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Ma’aser on (physically) lost income

Question: Hi, I was paid 400 NIS in cash for a job that I did. When I checked my pockets later that evening, I seemed to have lost 1 of the 200 NIS bills. For ma’aser purposes, am I allowed to ignore this income or not? Answer: Hi, It is sad that you had the […]

Is John Frieda frizz ease serum kosher lepesach

Question: The ingredients are cyclopentasiloxane, dimethiconol, fragrance, isopropyl myristate, bambusa vulgaris stem extract Answer: It seems alright. Have a good Yom Tov

Online Betikas Chametz making you a shaliach?

Question: When I sell my chametz in person, my Rav makes me do a Hagbaah, using a pen or a gartel. I assume in order so that he should be my shaliach. If so, how does that work with selling Chametz online? Wishing you a wonderful Yom Tov!! Answer: Hi, While there is a preferance […]

Matzah Ashira on Erev Pesach

Question: Can a healthy person eat matzah ashira on Erev Pesach? Answer: According to the Ashkenazi Minhag we don’t eat matzah Ashira (Egg matzoh) on Pesach and not on erev Pesach from the time that we don’t eat chametz. The Sefardi minhag is not to eat Egg Matza from the tenth hour of the day. […]

Kitnyot

Question: Can I eat by my Sepharadic in laws if they cook non Kitnyot in a Kitnyot pot that was used less than 24 hours? Answer: Preferably they shouldn’t cook it specially for you, but if it was done, you may eat it. Chag Kasher V’sameach.

Kashering for Pesach

Question: Hi, 1)when kashering a sink (or utensil) is it obligatory to first clean the sink before starting to wait the required 24 hours or can one first start the 24 hour clock and only then clean the sink (before doing hagalah of course) 2) when using a kettle or a pot to kasher the […]

Shemita in Eilat, Israel

Question: Is Shemita required to be observed in Eilat, Israel? Can I plant a vegetable garden in Eilat, Israel during now Shemita? Answer: You do not have to observe Shemita in Arava Haderomit, which surely includes Eilat. Chag Sameach Sources:

Chometz in USA

Question: Regarding the different timezones, how does the sale of Chometz through your website work for those in America? or is it only for those in E”Y? Answer: Hello, The way it works is that the chometz is sold before Pesach Israel time and not bought back until Yom Tov is over in the […]

If an item of online shopping arrives on yom tov or chol hamoed, what do you do?

Question: If an item of online shopping arrives on Yom tov or chol hamoed, what do you do? Is there an issue of muktza or anything else? If so, what do you do? Thank you Answer: Thank you for your question. If it comes on Yom Tov, since it very possibly came from outside […]

Selling from chu”l

Question: I’m currently in chutz L’aretz and will be here for the entirety of Yom Tov. I did not do a bedikas chometz prior to leaving EY. Am I able to rely on the mechira on Thursday/Friday? If not what are my options? Answer: Hi, If it is a place that will be empty […]

Vape on passover

Question: Is fume vape electric cigarettes kosher for passover? Answer: I don’t know but in general e- cigarettes need kosher for Passover supervision. Chag Kasher Vsameach Sources:

Passover seder by day?

Question: Good morning, I have two questions about Passover I was wondering if you could answer. 1) Is it permitted for my family to have the Seder not Friday evening but Saturday afternoon? This is because my Grandma would not be able to attend on Friday since she has to go to bed earlier by […]

Is Gordon’s gin Kosher for Passover?

Question: Hi I, do my shopping online at shufersal.co.il. In the kosher for Pesach section, I bought Gordon’s gin but when I received it I doesn’t say kosher for Pesach on the label. Just kosher parve. Is it ok to have over Pesach? Answer: Hi, It is great that you did reach out to us […]

fruit from chametz fridge

Question: Can one wash the fruit (apples oranges) from the chametz fridge and use in on Pesach? What if you peel it? Answer: Washing it is also alright, but peeling is even better. Best wishes Sources:

Makeup

Question: i have two foundations and was wondering if they are kosher lepesach: 1.AQUA / WATER● CYCLOPENTASILOXANE● GLYCERIN● ISODODECANE● ALCOHOL DENAT.● POLYGLYCERYL-4 ISOSTEARATE● CETYL PEG/PPG-10/1 DIMETHICONE● HEXYL LAURATE● ALUMINUM STARCH OCTENYLSUCCINATE● DISTEARDIMONIUM HECTORITE● PHENOXYETHANOL● ACETYLATED GLYCOL STEARATE● MAGNESIUM SULFATE● PEG-10 DIMETHICONE● TRIHYDROXYSTEARIN● CELLULOSE GUM● NYLON-12● LIMONENE● BENZYL SALICYLATE● BENZYL ALCOHOL● LINALOOL● PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRA-DI-T-BUTYL HYDROXYHYDROCINNAMATE● ISOBUTANE● […]

Adding water to wine for kiddush

Question: I like to dilute my kiddush wine, which contains about 13% vol alcohol. with some water in order to make it not so strong (less alcohol). Which is the limit of water to be added? Answer: Thank you for your question. It is hard to give an exact amount, because this depends on […]

Is it chometz?

