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brachos of krias shema

Question: if I miss sof zman tefilla can I say the brachos of krias shema? Answer: Yes. Bdieved you can still say birkas Kriys Shema and Shemona Esrei until chatzos. Have a good day

Question: I am an exercise instructor for women. We have a private group and each member has her own exercise mat, with her name on it. After class they are rolled up and put into a large bin. Since covid, some women wrote on their mat “Bli r’shus”, as they do not want the mat […]

Ate pork in Avraham’s time

Question: Shalom Rabbi, In the time of Avraham, Isaac and Yaakov they ate pork? It was allowed to eat pork at that time, Since the torah had not yet been given ? Answer: Correct, since it was before the Torah was given, it was permitted for all to eat pork. We are taught however that […]

Laundry on rosh chodesh

Question: Hello Rabbi, I know many women have the custom not to do laundry on Rosh Chodesh and I do not. However, when staying with less observant relatives, one (female) washed sheets. Is it still okay for me to use them? Answer: Thank you for your question. The laundry may be used even if it […]

Batting a Mosquito on Shabbos

Question: Is it permissible to bat a mosquito out of the air on Shabbos when it is clear that the mosquito is preying on people in the room? Thank you Answer: If you are trying to kill it is not permitted. If you are only batting it in order to chase it away, if […]

Messianic Age and everyday things

Question: Will things remain the same after Mashiach comes ? Will we live the same lives , play football , watch a baseball match and do anything we did before like buying a car ? Answer: You are asking a very good question. According to most opinions among the great Rabbis, things in the world […]

Salt That Non Jews Use

Question: Can one use salt that non Jews use as the steam from there hot food may get inside? Answer: Thank you for your question. My understanding of your question is that you are asked regarding using a salt shaker of non-Jews, and you are afraid that some of the steam got inside the […]

Do I honour HaShem if a fall a victim of fraud?

Question: I am a Jew based on Halacha but I grew up Xtian. One of the teaching of xtianity is that no matter how you should always be kind and love people , even when they trick you , use you or fraud you. I left that religion for good and I am now finding […]

Mesirah

Question: Question from Brooklyn: A homeless man asks people on the street for money, but gets very upset when he does not receive the support he feels that he deserves. He therefore takes revenge and does very disgusting acts on the sidewalk. He tells people that he is Jewish, but he does not seem to […]

Muktzeh

Question: I would like to move the leichter off my Shabbos table for the morning seudah after the candles are burned out, so I could change the tablecloth etc. Could I leave an expensive ring on the tray where the leichter are standing, on Erev Shabbos, which would make it a bosis for something valuble […]

Davening in a place that smells when the person has a loss of smell

Question: If I can’t smell anything do I have to stop davening and learning if I pass wind that may objectively smell? Answer: Thank you for your question. It is permitted for you to daven or learn over there. The reason is because wind that was passed is considered a “reiach aein bo ikar” […]

Objects of another religion

Question: Is it forbidden by halakha to have objects from other cultures such as necklaces, vases, etc. in the house? Answer: From a halachic standpoint, if the item was not used for idol worship, and if it isn’t supporting an avoda zara it is not halachically problematic. Best wishes

Selling the schar of a mitzva

Question: If I want to do a mitzva that is very hard for me, can I say that half the schar should be for me (because I want a yeshua) and half for the ilui neshama/yeshua of someone else? Answer: Thank you for your question. Essentially, we cannot give the schar for a mitzva […]

Mikva for men on erev Yom Tov

Question: Is mikvah for men before Yom Tov D’oreisa? Answer: Thank you for your question. During the time of the Bais Hamikdash when everyone would eat from the korbanos, and whoever entered the Bais Hamikdash, they were obligated min Hatorah to purify themselves. This is brought in mesechet Rosh Hashana 15b, and the Rambam. […]

Sitting in Father’s seat

Question: Hello, Can one sit in the seat his father generally used to sit for davening, when his father has moved his seat because he is in his year of aveilus? Thank you and good moed Answer: If it is his father seat the child may not sit there, even though his father is […]

Schar for children in Olam Haba

Question: Do children under bar/bas mitzva get schar for doing mitzvos? (Regular mitzvos such as learning Torah, brochos, shabbos etc., as well as things such as doing a favor for a parent or sibling in order to get a mitzva etc.) Answer: Thank you for your qustion. Children most definitely get sechar for the […]

Coca cola coffee flavoured can made in vietnam

Question: I bought this in israel. can i drink it? Answer: In consultation with a kashrus professional, you should not drink the can. Best wishes

Olam Haba

Question: Will every person feel HOME in Olam Haba? Let’s say someone is an average person who did some good and some bad, used many opportunities well and missed other opportunities. Will they be healed and whole in Olam Haba? Answer: Thank you for your question. Essentially the most comfortable place for our neshoma […]

