Question: I have a talmid who is from a very weak family and himself just starting to get into yidishkeit. He is back in NY and would like to work… Read more »
Category: Stumbling block (Lifnei iver)
Criticizing the State of Israel and/or Government
Question: I recently read your interesting question and answer regarding the prohibition against publicly criticizing Jews and Jewish leaders because it violates the principle of loshon horo. I was wondering… Read more »
emailing before Shabbos
Question: May one send an email before Shabbos to a mechallel Shabbos Jew who might check and/or respond to it after Shabbos has begun? If not, what is the latest… 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 »
Lifnei Iver in assisting abortion
Question: A man has the following question. His wife is a PA in a doctors office. An Jewish girl is pregnant early on and wants an abortion. Doctor tells PA… Read more »
Donated KIPPOT
Question: I would like to buy in honor of fATHERS YARZEIT, Z”L kippot for my shul. These kippot are used for men entering the SHUL who might not be religious(SHOMAR… Read more »
Buying non kosher food
Question: I work in a place where there are non Jews and Jews, I have been asked to do the lunch run which will no doubt involve buying non kosher… Read more »
Uber eats
Question: Can you deliver food for Uber eats if it’s treif meat or basar bchalav? Does it matter if it’s to a Jew or not? Answer: Please see the following… Read more »
Basar shenisalem/lifnei iver
Question: Likvod Harav Shlita, At a business meeting, my friend was served a kosher turkey sandwich. Another businessman, who is Jewish but not observant, said to him, “I see you… Read more »
assisting a mechallel shabbos
Question: On Shabbos, in a reshus harabbim, there is a Jew who is standing outside a shul because he does not know the password to open the door. The Jew… Read more »
Question: To the Rav, Is it permissible to send an email on Friday afternoon (when it is שבת in א”י already) to a not frum person in ארץ ישראל that… Read more »
Father might not say brachos
Question: My father who lives afar is coming to visit my family for a short time. If I remember correctly, he doesn’t always say brachos, sometimes doesn’t say the correct… 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 »
Do you confront boss when doing something unethical ?
Question: If a person is in a workplace and his boss is doing something unethical what do you do in a worker position ? Do you keep on working for… Read more »
Women dancing at a wedding behind a mechitza when man is watching
Question: When women are dancing at a wedding on the women’s side, and there is a man at the entrance watching them, is it permitted for them to continue dancing… Read more »
Photography for non tznius fashion blog
Question: Hi Someone in my community asked me to take photos for them for their fashion blog. The clothing they are wearing are not tznius at all. Am I allowed… Read more »
Working for a company that sells e-cigarettes
Question: Hi, I work for a company in Israel that is owned by Altria, a public traded company that sells cigarettes wine and e-cigarettes. Is their an issur in working… Read more »
holding a plate of non-kosher food
Question: When attending a social event at work, a religious Jew with a long beard is approached by a non-religious Jew who says, “Please hold my plate while I quickly… Read more »
viewing women dancing at a frum wedding
Question: is there any serious heter to allow a male photographer to take pictures and to fim the women dancing at a wedding or would it be an isour of… Read more »
Buying cigarettes for a minor who already smokes
Question: My brother in law who is 17, asked me to buy him cigarettes in duty free in America. I said no because the damage of cigarettes is well known… Read more »
Is it Lifnei Iver to leave someone in a yichud situation?
Question: Two frum men – Reuven & Shimon – are taking a test in a room where there are two females (one of the females is also a test taker,… Read more »
Can a travel agent sell airline tickets to a Jew to fly on Shabbos?
Question: This is about a travel agent sells air tickets to anyone, in the United States. 10% to 15% of his clients are Jews, and not always is the travel… Read more »
Working for Illicit Websites
What if you work at a public relations firm and the troubled website, Ashley Madison wants to hire you. (Ashley Madison is a website that matches married people so that… Read more »
Lifnei Iver for Smoking
I recently gave a shiur on lifnei evar and i came across a Netziv on Lifnei Evar which explains that there is no problem for a jewish butcher to sell… Read more »
Two Sides of the River
What defines “two sides of a river” nowadays (in regard to lifnei evar) where we could get all over the world within days? Answer: In general, where there is a… Read more »
Questions of Lifnei Iver (Giving Food to Guests)
1) Can you give someone food if you’re not sure whether he will say a bracha? 2) If someone asks your advice and you really dont know but you tell… Read more »
Offering Food to Someone Who Won’t Make a Berachah
May I offer food or a treat to a Jewish soldier of IDF when I know he will not say a b’racha? Answer: It is permitted to offer him food…. Read more »
Inviting Non-religious Guests for Shabbos
Is it permitted to have not-religious guests who come before Shabbos knowing that they will leave on Shabbos via public transportation (despite being offered a place to stay)? Answer: If… Read more »
Lashon Horah on frum websites
There are a few frum, Jewish news websites. They publish news from our community, and from the general population. They claim that nothing they publish is lashon hora, but sometimes… Read more »
ללמד גוי טעמי ז’ מצוות בני נח
בדבר שאלתו, שיש בעירו גוי אחד המקפיד לשמור שבע מצוות בני נח, ומדקדק בהם הרבה, וביקשו עתה שילמדנו את עניני שבע מצוות אלו טעמיהם ודקדוקיהם, האם מותר לעשות כן או… Read more »