Question: 1) I heard that it is better to say The actual pasuk of shema and veohavta right before bed. Therefore, I have been saying the Nightime Krias Shema (Ribono… Read more »
Category: Daily Living
What tehilim do you say before a civil court hearing
Question: What do you say before a civil court hearing Answer: Essentially saying any part of tehillim which will strengthen your emuna is good. If you want some specific ones… Read more »
Holding a child while davening
Question: If one is davening and needs to hold a child at the same time, what are the parts of davening in which this is permissible and what are the… Read more »
Time of Kirat Shema
Question: Dear Rabbi. On shabbos morning if someone will miss the time of gra to say shema with brachos and is relying on the time of magan avraham, should one… Read more »
Bracha on tikun after davening
Question: Before davening Shacharis in shul, I made a shehakol on a cup of water. After Shacharis, they brought out tikkun (vodka) because it was the yartzeit of the rav’s… Read more »
Havdalha
Question: I have ocd and sometimes after going to the bathroom some urine drips down my leg, and sometimes it may just be ocd, I may have had urine on… Read more »
Passing in front of someone who is davening
Question: Hi. I am learning Orach Chaim siman 102 which states that one must not pass in front of someone who is davening. I have an issue that often comes… Read more »
Telling people that you are ill?
Question: I want people to daven for me if I have a serious illness but I also know that some people feel that אין הברכה מצויה אלא בדבר הסמוי מן… Read more »
Talking while eating
Question: Is there a strict halacha that one may not talk while he is eating (specifically in the process of chewing)? This would seem to be difficult during meals with… Read more »
Guest that decided not to eat any more and was served more food
Question: When a guest is served food, then decides not to eat anymore, goes to his room, and then is (totally unexpectedly) brought a new food (same bracha as before),… Read more »
Drinking before shacris
Question: Can I drink seltzer with a natural lime flavor added to it before davening shacris Answer: If there is a need to drink before davening, for example to help… Read more »
Changing diaper after netilas yadayim
Question: If I washed netilas yadayim with a beracha with plans to daven shacharis soon, and then I realize that my baby’s diaper is dirty. Since I already washed netilas… Read more »
Saying Tehillim at night- ealy morning
Question: Hello. Three questions: 1. I see that it is preferable not to say Tehillim at night–but what, exactly, is “night”? If I wake up at, say, at 5:30 a.m…. Read more »
Cover for Tefillin
Question: BS”D I bought a tefilin and it came without the plastic protective caps, it disqualifies somehow my tefilin Answer: Congratulations on your new tefillin. The tefillin are kosher and… Read more »
B S D Minimum material for tallis gadol begged
Question: B S D Shalom Dinonline,, What are the minimum requirements for the main material in the begged of a tallis gadol (not asking about the corners, but rather the… Read more »
Tzitzit
Question: Can you wear a tzitzit on the shirtless body underneath? Answer: The reason why it is customary to wear an undershirt underneath the tzitzis is because ןf the tzitizis… Read more »
Walkng while saying Asher Yotzar
Question: I’m learning the laws of Tefillah and currently siman 94 of Orach Chaim. I learnt that in some circumstances it is better to daven while travelling with a settled… Read more »
bracha on food not in house
Question: If a bracha was made on food that is being eaten now does that exempt food that was not in the house at the time but was expected to… Read more »
Pikuah Nefesh
Question: BS”D Shalom dear Rabi, Question: If a person finds himself in danger of life, does he have to eat a food that is not kosher? Does he have to… Read more »
Bracha length or Borei Nefashos
Question: Shalom, What is the Gedder in Bracha Ketzara and Arucha? Is there a minimum length of words? In regards to Borei Nefashos, the length of the Bracha is relatively… Read more »
tefilla b’tzibbur
Question: I was learning in a shul where I was # 10 for Mincha. I was willing to stay there, but I did not wish to daven with them. However,… Read more »
Shinui makom from car to house
Question: If one begins eating while driving and then arrives at the driveway of his house and then goes into his house, is this considered to be a shinui makom… Read more »
Minyan in Bad Weather?
Question: Winter is upon us! I used to live in the tropics and am finding the cold weather to be really difficult. I’ve been one-and-off sick for much of the… Read more »
Hours earlier Shmoneh Esrei
Question: BS”D Shalom dear Rabbi, Question: What is the earliest time to do Shmoneh Esrei, because one has to get up early to go to work? can you do Shmoneh… Read more »
2 Brachot on the same bread
Question: BS”D Shalom dear Rabbi: Question: I made bracha hamotzi on a whole bread, then there was a piece of that bread left, the next day when I go to… Read more »
I made pizza from a bread.
