Question: Must a wife ask her husband before she spends money? What if she wants to go for therapy or to a Rav and he won’t respect it? He never… Read more »
Category: Marital and family laws
Am i prohibited to a Kohen for marriage
Question: I am a single mother with a 12 year old child who was conceived using a self insemination method. The donor is not jewish but plays a very active… Read more »
relationship
Question: Dear rabbi, 34 years old and single am I (no marriage so far). Being an artist,that influences my lifestyle. would it be good to be betrothed to a woman… Read more »
kesuba
Question: I’m not sure where my kesubah is…is that a problem? Answer: Yes it is, try to locate it, if not you may have to go to a Rov and… Read more »
Female hair removal
Question: Hi, As a single girl who has dark hair I have been using laser and other hair removal treatments. I was wondering if I’m allowed to remove hair on… Read more »
Post-Partum
Question: Shalom Rabbi, I am not a very observant Jew, but my wife and I try to keep most of taharat hamishpacha. She is G-d willing going to have a… Read more »
Hugging grandchildren
Question: Can a man or woman hug/kiss their adult grandchildren? Answer: It is permitted for a grandparent to kiss or hug a grandchild of the opposite gender. This applies to… Read more »
Jewish Soprano
Question: A Jewish soprano (professional female singer) can sing inside a not Jewish cemetery (not during pray) for a concert? Answer: If there are no men there then it isn’t… Read more »
Wedding on Mikva Night
Question: Hi, I have a close friends wedding on Mikva night If I don’t go my friend will be hurt if I do my wife might be what is the… Read more »
How to approach the indefinite period of no relations following the birth of a child?
Question: How should I approach the indefinite period of no marital relations following the birth of a child? With an active sex drive that’s been consistent throughout my adult life,… Read more »
Tzniut and presents
Question: Shalom! So happened the rabbi of our community is moving away. Everyone loves him and his family very much. Several women from the community decided to get a present… Read more »
Mekach Taus
Question: Hi. I’m a single woman. Two years ago a local askan in town referred me to therapist, a woman, who had recently moved to town with her family. Being… Read more »
Immersing with an illeostomy
Question: How could my wife immerse with an illeostomy. She has a temporary ostomy for about 3 months, after which it will be reversed. There is a small piece of… Read more »
Female Health care practitioner for man
Question: I have seen the Q&A regarding female massage therapists for men which is prohibited. My question is for other health care related services. Specifically “colonic hydrotherapy” (cleansing of the… Read more »
Spouse doesnt want to keep niddah
Question: Hi I a very frum guy in kollel. We just finished shana reshona. My wife has long periods and short cycle for example start bleeding in the early 20… Read more »
Male instructor in all women’s gym
Question: Can I take a class in an all women’s gym with a male instructor? Answer: Please see the following two posts, where similar questions were addressed. http://dinonline.org/2016/05/10/immodesty-in-front-of-non-jew/ http://dinonline.org/2013/10/08/modesty-in-ballet-class/ Best Wishes… Read more »
Divorced girl
Question: Can a girl who was married for 4 weeks get re married to a kohen? Even if the first marriage did not have any sexual relationship? Answer: Any girl… Read more »
yichud with a tenant
Question: If a basement room of a house is rented to a female gentile, and the corridor to that room is shared, is there a problem of yichud if a… Read more »
והוסיפ לה מן דיליה
Question: I understand the principle of the tosefet, but I don’t understand the logic of this sentence – “and he added TO HER from his possessions an amount of 100… Read more »
Shomer Negiah/talking to a man
Question: Hi, I’m a teenager with a question and a conscious that’s been niggling at me for the past few days. I was walking home with a few grocery bags,… Read more »
What constitutes a female as a besula?
Question: If a female had anal penetration (not fully and for maybe one second) from a male one time, but never vaginal, is she still considered a besula? Answer: Regarding… Read more »
support while on way to divorce
Question: Is a husband obligated to financially support his wife whom he declared to her that he wants to divorce although she will not move out of their rented home?… Read more »
Divorce
Question: I was intimate with my future wife, a virgin, before we became frum. End of chapter 22 devorim seems to say i may never divorce her. True? Answer: No… Read more »
Yichud for divorced couple
Question: A divorced couple would like to eat the Fri. Night meal together with their teenage children, so there is no yichud. They feel this will be good for the… Read more »
Marrying someone who is physically incapable of having children
Question: Is it permissible for one to marry someone who, due to some medical treatment to save their life, is physically incapable of having children? Answer: It is very good… Read more »
What is the issur for a lady to go mixed swimming if she is fully dressed?
