Question: This is me being OCD but yesterday I did my most of my chafifa at home saving any last minute things to do at the mikvah. Before i left… Read more »
Category: Marital and family laws
Same name for mother n law and daughter n law
Question: Hello My daughter was suggested a shidduh and mother of the young man has the same first name. My daughter has a second name that she is not using…. Read more »
2 Brothers with a sister live together
Question: Can 2 brothers live with one sister? Or 3 brothers live with one sister in the same home? Answer: Hello, 2 brothers are allowed to live with one sister… Read more »
Sleeping arrangement after menopause
Question: What is the Halacich/Chasidic attitude to One or Two beds after the Menopause, After the natural Two week cycles have stopped? Is there something else to take the place… Read more »
Pregnancy from First Intercourse
Question: When chazal say that ein isha nisaberes mibiyah rishona, is this meant as a 100% rule? On our marriage it was not clear whether things were really consummated the… Read more »
platonic friends
Question: Hello Rabbi, What is the halachic view of male-female friendships and communication via email and phone (the single female is good friends with both the married male and female)…. Read more »
Can a man get a pedicure by a female?
Question: Is it allowed for a man to get a pedicure in a salon that has only female nail technicians? Answer: Please see the following Posts where a similar question… Read more »
Making vest Kavuah Dormant when the yom havest bedikos were not done on time.
Question: If a woman has a vest kavuah lachodesh and didn’t always make the bedikos on the actual day of these vestos, but did make them at the least shortly… Read more »
Child support
Question: If my ex remarried would I still have to pay child support? Answer: Under normal circumstances a divorced man would continue to pay child support, (they are still his… Read more »
Laced Top/Front Shaitels
Question: According to the opinions that shaitels are permitted (of course with appropriate length and style), what is the halacha when it comes to laced top/front shaitels? Ive heard that… Read more »
Bedika with paper towel
Question: What to do if a woman cannot do a bedika because she says it hurts? She says that she can do it with a soft paper towel. Is that… Read more »
Bedika question day 1
Question: So today was day 1 of Shiva nekiim. I performed morning bedika but not sure if I did it correctly like if I did it deep enough or rotated… Read more »
Bracha after mikva
Question: Hi do men make a bracha after going to the mikva? Thank you Answer: No men do not make a bracha when going to the mikva. The reason is… Read more »
Is it an halachic problem for women to sleep with pajamas?
Question: HI Is it an halachic problem for women to sleep with pajamas? Thanks Answer: No there is no problem with women sleeping with pajamas, in fact it is better… Read more »
yichud
Question: I am staying with my mother in law in their hoilday house. My wife will have to return to the city. I am I able to stay with her… Read more »
Pre-Seminal Fluid From Bad Thoughts
Question: Cvod Harav, If one releases pre seminal fluid from bad thoughts, is that considered wasting seed? Thanks Rav Answer: Although the bad thought are forbidden to have and one… Read more »
bedikas tahara
Question: Is it a problem when, on the first day of the shivas neki’im, one only does a bedike in the morning and not in the afternoon before Shkie? If… Read more »
Marrying two wives before the cherem of Rabbeinu Gershom
Question: Before the cherem of Rabbeinu Gershom when it was permitted to marry two wives: 1) Did the husband need the permission of his first wife to marry a second… Read more »
Niddah around house
Question: Hello Rav, I asked you a similar question but it is now in regard to other substances. Again as mentioned I have been having thee thoughts over and over… Read more »
Forgot to do moch dachuk
Question: HI, My wife did a hefsek tahara but forgot to insert a moch dachuk afterwards.Is it me’akev bedieved? Answer: If it isn’t the first day of her seeing blood,… Read more »
Zera on Blanket
Question: Hello Rav, I have been very nervous lately and it has caused me to not be able to function as I normally do. I have a blanket that has… Read more »
Follow up to original hefsek question
Question: Hi my original question was answered but I need to clarify my situation. I wrote my question on day 2 but my shailah is about day 1. Due to… Read more »
Forgot bedika on second day of clean days
Question: So today is day 2 of my seven clean days and last night due to the time change in the clocks I forgot to do my evening bedika in… Read more »
Mamzerim and the Mitzva of Having Children
Question: Shalom, Rabbi! Are male mamzerim still obligated to have children? Wouldn’t it be a bad thing to create more mamzerim? Thank you. Answer: You are bringing up a very valid… Read more »
does short haflaga cancel out long haflaga
Question: I have one onos halflaga which is 45 days. It always comes out that I already get my next veset when this onos haflaga comes out carrying over from… Read more »
