Question: Is it permissible to daven in a room where someone is sleeping? For example, can I say shma Al hamita, personal tfillot and/or tehillim and prayers for sick in… Read more »
Category: Daily Living
Chofetz Chaim Tefillin Minhag
Question: Is it known how the Chofetz Chaim wrapped Tefillin? I.e., the type of knot used, how many times on bicep, and how he wrapped on the fingers/hand? Answer: In… Read more »
When eating wet fruit
Question: Do you need to wash your hands before eating wet fruit? Answer: This idea is brought in Shulchan Aruch, however many (or most) people are not makpid on this… Read more »
Eating before Maariv for a woman
Question: I know there is a halacha about not eating mezonot/hamotzi from 30 mins before tzeit hakochavim until one has davened Maariv. Does this halacha apply to women who have… Read more »
Brochos and challah on an oatmeal-banana mixture
Question: I was wondering what is the appropriate brocha for the following item. Instant oatmeal (whole oats) are mixed together with mashed bananas and are then baked forming a cookie…. Read more »
delaying people
Question: One who is being driven to the mountains and suddenly remembers that he did not daven Maariv, and he can tell the driver to pull over and wait 15… Read more »
Water and Bracha
Question: In the summer its hot. I like to drink SELTZER for 2 reasons hydration and thirst. I am thirsty when I drink the seltzer and am refreshed. Can I… Read more »
Covering Shel Yad Tefillin
Question: Dear Rabbi, Does one need to cover the shel yad tefillin with his sleeve from jacket/tallit as well as the protective box? I see lots of people who do… Read more »
Women Davening
Question: Hi, Regarding http://dinonline.org/2019/07/29/kavana-in-davening/ I have a follow up to a question. I asked about kavannah for women during shacharit. In your answer you mentioned that a women should ideally say… Read more »
Kavana in davening
Question: In a situation where a woman has a limited amount of time for tfillat Shacharit, is it preferable to say more off the tfillot with less concentration and focus… Read more »
Breaking the minyan to put on tefilin
Question: There was a person in shul for Mincha and it is about five minutes before shkia. He is # 10. They are in the middle of davening Mincha, but… Read more »
Tachanun
Question: If a person will be davening shacharis without a minyan in a house that a bris will be taking place later that day (but he won’t be the sandek/father/mohel),… Read more »
make one blessing on teflin after leaving the bathroom
Question: Kvod Harav Shlita in the end of Tefillin after Bathroom You said that “Some write that those who usually make two blessings on tefillin should only make one blessing… Read more »
Sefek brachos
Question: lf I ate olives and I have a sefek by the bracha acronah. Sefek number 1 is maybe I ate a kezayis. Even if I didn’t, maybe a berya… Read more »
Eating a questionable kezayis
Question: When eating by a host on Shabbos one is occasionally faced with a situation where the guest has more exacting standards of observance than the host. What should one… Read more »
Making a bracha on a safek mitzva
Question: In siman samach zein in Mishnah birurah there is a disagreement if someone has a safek by say lulav and therefore you must repeat the action whether you repeat… Read more »
Kaddish in a movie
Question: I was called to play a Jewish funeral in a movie. If the script requires it, could I recite kaddish? the crew (the troupe) is not made up of… Read more »
Birkas Hatorah when waking up after chatzos
Question: If I wake up at night after chazot do I say birkat hatorah before I learn? What if I slept after chazot and woke up an hour later. My… Read more »
Learning in bed/pajamas
Question: I often find I want to read some Divrei Torah or books of halacha at night as I’m going to bed – is it permitted to learn in bed… Read more »
Washing with a kli
Question: Hi, I was wondering if you could clarify for me what actions require handwashing with a kli and which ones just require that hands be washed?If a kli is… Read more »
Mistakes in davening
Question: I have a few questions regarding making mistakes in davening (mispronunciation, etc) If while davening I notice I have made a mistake on pronouncing a word, should I go… Read more »
Order of importance of Davening
Question: I recently asked a question http://dinonline.org/2019/07/09/order-of-importance-for-tfillah/ about the order of importance for davening for a women who is short on time, and your answer was very helpful- thank you…. Read more »
New Aron Kodesh for the Shul
Question: The Shul that i daven at is getting a new, big, beautiful Aron Kodesh. Is there a Chiuv to say Shehechiyanu by the Tzibbur, the Gabbai (who invests his… Read more »
Talis by mincha
Question: Why doesn’t the congregation where a talis by mincha? Answer: The idea of wearing a tallis by mincha is only brought regarding a chazan, for kavod hatzibur, but not… Read more »
Dirt under nail and other chatzizah
Question: I washed netillat yadayim before davening, and shortly after finishing shacharit I noticed some dirt under my nail (my nails are a little longer than the ends of my… Read more »
Counting child for krias hatorah
