Question: How long does it take for a bracha on ANY kinds of food (with same bracha) to wear off/fade? For instance, I’ve eaten an apple and made Ha’eitz. In… Read more »
Category: Daily Living
Chasidish/ Litvish Havarah
Question: I come from a and chassidishe/heimishe background so my grandparents have a more of a chassidishe havara, however my father went to a litvishe yeshiva, so his havara is… Read more »
Washing when eating mezonos
Question: Hello, I am new to washing halacha and was wondering whether one would wash for the following: Oatmeal Gluten free cake/cookies/bread (assuming one eats enough to qualify as a… Read more »
Proper method of cleaning bread crumbs
Question: What is the most proper manner to clean bread crumbs respectfully and Halachically from a tablecloth or countertop? Does it matter how big the crumbs are or bigger pieces?… Read more »
Proper bentching rules:
Question: For the proper bentching rules. What are some general thoughts to keep in mind beforehand? For instance, standing/sitting, allowed to recite outdoor/indoor (only). Anything else that can be useful… Read more »
Amen to a Brocha Levotolah
Question: The Shluchan Oruch says in Siman 124 that if a minyan doesn’t have at least 9 people have kavanoh and and answering amen to the Shatz’s brochos, it is… Read more »
Bracha on snack onion rings
Question: I want to know the bracha on snack onion rings. I have heard that different companies make them differently so the bracha is different but I wanted to understand… Read more »
Order and obligations of morning prayers when sleeping is divided
Question: If one wakes early and feels like he will fall back asleep, says the morning brachos and full Shema so he won’t miss its time, then does fall back… Read more »
Taking off tallis before tefillin (so it doesn’t get sweaty)
Question: After davening Shachris I like to learn Mikra or Mishna with my Tefillin. But if I keep my Tallis on, I get hot and the distraction harms my learning…. Read more »
Completing minyan with whom already prayer
Question: Hi! I heard that, although we can do chazarah and kedusha when we have up to 4 men who have prayed in a 10-man minyan. there is a difference… Read more »
Learning Torah and Davening after Netilat Yadaim
Question: I know that one is not supposed to daven or learn until after having done Netilat Yadaim. In retrospect, does running one’s hand under a tap count enough to… Read more »
Is the chazzan required to take three steps back after completing chazaras hashatz?
Question: Is the chazzan required to take three steps back after completing chazaras hashatz? Answer: The chazzan does not have to take three steps back after completing chazoras hashatz. The… Read more »
Bracha on Mary’s Gone Crackers
Question: Hi, I’m wondering with the bracha rishona is on Mary’s Gone Crackers. Thank you! Answer: From checking up on similar recipies, it would seems that the rice content is… Read more »
custom/tradition Talit, Bircat Kohanin
Question: BS”D 1 – Is halakha or custom/tradition, of covering yourself with the tallit at Bircat Kohanim? 2 – The left-right movements of covering up with the Tallit, is related… Read more »
Are the brachot on tefillin Rabbinical or bibical?
Question: 1. Are blessings made on Tefillin biblical or rabbinical? 2. When were they instituted? 3. Why were they instituted? 4. How severe is it to say a blessing in… Read more »
Proper Al Hamichya for Shabbos gray insert and Al Hamichya process for adding two brachos simultaneously:
Question: 1. Al Hamichya on the bottom (in the gray box) it says to insert on Shabbos – ורצה והחליצנו ביום השבת הזה – And may it be pleasing to… Read more »
Binding yourself to a Tzaddik
Question: With the Rav kindly assist with the following; When some chassidim pray, they begin by being mekasher themselves to a Rebbe or a Tzadik with the following lashon: “I… Read more »
ברכות השחר למי שלא ישן כל הלילה
Question: שלום! לא ישנתי כל הלילה. האם אני צריך להגיד ברכות השחר? Answer: רוב ברכת השחר צריכים להגיד, יש שלש ברכות שיש לך בעיה לומר. לגבי ברכה נטילת ידים אם… Read more »
Possibly missing Krias Shema
Question: A person who is up until 3 in the morning for some reason and knows that he will almost certainly miss zman krias shema if he goes to sleep… Read more »
Baal Koreh leined without saying every word from the Sefer Torah
Question: Hi, If the Baal Koreh leined the parsha without saying every single word from the Sefer Torah (ex. when going from one end of the line to the beginning… Read more »
Skipping parts of davening
Question: Can one skip parts of Pesukai Dezimra in order to daven Shmoneh Esrai at hanetz hachama? Is there a difference if he is davening alone or with a minyan?… Read more »
safek beracha lehakel – part 2
Question: But when a person does not remember whether he made the beracha or not, why in this case does he consider Safek Gezel? Answer: It is only considered gezel… Read more »
Obligation to replace tzitzit on tallit katan
Question: I understand that the tallit katan is a piece of garment specifically made and designed to fulfill the mitzvah of wearing tzitzit. However, if the tzitzit are no longer… Read more »
Lowering the head while saying Tachanun
Question: What is the position if one cannot be in shul for Tachanun, with no sefer torah present , but is, for example , davenning at home in a room… Read more »
Fruit pieces in yogurt proper bracha
Question: Shehakol would be on a simple yogurt. How does real fruit pieces inside work? In other words, aside artificial flavors, how to apply a bracha with real fruits? Would… Read more »
AL NAROT BAVEL WHEN?
