Question: Hello, Is it permitted to use a challah roll that’s from the freezer for lechem mishna on Shabbos? And if yes, can you then return it to the freezer while it’s still frozen? Thank you! Answer: Hello, According to most poskim, it is acceptable to use a frozen challah for lechem mishna (because […]
Author Archives: Rabbonim of the Beis Hora'a
Shehiya Question
Question: If I have an electric blech wherein shehiya is mutar, can I put raw food on it before shabbos, and have the blech turn on with a timer in the middle of the night? The idea is that I want to make a beef dish which should be cooked for 8 hours, but not […]
Brocho Achrona
Question: Second part of my question…If one made Boreh Nafashos after eating a meal with pasta, then realized one forgot to say Al Hamichya first, does/can one say Al Hamichya then? Answer: Hello, Making Al hamichya before Borei Nifashos is only a question which bracha get presidence is being said first, it does not […]
Bein Adam Lachavero
Question: I befriended a girl 3 years ago in 9th grade. This girl was more on the quiet side, nice, and fun to be around. She didn’t have too many friends, and I was pretty comfortable with my friends, but I sort of made it my job to be friends with her. We became very […]
Cremation for non-Jew
Question: I am a convert, so my sister is not Jewish. However, I am her next of kin, there is no one else available to decide what happens when she is niftar. She does not want burial. Am I allowed to authorize cremation? Answer: Hello, If this is the will of your sister, since […]
Brocha with food stuck in partial denture, is it allowed?
Question: Ha Rav, I wear a partial denture. After saying the first bracha and eating, I get food stuck in the denture. Can I say another brocha with food stuck in the denture? Ex: non bread meal, HaEitz then HaAdama. What should I do? Answer: Hello, My understanding of your question is that there is […]
Skipping
Question: Ha Rov, I daven shacharis in a minyan that often starts shemonei esrei with 6 people as they only have around 10-12 regulars and people need to be at work etc and unfortunately many people don’t come on time. If I am running late, should I skip parts of pesukei dezirma to part of […]
Shabbos and real estate investing
Question: I actively invest in syndicated multifamily real estate deals. I have found a lack of awareness and sensitivity to the potential issues of real estate management regarding shabbos operation. Could you please clarify what areas need to be considered by the management, and if an individual investor has a responsibility to ensure that management is […]
Brocho Acharona
Question: If one eats pasta/noodles as a side dish at a meal, where one did not wash for bread…one makes a brocho Mezonos on the pasta, right.(and Ha’adama on the vegetables, Shahakol on the meat/fish)? Does one have to make “Al Hamichya” after with “Boreh Nefashos” Answer: Hello, Yes, if the vegetables were two […]
OCD in the Kitchen
Question: I have obsessive compulsive disorder and have asked several questions about situations related to my condition. Yesterday, I became concerned dairy might have come in contact with the outside of my meat oven. Unfortunately, I was unable to resist the compulsions and have cleaned the oven several times with kosher certified wipes. Since then, […]
Shiur while blow drying
Question: Hello, Often, I spend time straightening or blow drying my hair and I wanted to know if it is permissible to do so while listening to a shiur? Thank you so much for your time! Best wishes Answer: Hello, That is great idea! Instead of wasting time, you are doing something very constructive […]
Taking ownerhip of hefker on shabbos
Question: Hi If I’m walking down the street and see someone has left something out for pick up, common where I live, am I allowed to take it or is this a transaction that is forbidden on Shabbos? Example: someone left out a box of beads/a toy/a book for anyone to take i.e. hefker and […]
Waiting after eating potato made ina meaty microwave
Question: If I make a baked potato in meat microwave oven, do I have to wait 6 hours to drink milk if not cleaned up from the meat residue? Answer: Hello. There is no need for you to wait six hours after eating the potato. There are two reasons why we wait six hours after […]
בשר וחלב
Question: Can I warm up soup in meaty microwave that was baked in a dairy pot? Answer: Hello, Yes you may heat up the pareve soup in the meaty microwave even thought it was cooked in a dairy pot. According to the Sefardi minhag, who are not concerned with nat bar nat of heter, […]
TUMIM TEHIYA
Question: A) How/why does Tumim Tehiya apply so broadly? People say because of T’T you shouldn’t see baby gender, do genetic testing, ext. How is this connected to the source of T’T? B) Would this apply to weather reports? Because of T’T I am not allowed to read the weekly forecast? (In order to determine […]
Ice tray in freezer boneh?
Question: My freezer has a ice tray because it automatically makes ice. We shut that off for Shabbos. My question is when it is shut off and it will not generate any new ice. Are we allowed to move the tray from the fridge? In order to take out the ice that was already in […]
Learning plan
Question: Hi, I would like some advice on a learning plan. I feel like in the last couple of months/years my learning on my own has gotten worse. I attempted to start Mishna Yomi with Seder Moed. However, due to being very busy, I ended up being many Perakim behind. Should I try to catch […]
machshovah
Question: Is thinking of giving tzadaka considered a neder or a machsovah is nothing because you can’t control it. Hello, The halacha that a person who has a thought to give money to tzedakah, that it is binding and that he has to give it, does not apply to all thoughts. It only applies when […]
Re: Arriving on Shabbat on shlishit. Is it permissible?
