Question: When’s the earliest time one may go to the mikva? Answer: In general one should wait until it is dark outside, the stars come out and it is night…. Read more »
Category: Marital and family laws
Missed shkiah for bedikah
Question: My wife missed shekiah the first night by 15 minutes but she did the full bedikah. Is it counted or she needs go do it again? Answer: It is… Read more »
Should a kallah put her last periods into her calendar?
Question: Hi, do you know if a kallah needs to put her last three periods into her calendar for her vestos? Answer: If she knows them she definitely should. This… Read more »
Discussing marital noted fog
Question: Dear Rabbi, If a Jew is aware a non orthodox Jew did not marry a Jewish spouse but thinks she is Jewish by a reform conversion, can the Jew… Read more »
Define a mamzer
Question: Is the offspring of a single Jewish woman and a single Jewish man, who do not get married, a mamzer? Is the offspring of a single Jewish woman and… Read more »
How to repair an Avera of a Ben Nida?
Question: Shalom, Baruch Hashem, I’m very soon approaching the 9th month of pregnancy. However, it should be noted that by the time we conceived, we weren’t keeping the laws of… Read more »
Pregnancy and Onahs
Question: If I found out that my wife was pregnant very early on, before any of the onahs, does she still have to keep the vestos? Answer: Please see the… Read more »
wife singing when niddah
Question: I always knew that a wife shouldn’t sing in front of her husband when she is a niddah, but somebody had told me recently that if the husband is… Read more »
Couple holding child’s hand while niddah
Question: If a couple is taking a walk with their child while she is a niddah, can the child hold on to both of their hands? Answer: If the child… Read more »
Awkward situation at work
Question: A Jewish man is sitting at his desk at work. He just said “Baruch ata Hashem Elokeinu Melech” of Birkas Hamazon when his gentile boss walks in, accompanied by… Read more »
Calculating vestos
Question: Why is it that we don’t start the calculation of vestos while a girl is single, why do we start once she’s married? Answer: You are very right. We… Read more »
Is a women allowed to wear pants (not tight)
Question: is a women allowed to wear pants (not tight) Answer: There are two potential issues with women wearing pants. The first one is “Lo Tilbash” that a man… Read more »
Blood after menopause
Question: Hello, I’ve seen blood in one intercourse after 10 months of menopause. Must I go to the mikve? Regards Answer: In general any woman that sees blood has to… Read more »
Bracha at Bedekin
Question: Is there a specific bracha for the Kallah that the father and father-in-law give at the Bedecken before the Chupah? Some seem to only say a few words and… Read more »
Little girls and socks/tights
Question: Is there any halachic ruling as to what age a girl must cover her legs with knee socks or tights? I’m not referring to tznius. My concern is till… Read more »
My wife can’t get pregnant
Question: My wife has a issue going in that she requires surgery for. If she were to get pregnant it could potentially kill her and the baby. Am I allowed… Read more »
Sitting on couch while niddah
Question: Is a couple allowed to sit on the same couch while she is a niddah. The couch has separate sitting and leaning cushions Answer: If the couch has separate… Read more »
Can I make my sons Afruf earlier than the Shabbos before his chasuna?
Question: We live in Maryland, the chassuna will be in Lakewood NJ. on Sunday. To make things easier and allow guests from out of town to come, we are thinking… Read more »
The vest passed
Question: What’s the halacha regarding doing bedikos after the Yom hachodesh and ona beinonis pass and there is no blood Answer: PLease see the following link. http://dinonline.org/2017/04/28/doing-bedikos-after-the-vestos-pass/
Doing bedikos after the vestos pass
Question: Must a woman still continue to do bedikos after her Yom hachodesh and Haflaga etc passed and there was no blood. Do we say that since her period is… Read more »
Men and mixed gyms
Question: What are the halachic issues with men and mixed gyms? Answer: There are two issues with a man going to a mixed gym. The first one is the same… Read more »
Problem with director of beis din
Question: My wife went to beis din for a get. I was communicating with the director by email. He falsely wrote, with a copy to her, that I was not… Read more »
Assur li’baal
Question: Hi. If a married woman sleeps with another man, but they have protected sex (ie: with a condom) is she then forbidden to her husband? Answer: Yes she is… Read more »
How much is a ketuva worth nowadays?
Question: How much is a ketuva worth nowadays? Answer: It is a complicated question and practically speaking it isn’t really applicable, as a big contemporary posek once said “when it… Read more »
How do we calculate onot for a pregnant woman?
