neighbor’s huge bush near the sidewalk

Question: I was ambushed due to my neighbor’s huge bush near the sidewalk. My elbow was injured, my head was hit, and I had valuables stolen. They knocked me down to my sidewalk and held a gun to my head and demanded cash. I was a told my brains would be blown out if I […]

Due i owe money damages for lost profit on money i was holding for someone & i borrowed it without permission ?

Question: If someone gave me money to hold for him, and I borrowed it temporarily without his permission…. and then he showed up wanting it right away & I did not have it available to give him… can he ask for money damages? (damages for lost profit he could have made with the money I […]

Light sensors in the hallway of a hotel on shabbos

Question: we are staying in prague in a building where all lights automatically come in in the hallways of building when walking – these are v useful at night as we are in upper floor understand that on shabbat we cannot leave the apt at night – question is can we leave during the day […]

Business open in Shabat

Question: Business Open on Shabbes Shalom u’bracha, is there a way for a business owned by a couple that sells things (in a non-jewish area) who don´t have a non-jewish shutaf, to open on Shabbes. It is a struggling couple, and they have 2 non-jewish workers. The problem is that the workers change fast, seemingly […]

Who comes first, your mother or your wife?

Question: If you have two telephone calls coming through, who’s do you answer, your mother’s or your wife’s? Answer: Your question involves more than just knowing the cut and dry halacha, but it also needs diplomacy, being practical and street smart. From a strict technical angle the person should answer the phone for his mother, […]

Status of parve pan used to reheat dry chalavi food (e.g. cooked pancake)

Question: I have my last parve pan and I accidentally reheated already cooked chalavi pancakes on it. (I didn’t put any oil in it. Just used it to reheat the dry pancakes.) Would my pan be considered completely chalavi now? Will everything that I will cook on that pan in the future be assur to […]

leading the funeral and saying Kaddish

Question: About leading the funeral and saying Kaddish: We had a funeral in a Kehila, and instead of the regular Rabbi they had an apprentice Rabbi Student , around 20 years old, leading the service, later came out that the youngster still had his parents , so he is not entitled to say Kadish. The […]

When heading the catskills from Boro Park where is the correct place to say Tefillas Haderech?

Question: If one is headed to the catskill mountains from Boro Park where is the correct place to say Tefillas Haderech? Thanks Answer: You should say Tefilas Haderech either after the Washington Bridge or even on it. Sources: Skvere Dayan shlit”a

Cut down a crabapple tree?

Question: Since crabapples are not usually eaten. And you also said, one cannot make a Birkas Ha’ilanos on it, since you considered it an Ilan Srak. Can one cut down a crabapple tree in his property? Thank you very much! Answer: Please see the following post, https://dinonline.org/2016/11/23/is-it-bal-tashchis-to-destroy-a-crab-apple-tree/ where your question was discussed. Best Wishes Sources:  

Washing meat spoon used for DE pareve desert in meat dishwasher

Question: After our meat meal, we cleared table and brought out pareve DE ice cream. We served ice cream with a meat spoon. Then we put the meat serving spoon in dishwasher and washed it with meat dishes. Is this permitted? Or is the dishwasher considered like a cooking utensil and the spoon would need […]

I used dairy stuff to eat food that had meat in it

Question: I used a dairy spoon to put food with meat in it into a dairy bowl. The food was in a meat pan out of which I served myself. I put the serving spoon on my dairy sink protector and started eating the food with another dairy spoon. I don’t think any of the […]