Question: Re: Arriving on Shabbat on shlishit. Is it permissible? Highly Esteemed Rabbonim of the Din Online: If someone started the journey way before Shabbat and was planning to arrive at their destination before Shabbat, but through the journey the circumstances unavoidably changed. And the arrival at destination falls on Shabbat. Is it permissible for […]
Conversion.
Question: Good day. I want to convert and we dont have a Jewish comunity. The nearest Jewish comunity is 300 kilometres away. I am involved with the farming comunity where I do my everyday bussiness. My family are farmers and we observe and practise Judaism for about 18 years. My question is there another way […]
Leftover Chanukah Oil
Question: We have two containers of olive oil that we used for chanukah candles. Should we not use the oil that is left in the bottles for anything else, like cooking? Answer: Hello, The reason we don’t use the leftover oil from the Chanukah menorah is because that oil has been earmarked for mitzva […]
Does saying one Bracha Achrona end the meal?
Question: If I eat breakfast foods that require a borei nefashos and an al hamichya, and then say borei nefashos, does that “end the meal”? Meaning, does that signify that I am done eating all foods and therefore should not eat more mezonos (and should say al hamichya right away)? Answer: Hello, If you […]
Passuk in my wallet
Question: It is advisable to have a Torah passukim written on paper and to keep in your wallet. Answer: Hello, There are two potential issues here. The first is regarding going into the bathroom with the pesukim in your wallet. This is not a problem, because the pesukim are inside your wallet, which is […]
Female wearing a jumper from the men’s department
Question: Tizku LeMitzvos. I would be very grateful for a p’sak. 1. I have seen a pure wool jumper in the men’s range of the supermarket. It is a very plain jumper, all one colour. I do not, personally, see that it looks obviously like a man’s jumper. It is a somewhat muted colour (I […]
Paintings on Shul Walls?
Question: Many pre-war Shuls were adorned with very artistic paintings on walls. I have seen some in Europe, but even in Yerushalayim there are some with extensive paintings. This seems to be against the words in Shulchan Aruch siman 90 seif 23. Pls clarify. Thank you Answer: Hello, The Mishna Berura 90-71 writes that if […]
Davening Too Fast
Question: Baruch Hashem in the mornings I have a choice of several shuls to daven everyday depending on my schedule and of course my makom kavu’ah on Shabbos. In the afternoons, there are only two minyanim in the area where I work and they daven in a split second, both mincha and ma’ariv. Am I […]
Doing photography during Avelus after Sheloshim ends.
Question: I do photography for events that have performances. Occasionally I will get paid for photos of the event. I do document the events for the community. I do consider this as doing business. Thoughts??? Answer: Hello, This would not be considered your business, because the reason you are doing it is not for […]
Towel used for morning netilas yadayim
Question: Should a damp towel used for morning netilas yadayim not be used to 1) dry vegetables? 2) wipe face/openings? Answer: Hello, This is fine, and there is no need to worry. Klal Yisroel has never been particular to have a special towel for washing hands in the morning, because the towel might be tameh. […]
White tablecloth for Shabes Kodesh
Question: Thank you again to the Rabanim shlita, and to those who make this wonderful forum possible; be geBencht! The following is not a question per say, but perhaps I can ask.. What is the mekohr/source for setting a white tablecloth on the Shabes table please? Answer: Thank you for your brachos! It is the […]
Homeopathic sweet pellets
Question: Thank you for this tremendous forum! May the Rabanim and those who are involved be geBencht ! בכל מילי דמיטב May I ask if a שהכל is said when taking 5 tiny pellets for medicinal purposes? These pellets provide refuah and pain relief, and they have a relatively pleasant taste. They are taken every […]
Bar mitzvah
Question: Hi, My son just started putting on tefillin to practice for his upcoming bar mitzvah. He wears a hat and jacket while davening shacharis but does he need to wear a hat and jacket for mincha/Maariv and on Shabbos when he doesn’t wear tefillin? We don’t have an established family minhag. Answer: Hello, There […]
Accessing a service using someone else’s account
Question: A website has a discount rate for students to listen to streamed music. Someone who has a sibling who is a student and is eligible, wants to register and log in using his siblings info and get the discounted service. The eligible sibling currently does not subscribe to the service and has no plans […]
Talking to a Girl
Question: Hi, is there any problem for a boy to speak over the phone with a single girl if they don’t see each other? There is no problem of this going anywhere because they are not seeing each other in person. Answer: Hello, This may not sound popular, but there is a considerable problem with […]
Paying goyish hourly workers
Question: Shalom ubracha! If I hired a goyishe hourly worker through a contractor app with an hourly charge and a minimum of one hour, and the worker worked for 3 hours and suggested we pay one hour through the app and a lower cash price to him directly for the other 2 hours, is that […]