Question: Is it assur for an older lady fully dressed with SHVIM KLEIDER to go swimming with older non jewish and irreligious jewish men? Answer: It is incorrect (and according… Read more »
Understanding Tznius/Erva of a Woman
Question: Shalom Rabbi, I’m confused when it comes to tznius/erva of a woman. Is the problem that a woman shouldn’t allow her erva to be seen by men or is… Read more »
Is it allowed for me to see my mother or sister in leggings?
Question: is it allowed for me to see my mother or sister in leggings (very tight pyjama trousers) and do you have mekor? Answer: It seems that technically it isn’t… Read more »
Head covering according to R’ Moshe
Question: When Rav Moshe Feinstein permits a tefach (8-9cm) of hair to be shown regarding a woman’s head covering, what does that look? Is it measured from the hair line… Read more »
6 year old mixed swim
Question: Hi. is it permissible for a 6 yr old girl to be in a pool that her 25 year old uncle is in? The uncle is a lifeguard and… Read more »
Father and son going to the mikvah together
Question: Can a father and son go to the mikvah together Answer: The Rema says that a father and son should not bath together, which would include going to the… Read more »
Change of family name after marriage
Question: Hello kvod harav, I wanted to ask if a woman gets married under the chuppah according to halacha, must she change her family name to her husband’s last name… Read more »
Followup Question 2 To Onah for Veset
Question: Following up on this question, if one saw a ketem before the 60 days does one have to count 30 and 31 for the following month or do anything… Read more »
Spotting on birth control during Shiva nekiim
Question: I got married a few months ago and recently started taking birth control. This will be my first time going to the mikvah while taking it. My hefsek taharah… Read more »
Onah beinonit
Question: Is the onah beinonit always the 30th and the 31st of the cycle? Answer: Technically, the onah benonis is the 30th day. The reason for checking etc. on the… Read more »
Followup Question To Onah for Veset
Question: Following up on this question- There is no haflaga bec. the veset only came back once after birth. Are you saying I need to keep 30 and 31 for… Read more »
Onah for Veset While Nursing
Question: My veset came back around 11 weeks after birth (possibly bec. I was giving too many bottles) Then I started nursing again more often and so far it has… Read more »
Yichud on a shuttle in the airport
Question: Is there a yichud problem to go on a shuttle in an airport when there are no connecting doors between the cars and people can’t see in from the… Read more »
יחוד
Question: Sorry to bother you rabbi, is it a yichud problem is a women rent her guest house to a guy? Answer: Can you please give me some more information?… Read more »
Irregular Period Blood
Question: Shalom. For an irregular period, is there a minimum number of days of bleeding, before starting the Sheva Nekiim? Thank you. Answer: It is the same as for a… Read more »
When does the morning officially start for vestas
Question: My wife amid I would like to sleep in the same bed on the night which we are ”noheg” ohr zarua. At what part of the morning do we… Read more »
Donating money that one didn’t earn
Question: Our parents (may they live in good health to 120) are living basically off their savings, my mother’s pension and the little teaching that she does. My father often… Read more »
Spouses previous earnings
Question: When she has previous earnings from her own work from before marriage, does this also belong to the the husband now that they’re married? Answer: Without knowing the situation,… Read more »
Segula for having children by saying Perek Shira for 40 days
Question: Hi. I have heard that reciting perek shira every day for 40 consecutive days is a segula for having children. Is this true? And if so does it in… Read more »
Diaphragm
Question: Hi, For a woman with a valid heter to use birth control, is a diaphragm a halachically permissible method? Is there a difference between one which can be inserted… Read more »
Delaying Mikva
Question: Hi I live in a yeshiva campus where my father serves as rosh yeshiva. He doesn’t live on campus however he has a house where he comes together with… Read more »
Am I allowed to get a massage from a female
Question: I have been having a back pain for a while amd it’s coming to a point where I think I need a massage and I’ve been trying to look… Read more »
Pseudo-Relatives as Eidim at a Wedding
Question: Can someone serve as an Eid along with his brother-in-law’s first cousin at a wedding? Answer: Yes they may be eidim together as this is not considered being related…. Read more »
Hair covering
Question: How much of the hair is required to be covered to fulfill “Dat Moshe”? Is it only partial so that the hair in the back can remain entirely… Read more »
See my wife’s hair
Question: Am I aloud to see my wife’s hair Answer: When she is tahor it is permitted, and when she is a nida it depends. If she usually walks around… Read more »