Saatva mattress

Question: Any issue with owning a Saatva brand mattress? The word “Saatva” represents purity in Hindu philosophy. Is it kosher to have such a word printed on a mattress in a kosher home? Answer: Thank you for your question. It is permitted to buy these mattresses. Although the name of the company has a […]

Laundry after Yom Tov

Question: Hello Rabbi. Can one do laundry the morning after simchat Torah or must it be past a certain time in the day? So in the us, would it be ok to do it early Thursday morning? Thank you. Answer: Thank you for your question. It is permitted to do laundry even on the […]

Disposing soup or cholent during Shemitah

Question: How does one dispose of soup or cholent during the Shemitah year that contains vegetables that have kedushas shiviis? Is just leaving it out on the counter overnight sufficient to then discard it in the regular garbage? Answer: Thank you for your question. Since the soup has kedushas shviis it may not be placed […]

Kissing half sibling

Question: Can a half brother and sister give friendly hugs and kisses on the cheek? Answer: Thank you for your question. Regarding these halachos there is no differance between a full or a half sister. Regarding full brothers and sister, all poskim say that it should not be done. There is however controversy if […]

tefillin on chol hamoed

Question: The Magen Avraham at end of siman 25 says that the chazzan should take off his tefillin on chol hamoed Sukkos before Hallel because their is time to take off tefillin while they are “selling the esrog” and therefore there won’t be tircha d’tzibur. What procedure is the magen avraham referring to? It would […]

Sukka on Shemini Atzeres

Question: I live in EY but keep two days Yom Tov as per a psak I previously received. My minhag is to eat all the Seudos in the Sukka. I am invited for the night by someone who only keeps one day Yom Tov. I understand that it is a machlokes if a ben chutz […]

Cutting nails on Chol Hamoed in order to play an instrument

Question: I understand one may not cut nails on Ch Hamoed if they did not cut them also at the start of YT. however may I cut them in order to play my guitar for Simchas Chol Hamoed? And does it make a difference if I’m doing so for a group of people/ tsibbur as […]

work on 3 consecutive festive days

Question: on which of the three consecutive festive days hoshana raba, Shemini Azeret and Simchat Torah is it allowed to work? gut mo’ed. Answer: On Hoshana Rabba we may do melachos that are permitted to do on Chol Hamoed, however on Shemini Azeret and Simchat Torah we don’t do melacha, the sae way we […]

Sukkos/Shinui Makom

Question: Hi! My Sukkah is in my privately owned, fenced in backyard not shared with anyone. If I begin having a glass of water or other snack and run inside for a minute, do I need to make a new bracha when I return? Also, if I start in my house and want to continue […]

Wood slats for schach

Question: What is the maximum width and thickness for a board used for schach, and can a fence plank be used that is sold loose as is and has never been attached in any fencing? thank you Answer: Thank you for your question. Using thin boards for schach is technically problematic, because they appear to […]

Washing car on chol hamoed

Question: I like a clean car. My head is clearer to do things when I clean the car. I won’t wash my car on chol hamoed, but I just want to clean dirt off the windows and car exterior/interior with a rag and some window liquid cleaner. May it be done by me? Answer: […]

Shabbat

Question: I heard if someone makes a joke of chilul Shabbat, he will end up doing the melacha in the future. For example… saying on Shabbat as a joke “ let’s drive to shul” even though we know it’s Shabbat and we can’t. Is that true? Is one allowed to make such jokes on Shabbat? […]

Tying down schach on sukjah

Question: I live on the 6th floor. I’m afraid my schach will blow away. Can I tie down the boards between metal sukkah and schach? Can I tie down the schach? Answer: Thank you for your question. It is permitted to tie the boards down, as long as the schach is lying directly on […]

Canvas Sukka

Question: Hi, I purchased a canvas Sukka (it has a metal frame and one ties sheets to it). Someone was telling me this can be problematic as it blows in the wind. I have tried to make it as tight as possible but it still does sway on the wind. I heard there is a […]

Was this lashon hora

Question: Hello, I feel terrible. I have a good friend who is Jewish and has a lot of responsibilities with family and work. I mentioned this to two people along with saying that I think she is too busy and it some point it may impact other people at her workplace (no one specific) but […]

Possible neder

Question: I am very worried about a situation that happened on Yom Kippur. I don’t remember the exact language but I accidentally verbalized something to the effect of: I would/I want to have a day like Yom Kippur which is totally dedicated to hashem everyday. I am very worried about this, is this a neder? […]

Travel on Hol Chamoed

Question: Shalom, Can a person travel in Chol Chamoed? Answer: It is permitted to travel on Chol Hamoed for enjoyment purpose. This is because it is then considered a festival need. Have a good Yom Tov Sources: O:CH 531-1, Hilchos Chol Hamoed pg. 22.

