Question: With regard to the הלכות of הנחת מקצת חברים; 1) Would this concept apply if the person waiting there is a גוי? 2) Would this concept apply if the… Read more »
Category: Daily Living
Nectarines are not a Hybrid
Question: I asked this question Do we say Shehechianu on Nectarines? You answered “Therefore we do say shehechiyanu on a peach, and most other fruits because of this reason.” I’m… Read more »
Do we say Shehechianu on Nectarines?
Question: Do we say Shehechianu on Nectarines, or are they a hybrid of a peach and something else? Are all hybrid fruits patur from Shehechianu? Today, all fruits are being… Read more »
Davening when soiled
Question: If someone davens and discovers that while he was davening his under garments had a small amount of fecal matter, does he need to daven over? Furthermore, if one… Read more »
Chatzee kaddish after leining
Question: Can you provide sources for who says the kaddish-the baal kriya,the oleh, or anyone who is a chiyuv,even without an aliyah? Answer: There are poskim that are of the… Read more »
Davening Ma’ariv after Plag without a minyan
Question: Can a person daven Ma’ariv after Plag by himself if he davened Mincha before Plag, or is that only possible BeTzibur? Thank you. Answer: The minhag is that we… Read more »
these 2 prayers are good for a good night’s sleep
Question: it is true that before bedtime reading the shema Israel and hamapil together are 100 percent effective for having a great night’s sleep and warding off all nightmares and… Read more »
Covering head with Tallis for Aliya
Question: Are there any sources which specifically say to cover your head with the Tallis while getting an Aliya? (Some Shuls have this as their minhag and insist that all… Read more »
Should Al netilas yadayim and asher yatzar when was up most of night
Question: Should Al Netillas Yadayim and Asher Yatzar be said when one didn’t use the bathroom in the morning and only slept about an hour unintentionally on his bed between… Read more »
saying birchot hashachar when one fell asleep unintentionally for about an hour
Question: When one was planning to stay up all night, but ended up falling asleep unintentionally on his bed for about an hour between midnight and alos hashachar, should birchos… Read more »
meharher kedusha in middle of davening
Question: When still in the middle of teflilat amidah and the tsibur is reciting kedusha, one is supposed to be silent and listen. However, what the tsibur says is often… Read more »
How to Connect with g-d towards prayer?
Question: How can a person fully show gratitude to the almighty, without even understanding the hebrew words (read out) straight from the Sefer Torah? I heard, that reading in the… Read more »
Untiol when can one say Birchas Hamazon
Question: Washed For breakfast at 9:00 finished eating at around 9:30 and got busy in managers office until now. Am I still allowed to Bentch? Thank you Answer: The rule… Read more »
plastic tefilin/tallis bag – considered a 2nd cover?
Question: When traveling and tefillin must be taken into the airport/terminal bathroom, we need a cover within a cover. Is the clear plastic bag, whose purpose it is to protect… Read more »
Tachnun on the day of a yahrtziet
Question: If I am daveniing in a shul and that minyan is not not saying tachnun that day, for a Yartzeit or some other reason should one say tachnun B’tzina… Read more »
Birkas Ha’Ilanos
Question: Do you make a Bracha on a Crab apple tree..? Thank you very much! Answer: We don’t say birkas ilanos on the fruit of ilaney srak (non fruit bearing… Read more »
Bed placement
Question: I once heard that one should not place the bed so one’s feet are facing the door as that is the direction in which a meis is taken out…. Read more »
Feeding fish before eating
Question: Shalom Shalom, Must one feed their fish before eating themselves? Thank you Answer: A person is obligated to feed his fish before eating, as with his other pets. However… Read more »
A person with hearing aids leading the prayers
Question: I were hearing aids n When I want to be the שליח ציבור-leading the prayers people don’t want because of my hearing aids so I want to know what’s… Read more »
timeframe for al hamichya
Question: if i ate a mezonos, or a fruit that requires al haetz, and then ate and drank on and off for several hours, may i still make the brocha… Read more »
Tov U’Metiv
Question: Would one say a bracha on passing a test that they have failed numerous times, and which gives a strong sense of joy? If it also benefits one’s family… Read more »
Bringing luggage with food into the bathroom
Question: When there is food in a suitcase or hand-luggage is it permitted lechatchila to bring it into the bathroom? Answer: This may sound surprising to you, but according to… Read more »
prayer in vain
Question: A bachur who is dating and he is davening that the lady should say yes to him (as opposed to turning him down), may he daven for this even… Read more »
Edible flowers
Question: What bracha does one make on edible flowers (like orchids)? Answer: If it is a normally eaten item then it would be hoadomo, however I don’t think that this… Read more »
Birkas Ilanos versus Sitting in Sukkah
Question: The Talmud specifies Nisan, but in the southern hemisphere there are no blossoms in Nissan, so it is logically inferred (as poskim indicate) that one could say the bracha… Read more »
הסתכלות
Question: עבודה זרה דף סה. אזל אשכחיה דיתיב כו׳ וקיימן זונות ערומות קמיה כו׳ לכאורה צריך לומר שרבא ובר שישך יצאו מן המרחץ כדי לדבר,(אולם לא משמע כן מלשון הגמרא)… Read more »
What is the Bracha recited on Bagel Chip
Question: What is the correct Bracha to say on Bagel chips Answer: Please see the following post where your question is discuused. https://dinonline.org/2015/10/27/bracha-for-melba-toast-and-bagel-chips/ Best Wishes
Personal Prayers before Shacharit
Question: Hi. I recently came across a Sefer Chassidim תשנב that says it is inappropriate to pray for personal needs before davening. I currently get up before davening and say… Read more »
Blessing on coffee
Question: If I make a shehakol on a coffee in shul and then walk out side to my car or even walk down the block do I have to make… Read more »
Caring for elderly father during davening
Question: I take my elderly father – who is unable to look after his physical needs – to shul on Shabbat. What is the halacha if he has to go… Read more »
When do you say “Melech” on Rosh Chodesh?