Divorced sister walking brother down the wedding aisle
Question: Is it problematic if a divorced sister walks her brother down the wedding aisle since their mother cannot attend? Answer: The custom is that a married couple walk the… Read more »
Man pouring wine for women
Question: Is there a specific issur for a man to pour wine for a woman, (unrelated to hilchos nidda) e.g. as a host is it permitted to pour alcoholic drinks for… Read more »
Teenage babysitter watching children at night including an 11 year old boy when we are in the city
Question: Could I have a teenage babysitter watch my children at night including an 11 year old boy if we are in the city Answer: Than you for your question…. Read more »
Yom ha-vest, what bedikas necessary when on birth control
Question: On the yomei havest, what bedikas do you need to do? Is it just one bedika after the time period finishes? Do the restrictions of the yomei havest apply… Read more »
Swimming pool for chafifa
Question: Can I use a swimming pool instead of a bath in preparation for the mikvah? I’m on vacation with my family and my room does not have a tub,… Read more »
mikvah
Question: B”H Thank you for your help. Regarding when a husband and wife are intimate, and then after the act is completed, and they separate, does the wife go back… Read more »
Mixed Swimming
Question: May a women and 10 year old girl go to a large mixed water park of wearing tzniut swimwear? Answer: Please see the follwing post where a similar question… Read more »
Yichud when telling neighbor to come over
Question: One advice generally given to prevent yichud is to give a key to a neighbor to make a pesach pasuach. Does it work if you just tell the neighbor,… Read more »
Onat Haflagah
Question: 1) After having how many days between 2 periods would the haflaga counting be nullified for the next cycle? 2) Also, when do you keep the haflaga? by night… Read more »
Amount of Sheva Brachos for divorcee with single girl
Question: how many sheva brachos seudos does a divorced man & single never married girl have? Is it mandatory for family to arrange all these seudos sheva brachos for all… Read more »
IUD REMOVAL
Question: Does the removal of a MIRENA IUD create a nidah problem where one is an automatic nidah even if no blood is seen? If blood is seen, can it… Read more »
Nida Status First Night
Question: If an older woman who was never married before, gets married, does she need to separate after the first night if no blood was visible? Answer: She does have… Read more »
Nidda Question
Question: Hello, My wife is on a birth control pill that, when taken regularly, would result in a period every month when taking the brown iron pills. My wife happens… Read more »
Tevilla for a kallah
Question: Can a Kallah before her wedding be tovel during the day of the seventh day of shiva nekiyim? Thanks so much! Answer: There is controversy about it, and the… Read more »
Nidda forgoing harchakos
Question: My wife and I were traveling and due to car trouble, we had to cram into someone else’s car. There was very little space and we were forced to… Read more »
Wasting seed
Question: Hi Rabbi, Is the sin of wasting seed as severe during the night when you are not in control of yourself as severe as when you do it intentionally?… Read more »
Shemiras Habrit
Question: Hi Rabbi, thank you for your great site and all you do for everyone. As I pursue my learning of Torah I have repeatedly come across this topic called… Read more »
Nida-Kesamim garment made of different types of materials
Question: Hi what is the דין if a כתם is found on a garment or the like that is made of fabrics that are both מקבל טמאה and not (they… Read more »
Conflict in opinions with chinuch
Question: I have found this a very disturbing thing, when I see a couple who go through this very common problem. The wife is usually the one to say no… Read more »
A woman singing a song for a professional singer
Question: Hi Rabbi I hope you and your family are healthy well. My shailah is: if I want to sell one of my original songs that I composed to a… Read more »
Am I allowed to tell my husband off?
Question: What is the purpose of being an eizer kenegdo? Are you never allowed to tell off your husband, but rather you should always try to work on yourself and… Read more »
How to get a person to do something
Question: I really don’t know what to do, but when I see someone doing something he shouldn’t, it really upsets me. I really want him to just do it, for… Read more »
Should couples have multiple ketubot?
Question: Nowadays, it is very common for Jewish couples to get artistic and decorative ketubot for their wedding. I understand that the ketubah does not need to be artistic, and… Read more »
Yichud with mother and ex-spouse
Question: Is it okay if while my mother is here, my ex-spouse comes in a bit while the door and window are open? If he does this while my mother… Read more »
Yichud with ex-spouse
Question: About 2 months ago, I got a get in Israel. The rabbi told us at the end we are not permitted to be in seclusion together or else we’d… Read more »