Question: What is the inyan of not wearing red clothing? Does it matter how much of the clothing has red? (a small accent or a larger part?) Thank you Answer:… Read more »
Category: Marital and family laws
Cleavage in Halacha
Question: In his sefer on laws of Nidda, Darchei Taharah, Former Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Israel Mordechai Eliyahu zt’l addresses the question of Erva. He writes (see attachment for original)… Read more »
denier for womens tights
Question: Lichvod harav I try to uphold high standards of tznius in halavha and sensitivity. I come from litvishe circles in eretz yisroel. is there any guidline in halacha for… Read more »
Yichud
Question: Sleeping in the same room as a woman with the door unlocked and open plus other ppl staying in the house? Answer: Before getting into the technicalities if it… Read more »
Married couple sleeping separate
Question: If there are no longer children at home, is it wrong if I sleep in a different room than my husband? He snores so loud it disturbs my sleep… Read more »
False eyelashes for mikva
Question: Is false eyelashes a chatziza for a lady for the mikva? Answer: L’chatchila they should be removed before she goes to the mikva, but b’dieved they aren’t a chatzitza…. Read more »
Is there an issue of yichud to visit a state park on a date?
Question: I would like to visit a state park with my kallah for walking/hiking light trails. The trails often have foot traffic, but it is likely that we would be… Read more »
Giving up a house during a divorce
Question: Does a man in any situation have to give up his house in a case of divorce if he never stated that he would give it in the ketuba?… Read more »
Going to the mikvah earlier then expected
Question: A woman told her husband that she was scheduled to go to the mikvah on Thursday night. However she would like to surprise her husband and go a night… Read more »
Concentration in time of kidishin
Question: By my chipa when I drank the wine i got a little choked up and start coughing and I don’t remember if i had concentration when saying harai at…… Read more »
Applying mascara
Question: How much mascara is halachadig allowed? Answer: It is hard to give an exact measurement, however I once heard from guideline from a very famous chosson teacher, that “she… Read more »
makeup
Question: Is one self required to apply more mascara in the public due to the husband wanting? Answer: The technical answer to your question is that it would depend if… Read more »
Chatziza
Question: What do I do if I was not able to remove the hair on my legs in time for the mikvah (which I usually do before the mikvah)? Is… Read more »
Chashivus of having boy over girl
Question: Chazal discuss the chashivus of having a son versus a daughter. How are we to approach this in 5779? I wonder if our view may have a changed over… Read more »
Missed 1st day of Shiva Nikiyim
Question: If a woman’s did a hefsek taharah (Saturday night) but forgot to make a bedika on day one of shiva nikiyim (Sunday) does she need to do a Hefsek… Read more »
Shemirat Enayim and movies
Question: Hi Rabbi, in some movies we can see some short scenes where people from opposite gender hug each other or have physical contact in Derech ’Hiba. These kind of… Read more »
About kissing vs touching
Question: In halacha is in the same badness to kiss a girl as it is to touch her? Due to the fact that they both lead to the ultimate badness… Read more »
Marital relations
Question: I understand that a man has a mitzvah of onah, to make his wife happy, does a woman also have such an obligation towards her husband? If she doesn’t… Read more »
Remarriage to first husband
Question: Can a divorced couple remarry if the woman had an intimate relationship, but NOT marriage to another man AFTER she was divorced from her first husband? Answer: Technically she… Read more »
Is cast a chatzitza
Question: I have a cast on my hand and I don’t know for how long , doctor make a x-ray weekly to see when to remove. Is any way I… Read more »
Hefsek taharah after shkia
Question: If a woman did her hefsek taharah 5 minutes after shkia, will it count for her? Can one rely on R’ Moshe (OC 2,62) in a bedieved state? Would… Read more »
Gender selection
Question: I wanted to know if there would be any halachic/ethical issues with one who is performing IVF (due to infertility, and with a Psak of a Rov) to request… Read more »
Friday night Mikva
Question: I’ve heard conflicting psakim regarding If a woman doesn’t want to go to Mikva Friday night (for example she’s embarrassed) if she must go or not. What are the… Read more »
Niddah slipping on ice
Question: While a woman is a nidda, may she grab onto her husband if she feels that she will fall? Answer: While she is actually slipping she may grab on… Read more »
Hsg
Question: Does hsg procedure cause one to become a nida? Answer: Yes it does, because at the end of the test it causes blood to exit the uterus. Best Wishes… Read more »
Bdika Yom havest under birth control
Question: My wife is under birth control , because she want to be clean in a planned vacation My question is , if she needs to make a bdika Yom… Read more »
Why do some Jewish women shave their hair?
Question: Why do some Jewish women shave their hair? Is there a mekor for doing so? Answer: There are a number of reasons why those married women who shave do so…. Read more »
Hair covering for married women
Question: What is the purpose of a married woman covering her hair? I’ve heard many conflicting reasons in the past. Some say it’s to make the woman unattractive, yet others… Read more »
Shidduch boy same name as girl’s grandfather
Question: Are there any issues with a bochur marrying a girl who’s living maternal grandfather has the same name as him? Answer: I am not aware of any such issue…. Read more »
When to count veset
Question: If period started a day after staining from when do you count the veset? Thanks. Answer: This question will affect the five day count and the onas haveses…. Read more »
Is a father allowed to see his married daughters hair that is normally covered?
Question: 1.Is a father allowed to see his married daughters hair that is normally covered? 2. Is hair that is normally covered allowed to be shown in a picture uncovered?… Read more »
Staining
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 »
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 »