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 »
Category: Marital and family laws
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 »
Birth Control – Only girls
Question: My wife and I have B’H 4 girls with the oldest being 7 years old. We have no boys yet. Our youngest girl was born afew months ago and… Read more »
Birth control after having a boy and a girl
Question: If a man has children from a previous a previous marriage, at least a boy and girl, is his second wife allowed, at the very beginning, to take birth… Read more »
Discharge during bowel movement
Question: When I use the restroom there are often times where I have hard-to-pass stool and need to use a lot of pressure in order for it to be released;… Read more »
dinim of ktamim
Question: I am iy”H turning to a number of sources for clarification about this topic, I would appreciate the view of this site. We follow the psika of R’ Ovadia… Read more »
Ketuba What is the correct way to write the name leib. ליב או לייב ?
Question: What is the correct way to write the name leib. ליב או לייב ? Thank you Answer: In the seforim it seems to bee ליב with one yud. However… Read more »
Can a divorced couple stay in adjacent apartments as they did before the actual get?
Question: Can a divorced couple stay in totally separate adjacent apartments as they did before the actual get? The Apartments share no private space. Answer: They should not live so… Read more »
Leil tevilla on vacation
Question: What should a woman do if she is on vacation in a place with no mikvah? Answer: If you don’t have a mikva to go to, then the woman… Read more »
Sports and Niddah
Question: I’d like to be active with my wife and play sports such as tennis with her. Is for instance, the hitting of a tennis ball over a net allowed… Read more »
Finding ones soulmate?
Question: Does G-d give people signals, before they find their 2nd half? (a general question) Like for instance, seeing the person or messenger himself beforehand? Or that’s not possible. When… Read more »
Is there any reason to be an Agun?
Question: I am familiar with the difficult problem of being a Aguna of which there is much literature. what is the practical halachic process in a case where it is… Read more »
Length of time for contraceptive pills
Question: If a woman is taking pills for the purpose of (halachically permissible) contraception, is she required halachically (or even if not required is it halachically recommended) to skip the… Read more »
Spaces between words in ketubah
Question: Are substantial spaces between words in a ketubah problematic? If so, how problematic? Thank you Answer: It is not meakev, and the kesubah is still kosher, however if they… Read more »
Visitations without third person?
Question: Hi, I divorced a few months ago and I moved to a different city . Once a month my ex husband comes to visit the kids , and take… Read more »
Yom Havest
Question: What is the halacha lmeisa if a couple is makpid not to do chibuk vnishuk on a yom havest sheino kavua, should they also be makpid not to sleep… Read more »
2 chasanim and sheva brachot
Question: If a chasan and kallah are by a friends wedding, can they make a separate sheva brachos for them? Answer: They can be include in the choson and kallah’s sheva… Read more »
a woman week number 9
Question: a woman week number nine saw blood due to a blood clot and the dr says realations are forbidden what about leil tevilah Answer: If the dr. says it… Read more »
Children born from a non-kosher chuppah
Question: What is the halachic status of children born from a non-kosher chuppah? (ie-non kosher eidim, a non-existing or non-kosher kesuba, etc.) Answer: The mere fact that the chuppah was… Read more »
Yehoreig v’al yaavor
Question: Since bias niddah is a yehoreig v’al yaavor, is bia with a goya (since it is a m’derabonnon) not a yehoreig v’al yaavor? What about the issur of lo… Read more »
IUD Insertion
Question: My wife just had an IUD device inserted. Does this make her niddah? Answer: If she didn’t see any blood, according to many poskim she is not a nida… Read more »
Giluy arayot
Question: Is biah with a Niddah one of the transgressions that one cannot commit even when one’s life is in danger? Answer: Yes, it is forbidden for a man to… Read more »
spots during 7 clean days
Question: Hi, I did a hefsek on Fri. afternoon & don’t know yet if it’s kasher as it hasn’t yet been checked by a Rabbi, however, assuming that it’s ok,… Read more »