Question: Hi, I have a close friends wedding on Mikva night If I don’t go my friend will be hurt if I do my wife might be what is the… Read more »
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Is it גניבת דעת to put a GPS tracker on my employees car
Question: I have a frum employee that when I am not in the office he leaves without signing out. His wife is forever calling him and is very needy. I… Read more »
Popcorn kosher?
Question: We are staying at a hotel with a popcorn machine. If the kernels and oils are kosher, is the popcorn permissible? Thank you Answer: The ingredients are kosher as… Read more »
Spelling out the name of the niftar by a matzeivah
Question: when one says tehillim by a matzeivah spelling out the name of the niftar, does one spell out the name of the father too, i.e. ploni ben ploni or… Read more »
cat food
Question: What does it mean that one cannot eat before feeding his cat? In the morning it makes sense because you just woke up and didn’t ear anything yet. But… Read more »
Do I need to kasher my kitchen?
Question: Food with bugs in it was cooked uncovered in my oven. Do I need to kasher my oven? What about utensils used to serve the food? What about the… Read more »
3 stars after Shabbos
Question: Is it acceptable to count 3 stars and decide Shabbos is over? I used to do that. Do I need to do teshuva? Answer: Technically shabbos is finished when… Read more »
Purposely waiting until the 18 minutes are up
Question: Is it wrong to intentionally use the 18 minutes before shkiya before you light Shabbos candles? What if it’s already been 16 or 17 minutes and you lit candles… Read more »
feeding cat
Question: Shalom we feed the cat in the morning before. My question is for lunch and dinner. we don’t have a specific time to feed it. is that okay Answer:… Read more »
Feeding my pet before eating
Question: in the morning we give our cat food before we eat. what about lunch? what if the cat eats later at 2 or 3. should we not eat until… Read more »
Working as a fashion designer, what to consider?
Question: Hi, I studied Fashion Design and became a Ba’al Teshuva at the same time. Now I would like to look for a job (outside of Israel). In terms of… Read more »
checking a contract for any halachic issues
Question: I need to move apt. and sign a rental contract urgently. Can you please check over the contract to make sure there are no issues eg ribbis in either… Read more »
Tal U’motor for visitor to E. Israel
Question: Chalom I will travel to E. Israel next week on Oct 16 (7 cheshvan). I will stay 2 weeks. My question is regarding saying tal umotor (in E. Israel… Read more »
How to approach the indefinite period of no relations following the birth of a child?
Question: How should I approach the indefinite period of no marital relations following the birth of a child? With an active sex drive that’s been consistent throughout my adult life,… Read more »
Eating bugs
Question: I ate bugs by accident. I have bottles of spices that are way too old and I’ve still been using them/allowing them to be used for cooking in my… Read more »
Question about bugs
Question: Is it true that the severity of eating bugs is different if the bugs are alive or dead? Which is worse? What if the bugs were alive and then… Read more »
Eating non kosher or on Yom Kippur
Question: If you ate something not kosher and you didn’t finish digesting it yet, should you make yourself throw up? Does it make a difference if you realized after you… Read more »
Kashering a microwave
Question: I accidentally warmed up dairy food in my meat microwave. How do I kasher my microwave? Answer: Wait and don’t use the microwave for 24 hours. Then clean it… Read more »
Confessing using different words
Question: Is Viduy allowed to be said like this: “Hashem I’m sorry that I did xyz…” instead of “I did xyz… Hashem, I’m sorry!” Stating just the sin first and… Read more »
Mother’s name on matzeva and not father’s name
Question: I recently saw many tombstone inscriptions from Bratislava (Pressburg), and all mention the mother’s name and not the father. I’d like to know the source & origin of the… Read more »
Tzniut and presents
Question: Shalom! So happened the rabbi of our community is moving away. Everyone loves him and his family very much. Several women from the community decided to get a present… Read more »
Kidnapping in modern times
Question: When Beit Din grants full custody of small children to one parent and the other parents steals the children from school and disappears with them, is this biblical kidnap… Read more »
Does a non-registered basement apartment have to pay vaad bayis?
Question: The owner of a basement (machson) converted it to an apartment which is roughly 70-80 square meters, nearly the size of the regular apartment in our building. The residents… Read more »
Bdieved
Question: Is it better not to eat something that is kosher only bdieved if you don’t have to (and there wont be any loss)? Meaning can I go to a… Read more »
Sanhedrin and wicked kings
Question: In Devarim 17:20, Rashi says that if a king is not righteous he won’t have a long reign. I’m trying to understand his comments. Did the Sanhedrin have the… Read more »
Benefiting from Shabbat in Different Time Zone
Question: B”H I’m currently in Eretz Yisrael, and it’s the middle of the baseball playoffs. The next two games in the National League (1st two semifinal games) are going to… Read more »
Bracha on Almond flour muffins
Question: My wife baked some muffins with the main ingredient being White Almond Flour which is ground Almonds she also puts some Pumpkin puree my question is what bracha do… Read more »
Is Metamucil kosher
Question: Is Metamucil kosher? Answer: Please see the following post, where a similar question was answered http://dinonline.org/2016/02/08/metamucil/ Best Wishes
Mekach Taus
Question: Hi. I’m a single woman. Two years ago a local askan in town referred me to therapist, a woman, who had recently moved to town with her family. Being… Read more »
Fleishig Kettle?
