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A Jew and a goy
Question: BS”D Is there a halakha that when a goy comes accusing a Jew, that we should not believe in goy, saying that we should believe in Jew and not… Read more »
Nightime Krias Shema Questions
Question: 1) I heard that it is better to say The actual pasuk of shema and veohavta right before bed. Therefore, I have been saying the Nightime Krias Shema (Ribono… Read more »
Item in dangerous situation accidently damaged
Question: have a question that I’ve been having a difficulty trying to find an answer to. I had a Halacha question. Last week in gym class we were playing a… Read more »
Carrying in a sock on Shabbos?
Question: May one carry in a sock on Shabbos in a place that does not have an Eruv?: Specifically medication (insulin and blood meter etc.) If the answer is yes… Read more »
Septuagint
Question: Why was the translation of the Torah into 70 languages considered a such a calamity, if Moshe explained the Torah to the yidden in 70 languages, before they entered… Read more »
Aveilus
Question: On the day of my father’s Yahrzeit can i go to my grandson’s Bar Mitzvah with Music and dance? I see the Rov writes not to a chasuna, Is… Read more »
Eyelash tint on mikvah day
Question: May I have my eyelashes dyed today if it is also my mikvah day? Answer: A woman should not tint or dye her hair on the day of the… Read more »
Surprise guest
Question: May a man bring a guest home without telling his wife beforehand? Dry halacha please no need for hashkafa. thanks Answer: Dry halacha, there is not problem with bringing… Read more »
Tefillin & Mezuzot
Question: Is it permissible to posess in one’s house, etc… Tefillin and Mezuzot which have not been checked (may or not be posul) but are not being used at all… Read more »
What tehilim do you say before a civil court hearing
Question: What do you say before a civil court hearing Answer: Essentially saying any part of tehillim which will strengthen your emuna is good. If you want some specific ones… Read more »
Why does God care that we do melacha on Shabbos?
Question: When someone asks something like “why does God care about you ripping on Shabbos?” Or “why does God care about all these minute, seemingly meaningless details that he requires… Read more »
Kashering of Knives
Question: My kitchen knives need sharpening. I have a client who is a former meat cutter, non Kosher. He’s offered to sharpen my knives. Can they be rekashered? If so,… Read more »
Giving a gift for certain purposes
Question: Hi. I received a sum of money from someone as a gift. At the time the money was given or afterwards, it was made clear however that the money… Read more »
Walking on a persons property
Question: 1. Am I allowed to pass by on someone else’s property w/ out permission? 2. Am I allowed to pass by a property that’s owned by a Jew with… Read more »
Foreign language in Torah
Question: What does it mean when it says that certain words in the Torah come from foreign languages? For example, in Vaeschanan, Rashi on the word Totafos. Answer: The words… Read more »
What should be done with a kosher utensil that falls in a non-kosher sink?
Question: I hope all is well by you. Due to where I live, at times I have to wash kosher utensils of mine in a sink that is also used… Read more »
I warmed up macaroni and cheese in my fleishig microwave by mistake.
Question: The macaroni and cheese I made was pretty dry and was not liquidy. I heated it in a plastic reusable bowl. The microwave was not clean and had dried… Read more »
Locking a car door ? Yichud?
Question: Shalom HaRav If a couple are dating is it considered Yichud in the following scenarios 1) while driving on the road , locking the doors of the car for… Read more »
Kashering oven
Question: I have a gas oven that often gets switched between meat and milk. I was planning on making dairy food in the oven for shabbos. I came home tonight… Read more »
Releasing a son/daughter from Shiva and all other mourning dinim
Question: A parent has been ignored by his children without explanation for almost 10 years. The parent has a non-lethal thus far cancer, but nevertheless a very serious illness.No visiting,… Read more »
Removing garbage bag from garbage can on shabbos
Question: My understanding is that a garbage can is muktzah on shabbos, although the cover of the garbage can is not muktzah. If so, if it is necessary for someone… Read more »
Glass bottles like Snapple(Coke), They need Tevilah?
Question: BS”D Shalom dear Rabbi. Question: I recently saw that you have a machloket about the drinks, Snapple, if one should transfer the contents to another kli, and to do… Read more »
What is the halacha for a obese women to have a non jewish male personal trainor/physical trainor for weight loss in a gym?
Question: What is the halacha for a obese women to have a non Jewish male personal trainor/physical trainor for weight loss in a gym? Is that ok? Answer: It is… Read more »
May one use maaser money for animal rescue?
