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Status of French Fries fried in a deep fryer used for dairy
Question: Can one eat french fries fried in a deep fryer used to fry dairy foods such as Mozzarella Sticks after having eaten meat? Does one have to wait the… Read more »
Washing hands on Shabbos when there is a sponge in the sink
Question: When I am washing for bread in someone’s house and there is a sponge in the sink and I cannot turn on the faucet because it’s Shabbos (laundering), what… Read more »
Are separate drying racks required for meat and dairy dishes?
Question: Are separate drying racks required for meat and dairy dishes? If so, why? Answer: They are not required, because the dishes are clean when they touch the rack. It… Read more »
Forgot Ya’aleh V’yavo on Rosh Chodesh
Question: At what point is it considered that one started modim (and thus has to go back to Retzei) is one forgot to say ya’aleh v’yavo? Once he said the… Read more »
Borer in preparing for a meal
Question: If one wants to prepare a meal, one may do borer activities of selecting ochel mitoch pesoles if it takes place as part of the normal preparatory time for… Read more »
mishloach manos and hakoras hatov
Question: When giving mishloach manos, is it OK to also have in mind that one is giving it as an expression of hakaras hatov, or should one have in mind… Read more »
Is a income that the government gives for baby siting need to be taken maser of?
Question: Hi, Is a income that the government gives for baby siting need to be taken maser of? The whole amount that the government gives goes for the baby sitter…. Read more »
Can transportation for boys and girls to the Mosdos be paid from maser?
Question: Hi, Sorry, also i would like to know if transportation for boys and girls to the Mosdos can be paid from maser? Answer: I would assume that it is… Read more »
How much can a meshulach take?
Question: i would like to collect money for a tzadaka organization. What is the maximum commission that i can ask for? Thanks Answer: HI, Thanks for your question. The issue… Read more »
Worms in poppy seeds
Question: What color would the worm be? Answer: Please see the following link https://dinonline.org/Bedikat/poppy-seeds-whole-or-ground/ Thanks Sources:
Benefitting from Shabbat desecration
Question: BH Thank you so much for your help. My question deals with a bal teshuva and what obligation (if any) they would have to discard/ give away items that… Read more »
Anti Trust Laws (From the USA) and דִּינָא דְּמַלְכוּתָא דִּינָא, cont.
Question: I want to give more detail. My question was from the employee’s perspective. This is the story. My wife quit her job from employer A and applied for a… Read more »
Sefardim vs Ashkenazim
Question: Shalom, Why is there a difference in halacha rulings in some issues between Sefardim and Ashkenazim . Does race and geography not matter ? Shouldn’t religious law be the… Read more »
fine for library books
Question: When a person does not return books on time to the library, they give him a fine. If the fine reaches a significant amount of money, they will block… Read more »
Someone is blocking the driveway- can you call police to ticket and tow?
Question: Someone is blocking the driveway- can you call police to ticket and tow? Answer: If you can’t contact him and you need to drive in or out yes because… Read more »
Anti Trust Laws (From the USA) and דִּינָא דְּמַלְכוּתָא דִּינָא
Question: Dear Dinonline If someone violates consumer protection laws and /or employee protection laws, does that mean that he/she is also violating Torah law? I specifically would like to know… Read more »
Killing a very old dog
Question: BS”D I have a very old dog, he doesn’t walk any better, he’s blind, he suffers a lot, often bites who passes by because he thinks he’s another animal,… Read more »
Kashrut of tripe and kishke
Question: My questions are based on Jewish Cosher laws. 1) The tripe of an ox or a sheep is commonly eaten by Tunisian Jews but Is it allowed to eat… Read more »
Can I undo a chumrah?
Question: I came to learn in yeshiva in Eretz Yisroel this year; I came this past Elul. In the yeshiva I went to, they kept the chumrah of not opening… Read more »
Saying “Good Shabbos” or “Shabbat Shalom” before prayer
Question: Hi, It seems to be common practice to say Good Shabbos, Shabbat Shalom or some other variation when seeing another Jew on Shabbos. It seems that Shabbos morning, on… Read more »
Simchas Torah Song
Question: On Simchas Torah, people sing ישראל ואורייתא וקודשא בריך הוא חד הוא. תורה אורה הללוקה. However, the Zohar (Shemos 73b) says differently: קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, אוֹרַיְיתָא, וְיִשְׂרָאֵל. וְכָל חַד… Read more »
tora chozeres le achsanya sheo is refering to…?
