Question: My husband has been struggling financially for many years since the collapse of his business. I started working and began paying many of the bills my husband used to… Read more »
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Robot house sweeper on Shabbos
Question: Could one use a robot vacuum/mop on Shabbos? It is preset and moves around the house while everyone is asleep does its thing then returns to its start point…. Read more »
Checking for Bugs
Question: Do I have to check every dried date for bugs and if so, how? Thank you! Answer: According to R’ Moshe Vaye dates are considered miut hamotzuy, and therfore… Read more »
Teshiva for Chilul HaShem
Question: I made terrible chilul HaShem (happened 3 times!), that I would get angry in a basketball game (or a different game) and would scream out the “N word”, and… Read more »
Washing Pareve Dishes
Question: If one has a dairy sink & a meat sink, where & how exactly should these pareve dishes be washed? Ok to place pareve dishes inside sink? Is there… Read more »
Signing a paper with rules that may not be completely kept
Question: What is the proper response when a school requires its students to sign a paper attesting to the student keeping to certain behaviors, when the student and the parent… Read more »
Rosh Chodesh meaning:
Question: In honor of Rosh Chodesh question. I know that it’s the beginning of something new. This is best to my knowledge at the moment. What is Rosh Chodesh the… Read more »
Forgetting to check bedika cloth prior to use
Question: Does one have to check a cloth before using it or is it only advisable? Many times I grab one from the bag and forget to pre inspect them…. Read more »
How to spell the name Uman and the country Ukraine in a Kesuba written in Uman ?
Question: Do you write אומאן or אומן and the country יוקריין or אוקרינא or some other way? Answer: It depends on the way the local people say and spell it…. Read more »
How much do I have to pay for hezeka
Question: Hi if I purposely broke somebody’s AirPods charging case how much do I have to pay him? Enough for a brand new case or enough for a used one… Read more »
Writing on MEZUZAH CASE
Question: I would like to write the name of the SOFER and/or the quality/ andor price/and or date of purchase of MEZUZAH on the case ( on the underside of… Read more »
Loshon hora
Question: Is one able to get hundreds of לבין if he spoke to hundreds of people? I’m a bit confused, because if he can get hundreds of לבין in one… Read more »
Peeled onions
Question: I peeled and chopped a bowl of vegetables, preparing to make soup later in the evening. I also peeled 2 whole onions and added them to the bowl of… Read more »
safek beracha lehakel – part 2
Question: But when a person does not remember whether he made the beracha or not, why in this case does he consider Safek Gezel? Answer: It is only considered gezel… Read more »
Warming up pareve food in dairy/meat microwave
Question: If I warm up pareve food in a dairy or meat microwave, what is the status of the warmed up food? Can it be eaten together with meat or… Read more »
Yeharog V’al Ya’avor
Question: Dear Rabbi, I was learning pesachim 25a-25b in the סוגיא of מאי חזית and my ראש חבורה said that it’s משמע from רש״י that יהרג ואל יעבור doesn’t apply… Read more »
Obligation to replace tzitzit on tallit katan
Question: I understand that the tallit katan is a piece of garment specifically made and designed to fulfill the mitzvah of wearing tzitzit. However, if the tzitzit are no longer… Read more »
Mezuzah in doorway without door
Question: A doorway with lintel and 2 sides like a regular doorway but it does not have a door, is a mezuzah need and if so does it require a… Read more »
Lowering the head while saying Tachanun
Question: What is the position if one cannot be in shul for Tachanun, with no sefer torah present , but is, for example , davenning at home in a room… Read more »
Fruit pieces in yogurt proper bracha
Question: Shehakol would be on a simple yogurt. How does real fruit pieces inside work? In other words, aside artificial flavors, how to apply a bracha with real fruits? Would… Read more »
AL NAROT BAVEL WHEN?
Question: Is Al naarot bavel said after mayim achoronim, or before? Answer: Al naarot bavel and Shir Hamaalos are said before washing mayim achronim. The reason is because we should… Read more »
Woman lighting candles
Question: If a woman is lighting Shabbos candles, but does not want to accept Shabbos at that time. She has this in mind at the time. Can she do that?… Read more »
Question after tevila
Question: This is me being OCD but yesterday I did my most of my chafifa at home saving any last minute things to do at the mikvah. Before i left… Read more »
What motivation to give myself to keep shabbos?