Question: Is smooth Viking hair care styling clay permitted to use on pesach Answer: On Chol Hamoed it can be used, but not on Yom Tov itself. From reading the ingredients it does not seem to contain chometz. Best wishes Sources:

Night of bedikat chametz

Question: My wife needs to go to mikva this Thursday night? Do I do bedikas chametz before she goes or wait for her to come home? Answer: Hello, There is no direct halachic need for you to wait for her to come home, unless this is something that she specifically wants. The bedika is your […]

What to do the coin during shmittah year?

Question: Hi, I have been using a coin when occasionally taking trumah and maaser from fruits in the last 7 years (I live in Israel). I remember that during this year before Pesach, we’re supposed to destroy this coin? Can you please clarify what exactly I should do with this coin (a shekel)? Thanks […]

Shalom zachor on seder night

Question: We will B’ezras Hashem be making a Bris on Monday the first day of chol hamoed, is there supposed to be some sort of shalom zachor on lil haseder, or on shabbos by day? Thank You Answer: Mazal Tov, your new baby should grow up to be a yirei Shomayim and a talmid […]

Maaser on reimbursement from gemach

Question: Hi, We are going through a medical treatment that is costing a significant amount of money. BH there is an organization helping us with the payments. The way it works is first we pay then they send us a check for the amount. We already give maaser on our income, but do we need […]

Coloring and stickers on Chol Hamoed

Question: Is it permitted for children to color for fun, or to use activity books where they stick on stickers on Chol Hamoed? Answer: Hello, Children may color in an activity book or stick on stickers during chol hamoed. The reason is because it is considered tzorech hamoed, as it is a festive enjoyment, […]

Cleaning other items for Pesach

Question: Do hair accessories/fabric bows which were on a chometzdik kitchen floor before Pesach, need to be washed in water before Pesach? Answer: Thank you for your question. If you want you can wash them, but you are not obligated to do so. Looking it over that there is no chometz attached to it, […]

Aquafaba on Pessach

Question: We are Ashkanazi and want to know as aquafaba is a derivative from kitniyot can one use it on Pessach? Answer: Hello, Derivities of kitnios are included in the minhag not to eat kitnios, and therefore it should not be used on Pesach. Best wishes

More on washing clothes for Pesach

Question: If someone bought or washed clothes and then put them on a surface (like a bed, table or floor) that had chometz crumbs, do the clothes have to be washed before Pesach? Answer: Hi, You do not have to rewash them, but you should brush it off, to make sure that the crumbs […]

Cleaning clothes for Pesach

Question: What are the halachos regarding cleaning clothes for Pesach to ensure there is no chometz? 1) I understand that a coat is typically shaken out and pockets are checked for chometz (coat is not fully washed). Is it okay to eat while wearing the coat if one ate chometz in the coat before pesach? […]

Shaving face chol hamoed

Question: I saw in your archives that a woman may tweeze her eyebrows on Chol Hamoed. Does that apply to removing hair from anywhere on the face? What about shaving other parts of the body? Thank you! Answer: Thank you for your question. A woman may remove any hair from her body hands, or […]

Follow up re Moldy Challah

Question: Thank you for answering my question! https://dinonline.org/2022/04/04/moldy-challah/ What are my options for taking care of the challah in chu”l? I would like to avoid putting the moldy challah into my oven for health/safety reasons. Are there any other options? Thank you! Answer: Hello, You can also place the challah in a bag and […]

selling of chometz

Question: is it permissible to sell chometz twice to two different Rabbonim? Answer: Hello, Yes, you can appoint two different Rabbonim as messengers to sell your chometz for you. Whichever one happens to sell it first is the one that actually sold it for you and the other one, although he was made a […]

Tosfos Shabbos on Yom Tov

Question: Can one make tosfos shabbos after yom reshone Answer: Hi, It is not tosefes Shabbos, because you already said that it is Sunday, by saying Kiddush which had havdala in it, however you can make tosefes Yom Tov. Best wishes

Disposing of Pots/Dishes/Glasses that were toveled

Question: Is there a particular way a metal mixing bowl or glass item, etc. should be disposed of, if it was toveled? Answer: Hi, It can be disposed of any way that you like. Although we have to tovel them, they are not “kadosh ” like seforim are, and they can be disposed of […]

Work done by a non-jewish on second yom tov

Question: Dear rabbi, My father, who lives outside of Israel, owns an online business in which both jews and non-jews remotely work together all over the world. I work in my father’s company and live in Israel. For the past couple years, we have been trying hard not to be opened on Yom Tov at […]

