Question: One who has many begadim that need to be checked for shaatnez, should he have the shaatnez checker check each one separately, pay him, and then proceed to the… Read more »
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shabbos clothes for a date
Question: It says in poskim not to wear Shabbos clothes during the week. May one be lenient in the case of a date or a job interview, since there is… Read more »
Possible lashon hara in blog comments and what to do exactly?
Question: Shalom aleichem kavod harav, I’m a middle-aged woman with a frum blog featuring articles relating to emuna & charedi politics & social issues from a frum perspective. I have a very… Read more »
Baking Parve in a Fleishig Oven and eating it with dairy
Question: Shalom, What needs to be done when using a fleishig oven, in order to keep the keili parve and so the food willl be: 1 – parve and can… Read more »
Fee on Reimbursable Expenses
Question: We’re a service company, and we have reimbursable expenses on projects that we have to bill the client for. Most companies charge a fee for it, i.e. 5% (no… Read more »
Halachik Will – clause to insert into “standard” wills
Question: I was referred to Rabbi Flegg by a friend who said that Rabbi Flegg had provided a clause to insert to a “standard” will to make it halachikally valid…. Read more »
Pikuach Nefesh and Kashrut
Question: My wife is a kosher giyores while her mother is not. My mother in law lives in our 2 family house and watches over our type 1 diabetic 8… Read more »
Backing Out of a Signed Contract
Question: I entered into a signed contract with a divorcee to purchase her home in Israel. The home is still listed in hers and her ex-husband’s name and she needs… Read more »
Maaser from canceled torah study subscripton.
Question: I subscribed to receive a weekly torah study booklet (Chayenu) but was forced to cancel the subscription a few weeks in due to certain circumstances. Can the money i… Read more »
Kombucha Kashrus
Question: Hi, When making kombucha (fermented tea), you place a mushroom-like yeast/bacteria disc into the tea to ferment it known as a Scoby. If this Scoby was made in a… Read more »
Is it true not to let a baby looks at itself in a mirror before its teeth start to come out?
Question: Is it true that it is not proper to let a baby looks at itself in a mirror before its teeth start to come out? Thank you very much… Read more »
Stepping over child
Question: I hear that it is a problem to step over a child who is on the ground, and that the person should go back if he did. Is that… Read more »
Can one make a charity donation with a credit card and ask for change. Is this ribbis?
Question: Can one make a charity donation with a credit card and ask for change [bec he wants cash now] or is this ribbis [getting cash now paying more later]?… Read more »
payment for the loss of a borrowed object
Question: Shalom, I am asking on behalf of my granddaugter: “I lent a pair of shoes to my friend…and she lost them. Should she pay me the full amount of… Read more »
Davening for cholim and saying tehillim at night
Question: Hi, I’ve learned that we are not supposed to recite tehillim after sunset, and was wondering if this extends to davening for cholim as well, or if it’s specific… Read more »
Varying the amount of Shacharit said at home (for women)
Question: Shalom & thank you very much for this wonderful site. I’m a married woman with children. Sometimes I take upon myself to daven a full Shacharit, which takes me… Read more »
Women’s Kabbalat Shabbat
Question: A group of women would like to do a Women’s only Friday Night Kabbalat Shabbat in a synagogue hall , is this allowed? Some communities do allow it however,… Read more »
Forgiveness for damage
Question: Hi. I recently swiped someone’s car and caused some minor damage to the bodywork. I left a note with my contact details and they contacted me and said that… Read more »
May a her attend a relatives funeral who is not Jewish.
Question: May a ger attend a relative’s funeral who is not Jewish? What about a Church funeral? What if it’s not a relative? What if it’s open casket? Thank you… Read more »
tevilas keilim
Question: Would a glass that at the bottom is a straw (therefore no real bais hakibal) need tevila? Attached: Attached file 1 Answer: I don’t understand your question. the picture… Read more »
Should I still say bli neder?
Question: Due to my frequently making nedorim/shevo’us when angry and then regretting them, my Rov told me to say “any neder or shavuoh that I make should not take effect”… Read more »
ribbis on shabbos
Question: Is there an issue of being paid interest from the bank on shabbos or on shabbos going into yom tov? Answer: When one is paid interest from a bank… Read more »
Nazir permitted or required to drink wine after Nazirus
Question: Is the Nazir at the end of his term permitted or required to drink wine? Answer: He has to cut his hair at the end of his nezirus, because… Read more »
Cuff links on Shabbos
Question: Is it permitted on Shabbos to put cuff links in to a short with French Cuffs, in order to wear the shirt on Shabbos? Answer: It is hard for… Read more »
Two knots of tzizit
Question: Hello thanks for looking at my question, I am concerned with the last knot on the zizit. does it matter how its knotted? It has to be double and… Read more »
Ice cube maker for meat and milk.
