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PARSHA PONDERINGS-CHAYEI SARAH

PRESENTS OR PRESENCE? TO BE OR TO FREE- THAT IS THE QUESTION ויתן אברהם את כל אשר לו ליצחק. ולבני הפלגשים אשר לאברהם נתן אברהם מתנות וישלחם מעל יצחק בנו בעודנו חי קדמה אל ארץ קדם And Avraham gave all that he had to Yitzchok. And to the concubine-children which were Avraham’s, Avraham gave presents, […]

Broken Engagement

BS”D The kinyan was done at the engagement. The chussen broke the shidduch in a few weeks as being himself disable to get married. He aslo refused to ask Kallah for the mechillah for all pain and embarrassment by breaking the shidduch as he doesn’t think he did something wrong. What has to be done […]

Parshas Vayairah

Rabbi Reisman   Rebbi started with 3 questions. The first question is, in last weeks Parshah, we read thatLot was captured, and Avraham Avinu had a war to rescue him. Isn’t it strange that in this weeks Parshah, when Sarah is taken captive, why doesn’t Avraham Avinu take the same army to do battle, to […]

Bracha on Tevila After Wedding

Kvod HaRav, In this answer https://dinonline.org/2011/06/23/basic-guidelines-for-the-first-night/ point number 4, you write “Even if no bleeding is discerned, if the husband completes marital relations (complete penetration), his wife is prohibited to him, and she must complete the process of purification, though she doesn’t recite a blessing upon immersing in the mikva.” Can you please source this […]

Carrying Phone on Shabbos in Times of Danger

There have been a number of stabbings in the vicinity of my home. May I carry a cellphone on shabbat in case if an emergency? Answer: The benefit of carrying a weapon, pepper spray or the like is clear and permissible in the times of danger we find ourselves in. Cellphones are more questionable as […]

Laws of Shatnez

Please explain the concepts of “shatnes”, the dissimilar materials used in clothing. What is not allowed?? Answer: The Torah teaches about the prohibition against wearing a mixture of wool and linen in the same piece of clothing, as it is written, “You shall not wear combined fibers, wool and linen together” (Deut. 22:11). Shatnez is […]

Tumas Kohein for Relatives Missing Body Parts

A Cohen cannot be metamay to a relative that is not “whole” certainly a missing arm or leg would be included but where do we draw the line? What about a missing eye? what about an internal organ like appendix or womb or tonsils? what about missing teeth? Answer: Internal organs are also considered to […]

Marital Relations on Hoshana Raba

Is one allowed to have marital relations on layl hoshana rabah? Answer: The only nights when relations are forbidden, are Yom Kippur and Tisha Bav. The poskim mention some nights when according to the Zohar one should refrain, this includes the first night of Pesach, Shavuos, Rosh Hashana and SHmini Atzeres. The Misna Brura brings […]

Washing Hand Towels on Chol Hamoed

Is it allowed to wash hand towel generally on chol hamoed? In this special case we had a smaller water damage and needed to use most of our towel and now be frightend that they could get ruined. Thanks! Answer: Unless a person has enough to last through the entire Chag, hand towels may be […]