Question: I bought a new sheital in my year of aveilus intending for a friend to wear it for 2 days before myself, however the sheital has obviously been tried… Read more »
Posts By: Rabbonim of the Beis Hora'a
Fish and meat
Question: halacha states that fish and meat is dangerous and one can get tzara’as. how should this danger be explained to a non frum Jew? Answer: You can simply tell… Read more »
Mesader Kiddushin
Question: Is there any reason to feel guilty if a chosson wants his Rosh Yesiva/Rav/Rebbe to be Mesader Kiddushin vs. his parents who want a relative who has semicha to… Read more »
Maariv after Hamapil
Question: If a woman forgot that she didn’t daven Maariv and she began the bracha of Hamapil, what is the correct thing to do? Stop where she is and daven… Read more »
Is one allowed to continue nursing while expecting a baby?
Question: According to halacha, Is one allowed to continue nursing while expecting a baby or is this considered putting the unborn child at risk Answer: You should ask your doctor,… Read more »
Are the pieces from a Tenaim plate considered a segulah?
Question: Are you aware of any minhagim regarding collecting pieces from broken Tenaim plates to bring about other shidduchim or other good things? Thank you. Answer: As far… Read more »
Talking to married men
Question: Is a single girl allowed to talk by texting to a married man whom she works with after work hours? Texting about day to day subjects, asking opinions….there’s no… Read more »
Sharing with neighbors
Question: I am connected to a well that sends water to 4 homes sprinkler systems. Each of us contributed to the installation of the well many years ago and have… Read more »
Fleishig pot milchig ladle
Question: I was making pea soup in a fleishig pot and I used a milchig serving spoon to take it out. The soup was very hot but off the fire… Read more »
Makeup on Tisha B’av
Question: If my wife must go into work on Tisha B’av for a couple hours, Is she allowed to put on makeup? Answer: Women should not put on makeup on… Read more »
Visiting the vatican
Question: Hi. I am planning a trip to Italy very soon. I wanted to know if I can go to the Vatican and/or the Sistine Chapel. Can you please provide… Read more »
Stepping back after tefilla when someone is behind you
Question: A person cannot step back after Mincha due to a guy davening behind him. However, the shul has already begun Maariv. Should the guy who is trapped daven in… Read more »
Taking caffeine supplements on major fast days
Question: Is it permitted to take caffeine supplements by mouth on Tisha Bav? Yom Kippur? What are the guidelines for each? Answer: I am assuming that you are not taking… Read more »
Perek Shira on Tisha B’av
Question: Can perek shira be recitated on tisha b’av during the day? Answer: We should not say perek shira on tisha B’av itself. If you say it everyday, then it… Read more »
Learning on Erev Tishah Beav
Question: Is there room to be meikel to learn on Erev Tishah Beav after chatzos? Answer: Yes there is room to be meikel, however one should try to learn t’bav… Read more »
Sifri in Devarim
Question: The Sifri in Devarim says, “Just like the stars are much higher then the sky, that s the people who are someone learn Torah”. “The Highest Level of Gemilus… Read more »
Onion cut with meaty knife in nine days?
Question: On the nine days when one would not eat meat, is it permitted to eat an onion that has been cut with a (clean) meaty knife? Answer: The prohibition… Read more »
Milky pan flipper washed with meaty dishes
Question: If I put my milchig pan flipper (consisting of metal tube and plastic spatula) in the dishwasher with fleishig untensils, do I have to kasher it? Answer: I don’t… Read more »
Making an early Shabbos
Question: I was once speaking to a huge talmid chacham, who has a vast knowledge of yedios hatorah but is not a Moreh Horeh, regarding making an early shabbos …. Read more »
Is gambling permitted?
Question: What is the Halacha for gambling? Does it differ for Ashkenazim and Sephardim? Or on a Kosher cruise? Answer: Gambling is not permitted, and the reason for it is… Read more »
Food from shiva house
Question: My neighbor gave me the food from his shiva house that was leftover I was holding it for someone else needy. The needy person turns out doesn’t need it… Read more »
Can I wash my hands with soap after washing on bread from a public washing cup
Question: Sometimes I don’t feel comfortable with the sanitary conditions of a washing cup. More than sometimes. At work the non-Jewish workers sometimes use the washing cup for cleaning and… Read more »
Selling a home to a non Jew in a “Jewish area” in Chutz Learetz?
