Question: My wife is taking ageystin to postpone her period. She is staining. At what point is it considered a “flow” and not just “staining” ? She had very light… Read more »
Category: Marital and family laws
Shomer negiah while you’re still single
Question: I’ve heard lately that shomer negiah is more of a geder, so as to not to lead to sex. I want to know if it’s really issur from the… Read more »
hashgocha for fertility treatments
Question: Hello, My Rov informed me that i would need a mashgiach involved in order to do ivf treatments. Do you know where I could find such a thing in… Read more »
Building cofidence as a life long partner:
Question: In the Ketubah, does it express how a man should treat his wife at all cost? If yes, why is it mandatory for a man to sign for something… Read more »
Wedding after living together and sheba berachot
Question: Shalom A man and a woman lived together without being married. The woman is pregnant. Now they are planning chuppah vekiddushin. How many days of sheva berachot do they… Read more »
Nidda Saw dam when she woke up
Question: My wife woke up and found that in her sleep she had gotten her period. Does this count as the night onah or does it go from when she… Read more »
Wife’s refusal to take a Get
Question: I had מכון להוראה of Monsey send a הזמנה to my wife 3 years ago to give her גט. She ignored the summons. I took her to two reputable… Read more »
Maaseh Yadayim Entitlement
Question: A husband and wife are planning on divorcing and living under one roof. During the months that they are working out a separation agreement, the husband is still paying… Read more »
Phantasy (…re..)
Question: dear rabbi, mixed are my Feelings to the word phantasy (nowadays more ~negative). I’ve had lucid dreams and am quite a rational person. Can you explain, what is (~the… Read more »
Single woman with son and nephew yichud
Question: Is it a problem if yichud for a single woman (divorced) with a 9 year old son, to have a nephew over bar mitzva to stay over? Answer: During… Read more »
Bleeding from the mini pill
Question: This is a bit of a medical question but Involves taharas hamishpacha. I know sometimes rabbanim know of ways to help in these areas. I am 7 weeks postpartum…. Read more »
Looking at Women
Question: I know that a man is not allowed to look at immodest women but what is called immodest (is pants ,hair) Answer: It is true, a man may not… Read more »
lesbian wedding
Question: A frum Jew is invited to the lesbian wedding of a coworker who will soon be his boss. If he doesn’t attend he feels there will be parnassah implications…. Read more »
Is it permissible to attend mixed gender social events/gatherings?
Question: Is it permitted attend mixed gender social events/gatherings (e.g holiday events at a bar/club, concerts (without seating), where men and women congregate and socialize together? Answer: Social intermingling between… Read more »
kesuva and maaseh yadayim
Question: A husband and wife are planning on divorcing but are living in a house together. If the husband pays for the rent, car lease, insurance, her cell phone and… Read more »
Divorce Obligations
Question: Halachikly speaking, are there additional financial obligations to the wife besides the kesuva amount? For example, paying for her apartment rental or moving expenses back to her city. Or… Read more »
Currency Ketuva Amount
Question: Is the written tosefet ketuva amount that is written in the ketuva debatable? Meaning that the tosefet ketuva was specified in US dollars & not the currency where the… Read more »
Does a wife need to ask her husband before she spends money
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 »
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 »