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 »
Category: Stumbling block (Lifnei iver)
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 »