Question: BS”D Shalom dear Rabbi, Question: I got a loaf of bread and made a pizza, put cheese and tomato on top, which brachar should I make Chamotzi? Answer: Yes,… Read more »
Shecheyanu on different variety of fruit
Question: I have eaten bananas within the last year. However, there is a special variety of bananas that I have not eaten within the last year. Do I need to… Read more »
Tefilah with only five people
Question: We were 5 people that did not daven maariv and 5 people did daven already .they told us we need to have 6 people that did not daven yet… Read more »
Saying bore nefashot to corn
Question: Hi rabbi how are you The corn is kazayis but the part i ate is not what should i do say bore nefashot or i shouldnh (Sepharad) Answer: I… Read more »
cleanliness during davening
Question: I generally try to clean myself thoroughly after a bowel movement. However, on motzoi Shabbos I had a feeling that I was dirty over there, and when I went… Read more »
Tefilin Hand
Question: This is a question re my son who is getting Tefilin now for his BM iyH I am unsure if he is considered left or right handed. He writes… Read more »
Rainbow
Question: In light of the first mishna brura bshem the chayei odom in hilchos rainbow bracha is it not considered motzi diba if you say, “there is a bracha opportunity… Read more »
Left shoe before right shoe
Question: What should one do if one accidentally places his left shoe on first before his right shoe? Should he remove the left shoe, then place his right shoe on,… Read more »
Shehechianu Again
Question: BS”D Shalom dear Rabbi. Question: if a person makes a purchase of a new object for his personal use and then makes the B’rakhah of Shehecheianu, but soon after… Read more »
Davening behind someone else in shul
Question: Am i permtited to stand SE behind a certain person when I know, or suspect, that this person will daven very quickly and then step back into my dalet… Read more »
Handling object placed in mouth before netilas yadayim after awakening
Question: Sometimes my baby wakes up crying in the middle of the night, and I try to calm him by placing his pacifier back in his mouth. In handling the… Read more »
breaking minyan
Question: A person is makpid to always daven with asara mispallelim, as required by some poskim, and not to rely on six (which is questionable). If one is in a… Read more »
Interruptions after kerias shema al ha’mitta
Question: What should one do if he is reciting kerias shema al ha’mitta before going to bed, but is concerned that he might get interrupted (e.g. the baby will wake… Read more »
Stopping for kadish
Question: When one is davening for example uleini or uva litzion in shachris and kadish is being said should he stop and answer for all the amens or he should… Read more »
Shechyanu on shoes?
Question: Can one make Shechyanu on nice new shoes? Answer: Congratulations on the new shoes. The minhag is not to make shehechiyanu on new shoes. There are a few reasons… Read more »
Chazaras hashatz without six people who davened
Question: Can one daven Chazaras Hashatz if there were not even six people who davened SE together? Does it make a difference if it is anyway after the zman tefilla?… Read more »
Stopping for Kaddish
Question: When one is davening and in the middle kadish is being said should he stop for entire kaddish as well does it make a difference which part of tefillah… Read more »
chesed at the expense of tefilla b’tzibbur
Question: If one is asked to come to a certain place to help them with a minyan, but one knows that they are not makpid on having asara mispallelim, whereas… Read more »
Saying Asher Yotzar after Hamapil
Question: if one forgot to say asher yatzar and then said hamapil should he reapet Asher yatzar, ( I don’t see a צד why he can’t) Answer: Yes he should… Read more »
Brocha on having a baby
Question: I have heard in the name of R’ Aharon Kotler and others that the minhag is not to say a “hatov vehameitiv” when one has a baby boy and… Read more »
Kezayis of a Tortilla/Wrap
Question: Shalom Rabbis, Practically speaking, is there a way I can go about figuring out (or even estimate) how much of a tortilla/wrap is a kezayis? Thank you! Answer: It… Read more »
New car part
Question: Does one make a shehechiyanu on a new car part? My car was damaged and the insurance ordered a new trunk hood and it is actually a fancier trunk… Read more »
Coffee in the middle of davening
Question: If one is in the middle of pesukei di’zimrah or birchos kerias shema and one feels tired and is falling asleep, is it permissible to stop and have a… Read more »
Passing gas while wearing tefillin
Question: I know that one is not allowed to pass gas while wearing tefillin. What are the parameters of this din? If one is wearing tefillin and senses the urge… Read more »
Playing with child prior to davening shacharis
Question: Sometimes my one and a half year old daughter wakes up in the morning before I have a chance to daven shacharis. My wife is still sleeping at the… Read more »