Question: Hello, BH my wife is pregnant. How do we calculate Onot? Answer: You should calculate the onot regularly until she passes them for the first time. Meaning that she… Read more »
Aishes ish
Question: Hi I am wondering I know it is forbidden for a married woman to sleep with another man, and if she does she is forbidden to her husband. I’m… Read more »
mikva tahara
Question: So I was once reading online about men using a women’s mikva and somewhere it said that they can’t because they might get zera in the water and it… Read more »
What to do that I fall?
Question: I can’t keep falling to pgam enayim and pgam habrit anymore, I just can’t take this constant battle of up and downs, of falling, going to the mikveh and… Read more »
What do I do if my uncle wants to hug me?
Question: I’m asking this question for something that will happen in the upcoming week and I just want tto be sure. Let’s say ones great aunt died and her husband… Read more »
Maka
Question: Last time on day 7 of shiva nekiim my wife had a maka and it complicated things She’s up to the 7 nekiim again. How many bedikos should she… Read more »
Ger marrying a bas kohen
Question: Can a ger marry a bas kohen according to halacha? Answer: Yes he can. The problem is only the other way around; a cohen may not marry a giores,… Read more »
Mesulekes damim
Question: My wife had an iud inserted and she was Spotting after that. Then she had 7 clean days and went to the mikva. Two days later she got a… Read more »
Bridesmaid walking down aisle
Question: Is it tznius for a bridesmaid to walk down the aisle at a wedding? Answer: It isn’t forbidden, however if you feel that it is a lack of tznius… Read more »
Guishur
Question: My wife wants divorce and I do not. She wants guishur (amicable settlement in E. Israel) but refuses counselling/couple therapy/rav. What should I do ? 20+ year marriage, six… Read more »
Ya’amod HaChassan…
Question: In yeshivas, a bachur is called for an aliyah as “HaChassan” so-and-so, even though he is not a chassan at all. What is the reason for this minhag? Answer:… Read more »
Removal of polyp from womb
Question: My wife has not menstruated for many years and is about to have a thankfully non-malignant polyp removed from her womb. She asks whether this will put her in… Read more »
Massage from female
Question: Im taking massages sometimes, am I allowed to use a female massage therapist? Answer: It is not permitted to do. The reason is because the massage is going to… Read more »
Questions about Niddah
Question: A non-frum relative asked me an interesting question based on some aspects of halacha I was trying to explain in other matters. The Torah prohibits a couple from having… Read more »
Moch dachuk
Question: What’s the halacha concerning Moch dachuk after pregnancy, what are the basic gedarim binogaya this halacha? Answer: This is something that has to be asked to a rov on… Read more »
Hefsek, bedikos
Question: Is chorim sdaikm miakev bedieved, I’m ocd and I’m not sure if my wife does it bichorim vsdakim. Answer: There are different opinions if chorim u’sdakim by a hefsek… Read more »
Going to Mikva l’chumra (because “libo nokfo”) (follow up #2)
Question: Yes, we dropped it by a local “halacha hotline” service. Although he commented that it was large he said it was still ok (kesem) Answer: If the Rov was… Read more »
Male PT touching a female patient
Question: Hi! I was wondering: may a male physical therapist touch a female patient while she’s on her period? I know doctors are allowed to, but physical therapists might be… Read more »
Remarriage after Jewish divorce without civil divorce
Question: Hello, If a couple divorced under Jewish law (wife received a get at beis din) but still has to wait a year to receive a civil divorce and the… Read more »
Divorce question
Question: Hi, My wife and I have decided to get divorce. We live separately already and we have already filed civil court divorce papers. The questions we have is what… Read more »
Yichud with three children under ten
Question: I have a ten year old son, and then a 9 year old, 5 year old and 2 year old daughter – would it be yichud to bring a… Read more »
Does it matter which finger a kallah wears her engagement ring?
Question: Does it matter on which finger a kallah wears her engagement ring? Answer: I don’t know of any such idea. If you have sources for this please let me… Read more »
Covering hair in all-women’s gym
Question: I attend an all-women’s gym in Jerusalem. The owner herself is frum and no men are allowed in during opening hours. Do I have to cover my hair there… Read more »
Extra niddah waiting days
Question: My wife is very convinced about the following: “The rabbis were not women and they were afraid that women would confuse menstruating blood with other discharges and extended the… Read more »
Shomer for wedding night in a hotel
Question: On the wedding night of a kallah who is a niddah and a shomer child is needed to stay with the couple, is that also necessary when staying in… Read more »
Staining after birth
Question: I am about 7 weeks after birth and I tried to do a hefsek twice but there was spotting. Can I wait another week before trying again or do… Read more »