Question: Yesterday I put frozen chicken in a bowl of boiling hot water to defrost it. Around the same time today(roughly 23 hours later), I poured boiling hot water from… Read more »
Burning challah
Question: Hi. My wife has started to separate challah and she is struggling to burn it. We don’t have a gas stove top so there is no easy access to… Read more »
Can you carry over maaser to the next year
Question: If you already gave a tenth to maaser for this year and you realize you gave more than you had to, are you allowed to apply it to the… Read more »
Immersing with an illeostomy
Question: How could my wife immerse with an illeostomy. She has a temporary ostomy for about 3 months, after which it will be reversed. There is a small piece of… Read more »
Tashlumin for Yaaleh V’Yavo
Question: Someone forgets that it is Rosh Chodesh and davens a regular shacharis. He does not remember until zman mincha. Before he does anything else, he has to daven mincha… Read more »
Nashim da’atan kalos
Question: Dear Rav, I never understood what the Gemara says that nashim daatan kalos hen and that’s why they shouldn’t learn Gemara. We see so many brilliant women who are… Read more »
Female Health care practitioner for man
Question: I have seen the Q&A regarding female massage therapists for men which is prohibited. My question is for other health care related services. Specifically “colonic hydrotherapy” (cleansing of the… Read more »
extending shabbos
Question: A person who is davening Maariv on motzoi Shabbos 50 minutes past sunset, and his custom is to prolong Shabbos for 72 minutes, or longer, should he skip ata… Read more »
Spouse doesnt want to keep niddah
Question: Hi I a very frum guy in kollel. We just finished shana reshona. My wife has long periods and short cycle for example start bleeding in the early 20… Read more »
Doing melacha on Rosh Chodesh
Question: ב”ה Dear Rabbi I thank you so much your help and kindness in answering my shailos. I want to be stringent and honor Rosh Chodesh properly with for Hashem… Read more »
hachnosas
Question: What is the actual meaning of the word “hachnosas” Answer: To help enter, or to help bring in. it is used in the context of helping a bride get… Read more »
Followup to Rabbein Tam question
Question: source Following up to this question. If one holds Rabbeinu Tam always but happens to daven in a minyan on Yom Kippur that doesn’t hold this zman, can she… Read more »
Is it allowed to read and keep copies of the christian bible
Question: I found on the street booklets of missions to Christianity, Am i allowed to read them / keep them fro educational purposes or am i mechuav to throw them… Read more »
Question About Maaser
Question: I gave my mother points from my credit card for an airline ticket to come visit me.. I could have redeemed those points for money. My mother is a… Read more »
Opening the Aron Kodesh for Neila
Question: Is there a mekor for people spending a lot of money to buy pesicha neila? Is there a mekor that it is a segula for success in all areas… Read more »
Rabbeinu Tam for Moztai Yom Kippur
Question: If one usually holds the zman of Rabeinu Tam can one daven with a minyan maariv motzai Yom Kippur and hear havdala before Rabbeinu Tam Answer: It depends why… Read more »
Disconnection
Question: I don’t know how to properly connect with other people. I am distant. I am constantly glued to my phone/computer (Internet) 24/7 and if not for Shabbos I would… Read more »
Male instructor in all women’s gym
Question: Can I take a class in an all women’s gym with a male instructor? Answer: Please see the following two posts, where similar questions were addressed. http://dinonline.org/2016/05/10/immodesty-in-front-of-non-jew/ http://dinonline.org/2013/10/08/modesty-in-ballet-class/ Best Wishes… Read more »
Left Handed Cohen – birkat kohanim
Question: Dear Rabbi, I understand that in Birkat Kohanim, the Cohen raises his right hand slightly higher than the left. Does the same apply to a left-handed Cohen, or does… Read more »
Father giving 1/2 of inheritance to friend of family
Question: I’m an only child of a Jewish father. My parents are divorced and my father married a goy, who has since passed on. When I was 20, my father… Read more »
Hot meat pan on milchig table
Question: If a hot meat aluminum pan is placed on a milchig table (with a paper towel underneath) does this present a halachic issue? What if a few drops of… Read more »