Checking for chametz when checking in to a Hotel on Pesach

Question: If I rented a room in a hotel or rented a room in a house that is owned by a Jew or gentile in middle of pesach, do I need to check it for chametz? Answer: Thank you for your question. We may not have any chometz in our possession during the whole […]

Beitza or beya

Question: Mentioning beitza instead of beya Answer: Hi, In Hebrew it is beitza, but in Aramaic it is bieya. Best wishes

Kashrut

Question: If I have a meat pot that’s boiling water in it and the pot wasn’t used in last 24-48 hours next to that pot I have a pot of dairy pot of milk chocolate melting then a really small piece of chocolate falls into the meat pot what’s the statues of the meat pot? […]

question on a previous answer given

Question: Hello, I saw that on https://dinonline.org/2021/09/12/correcting-baal-tefilla/ you wrote that regarding correcting a baal tefilla, if the mistake would require him to say the bracha again then he should be corrected. I would like to point out that the question which was asked was does MALBIN PNEI CHAVEIRO BARABIM override this, since the question was […]

Guf naki with Tefillin

Question: Why is hafacha with tefillin in the gemara called not a gif nuki if it’s a bezayon lichoirah it should be called bezayon in the Gemara and not a lashon of gifoi anoi noki? Also if one passes gas in tefilin is he Makayam a mitzvah in those moments of wearing tefillin along […]

Gel/putty for cleaning

Question: I have a sticky putty gel that I use to clean my table, etc. (picks up dust/crumbs). Is there a problem (regarding kosher or pesach) if one of the ingredients is glycerin (not sure the percentage) and the gel is non-toxic. It might leave a little residue on the table. Thanks Answer: Thank […]

brocha during a meal

Question: I was by a wedding and the host came around with some whiskey. But there was still some Coca Cola in my glass, which I had to finish to make room for the whiskey. Should I have made a brocha on that Coca cola as drinking it had no connection to the meal whatsoever […]

Woman davening Maariv

Question: If a woman wants to take on davening maariv, is it ok if she just says shemone esrei or does she have to say shma with its brachos too? Thank You Answer: Thank you for your question. Although women generally don’t daven maariv, it is nevertheless commendable to do so. Therefore, what you […]

Bchor but born after a miscarriage, does he have to fast on erev Pesach?

Question: If a man is a Bchor but born after a miscarriage, does he have to fast on erev Pesach? Thank You Answer: Thank you for your question. A child that was born after a miscarriage is considered a bechor regarding taanis bechoros, and he does have to fast. The reason is because this […]

Practicing laining at night

Question: Hello, I am starting to lain for a certain minyan on Shabbos and I was planning on doing one aliyah each night after I finish night seder until I remembered that there is an inyan not to learn mikra at night as is stated in the shaar hatzion in O.C. 238:1. Is this a […]

vaping on pesach

Question: Whats the kfp status on myle vapes and on all vape juices in general? Answer: Hi, They need kosher for Passover supervision. Best wishes

Bird food over Pesach?

Question: What can I feed my 30 birds that I give bread crumbs everyday during the year? Answer: Thank you for your question. It is understandable that on Passover we may not feed our animal or pets anything that contains chometz. We are, however, allowed to feed them kitniot. On the practical. Here is […]

Removal of Mezuzah

Question: Good day, I am a gentile residing in a predominantly Jewish suburb. We’ve been close friends with our Jewish neighbors for well over 20 years. The husband passed away last year and the estate was declared insolvent. The widow and her son could no longer afford to stay in the house and were recently […]

Marina Chillul Hashem

Question: Hello, is it chillul Hashem for an orthodox Jew to live on a small boat at a marina due to expenses? It seems quiet but I am wary about the types of people that possibly will be there during the summer. Thank you. Answer: Thank you for your question. I am not familiar […]

Using a pot that was not toveled for hagalah

Question: If one only has kelim that are not toveled and wants to do hagalah before toveling them, must he borrow a pot that has already been toveled, or can he use his own? Answer: Hi, When a person has keilim that need hagalah and tevila, hagalah should be done first, and only afterwards […]

Keriat Shema in evening

Question: We assume that keriat shema in the evening has to be recited after tzet ha-kokhavim. Yet there are many shuls that on motzaei Shabbat they begin maariv like 7 minutes before tzet, in order to finish maariv when Shabbat is ending. But no one has ever said that people need to repeat shema later […]

Hugging non-frum adult brother

Question: Kvod Harav, My siblings are all frum to various degrees, except for my brother who is completely not frum as far as I know. He hugs my sisters who dont see any problem with it. I am very uncomfortable with it. I saw your response in another question and understand that it is far […]

Returning stolen money

Question: Hi Rabbi, I have a friend who I went to school with when I was younger, I didn’t have money, and I fell into the temptation, and stole a $100 dollars from his wallet. Now years have passed, I’m still friends with this person, and I would like to return the money, and would […]