Question: Hi Rabbi! I have a silicon/plastic ice cube tray (pareve), freeze liquid whey or ice coffee (milchigs), 1) What’s the status of the tray regarding the din of Kovush?… Read more »
Maaser Kesafim for a needy Kallahy Kallah
Question: Dear Rabbi I know of a situation where an orphan is about to become a Kallah. The orphanage as her family are paying for all her wedding expenses. Her… Read more »
Is there a misha para for withdrawing from the sale of a house?
Question: Dear Rabbonim, I agreed to sell a house at a certain price by negotiation mostly on WhatsApp. The buyer who is also Jewish told me that he wanted to… Read more »
Brochos for someone incontinent
Question: I know someone who has a medical shaila about a person who wears diaper r”l because they don’t have any feeling when they have to use the bathroom (gedolim)…. Read more »
To buy house from a church
Question: Is it permitted to buy a house that belongs to a church the house wasn’t used for the purpose of a church Answer: In general, we should not be… Read more »
Is it stealing to go to your cousins party and bring food home.
Question: Is it stealing to go to your cousins party and bring food home. The family doesn’t mind if others take it and people take home food. I don’t know… Read more »
What to say shavuos morning after up all night
Question: On shavuos morning when you stay up all night which brachos does one say? Answer: You can say most of the brachos except for Elokai Neshoma and Hava’avir Sheyno,… Read more »
Flowers from public space
Question: Am I allowed to cut flower or branches from public areas like parks? Or even overgrown areas around my house that either belong to the public or the government?… Read more »
Tehilim at night with kabala
Question: I have a kabula to say everyday tehilim, and today I forgot, may I say it at night? Answer: While it is preferred to say the tehillim during the… Read more »
Returning stolen item I took as a child
Question: When I was very young (before my bar mitzvah) I stole a piece of candy at disney world. I want to pay them back now but they are a… Read more »
Nursing on Shabbos
Question: My older son stopped nursing at 4 months He is now 22 months. My younger son is 2 months and not a good nurser so I pump for him… Read more »
onion dice/slice with milchig and fleishig knife
Question: hi! i started slicing a onion with a fleishig knife and by mistake continued with a milchig knife, whats the status of the onion? the milchig knife? and does… Read more »
Warm milk in a dough recipe
Question: Will making a dough recipe that calls for 3/4 cup of warm milk in my mixer make my mixer milky, or does it have to be hot milk to… Read more »
Washing hands after scratching scalp or changing a daiper
Question: Is it necessary to wash netillat yadayim every time I scratch my head, or is it sufficient to wash before tefilloh or eating? I have an itchy scalp, and… Read more »
Checklist into mikva prep room
Question: Is it a problem to bring a paper which has halahos (a chafifa checklist and reminders about how to be tovel) into the mikva prep room which has a… Read more »
Kaddish for Siyum
Question: Does one say the full nusach of the Kaddish for a siyum, on Shabbos or on a day one does not say Tachanun? Answer: The kaddish said by a… Read more »
What can a non-Jew do with Jewish customs?
Question: a non-Jew can do the prayers of the siddur, make brachot of food or do the service of the Sabbath? Answer: It is nice to see that there are… Read more »
Loan to be repaid from inheritance
Question: Hi, If a loan was written up between two siblings while their parents were alive with interest stipulated in the loan (they were unaware that it was Assur), with… Read more »
Second day yom tov in ancient times
Question: Greetings. Why is there no source telling us how Jewish communities that were far away from Eretz Yisroel kept yomtov in the days of the first Temple or even… Read more »
What did God Give Moses at Sinai
Question: It seems there is a debate as to what Moses got from God at Sinai. Everyone would agree that he got the 10 commandments and the Oral Torah. But… Read more »
Having a aino yehudi move burnt out candles on Shabbos
Question: Thanks for this wonderful site and all the Torah it offers. I will be making a simchas in a simcha hall Friday night where all guests will light candles…. Read more »
Buying vs. paying back (Ribis)
Question: I asked my sister to buy me some shoes from a store. Because she only has a credit card (and no debit card) I didn’t want her to pay… Read more »
“Today is day nothing” (Nidah Question)
Question: I’m having a hard time emotionally/hormonally and I’m in the middle of shiva nekiiym. In an angry fit to myself, I thought to myself: “today is day nothing”. (BH… Read more »
Havdalah on Sunday morning
Question: In northern Europe in the summer shabbos ends very late, close to midnight. So if the family goes to sleep before the end of shabbos how does one make… Read more »
Asking a non Jew before yom Tov
Question: Shalom Can I arrange with a non Jew before Yom Tov to turn off the oven during a Yom Tov? Answer: The halachos of asking a non Jew… Read more »