Question: My family is traditional, but not shomer shabbos, and so I end up keeping shabbos on my own. My community is very small, and there are no adolescents my… Read more »
Disagreeing with parents
Question: Are you allowed to voice concern(have a disagreement) with your parent if the topic is related to their health or well-being? Is it wrong to send them information that… Read more »
Forgot to have kavanah on tzitzis and hefsek for shel Rosh
Question: If someone forgot to have in mind to be yotzeih his bracha for his tzitzis when he made his bracha on his talles, does he have to make a… Read more »
safek beracha lehakel
Question: If one must make a blessing before eating because if not it is gezel, if a person supposes that he made a blessing, safek beracha lehakel, Why is it… Read more »
Can a bris be done on day 7 after birth?
Question: Brith melah is done on the 8th day after birth , sometimes delayed by illness . Can it be done on day 7? Answer: No it can not. The… Read more »
TEA ESSENSE in THERMOS
Question: If someone before Shabbos filled a thermos with hot sweet tea, can that tea be used as TEA essence on Shabbos with hot water? The tea in the thermos… Read more »
Beis Din claim under spam law
Question: This is probably only a theoretical question but at times it comes close to seeming relevant. I’m curious whether a Beis Din would entertain a claim for payment based… Read more »
Cooked fish in a meat pan
Question: I cooked fish in a meat pan then put leftovers in a dairy plastic container and then put different dairy silverware in the the pot to soak. (This was… Read more »
Parve food from a kosher restaurant?
Question: Is there any rule about eating a parve food from a restaurant that serves both fish and meat? Answer: Hello, If the food is from the meaty section, the food… Read more »
Coughing in Shemnei Ezrai
Question: If in the middle of shmonei esrai someone gets a cough attack where he’s embarrassed and/or he’s worried it will be disturbing other people davening, can he walk outside… Read more »
Right glove on left hand
Question: Any halachic concern with wearing right glove on left hand. I took two rights by mistake from the pile. And is a mismatched set ok? Answer: Hello, There is… Read more »
Status of the washing cup
Question: What status, if any, does a washing cup retain? May i use the same cup that i use for netilas yadayim or negel vasser in the morning to drink… Read more »
Borer with Hands
Question: Shalom Rabbi, If I wash blueberries in my hands and let the water accumulate in them and then run off through my fingers leaving just the blueberries, is that… Read more »
Using protektzia
Question: Is there anything wrong with using protektzia or connections to get something otherwise difficult or impossible to get? Would it make a difference if it would help you “cut… Read more »
Finger with blood inadvertently inserted in mouth while sleeping
Question: Hello, I have some cracked skin on my hands and a few of my fingers are bleeding. I may have accidentally put one of these fingers while asleep (not… Read more »
Shehiya in oven
Question: Hi, I am learning shehiya now and have a question about our ovens. If someone wants to follow the Biur Halacha’s opinion is there any heterim to leave food… Read more »
Hefsek in shemoneh esrei for kavanna
Question: Is it permitted to stop in the middle of a brocha in shemoneh esrei to think one’s requests and reflect on the meaning of the words etc. in order… Read more »
Meat spoon used in milk frying pan
Question: Hi, I used a fleishig spoon to fry an egg in a dairy frying pan by mistake. The pan was not used for milk in the last 24 hours,… Read more »
Same name for mother n law and daughter n law
Question: Hello My daughter was suggested a shidduh and mother of the young man has the same first name. My daughter has a second name that she is not using…. Read more »
Online Bank Services on Chol Hamoed
Question: Hi, Shulchan Aruch states in 539 seif 14 that regular activities which we would nowadays probably refer to “banking” are assur MB sk 47 explains as this is prakmatia…. Read more »
Changing the name of someone who is ill
Question: In Shul the rabbi changed the name of someone who was ill to somehow avert an evil decree. This seems to be a Kabbalistic custom. On a simple level,… Read more »
Friday Night Candle Lighting
Question: If I light on one Friday night, because I will be the only one home, does that mean that I have to light forever? Answer: Thank you for your… Read more »
Lashon Hara about a yeshiva
Question: If my brother knows that I work in a certain mainstream Yeshiva and I tell him there was a boy that was caught doing drugs in Yeshiva today and… Read more »
HaMotzi standing
Question: BS”D Shalom, is there any halakha forbidding to do hamotzi standing? Answer: Hello, Halachicaly one is allowed to say hamotzi while standing. However, since the meal should be eaten… Read more »
2 Brothers with a sister live together
Question: Can 2 brothers live with one sister? Or 3 brothers live with one sister in the same home? Answer: Hello, 2 brothers are allowed to live with one sister… Read more »
Is it desirable to bring in Shabbos at zman Neros
Question: Is it desirable for men to bring in Shabbos at the zman of hadlakas neros? Is this even true in Jerusalem where it’s 40 mins before shkiah and it… Read more »
Why are tzitzis all the same in the 21st Century?
Question: In Germany in the 19th Century, there is the example of light blue silk tzitzis with gold embroidery (attached). This is one of the only surviving examples of the… Read more »