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Dairy tomato soup poured into a meaty ninja slow cooker which had not been used for a week.

Question: Dairy tomato soup poured into a meaty ninja slow cooker which had not been used for a week. Do I need to kasher the pot? Answer: Assuming that the soup is dairy because it had actual milk or cheese ingredients. The pot has to be kashered, because now it has milchig and fleishig taste inside […]

Falling behind in Monday and Thursday tachanun

Question: I say the Monday and Thursday tachanun much slower than the tzibbur does. 1) I understand that I can continue saying tachanun whilst the sefer Torah is taken out of the aron and all the way until it is opened on the bimah. I.e. this would mean I don’t say ‘vayehi binsoa’, baruch shmeh […]

Pie is cooked in a milchig toaster oven, served as desert after fleishig meal?

Question: If a pie is cooked in a milchig toaster oven, can it be served as a desert after a fleishig meal? Please provide sources if possible. Thanks so much! Answer: It cannot be eaten together with meat, but after eating meat, such as for dessert it may be eaten. Kesiva vchasima tova Sources:   […]

Rainfall from roof damaging a neighbor’s property

Question: We live in an apartment above our neighbours garden. The previous tenant for 10 years (and actual landlord) never complained about the 5 meter wide roofs rainfall that drips into their garden from our apartment. However that tenant vacated and a new tenant moved in and asked if we could fix up a gutter […]

Sorting via clearing table on Shabbat

Question: B”H Thank you for your help. My question is: what is the correct way to clear the table on Shabbat to not do “sorting?” If there are some not-clean plates and some clean plates, can I put the clean plates on a table and the not-clean ones in a sink, or is this sorting? […]

Downloading music

Question: In recent years, many Jewish artists have been posting music videos of their music online for public consumption. There is widely available technology that allows one to convert these online videos to downloadable audio files. Essentially, one can easily download most mainstream Jewish music for free to add to their personal music collection. Is […]

Toiveling a utensil for someone else with your utensils

Question: I ordered 2 utensils, one for me and one for a gift. The recipient is disabled and I would like to toivel it first for her to save her the tircha of toiveling it. a) is it okay to do this and do I need her permission first b) since I am toiveling mine […]

Replica of utensils Beis Hamikdash

Question: Is there any halakha that banned the replica of objects and utensils from the Beis Hamikdash? Answer: Yes. The gemara says that we may not make a duplicate of the Heichal, Ulam, Azara, Shulchan Menorah, however it is permitted to make a replica of the menorah of six or eight branches, but not of […]

Din on family after family member passes

Question: Regarding my previous question about din on a family after a death, again I was told that having a baby lifts the din? Where can I read more about this? Answer: You can look in Nimukei Yosef Moed Katan 28a, who brings a Yerushalmi moed Katan 3-7 who says this “נולד בן זכר במשפחה […]

Using water filter on Shabbos

Question: Hi. Trying to figure out this sign that I saw hanging in a Shul (picture attached) saying to let the water run after you fill your cup up and then turn the faucet off. Can you explain how this helps with using a filter on Shabbos? Thank you Attached: Attached file 1 Answer: Without […]

Kosher Chicken that was cooked unsupervised.

Question: I used to shop at a grocery store near me that had a “kosher” deli. All of the food was premade outside of the kitchen. I obviously assumed that it was all kosher, it was all separate equipment. All the cold cuts were all under reliable heschers. I later found out the place has […]

Does one need to give maaser on money that they receive from pension?

Question: Hi 1. Does one need to give maaser on money that they receive from pension? 2. Secondly is it a brocha to give 20% of it even if you can’t afford to? Answer: Yes, money earned from a pension needs to be “maasered”, like any other earned money. The gemora says that a person […]

Missed shacharis and davening after chatzos

Question: Hi It’s possible there are other questions like this around, but I wasn’t able to find an answer Basically what are the actual halachos involved for someone who slept in and woke up after chatzos. Do they say mah tovu, akeida, korbonos etc, hodi, boruch sheamar, ashrei etc, shiras hayam, birkas shma, and then […]

Selling hindquarters of animal

Question: If a kosher slaughterhouse is in the habit of selling the hindquarters, isn’t that in violation of doing business with non-kosher foods ? Is it perhaps because the only part of the hindquarters that is actually forbidden to do business with is the gid hanasheh and that has no value ? Thank you Answer: […]

Tzedaka pledge by now deceased

Question: A relative of mine told my son before Purim that he would give him a donation towards his yeshiva. I don’t believe that he specified an amount. Unfortunately, this relative passed away suddenly from coronavirus before fulfilling his commitment. Is this a problem for the soul of the deceased? If so, what can be […]

Followup to – Do I Owe Money For Chug

Question: Does not knowing at the time we signed the contract that my daughter would not want to attend further be considered an ones? Obviously if we would have known at the time we signed that she would be unwilling to attend after 4 months we would not have signed to begin with…. Question: My […]

Do I owe money for chug that my daughter didn’t attend

Question: My daughter signed up for a one year chug (drama workshop). The head of the workshop had all the parents sign a contract that they are obligating themselves to pay the monthly fee whether the child drops out or not. In the end my daughter only attended the chug for about 4 months. She […]

Are glass or crystal animal figurines of forbidden to own?

Question: In Va’eschanan Hashem command us not to make animal, birds and fish images. My mother in law z’l left some Swaroski figurines in the form of penguins and other animals. My wife took some of them. Are we allow to have them or have benefit (sell them or give away to a non Jew) […]

Not making sculpted image?

Question: B”H Thank you so much for your help. My question is: Is it ok to purchase mitzvah items (a washing cup for example) that has 3-D decorations of pomegranates, flowers etc. on it, or would this be a prohibition in anyway? It would be purchased to beautify the mitzvahs… Thank you. Answer: The prohibition […]

When Does a Voluntary Fast Begin and End?

Question: I read that a voluntary fast ends with tzais hacochavim (please confirm) but I couldn’t find the halacha for when it begins. Assuming that you took on the voluntary fast during minchah the day before, does the fast begin at alot hashachar the next morning? Also, if you stipulated the night before that you […]

Nida-Kesamim garment made of different types of materials

Question: Hi what is the דין if a כתם is found on a garment or the like that is made of fabrics that are both מקבל טמאה and not (they are interwoven), at what point is she טהור (ie is it a דין of רוב)? Answer: See Chok U’zman 2-15, who talks about this issue […]

Saying pasukim Hashem’s name in inappropriate places

Question: Hello Rav, I have a few questions please: 1. Is it permissible to sing or hum pasukim or zemirot with and/or without Hashem’s name while in the bathroom? 2. Is it permissible to sing or hum pasukim or zemirot with and/or without Hashem’s name while changing a baby’s nappy? 3. Is it permissible to […]

Using someone’s internet wifi that doesnt have a password

Question: Is it permissible to use somebody’s internet wifi (without asking their permission) if it doesnt have a password? Thank you Answer: It is very hard to answer such a question because it depends on the individual, if he would mind or not. If it is going to slow down his speed, or if he […]

Shehecheyanu on vacuum cleaner

Question: Does one make a shehechiyanu on buying a new (expensive) vacuum cleaner? If married and both benefit from it would it be a hatov umetiv? If yes, how long does one have to make the bracha? Answer: It is hard to judge your personal situation without knowing it, but in general a vacuum cleaner […]

Conflict in opinions with chinuch

Question: I have found this a very disturbing thing, when I see a couple who go through this very common problem. The wife is usually the one to say no to the child (for eg. a treat when it’s bedtime) and the child has such a tantrum. Then the husband who’s sitting right there feels […]