Question: If a husband struck his wife with something while she was a niddah because he got angry, what should the wife tell him if he asks for forgiveness? The… Read more »
Category: Marital and family laws
Wedding Seudah With No Wine
Question: Shalom, I recently was a guest at a chatunah where absolutely no alcohol or wine was served to any of the guests, including at the chosson’s tisch. 1. Is… Read more »
Erva in front of Goy
Question: Hi, I am unclear as to Halacha of showing skin on beaches ( not wearing stockings or socks but wearing skirt) low neckline, show hair…when I am certain only… Read more »
Flicked off lint (I think) from bedika
Question: I learned that if something can be flicked off of a bedika cloth, its not a problem. Im in 7 nekiyum. A few days ago, I did a bedika… Read more »
Aishes ish
Question: Is one transgressing the issur Aishes ish if the has relations derech eivorim? I understand its frowned upon, im only asking if has status of being boiyel Aishes ish?… Read more »
Covering the Knee
Question: 1. What is the source for covering the knee. In Halacha the most it says is “עד”. 2. According to opinions that tefach beishsha applies to all body parts… Read more »
Hugging and kol Isha with father
Question: I am a married woman and my father who lives afar is coming to visit my family for a short time. I understood that to give a full hug… Read more »
Tznius with father
Question: I am a married woman and my father who lives afar is coming to visit my family for a short time. Do the same sensitivities in tznius apply? For… Read more »
Taking my boys swimming with female help
Question: Hi, I know in general, mixed swimming is not allowed. But I’d like the take my twin boys (age 6) swimming, and can’t do so by myself. I’d need… Read more »
yichud with husband at night with door open
Question: I’m staying by a friend in a differant town. she wont be home before 11 pm. I’m exhausted. if her husband is the only one home can i stay… Read more »
Fantasy writing
Question: I have always loved writing fiction and fantasy. Recently I’m becoming more religious and wanted to know if it’s a problem if I write about goy characters that date…. Read more »
gender
Question: What is the orthodox understanding/explanation of someone who is born one gender and years later feels they are the opposite? Is there remedy? Answer: Before getting into the Orthodox… Read more »
Nursing after relations
Question: Is there a halachic or other problem with nursing a crying baby right after relations? Thank you, yashar kochachem and tizku lmitzvos Answer: The poskim say that for kabala… Read more »
Checklist into mikva prep room
Question: Is it a problem to bring a paper which has halahos (a chafifa checklist and reminders about how to be tovel) into the mikva prep room which has a… Read more »
“Today is day nothing” (Nidah Question)
Question: I’m having a hard time emotionally/hormonally and I’m in the middle of shiva nekiiym. In an angry fit to myself, I thought to myself: “today is day nothing”. (BH… Read more »
Yichud and Uber ride at night
Question: Is it permitted for 1 female passenger to ride with 1 male Uber driver after dark? The ride would be from the airport to hotel and only 10 minutes… Read more »
Relationship with a minor
Question: It is said that Talmud passages declare a man’s right of seducing and marrying 3-yr old baby girls. Simeon ben Yohai upheld the privilege. Kethuboth 11b When a grown… Read more »
Sharing notes during nidah
Question: I am currently of nidah status. I am in the midst transcribing a shalom bayis shiur that I have recorded (it includes topics of hashkafah on intimacy and other… Read more »
Chumra of Beis Meir (Nidah)
Question: What is Chumra of Beis Meir in regards to hilchos onos? Thank you. Answer: You are terming it as if it is merely a chumra, however there are many… Read more »
Inappropriate dreams
Question: What do we do when we have inappropriate dreams? Not necessarily bad or unenjoyable just totally inappropriate. Shalom. Answer: Most of the time, the dreams we have, come as… Read more »
Scented Handcream while Nidah
Question: Question: I have dry hands and started wearing handcream (which happens to be scented) with gloves at night. Now that I’m nidah, do I have to stop this? (What… Read more »
Kol Isha with background music
Question: If there is music playing in the background can a woman sing along if men are around (because technically she’s singing in a group). For example in the car… Read more »
late hefsek taharah
Question: shkiah today in my region was 7:56 and 31 seconds (according to myzmanim) . i ran home , grabbed the cloths, and completed the bedikah, went to check my… Read more »
Is it within tznius guidelines for a woman to post videos of herself on the internet ?
Question: Is it within tznius guidelines for a woman to post videos of herself on the internet ? Answer: In general a woman’s role is to stay out of the… Read more »
Red in women’s clothing
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 »
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 »