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Category: Marital and family laws
Marraige to a kohen
Question: If a woman had relations with a Jew when she was a niddah, can she marry a kohen? Answer: Yes she may. Although what was done was forbidden, in this… Read more »
birth control
Question: Hi I am wondering what the problems would be for a newly married couple that do not have any children to use birth control and what are the sources… Read more »
BOY 15 YEARS OLD ALLOW TO KISS AND HUG GRANDMOTHER
Question: Is a boy of 15 years old allowed to kiss and hug his grandmother Is there a source to be machmir stringent. Answer: Yes he is allowed, the same… Read more »
Veset?
Question: Hi, I am on strong birth control pills for about 4 months on which I encountered no apparent spotting or bleeding. A few weeks ago, I had what I… Read more »
Girl workout in public gym
Question: Hello. I was wondering what Halacha has got to say about a girl/woman working out in a public gym (no separate hours for men and women). I’ve heard from… Read more »
Skirt with leggings under it
Question: I’m noticing a lot of women started wearing a skirt with leggings underneath. Sometimes ankles are exposed and sometimes not. Is there an issue with this practice? Answer: Wearing… Read more »
Harchokos during vestos
Question: Just wondering, if we are machmir on the onah benonis for the kreisi upleisi, and are also machmir like the shach not to do chibuk venishuk during the onot… Read more »
people seeking love before marriage
Question: dear rabbi, the hohen feiertage are nearing and maybe an opportunity for meeting the bashert – אויב דער אויבערשטער וויל. in any case shammai was straight. women nowadays seem… Read more »
Follow on question – Two Brothers marrying two sisters
Question: Just following on the question that I found the site http://dinonline.org/2016/01/18/2-sisters-marrying-2-brothers/ I once heard, that if they do, the brothers cannot live in the same city, is this true?… Read more »
mikva while under the weather
Question: Is it better to push off going to the mikva or go and not be together? Answer: It is better to go, regarding being together, that will depends on… Read more »
Relations with Bnai Noach
Question: Is a Jew allowed to have a non-Jewish wife who is not a shifcha knaanis but is a BAS NOACH. In other words, even according to the elusive gemara… Read more »
shaking hands
Question: I am working in a lawyer’s office. The lawyer is frum, but on the modern side. There is a client that came in and the lawyer shook hands with… Read more »
Physiotherapy
Question: Hi – is it permissible for a male to study physiotherapy and attend to female patients? Answer: It is permitted to study physiotherapy, and if the patient has a… Read more »
Yichud – Assuming the husband is in the city
Question: In a city where most of the inhabitants work locally, is a repairman/specialist allowed to assume that a husband is located in the city and therefore work in a… Read more »
Vestos after aygestin
Question: I took aygestin to delay my period (with Halachic guidance) because of which my periods (2x) were spaced very far apart/ What do I do regarding old vestos and… Read more »
Touching 9 year old
Question: Me and wife are taking care of our nine year old nephew. Could my wife give him a hug? Could she touch him (I.e. to cut his nails)? Answer:… Read more »
Modesty
Question: Is one permitted to swim together with his wife when she is tahor? Until what age can parents swim with their children of the opposite gender (in a private… Read more »
Looking at one’s wife when she is a niddah
Question: If a women normally sleeps at night in shorts and a tshirt when she is tahor, may she do so when she is a niddah, since her husband is… Read more »
Shomer negia while swimming
Question: If there are boys and girls swimming in the same public pool, is it considered a problem of Shomer negia? To clarify, they are not touching each other. The… Read more »
Haflaga of Orh Zarua
Question: Can you have relations the night before haflaga? Answer: There is an opinion of one of the Rishonim, called the Ohr Zarua, that says that a couple should abstain… Read more »
7 clean days
Question: Is my wife obligated to wear underwear during the 7 clean days? If she does, it must be white, but is it considered cheating if she doesn’t wear at… Read more »
Freezing ova
Question: Dear Rabbi, Is there consequence to halacha if a woman freezes her ova for a wait on marriage or subsequent a hoped future pregnancy? If she is not jewish… Read more »
Segulos
Question: ,לכבודו Are there any ראשונים or אחרונים (or earlier גדולים) that bring down סגולות regarding: 1. finding a שידוך 2. and bringing משיח closer? Thank you, Answer: There… Read more »
Kohen marrying a convert’s daughter
Question: Are there restrictions on a Kohen marrying a converts daughter Answer: Assuming that she was conceived after her father became a convert, (meaning that she herself is definitely not… Read more »
Teshuva for Kaas and Prohibited Negiah
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 »
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 »