Question: If one knows that 100% of it will go to rescuing and care of the wildlife in the Australian bushfires? Millions of animals there, large and small, need rescuing… Read more »
Holding a child while davening
Question: If one is davening and needs to hold a child at the same time, what are the parts of davening in which this is permissible and what are the… Read more »
I found a new $5,000 gift card in the street of borough park, can I keep and use it?
Question: I found a new $5,000 gift card in the street of borough park, can I keep and use it? Answer: Thank you for your question. A gift card of… Read more »
Transferring Ta’am via a Container
Question: Scenario A: If someone cooked vegetable soup in a Parve pot and poured it, while hot, into a plastic ben-yomo meat container, and then poured that soup into a… Read more »
Chicken baked in dairy glassware
Question: If accidentally chicken was baked in a clean dairy glassware that had not been used for more than 24 hours. Do I have to throw out the chicken and… Read more »
What does mosif hevel mean?
Question: Regarding hatmana we know there are items that are mosif hevel. However it can’t be that these items actually give off heat, because simply placing them next to cold… Read more »
Kiddush donation for a yahrzeit
Question: The yahrzeit Of my mother a”h is Tévet 26th. What is the better minhag : to donate the breakfast at the synagogue on the yahrzeit day so brachot could… Read more »
Hypnotism
Question: Are we permitted to see hypnotists for fear of flying in planes? Answer: According to a number of poskim, if it is done for a specific need, and not… Read more »
How to kasher a new rice cooker given by a non-Jew
Question: I took the inner pot to the mikveh and immersed it. However, a friend told me that I could not use it because it was given to me by… Read more »
Cooking fleishig food on a stovetop with milchig residue
Question: Lets say one has wants to cook fleishig food in a fleishig pot on top of a gas stove top. The gas stove top was recently used to cook… Read more »
Written source for the wearing of Magen David nacklace ?
Question: Thank you for your question Answer: I am not aware of any source for wearing a Magen David necklace. People do it, most probably because it now became a… Read more »
Antipathy for Goyim
Question: Dear Rabbi, I was talking about the Australian wildfires with a guy from my Yeshivah and he asked me whether there were any yidden affected and he doesn’t care… Read more »
Standing on a table
Question: What is the halacha regarding dancing/standing on a table? I see there are communities that do it at weddings and Hasidic places Answer: It is commonly said that a… Read more »
follow up re money for pants
Question: Someone gave me money to purchase pants. After purchasing one pair of pants, may I keep the remainder of the money for myself? Answer: All of the money was… Read more »
Starting to give maaser
Question: A person who did not previously gave maaser kesafim and is starting now, should he go back and give maaser on his prior income (if he can somehow remember… Read more »
Melamdim on respective fast days?
Question: Are there leniency or even exemptions for melamdim (for example, people who teach Torah to young children) on respective fast days? If so, what are the parameters? Thank you… Read more »
Building mikvehs for men
Question: Dear Rabbi, Why does the jewish community have a selective yet natural health to welcome of course a mikveh but yet not often in smaller cities. I had read… Read more »
Overnight onions mixed with other food
Question: Hi, If an Israeli salad was made with onions and mixed and left overnight but no lemon or salt was added (only a tiny bit of oil was poured… Read more »
Credit Cards, Ribbis, and Parents
Question: My (non-observant) dad let me run a charge through my credit card to meet a spending bonus. We do this from time to time and he pays the bill… Read more »
leaving someone in yichud
Question: I work in an office where the boss is a frei man (a psychologist). There was a lady that came to see him. I don’t know if she is… Read more »
Gemara/ Daf Yomi for women?
Question: Is is permissible for a woman to learn Gemara? And more specifically subscribe to the 8-Minute Daf Yomi videos? Answer: Thank you for your question. It is nice… Read more »
Siyum
Question: 1.When finishing a mesechta is it okay to leave the siyum for another occasion like yutzeit, simcha? Or the siyum should be made right away? Does a seuda have… Read more »
Time of Kirat Shema
Question: Dear Rabbi. On shabbos morning if someone will miss the time of gra to say shema with brachos and is relying on the time of magan avraham, should one… Read more »
Bracha on tikun after davening
Question: Before davening Shacharis in shul, I made a shehakol on a cup of water. After Shacharis, they brought out tikkun (vodka) because it was the yartzeit of the rav’s… Read more »
Havdalha
Question: I have ocd and sometimes after going to the bathroom some urine drips down my leg, and sometimes it may just be ocd, I may have had urine on… Read more »
Extramarital relations
Question: If a Jewish woman, married to a Jewish man, has an affair with a gentle, is she permitted to her husband? Answer: Without knowing any specifics, on a theoretical… Read more »