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Author Archives: Rabbonim of the Beis Hora'a

blessing for our new trucking company

Question: Who can I call to have blessings done over the phone for our new trucking business? Answer: If you would like I can give you a blessing over the internet. May Hashem help you that you should run your business honestly, and therefore Hashem should give your business much success and shower you with good […]

Chanukah candles -is there any hiddur using any oil over candles, or specifically olive oil?

Question: With the neiros for Chanukah, is there any hiddur with stam oil over candles, or is the hiddur davka with olive oil? Answer: The hiddur of olive oil is primarily because it gives a nice flame, as is written in the gemora. A secondary reason is because it is the oil that was used […]

What needs to go in a geniza

Question: What needs to go in a geniza? Only complete psukkim? Even partial psukkim? Any divrei torah? Anything with shem H (i.e. even if it’s not a passuk). Thank you Answer: Whole pesukim need to go into geneiza (shaimos). Even partial pesukim[1], if they were meant to be written in the context of writing a […]

What type of personal requests are forbidden on Shabbos?

Question: What type of personal requests are forbidden on Shabbos? I’ve heard some say it’s gashmius related – is that correct? If so, are the following gashmius or ruchnius is shalom bayis or gidul banim or a midda I’m working on? Does the same issur apply on Yom Tov? On Chol Hamoed? Thank you very […]

Are Tefillin Muktzeh on Shabbos

Question: 1. Are Tefillin Muktzeh on Shabbos 2. Are you allowed to sit on the hood of a car on Shabbos. Please explain with sources. Thank you Answer: We do not wear tefillin on Shabbos therefore they are considered a kli shemilachto l’issur, and may be moved l’tzorech gufo umikomo. You can find this halacha in […]

Hinting to a non-Jew to turn the oven off on Shabbos

Question: I accidentally left the oven on with the food in on Friday night. Is it ok to hint to a non-Jew to turn it off so that I can take the food out? Thank you very much Answer: Telling this to the non-Jew is not so simple, because you can’t tell him the action […]

May a person do teshuva at night or does it need to be in the daylight?

Question: B”H May a person do teshuva at night or does it need to be in the daylight? Thank you Answer: There is no difference between doing teshuva at night or during the day. In fact, every night before we go to sleep, we do teshuva for any aveiros that we night have done that […]

Going to enjoy Xmas lights

Question: Is it mutar to enjoy xmas lights, and specifically to go a drive thru light attraction? (Holmdel,nj has Magic of lights “Magic of Lights is a dazzling, drive-through holiday lights experience featuring favorite holiday scenes and characters of the season using the latest LED technology and digital animations. Experience Magic of Lights from the […]

Book referencing “G-d”

Question: May one read a secular book containing the word “G-d” (fully written out) in the bathroom? Is this book consider at all a dvar be’kedusha? Thank you very much Answer: Thank you for your question. The book itself, being a secular book is not a davar shebkidusha, and may be broughtinto the bathroom, and […]

Learning and Davening after non kosher

Question: I am in the process of becoming more observant and therefore have not fully begun to adopt the laws of Kashrut. Therefore, at times I eat something non-kosher and then want to learn or daven. Must I wait after eating something non kosher to do so? Must I wash out my mouth, or use […]

Hiring non Jewish/non frum school teachers

Question: ואין מוסרים להם תינוק ללמדו ספר או ללמדו אומנות דמשכי ליה למינות Based on this rama (Y”D kuf nun gimmul- aluf) what is the heter to hire non Jewish/non frum teachers in our schools? Answer: Thank you for your question. You are bringing up a valid point. The Shulchan Aruch is referring to giving […]

Davening and learning in same area

Question: If a person is learning in a room where there is an active minyan, is he exempt from saying amen by kaddish, saying kedusha, standing when a torah is removed or returned to ark? The situation is in a shul with a balcony/ezras nashim where you can hear the baal tefilah. The balcony is […]

Separating Maasros B’zman Hazeh

Question: One bought fruits from a store and is mafrish the one percent plus a little more (for Terumah and Trumas maaser). If there is a possibility that SOME of the fruits are revai (the store takes deliveries from different vendors) which is potur from maasros, then the original one percent of the whole is […]

Can a buy a car that was once owned by a church?

Question: Hi Rabbi, I put down a deposit on a car at a dealership. The dealer said that the previous owner was a Catholic Church. Am I allowed to buy the car? (I am buying it from the dealer but not from the church). Sometimes I learn Torah or listen to shiurim in the car. Is this […]

Attaining peace at the expense of honouring parent

Question: My father has a sister who hasn’t been in contact with him for many years, they had a disagreement a long time ago and no longer speak to each other. We as the children would like to try establish peace at least between ourselves and my aunts family, however my father would probably be […]

Bishul Akum/Shabbos Induction burner

Question: Hello, According to my understanding an induction burner doesn’t cook with fire rather with magnetic energy (whatever that really means) I know when it comes to cooking on Shabbos “Bishul bechama” is allowed, one can potentially argue that this is even further away from “derech bishul” then bishul bechama being the sun is a […]

Is it an halachic problem for women to sleep with pajamas?

Question: HI Is it an halachic problem for women to sleep with pajamas? Thanks Answer: No there is no problem with women sleeping with pajamas, in fact it is better in a way than sleeping with a robe since it can ride up during the night. It is also not lo tilbash because it is […]

Touched mouth before washing hands in the morning, do I have to wash it now?

Question: “A person should not touch one’s mouth, nose, ears, or eyes before washing hands in the morning” What if one touched the nose without thinking while half sleeping? Then washed three times when woke up.Is that a problem? Do the nose, clothes, sheets, etc. need to be cleaned? Answer: If they were touched there […]

Elbow touched clean clothes- wash them?

Question: If one’s elbow touches clean clothes before washing in the morning, are the clothes okay to wear or must they be washed? Answer: The clothing are fine and there is no need to wash them. First of all because the tumah on our hands is only until the knuckles or perhaps the wrist, but […]

I bought a frying pan and made it non-stick on my own. Does it need Tevillah?

Question: I bought a frying pan and made it non-stick on my own. Does it need Tevillah? Answer: Yes it does. Since the frying pan is made of metal and was brought from a gentile requires that it be toveled with a bracha. The fact that a Jew added the non stick coating to the […]

Ruach Ra on hands

Question: bs”d Thank you for providing this wonderful service to Klal Yisroel. I have a 17 y.o. daughter that unfortunately is challenged in her observance of mitzvos. It is unclear to me her relationship with HaShem yisborach and to what extent she is Shomer Torah and Mitzvos. She does not do melochos on Shabbos openly. […]