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 »
Category: Prayer in an unclean place
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 »
Horrible smelling liquid sprayed at hafganos
Question: At Israeli hafganos, sometimes the police use a horrible smelling liquid to disperse the crowd. It smells absolutely putrid! The smell remains in the area for a long time…. Read more »
Parameters of kol isha
Question: I have looked online for the parameters of the halacha of kol Isha, but unfortunately have only found reform authored articles, and the like. I am therefore writing to… Read more »
Men’s undergarments
Question: A friend told me that halacha prefers briefs over boxers for men. Something to do with the contact that boxers allow which briefs do not. Is there truth to… Read more »
davening rabbit tzoah
Question: this shabboss lunch i will be eating by somebody that has a rabbit cage right near the dining room table…the cage will have atleast some droppings in it…is there… Read more »
tumah
Question: i had brought down alot of clothes to be washed and some of them had dried zera on them atleast im assuming it was all dried then the person… Read more »
How much tzoah is problematic.
Question: How much tzoah is a problem for davening? Is there a minimum? For example if it were a trace that you can’t smell because it is such a small… Read more »
Jewish music in shower
Question: Would one be allowed to listen to hebrew music in a shower if theres a toilet nearby but the shower has a door or curtain(like most do). Would it… Read more »
Tumah at night
Question: I’m a bochur I live at home I had a large pile of clothes and blankets from anytime that I chas v’shalom had a mikrah balaila that I was… Read more »
Praying /learning in front of non soiled commode
Question: I take care of an elderly person. In front of me is a “commode” used for toileting if need be by the bedside. The “commode” is clean. There is… Read more »
davening with a clean body
Question: If one davened and subsequently discovered that for some reason, his body was not clean (he had apparently not cleaned himself properly after the bathroom # 2), is it… Read more »
Davening after swimming
Question: Gross but serious question…… I read that there has been found traces of fecal matter in swimming pools from people not cleaning properly after going to the bathroom, assuming… Read more »
Urination on Pants, Maaser and Taxes
Question: 1 is if somebody gets a little bit of urine on pants is it enough to just dry clean them in order to daven wearing them? 2 … Read more »