Question: Is Al naarot bavel said after mayim achoronim, or before? Answer: Al naarot bavel and Shir Hamaalos are said before washing mayim achronim. The reason is because we should… Read more »
Forgot to have kavanah on tzitzis and hefsek for shel Rosh
Question: If someone forgot to have in mind to be yotzeih his bracha for his tzitzis when he made his bracha on his talles, does he have to make a… Read more »
safek beracha lehakel
Question: If one must make a blessing before eating because if not it is gezel, if a person supposes that he made a blessing, safek beracha lehakel, Why is it… Read more »
Coughing in Shemnei Ezrai
Question: If in the middle of shmonei esrai someone gets a cough attack where he’s embarrassed and/or he’s worried it will be disturbing other people davening, can he walk outside… Read more »
Status of the washing cup
Question: What status, if any, does a washing cup retain? May i use the same cup that i use for netilas yadayim or negel vasser in the morning to drink… Read more »
Hefsek in shemoneh esrei for kavanna
Question: Is it permitted to stop in the middle of a brocha in shemoneh esrei to think one’s requests and reflect on the meaning of the words etc. in order… Read more »
HaMotzi standing
Question: BS”D Shalom, is there any halakha forbidding to do hamotzi standing? Answer: Hello, Halachicaly one is allowed to say hamotzi while standing. However, since the meal should be eaten… Read more »
Why are tzitzis all the same in the 21st Century?
Question: In Germany in the 19th Century, there is the example of light blue silk tzitzis with gold embroidery (attached). This is one of the only surviving examples of the… Read more »
Tape used to tape tzitzit on side of garment
Question: Can a person use tape to keep the TZIZIT in its proper place so that it does not slide to the edge of the corner but properly stays in… Read more »
Zman shehatzibbur mispallelein
Question: The Halocho is that if one cannot daven with a Minyan at least one should daven when the Zibbur is davening. 1. How do we deal with this today… Read more »
Mezonot after bracha calculation possibility:
Question: A bracha mezonot is said on certain types of foods. You snacked on cake, muffin, donut and brownies. You make one bracha for all. You don’t make an after… Read more »
Clarity on vegetables blessing
Question: A bracha on vegetables are recited as follows: “Boreiy peree ha’adamah” (who create fruits of the ground). This is said after eating various of vegetables. It’s interesting. Why said… Read more »
asara rishonim
Question: Should one go to sleep early, at the expense of learning Torah, in order to wake up early and be from the asara rishonim the next day? (He will… Read more »
order of clothing
Question: Hello, I was wearing disposable gloves to do laundry and then removed the right one because it was dirty after I used that hand to do something (I could… Read more »
Duration of a bread meal
Question: B”H If someone eats enough bread to require benching at the beginning of a meal and they proceed to have a meal that lasts about 4 hours, and they… Read more »
tzizit QUESTION #2
Question: If someone tried to make the tzizit not droop to the edge even while making it flush to the corner, but it droops any how. Is the person still… Read more »
Tachanun
Question: If one finishes shmone esrei when the tzibur is already up to aleinu, is he supposed to say aleinu with them or say tachanun first since it is connected… Read more »
Abiding to COVID regulations in Shule
Question: Hi, I live in Australia where the COVID rules are currently very strict. Masks must be worn indoors. From a halachic point of view, am I obligated to daven… Read more »
Making a Bracha on a Talis Kattan
Question: When someone puts on a Talis Kattan do they make a Bracha, even though they will later put on a Tallis Gadol by davening. Do they need to have… Read more »
Vesein Brocha
Question: The poskim bring an eitzah to not have to repeat shmone esrei when in doubt if one said the correct addition of vesein brocha or vesein tal… where one… Read more »
MAKING TZIZIT
Question: Im making myself a new pair of TZIZIT. I would like to make it LCHATCHILA BEZRAT HASHEM. When making the first knot , should it be made tight to… Read more »
Requests in Shemonah Esrei
Question: I know that it is permitted to add personal requests in the middle brochos of shemonah esrei if they are relevant, concise and requests for current needs, not for… Read more »
Ends of bread
Question: Is there a prohibition to eat the end of bread? Is it only the very first or last piece or any piece with extra crust on it? Answer: There… Read more »
Going to the right while holding the sefer torah
Question: Can you please provide a source for the widespread custom of walking the sefer Torah on the right side of the bima both to and from? is it simply… Read more »
Which comes forst Al Hamichya or Borei Nefashos
Question: What happens if I’ve ate a meal without bread. For instance, spaghetti and tomato sauce with a side of potato salad. What would be the after bracha. Each one… Read more »
