Question: Dear Rabbi, I had just bought a wooden comb online for my beard. It was noted to be a peach tree comb which I selectively now wonder the halacha…. Read more »
Category: Wanton destruction
Stealing for non-kosher
Question: Is it permissible to throw out or get rid of anyway a food that is not kosher that you are afraid someone is going to eat if not thrown… Read more »
Is it Bal Tashchis to destroy a crab apple tree?
Question: Does the Torah prohibition of cutting down fruit trees apply to crab apple trees? One is curious as one might not likely ever eat a crab apple but they… Read more »
Trees and Orlah – In Israel
Question: Dear Rabbonim, First question: Our garden contains two fruit producing trees which have been planted too close together (Less than a foot). One Large old one and another around… Read more »
Pomegranites
Question: I was at a someones home that has many pomegranate trees. They gave me permission to take what I wanted . Is there a halacha against picking them and… Read more »
Questions of Bal Tashchis
Regarding the issur of bal tashchis: 1)Is there anything wrong with using a potato in a game where the potato is thrown back and forth and made unedible by the… Read more »