Question: Can a non Jewish helper in the kitchen disconnect a Shabbat blech and turn an oven off after meal on Friday night? Answer: If this is part of his… Read more »
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Halachic status of stovetop burner
Question: Do burners (above a stove) have a halacha as pareve? Like if one wants to heat a food item directly on burners like bread for example may he use… Read more »
Eating vegetables cooked in milky pan
Question: I cooked vegetables in a milky pan which hadn’t been used for over 24 hours. Can I eat the left overs with a meaty meal? Answer: Yes it is… Read more »
Lying to get a certain psak (seeking forgiveness)
Question: I lied to getba psak to eat normally on Yom Kippur. I feel ashamed. I asked the Rabbi for forgiveness. I put it out of my mind. Yom Kippur… Read more »
Seaweed
Question: Is there any company seaweed that is considered to be bug free? Answer: Answer from R’ M. Kuber shlit”a Perhaps, but I tell everyone to check the sheets, regardless… Read more »
frying pan kashrus status
Question: A few pieces of rice that was being warmed up together with chicken flew out of the pot and into a empty milchig frying pan. What is the status… Read more »
Hallel recited in house of mourning
Question: Is hallel recited on Rosh Hodesh in a shiva house? Answer: Under normal circumstances Hallel is not recited in the shiva house. Sources: Divrei Sofrim 27-80
Whats the beracha of a baked home made protien bar
Question: ingriedients:5 cups oat flour – 700g 2 cups peanut butter 100% – 500g 1 cup silan 100% – 340g ½ cup almonds – 50g ½ cup walnuts – 60g… Read more »
Buying a house with idols/Avodah Zarah
Question: Looking at a house currently owned by a Hindu family. There are rooms in the house that have been set up as shrines to specific idols. While the house… Read more »
Whatever happens is for the best (a lesson to gain) but without the mishap:
Question: When a Jew faces a difficult situation in life, the first existence to most importantly look up for guidance is – G-d. G-d, can’t speak to us (individually through… Read more »
Waxing back and chest hair
Question: Is a Jewish man allowed to wax back and/or chest hair? Answer: Please see the following post, http://dinonline.org/2018/05/22/men-grooming/ where your question was addressed. Best Wishes:
Parve knife washed with dairy sponge
Question: I washed a parve knife (not serrated) with a dairy sponge. Sponge had likely been used in the previous 24 hours. Water was cold. Do I need to re-kasher… Read more »
After blessing when drinking
Question: After eating or drinking you normally say an after blessing. Some people informed me that when you had a drink, for example coffee, that after a certain ammount of… Read more »
Kids not eating Crust
Question: Is it wrong for kids not to eat crust of bread if they only like the inside? Answer: Not eating the crust, which would cause it to be thrown… Read more »
Determining Kosher Birds
Question: I don’t understand something. If there is an explicit mishna in the Yerushalmi in Chullin (3:6) to rely upon describing signs of a bird, why would there be any… Read more »
Regarding the article on the Peacock (2011)
Question: What is the nature of not being able to properly identify the simanim when we have a wealth of scientific information about such things? If that were the case… Read more »
Followup Question 2 To Onah for Veset
Question: Following up on this question, if one saw a ketem before the 60 days does one have to count 30 and 31 for the following month or do anything… Read more »
Spotting on birth control during Shiva nekiim
Question: I got married a few months ago and recently started taking birth control. This will be my first time going to the mikvah while taking it. My hefsek taharah… Read more »
daily sacrifice
Question: dear rabbi, It is said “Torah study is of more value than the offering of the daily sacrifice” [Babylonian Talmud, Eruvin 63b]. Reciting the Shma, however is obligatory (at… Read more »
Does vape juice need a hechsher
Question: I see people using all types of flavored Vape juices that they smoke out of a pen – called a juul do these need to have a hechsher? Answer:… Read more »
Walnut
Question: If there is webbing, not sticky, on one walnut from a packet of shelled walnuts should they all be discarded Answer: It is not clear to me what non… Read more »
Ribbis
Question: If my father in law takes out the mortgage for the house I am buying, and I am paying the monthly payments (from income of the basement+) is it ribbis?… Read more »
Lashon Hara and/or Rechilut through inference
Question: A not so uncommon scenario. Let us say that there are 2 companies. Company ‘A’ run by Reuven and Shimon (clearly a Jewish company) and company ‘B’ run by… Read more »
Found gift
Question: Over a year ago my wife found a gift card next the entrance to our building. She put up a sign (then) and no one called. Can she use… Read more »
Onah beinonit
Question: Is the onah beinonit always the 30th and the 31st of the cycle? Answer: Technically, the onah benonis is the 30th day. The reason for checking etc. on the… Read more »
Thanking Party in Heter Isks
Question: May one thank “lender” party in Heter iska arrangement? Thank you Answer: If it is a valid, heter iska agreement, then essentially it is a business deal, and this… Read more »
Followup Question To Onah for Veset
Question: Following up on this question- There is no haflaga bec. the veset only came back once after birth. Are you saying I need to keep 30 and 31 for… Read more »
Sanctity of life for an animal?