Question: This past Shabbos I was in a shul where they were counting a child under bar mitzvah for a minyan (even though it is in a Haredi neighborhood but… Read more »
Order of importance for Tefillah for women
Question: Hi, I have a few questions about the order of importance for Shacharit, and how to balance davening while at home with a baby. I have been davening an… Read more »
Bracha on different parts of mountain range
Question: finish sources If I’m in the alps, and see different alp mountains at different times, do I make a bracha on each one? What happens if I’m on a… Read more »
Coffee before Tfillah
Question: Hi, Thanks so much for all your help – I have a question regarding drinking coffee before Tefilla. I am currently at home during the day with my 6… Read more »
Praying Amida while sitting
Question: Thank you in advance, I fly for work as a Pilot, and typically find myself in places were I don’t have the opportunity to daven while standing up as… Read more »
Shema without Netilas Yadaim
Question: Dear Rabbi, If taking the time to wash netilas yadaim after waking up will cause me to miss zman krias shema, may I recite shema without netilas yadaim and… Read more »
Understanding Tfillah
Question: I’ve been davening 3 times a day for most of my adult life, but I’ve never really taken the time to understand the words of the prayers I’ve been… Read more »
Urge to use bathroom before benching and shmoneh esrei
Question: Is it true that one cannot have ANY urge to use the bathroom while benching and davening shmoneh esrei? Also, is it true that if one goes to the… Read more »
Chatzitzah for hand washing after the bathroom
Question: Hi, I was wondering if you could help clarify something for me. I know that rings must be removed when washing Netillat Yadayim to avoid a chatzizah – does… Read more »
Words of Torah while changing child’s diaper or in bath
Question: My toddler like to talk about Parsha and sing songs of Torah and pesukim. I assume that I cannot sings/talk to him about these things while changing his diaper… Read more »
Unclothed in the bathroom
Question: Is one allowed to be unclothed in the bathroom or shower room because its not generally a problem to be unclothed there (i.e. people shower in the room anyways)?… Read more »
Kriyas shema al hamita by day
Question: Hi, My son is 6 months old, and I’ve been saying shma Al hamita for him before putting him to sleep since he was a newborn. Now that it’s… Read more »
Respect for bread
Question: If I see a lot of pieces of bread on the side walk do I have to pick them up because bread is not allowed to be on the… Read more »
Regarding benching and ברכה אחרונה
Question: I know a person isn’t supposed to bench with a medal knife on the the table. Does this apply to על המחיה and בורא נפשות? What if I’m at… Read more »
Is a table considered a michichtzah while walking in front of someone davening shmoneh esrei
Question: If one finishes shemonah esrei and people behind him are still davening shemonah esrei may he take his 3 steps back if there is a table where they’re davening… Read more »
Not sure where im up to in shemona esrei
Question: What the halacha if someone is in middle of shemona esrei and spaces out and is completely unsure where he is holding? Does he go back to the the… Read more »
prostration
Question: Hello, Do you know or have any information about doing hishtachavoya with pishut yadaim veraglaim and even maskis . Does one need a hefsek? To turn his head? Why… Read more »
Closing the Aron Hakodesh
Question: Dear Rabbi I way wondering if you could outline the accepted minhag of when to close the Aron Hakodesh on shabbos morning and indeed every time we open it?… Read more »
Davening between Yishtabach and Kaddish
Question: If someone finishes p’sukei d’zimra ahead of the chazan and has already said Yishtabach, what is permitted for this individual to daven/say before the chazan begins kaddish? Can one… Read more »
Procedure to say Tehillim during night
Question: If I awake in the middle of the night and can’t fall back asleep because I am particularly worried about something, am I allowed to recite Tehillim? Do I… Read more »
What’s the deal with Cotton and Wool Tzitzis?
Question: What is the difference between wool and cotton Tzitzis? Do they have the same Chiyuv? Is there a Hiddur to wear wool? What if one gets hot easily? Thank… Read more »
Varying the amount of Shacharit said at home (for women)
Question: Shalom & thank you very much for this wonderful site. I’m a married woman with children. Sometimes I take upon myself to daven a full Shacharit, which takes me… Read more »
Two knots of tzizit
Question: Hello thanks for looking at my question, I am concerned with the last knot on the zizit. does it matter how its knotted? It has to be double and… Read more »
Brochos for someone incontinent
Question: I know someone who has a medical shaila about a person who wears diaper r”l because they don’t have any feeling when they have to use the bathroom (gedolim)…. Read more »
Washing hands after scratching scalp or changing a daiper
Question: Is it necessary to wash netillat yadayim every time I scratch my head, or is it sufficient to wash before tefilloh or eating? I have an itchy scalp, and… Read more »