Question: Does a ninety year old widow , not intending to remarry and husband was childless, need chalitza? Answer: Yes, the mitzva of chalitza is not just in order for… Read more »
Category: Marital and family laws
Splinter under the skin a chatzitza?
Question: Hi, Is a splinter that is closed in under the skin (fully covered by skin under the top of the foot sole,) a chatzitza for the mikvah (woman) Thank… Read more »
When does Onos Perisha start?
Question: Regarding keeping the onas perisha, when does the separation begin for the daytime perisha, at the alos or at netz? Answer: The day onos start at sunrise,- netz. See… Read more »
Boat ride while being Niddah
Question: Are me and my wife (niddah) allowed to ride a boat together? Does the boat size make a difference? If there’s someone else on the boat? (ex. Gondola ride… Read more »
Is a husband allowed to leave his wife in his first year of marriage?
Question: Is there a halacha about the husband not being able to stay away from his wife in his first year of marriage? Answer: Yes there is such an idea,… Read more »
Pregnant halachas
Question: Why can’t a pregnant woman sit on stone’ Answer: My apologies but I have never heard of such a thing.
Using a swimming pool as a mikveh during quarantine
Question: Can I use our private swimming pool as a mikveh during quarantine? My husband was in the same location as a corona case at work and we are all… Read more »
My husband is Vaping
Question: Forgive me if this is the wrong forum to ask this question on but I don’t know who or where else to ask! My husband starting vaping (electronic smoking… Read more »
May a man go swimming with his 8-year old niece
Question: 1. (the man is wearing an undershirt)? 2. If not, what about if she is wearing a tznius bathing suit? Answer: In general there is controversy among the poskim… Read more »
Requirements to be a witness at a wedding
Question: I had the zechut of setting up two of my friends and they will be getting married in two weeks As a token of their gratitude they have asked… Read more »
A kohen remarrying
Question: Thank you very much for your thorough answer to question 57647 and for not complicating it with extraneous issues such as “is he really a Kohen.” If you are… Read more »
When to keep vest Ohr Zarua
Question: If my wife and I keep the Ohr Zerua before the vest btoras chumra, in what circumstances can we be lenient? Sometimes it can fall out in such a… Read more »
Marriage advice
Question: Dear Rabbi, Bh my wife and I have been married for two and a half years now and we get on very well. There is, however, something bothering me… Read more »
Destined soulmate for secular switch to observant Jews
Question: I’ve a deep thought question. 40 days before a person is born into the world the heaven decides who will be the partner of whom. In addition, it also… Read more »
Clarification on possible chatzitza
Question: Some background information, Initially I went to the mikvah motzai shabbos. I came home and noticed what might have been an issue and did not want to call our… Read more »
Teshuva for breach in tznius
Question: Kvod haRav, I recently had a baby B”H. I am usually very careful in matters of tznius. At one of my baby’s early visits to the pediatrician I started… Read more »
Yichud aunt/NEPHEW
Question: If my 12 year old nephew sleeps in my bungalow together with me and my 13 year old son is it Yichud? Answer: The basic halacha is that a… Read more »
Woman in nidah lighting Shabbos candles
Question: BS”D Can a woman light the Shabbath candles while she is in nidah? Answer: Definitely. This is one of her mitzvos, and being a nidda does not change it… Read more »
Separate Seating at Chuppah
Question: I understand why there is a partition during the dancing of a wedding. But why do I often see separate seating during the ceremony of a wedding? Is there… Read more »
Tznius regarding undergarments
Question: Hi would like to ask the rabbi is there any concern to go with briefs underwear. If yes which one is recommended. Answer: Please see the following posts https://dinonline.org/2020/06/23/mens-undergarments-2/ and https://dinonline.org/2017/06/27/mens-undergarments/ Best… Read more »
Men’s undergarments
Question: HI Im used to wear boxer shorts for my undergarment and i wanna change for briefs is there any halachic problem with it? Thanks Answer: I can’t say that… Read more »
Pants not modest for men
Question: I read your response https://dinonline.org/2016/09/19/immodest-pants/ to the issue of pants not being modest for men. But the correspondent who submitted this question complained that other rabbanim gave him beat around… Read more »
Friends before Marriage
Question: Thank you for this article, https://dinonline.org/2020/06/18/kosher-dating/ about Kosher Dating. Is it proper for a Jewish man or woman to have lots of friends of the opposite gender whether they… Read more »
Kosher dating
Question: I recently came across an article on Din Online which discusses various issues relating to mixed gender zoom mingling. The answer mention a number of violations of Torah law… Read more »
Is Zoom Mingling Permitted?