Question: I’ve noticed in both the Artscroll and the Koren Siddurim, that there’s a difference between “Yaaleh v’yavo” in the Shmonei Esrei and in Birkat Hamazon. In the Shmonei Esrei,… Read more »
How to do the before bed prayer?
Question: How must I do the before bed prayer? Most of the time I just read it from my prayer book (whilst sitting because of a leg problem I have)… Read more »
After Brocho on a Cholent
Question: If I ate a cholent, which consisted of vegetables and barley, but did not eat a כזית of barley כדי אכילת פרס, although I did eat a כזית of… Read more »
Tachunum during hazaras ha shas
Question: Can one say tachumun during haazaras ha shas if it will finish after Shkia and his custom is not to say tachumun after Shkia? Answer: You are allowed to… Read more »
Drying hands on the morning
Question: If one washes their hands in the bathroom in the morning should they step out of the bathroom before drying their hands? Answer: It is better not to wash… Read more »
chillul hashem if davening in public
Question: Today, I missed the Mincha minyan that is near my college, so I was davening Mincha in the stairwell, which is a relatively quite place. However, there was a… Read more »
KADDISH
Question: What and why is KADDISH? Must one stand when hearing a KADDISH or can one remain seated? Must one wear a Talis when saying KADDISH? What is a group… Read more »
Giving charity before davening
Question: There is a mitzvah to give charity before davening, but where I daven the gabbai brings around the pushka during ashrei/ uva t’zion goel, and earlier than that the… Read more »
Blessing over unusual looking people
Question: Should one recite the blessing over seeing a picture of a very unusual looking person? KS”A 60″13 Answer: As a general rule for all Birkas Hariyah, we don’t say… Read more »
Blessing recited upon seeing Jewish graves
Question: When visiting Poland to visit the site of camps, ghettos, graves, where all and how often should the blessing over seeing Jewish graves be recited? Thank you Answer: When… Read more »
Tzitzis tying at night
Question: Can I tie tzitzis onto a talis at night, since many hold that there is no chiyuv tzitzis at night, do we need to tie them at a time… Read more »
Last second krias shema
Question: If there is no time to wash hands or say birkas hatorah and still squeeze in krias shema before the zman ends, may one say shema before taking care… Read more »
Eating breakfast late
Question: Pesachim 12: & O”H 157,1 says if you didn’t eat anything by Chatzos, the eating afterwards will be worthless, unless you tasted something beforehand. Is a drink enough for… Read more »
Type of Tefillin that I should continue wearing
Question: I grew up with custom of Chabad style tefillin in Chabad family, and I later went off the derech for a few years and stopped wearing tefillin; I became… Read more »
Praying clean
Question: If I saw zera when I woke up, I have to take a shower to be able to pray? Answer: Preferably you should make sure that there is no… Read more »
A Shaliach Tzibbur Who is Not “Merutzeh” To You
Question: The Shulchan Aruch talks about not answering Amen to a Shaliach Tzibbur who is not “merutzeh l’kahal.” Can an individual who was exploited by said Shaliach Tzibbur and embarrassed… Read more »
Tefillah b’tzibur with the chazzan
Question: Hi i missed the minyan for musaf today, and instead I thought to go as the shliach tzibbur to daven my shmonei esrei out loud (the whole thing. Is… Read more »
Zimun when Baal habayis is kohen
Question: A Baal habayis is a kohen and the person he asks to be mzamin is not a kohen, what is the nusach the mzamin should say? Thank you Answer:… Read more »
Nusach of zimun when kohen is present
Question: What is the proper nusach of zimun when kohen is present and the mezamin is non kohen? What is the proper nusach of zimun if the baal habyis is… Read more »
Can a men dip in the mikva wearing a rubber band or a pin on his beard? Is it considered a chatzitza?
Question: Can a men dip in the mikva wearing a rubber band or a pin on his beard? Is it considered a chatzitza? If yes, is there a need to… Read more »