Food scale on Shabbat
Question: Is it permissible to use a manual food scale on Shabbat? Answer: Hello, In general, we do not use a scale on Shabbos. The reason is because we do not measure things, is because measuring is a part of doing business, which causes one to write. In fact, since we are not allowed […]
Clean nails and washing in the morning
Question: How careful does one need to be regarding cleanliness under nails when washing hands to remove ruach rah in the morning? Especially with children who often have a lot of dirt under their nails. Is it necessary to keep their nails very clean for this reason? Answer: Hello, The Shulchan Aruch writes that […]
Rental damage and depreciation
Question: Hi, I have been renting a house for the last 9 years; over time, certain things got damaged and would need to be replaced before the landlord gets a new tenant. For example, the carpet has very bad stains. I looked up US law and according to HUD, carpet is only supposed to last […]
Using maaser money for a replacement item
Question: I use my personal home printer for a number of different klal projects I am involved with. I would estimate printing use to be 70% klal 30% personal. The printer seems to be on its last legs. If I need to purchase a new printer, am I allowed to use maaser money up to […]
Returning shmitta produce to non-Jewish store
Question: A Gutten, Could I trouble you please to give me clarity in this inyan. Currently Tesco UK are selling Israeli Shmitta Avocados, which means that buying them would be ossur due to the איסור of סחורה. If I make an order to the house or do a click and collect, I have the option […]
The mitzvah of health
Question: Hi Rabbi. Im sorry the question is long. I would appreciate your feedback. I’m learning in depth about the mitzvah of health and how all the big rabbis and leaders (Rambam, Chafetz Chaim -and others) both focused on guarding their own health AND spoke about this to their students and encouraged them to have […]
Non-kosher guests
Question: Over Shabbat, I had a guest that do not keep kosher and I can say with certainty they recently ate non-kosher food. Are there any kashrut concerns with the glass cup and cutlery they used at my house? I think it is sufficient to wash them in cold water with soap but wanted to […]
Coloring clear water on Shabbos
Question: Can I put a liquid colored Tang into clear water on Shabbos? Answer: I is permitted, because you are not doing it in order to change the color, rather for the taste of the powder. It is however a preference to putting the powder into the cup or container before adding the water. Best […]
Forcing my wife to do something
Question: Hi Rabbi, My wife is on one health insurance plan (Macabi). I made aliyah before my wife, and have been on Meuhedet for a few years before she made aliyah. My wife wants to stay on Macabi because that is where she had health insurance on a “tourist plan,” and, now that she’s made […]
Ginger
Question: Is ginger part of the foods that are in the category of not leaving overnight without being mixed into a food or putting salt on etc? Answer: No, ginger is not included in this. It is specifically onions, garlic and salt. Sources: – “אמר ר”ש בן יוחי: ה’ דברים הן שהעושה אותן מתחייב בנפשו […]
Being late to minyan
Question: If a person is running late to a minyan, and he knows if he doesn’t start davening on his way to shul without talit and tefilin he will miss davening with the tzibbur, is he allowed to start pesukei dezimra without talit and tefilin and don them between Yishtabah and Yotzer Ohr. So that […]
Is it allowed to use soup powder, to make soup on Shabbos
Question: Good Afternoon. I would be very grateful if the Rav, shlita, would kindly give a p’sak. Is it allowed to use chicken soup powder, eg, the Osem chicken soup powder, or the onion soup powder, or any other such soup powder, for the purposes of making a savory hot drink, cup of soup, on […]
Thoughts while I am wearing my tefillin
Question: B”H” I learned that is it a great sin to not always be aware / big kavanah while one is wearing one’s tefillin once one put them on (foreign thoughts, or chash v shalom sinful thoughts even worse). If one is aware one has these types of thoughts repeatedly, dozens of times, while wearing […]
Pet Food
Question: What kashrus concerns are there during the year for pet food and on Pesach? Answer: Hello, Pets are not Jews, therefore they are allowed to eat non-kosher food. There are however a few kashrus concerns that the owner should know. First of all, the food bought for the pet may not contain mixtures of […]
Moser modaah for hanhagos tovos follow up
Question: In this post (https://dinonline.org/2023/01/18/hataras-nedarim-for-al-naharos-bavel/) you wrote that if one was moser moda’ah on Erev Rosh Hashana then that can be matir a hanhaga tova. But what if one continued practicing a hanhaga tova that he started before Rosh Hashana after he was moser moda’ah and only is mischaret on the hanhaga tova in Kislev. […]
Shalom Bayis
Question: Rabbi, My husband and I have a difference of opinion on how to discipline our children. I’m not sure what to do because I feel as though some of his strategies are detrimental to our children. Our children are young and he puts a lot of emphasis on what they eat, in front of […]