Question: We know that under most circumstances we do everything we can to prolong life and certainly prevent death for people, but what about animals? Our goldfish was clearly on… Read more »
Treif pastry in kosher mug
Question: Cleaning help made a hot coffee and dunked her trief pastry inside. Do I need to kasher it? If yes, how do I do that? Tizke lmitzvos Answer: My… Read more »
I ate non-kosher food on a kosher plate
Question: Hello, I accidentally ate a piece of cake on a plate with dairy utensils. Afterwards, I realized the cake was not kosher (i.e., the ingredients were kosher but the… Read more »
I was ambushed due to my neighbor’s huge bush near the sidewalk
Question: I was ambushed due to my neighbor’s huge bush near the sidewalk. My elbow was injured, my head was hit, and I had valuables stolen. They knocked me down… Read more »
Due i owe money damages for lost profit on money i was holding for someone & i borrowed it without permission ?
Question: If someone gave me money to hold for him, and I borrowed it temporarily without his permission…. and then he showed up wanting it right away & I did… Read more »
Onah for Veset While Nursing
Question: My veset came back around 11 weeks after birth (possibly bec. I was giving too many bottles) Then I started nursing again more often and so far it has… Read more »
Genevas Daas in Online Business
Question: I run an online business and I run it myself. I don’t always like my name on the internet so sometimes when I communicate online with clients, I use… Read more »
Pigskin in Shoe
Question: Is there any Halachic issue with wearing shoes that are lined with pigskin? Answer: We are allowed to benefit from non kosher animals, therefore it wouldn’t be any different… Read more »
Recording another individual
Question: If I meet with a rabbi or therapist and want to record the sessions for my own personal use instead of note taking because I can’t focus well, is… Read more »
Light sensors in the hallway of a hotel on shabbos
Question: we are staying in prague in a building where all lights automatically come in in the hallways of building when walking – these are v useful at night as… Read more »
Eating fruit while picking
Question: My son is at a Moshav and they are getting a tour and the tour guide said that they could pick off the trees and the vegetables while they… Read more »
Business open in Shabat
Question: Business Open on Shabbes Shalom u’bracha, is there a way for a business owned by a couple that sells things (in a non-jewish area) who don´t have a non-jewish… Read more »
Lifnei Iver non frum or off the derech
Question: If one generally says brachos out loud, is it better to say a bracha silently when in front of a non frum or off the derech person if one… Read more »
Waxing back and chest hair
Question: Is it permissible for a Jewish man to have his back hair and chest hair waxed or trimmed? Answer: Please see the following post ,http://dinonline.org/2018/05/22/men-grooming/ where your question was… Read more »
Who comes first, your mother or your wife?
Question: If you have two telephone calls coming through, who’s do you answer, your mother’s or your wife’s? Answer: Your question involves more than just knowing the cut and dry… Read more »
Discussing arms for tefillin use
Question: Dear Rabbi, Are there instances why a man may put his tefillin on over his right arm rather than his left? Curious if this has come up. Medical studies… Read more »
Hadlakas Neiros
Question: Dear Rav, If I eat by someone else but sleep at my house, where do I light neiros shabbos? Answer: Technically you can light in either place, however the… Read more »
Minhagim for Baal Teshuva
Question: About a year ago I walked into a Chabad house, with no intention to become a Lubavitcher, but to become more observant. Ever since then I got Chabad tefillin… Read more »
Halacha Learning
Question: Shalom, At times I get overwhelm in learning halacha. There’s much to learn and I have not found a proper guideline in how to approach the topic and seforim… Read more »
Yichud on a shuttle in the airport
Question: Is there a yichud problem to go on a shuttle in an airport when there are no connecting doors between the cars and people can’t see in from the… Read more »
Smelling Non-Kosher Meat
Question: Is it true that a person should say I wish that I could eat treif, but Hashem says that it is Asur? Could there be a suspicion that if… Read more »
Davening Barefoot
Question: I recently saw a ruling that davenning barefoot is not permitted (in response to a question about learning Torah barefoot). Does that hold for davenning at home without a… Read more »
Previous tenant left item
Question: I rented out my basement apartment, and the Jewish tenant bought a new oven. They eventually moved out, leaving the oven. Obviously it’s not like they forgot it there,… Read more »