Question: Is it a breach of modesty for a single Bas Yisroel to organize Zoom events (whether it is private or public) with the sole intention of mingling with the… Read more »
Vestos for an irregular period
Question: 1. Let’s say a woman has an irregular period, and gets her period once every 1.5-2 months or more, when is the time of separation before her “period” suppose… Read more »
Money for wedding
Question: if I got a wedding gift but unfortunately am longer married am I allowed to keep the money Answer: Wedding gifts that relatives bring to the wedding or money… Read more »
Talking to women.
Question: I was recently learning Pirkei Avot and came across Perek 1-5, where it says: ”do not engage in idle chatter with your wife, and for sure to another man’s… Read more »
Watching woman acting
Question: Is it a halachic problem for a man to watch a woman/girls acting if their not singing? Answer: Watching a woman’s play has two distinct issues to it. The… Read more »
Hugging Sister
Question: Is it forbidden to give my sister a hug, and does it make a difference if she is married or not? Answer: Please see the following post, which discusses… Read more »
Taharas Mishpacha during Postpartum time
Question: Hi Rabbi, I am 7 weeks postpartum and have already visited the mikveh. During this postpartum time, what are the rules? How do I know if I need to… Read more »
Is there a problem with Birth control
Question: Is there any problem with using continuous birth control, that makes it that a woman never gets her period? Answer: There certainly is an issue with it. The reason… Read more »
Does issur kol isha include speaking?
Question: Does one need to be chosheh for this gemara- נשדר ליה מר שלמא לילתא א”ל הכי אמר שמואל קול באשה ערוה If a woman was offered a job recording… Read more »
Negiah after marraige
Question: Is it Asur to hug or hold your wife’s hand in public? What’s considered public Answer: The Rema (E:H 21-5) says that a couple may not show affection to… Read more »
Aliya after 40 days
Question: Regarding point #3, if the woman’s section is already open, is it better if the women goes to shul after 40 days when her husband gets the aliyah or… Read more »
Yichud with Sephardi Woman and 2 Ashkenazi Men
Question: Is it yichud for a Sephardic woman to be alone with 2 Ashkenazi men? Generally, it is not enough for 1 sephardi woman to be alone with 2 men…. Read more »
Hagomel for a stillborn and aliya
Question: Does a woman have to say Hagomel for a stillborn baby boy? If yes, if it is after 30 days, does she still need to say it? If yes, how?… Read more »
How to count a veset after childbirth
Question: If the bleeding after childbirth never really ended (there was still brown staining) and then one saw fresh red blood about 4 weeks after the birth, is that considered… Read more »
Prohibition of having children in difficult times
Question: BS”D Why is it forbidden to have children and marital relationships in times of calamity or difficult? Answer: The reason is that when Klal Yisroel is going through a… Read more »
Buying baby clothes before birth
Question: Hello, What is the source for not buying baby clothes before birth? And practicaly speaking, how is one to deal with this is places where one is discharged from… Read more »
Bridal Veil
Question: I recently saw a question asked on your site about a bridal veil not being required at a second wedding- is it required al pi halacha at a first… Read more »
Yichud with cleaning lady
Question: Is there a problem of yichud with my cleaning lady if i am unsure of my brothers schedule (as his schedule changes from day to day) Answer: It isn’t… Read more »
May a woman wear sweat pants for exercising in front of her husband when in nida
Question: May a woman wear sweat pants in front of her husband while she is a nida? Answer: From a technical halachic standpoint we can’t say that it is not… Read more »
Halacha of hired houseworkers
Question: Dear Rabbi, Unless man can find a male house worker which I propose can be ever possible, mostly women clean homes. If a man is a bachelor in his… Read more »
hilchos tashmish nivul peh
Question: Using a real term for a women’s body part is it permitted or does it fall under what it says in Shulchan Aruch “lo yinavel es piv” is such… Read more »
Yichud Room and Marital Relations
Question: Is a groom and bride allowed to have marital relations in the yichud room? Answer: The idea of yichud is that yes it can be done, because they are secluded,… Read more »
Forgot to make a hefsek
Question: I was ready to do a hefsek on April 8 but failed to do so due to sitting shiva I further did not do any bedikas but I did… Read more »
Making dough on day of tevillah
Question: If a woman is going to mikvah on a Friday night, can she make a dough for challos on friday? She does not normally bake them on a friday… Read more »
Planning a wedding
Question: My daughter just got engaged to a boy from the same city. With all venues closed, should we be waiting to set a date? What needs to be taken… Read more »
tashmish in a time of tzora
Question: We learn from Noah’s Ark and Yosef in Egypt that one should not engage in marital relations at a time of trouble. Is the present covid19 situation one which… Read more »