Machloket on Chayav Bedinei Shomayim

Question: BS”D L’Kavod Harav, If there is a machloket in achronim whether someone is liable / Chayav Bedinei Shomayim, does the person need to be strict and consider himself liable, or can he rely on the kula of the other posek? Also, is the rav aware of a source for this rule? Kol Tuv & […]

Doubt about the Moshiach era

Question: A doubt, in the days of Moshiach it says that he will exterminate evil and there will be only Good (Zecharyah 13:2, (Sukah 52a, Yeshayahu 25:8, 40:5, Shabbat 30b; Ketubot 111b, Avodas HaKodesh, v2 chapter 38), But in Devarim 15:11 it tells us that there will never cease to be beggars on earth, how […]

Popup sukkah on the roof of my building

Question: hi, i dont have a balcony but the roof in my building is quite large (and safe) and i would like to put my popup sukkah there do i need to ask all the tenants in the building (some are jewish some are not )for permission in order to make a leishev basukah during […]

Is mechila necessary?

Question: B”H Kavod haRav, Thank you for your help. I was wondering if mechila is necessary in the following situations: 1. I was in a group setting for a Yom Tov meal, and there were various groups of people sitting at various tables in a room. There was beautiful singing during the meals. I asked […]

Rosh Hashanah food

Question: Hello Rabbi. Are any of the following NOT permitted between Rosh Hashanah and Simchat Torah? Peanut butter Purple grapes Chickpeas, Onion Salad dressing with vinegar used in sweet sauce, Cole slaw with vinegar that is tangy. Thank you Answer: Thank you for your question. Before getting to the specific foods that you are […]

World Problems and Messianic Times

Question: Hi, What do Chachamim say will happen to worldwide issues such as pollution, Global Warming, other environmental issues, overpopulation, medical research, space exploration etc – will those issues vanish once Moshiach sits on the throne in Yerushalayim? If so, and, if the majority opinion is that Moshiach must come within 220 years, does it […]

Enema on Yom Kippur

Question: I might need to either eat pachos mikishiur or take a hydrating enema with vitamins to avoid dangerous dehydration or passing out since I have Crohn’s and possibly undiagnosed cancer and last year I almost passed out from dizziness. My question is, is there a pachos mikishiur requirement when getting nourishing benefits shelo derech […]

Why is a heter for contraception necessary

Question: Hi, I have heard many times that in order for a woman to use a contraceptive pill, a heter is required from a moreh horaah. I understand the need with regard to halachically questionable forms of contraception, but I don’t understand why this is necessary in the instance of using a pill. If someone […]

Throwing dough out

Question: Hi! I’m new to making challah and froze lots of extra dough from previous batches. Now they don’t look so good and I’d like to dispose of them. I’m wondering if there’s a particular way I should go about doing so? Thank you! Answer: Hello, You should put the dough in a bag, […]

New brocha when tallis falls off

Question: What is the hanhoga regarding making a new Brocha in the following instances: 1. Ones talis completely fell to the floor during davening. 2. One removed his tefillin to urinate in a bathroom in Shul (which has urinals and sitting stalls.) I know that Mishna Berura says to make a new Brocha, but I […]

Parameter of Emes

Question: I have a few scenarios that I wanted to know if one is over on midvar sheker tirchak. 1. Many home security systems place a sticker or a sign up in front of the home to show that it’s not worth trying to break into this home since it is protected. If one moves […]

Correcting Baal tefilla

Question: If one hears the Baal tefilla make a mistake in how they say a word in davening (e.g. in chazoras hashatz or Kaddish) do they need to correct them, or does malbin pnei chavero berabbim override that in this case? Answer: Thank you for your question. Correcting the baal tefilla, would be similar to […]

Taking the Rov’s spot

Question: There is a reserved parking spot for the Rov in front of the Shul. If one knows that the rov is out of town or never uses the spot at a certain time of the day, may they park in that spot? Answer: Thank you for your question. It is hard to give […]

Must I pay for a medical visit when the exam was not performed?

Question: I made an appointment for my annual visit with a local eye doctor to update my prescription. I said I cannot wear a mask because I become hypoxic. The nurse suggested I wear it as long as I could and then the doctor would step outside and give me a chance to breathe and […]

Israelis doing business in the Diaspora on yom tov sheini

Question: I’m an author who lives in Israel and I plan to be in Israel for Sukkos. One of my books has been selected to be part of an email marketing campaign in the United States that will take place on yom tov sheini. The company sponsoring the campaign isn’t a Jewish company, but there […]