Question: Where does it say Tora chozeres leachsanya shelo? Answer: The gemora Baba Metzia 85a says that if there are three generations of talmidei chachamim in a row that their… Read more »
Muktzah and using a garbage can
Question: When one puts garbage into a garbage bin, one sometimes encounters a full bin of garbage, and it is necessary to press down on the garbage to make more… Read more »
Borer questions
Question: 1) One has a large stack of 10 magazines (which constitutes a mixture) and wants to remove the top 5 magazines. From these 5, he only wants to read… Read more »
haircut on a yahrzeit
Question: May I get a haircut on the day of my father’s yahrzeit? (It.s not the first one.) Many thanks Answer: It is permitted for a person to get a… Read more »
Registration for the World Zionist Congress
Question: I know that this is a hot topic but because i was interesting in participating through at least sending out e-mails to friends and family in the US, (i… Read more »
Checking lentils and sprouts
Question: Please instruct how to check for insects in dark beans and dark legumes such as black lentils Also how to check sprouts Answer: Please see the following links https://dinonline.org/Bedikat/lentils/… Read more »
Contract between spouses concerning children’s computer access
Question: Can a husband and wife sign a contract that the husband will not give the children access to his computer when the wife is not at home? Can they… Read more »
What time can I eat in the morning prayer
Question: Where in the morning prayer (Shacharis) I can already eat something, if I am very hungry and weak? Answer: Essentially it is after davening Shemona Esrei, however depending on… Read more »
Maaser to chavrusah
Question: I learn with a Rosh Kollel and he refuses to let me pay him. Sometimes I’m able to convince him to take cash. I know he can use the… Read more »
Who are the Rabbanim answering the questions on this website? and is there a phone number?
Question: Hi, I’m wondering who are the Rabbanim who answer the questions or put up the Q and A articles/questions on the website. There are some with names, such as… Read more »
tefilla without ten people vs. davening together with the chazzan
Question: Is it better to daven with the chazzan (e.g., by Mincha) or to daven in a minyan where there won’t (or might not) be asara mispallelim? {According to Rav… Read more »
Accidentally putting meat knife on ceramic dairy dish. Both dirty.
Question: My son cooked himself a meat dish but after he had finished he put a meat knife he had used to cut the cooked meat in the dairy washing… Read more »
Al hamichya vs Borei nefashos clarity:
Question: For al hamichya – You gave a clear set of grains. Do these examples make sense to NOT recite al hamichya on: Apples, bananas, oranges, tangerines, cherries etc… In… Read more »
Dancing at wedding when a man is looking at them
Question: Girls dancing at a kosher wedding do we girls have to stop dancing when men wrongfully come to the side of the michatza my friends tell me we have… Read more »
Cbd gummies and kashrus
Question: Cbd is a new line of products that help people with a variety of ailments (stress, anxiety, pain, depression, etc…). It comes in different forms. One of the ways… Read more »
bug checking- pomegranate
Question: I opened a pomegranate, put the seeds into water and i see little white stuff floating around. Is there any reason to assume that these are bugs? Answer: please… Read more »
kel moleh rachamim
Question: When making reference to the nifter during keil malei rachamim is it ploni ben/bas mother or father? Answer: Thank you for your question. The Ashkenazi minhag (including chassidim) is… Read more »
Sefer torah and seforim
Question: BS”D 1 Can a couple have in their room a sefer torah saved? 2 Can a couple also have in their room books: Talmud, Shulchan Arukh, Zohar among others… Read more »
Hand metal detector on shabbos
Question: Would the paid non Jewish security guard be allowed to use a wand (handheld metal detector) on Shabbos & yom tov? Answer: The security guard is being paid to… Read more »
mikraot gedolot
Question: shalom aleichem rabbi. after i’ve been studying cumesh for ~ten years i asked myself about mikraot gedolot. the lor has flown away for a bris milah of a family… Read more »
Kiddush Night
Question: in the Kiddush of Shabbes night there are 2 berakhots, Borei Peri HaGafen and Mekadesh Ha Shabbat , after Borei Peri HaGafen I drink the wine, or just after… Read more »
תפילת הדרך – pls define and when used:
Question: When is this said? And what does this generally mean? Thank you. Attached: Attached file 1 Answer: This is called Tefilas Haderech- lit. The Travel Prayer, and it is… Read more »
Food bracha card define:
Question: Part 2 – This brachos card has a small paragraph on the very bottom. When is that said? Thank you. Attached: Attached file 1 Answer: The paragraph at the… Read more »
Food brachos card define:
Question: Part 1 – Here’s one of the foods card. ( Al Hamichya card) How is this used/said accurately? Thank you. Attached: Attached file 1 Answer: This food card is… Read more »
Using a tie of someone that is out of the techumn Shabbos
Question: A bar mitzvah boy stained his tie on Shabbos. He goes home to change . He doesn’t own another 1. His brother is away learning in Lakewood. He knows… Read more »
Is gaiva that comes from mental illness counted as true gaiva?
Question: I have bipolar. During manic episodes I feel on top of the world and there is gaiva that isn’t normally part of how I function. I do struggle with… Read more »
missing out a bedika
Question: If a woman has a kesem less than a gris on day 2 of nekiyim, can she deliberately miss out the next bedika to avoid possibly having a re’iya… Read more »
Selecting cutlery for upcoming meal
Question: Let’s assume various cutlery are mixed together so that they are a ta’aroves. Let’s say one needs ten forks for use for the upcoming meal. In regards to Borer,… Read more »