Question: When is it forbidden to sell a home to a non Jew in a “Jewish area” in Chutz Learetz? How do we define a “Jewish area” by majority Jews… Read more »
Staying in an apartment for Shabbos that may have been used by non frum Jews
Question: If we rent an apartment for Shabbos that may have been used previously by non Jews or non frum Jews, what do we need to be careful about? We… Read more »
mikvah women in shevua shechal boi
Question: Does a women who’s leil tevilah falls in the 9 days have to do anything different? can she have a hot/warm bath etc? can she have a bath at… Read more »
Is it permissable to buy flowers for shabbos chazon
Question: Is it allowed to buy flowers for the shabbos table for Shabbos Chazon? Answer: It is permitted to buy flowers lekovod shabbos for Shabbos Chazon. Sources: Yerushalayim B’moadeha pg…. Read more »
Buying flowers for Shabbos
Question: Is it permitted to buy flowers for Shabbos Chazon? Answer: Please see the following post https://dinonline.org/2017/07/29/is-it-permissable-to-buy-flowers-for-shabbos-chazon/
Interview on Tisha B’Av
Question: Hi, Is it permissible to go on a job interview at 11:30 am on Tisha B’Av? Answer: You should not go to a job interview, especially since it is… Read more »
Rent control
Question: Is the landlord allowed to raise his rent after the 3 year agreement to a double in price? In halacha is there any form of rent control? Sources please… Read more »
What is it okay to do during this week and early next?
Question: Is it okay to purchase airline and hotel tickets for a trip during this week, this weekend, next Monday or Wed? Or can purchasing tickets for a trip bring… Read more »
9 days
Question: 1) Can one have a hot or warm shower on erev shabbos chazon? 2) Can one play soccer which is primarily done for exercise purposes on shvuah shechal boy?… Read more »
Mincha
Question: Is there any opinions that hold that one can daven mincha at least b’dieved during the week until the tzeis that he holds is the end of shabbos. Meaning… Read more »
Using treif glass cups
Question: If one will be staying in a non-Jewish home, may he use their glass cups? Must he kasher them? For hot versus cold? Answer: If the glasses are clean,… Read more »
Solar Eclipse
Question: Am I allowed to take a digital picture of the solar eclipse on August 21? Answer: This is an interesting question. You are allowed to take a picture of… Read more »
Boating during the nine days
Question: We are in a boys camp. Is it permissible to go boating during the nine days? if yes, is it limited to rowing? is canoeing permissible? Answer: From a… Read more »
Use a potato peeler on a pareve food
Question: Can I use a potato peeler that was washed in a fleishig dishwasher and cook the potatoes in a milchig pot? Answer: As long as the potato peeler was… Read more »
TV show that contains Idolitry
Question: Is it a problem if I watch the TV show iron fist. It has some stuff related to Buddhism in it. The main character does a lot meditation and… Read more »
My cousin by marriage is having a celebration / graduation party for her daughter during the nine days.
Question: My cousin (by marriage) is having a celebration / graduation party for her daughter during the nine days – this Sunday. I’ve apologized for not being able to attend,… Read more »
How do I take terumah and maaser from Israeli vegetables?
Question: How do I take terumah and maaser from Israeli vegetables? Answer: The halachos of separating Terumos and Maaseros are numerous, but I will go through the basics. First we… Read more »
Milchig soup (hot) in feishig corel bowl
Question: Hi, someone by accident ate hot milchig soup w metal spoon from a fleishig Corelle bowl (hasn’t been used in a week). What to do with bowl? Can it… Read more »
Online purchase of clothes in Nine Days if won’t arrive until later
Question: I know that one may not purchase clothing in the Nine Days even if he will not wear it until after the Nine Days. My question is what is… Read more »
Can I repair a bowling ball during the 9 days?
Question: Can I repair a bowling ball during the 9 days? They need to enlarge the holes for the fingers. Answer: It isn’t really in the spirit of the nine… Read more »
For a girl riding a horse is it a problem that she might rip the Besulim?
Question: For a girl riding a horse is it a problem that she might rip the Besulim? Thank you very much! Answer: I heard of such an idea, however I… Read more »
Good bye party in the nine days
Question: My SIL invited us to join her for supper in a resturant tonight, as a good by party for her daughter, I know this will mean a lot to… Read more »
House work in the 9 days
Question: Can I do heavier housecleaning such as washing a fridge? Also can I organize closets and do other long term housework? Thanks Answer: I can’t say that it is… Read more »
Clean laundry in the nine days
Question: I am confused about the halacha of wearing clean laundry, I did not grow up with this custom of putting on all clean clothing before the 9 days, but… Read more »
Conception during the nine days
Question: Is it permitted to conceive or get pregnant during these 9 days prior to Tisha B’av? If it is, is it ideal, or generally better to conceive after these… Read more »
Lenses During the Nine Days
Question: Can I put on the new contact lenses with the new prescription that the eye doctor gave me during the nine days? Answer: Yes you may. The reason is… Read more »
Chizkiyahu’s Rebellion
Question: Is there any record of Chizkiyahu consulting Neviim or the urim vetumim before rebelling against Sancheirev? After all wasn’t the point of the urim vetumim to advise the king… Read more »
Taking delivery/picking up clothing purchased before the nine days
Question: I bought shirts and pants from Amazon several weeks ago (before 17 Tammuz even) — and had them sent to a friend in NY, because they had agreed to… Read more »