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 »
Category: Marital and family laws
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 »
End Point of Beilus Mitzvah
Question: What precisely marks the end of the Beilus mitzvah at which point the kallah begins her separation? Answer: This is from when the aiver exits. Until then although if… 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 »
Marital relations during corona virus pandemic.
Question: Is one allowed to have marital relations during these difficult times? Answer: It is a hard question to answer. It is questionable if the current situation is strong enough… Read more »
Female purity
Question: Shalom, I would like some advice about how important it is to be a virgin before marriage. If someone is not a virgin, should measures to taken to have… Read more »
mikve and corona virus
Question: In my country the law have forbidden the mikve’s use. Also is forbidden go in River, lake or sea. Is Allowed for a Wife make the tevilla in a… Read more »
Yichud if the door to landlords apartment is open and he is designated as a shomer
Question: Hello Rabbi, I have a question about yichud. I live in apartment that is connected through a locked door to my landlord’s house. A girl that I am seeing… Read more »
Yichud
Question: A single man in his 70s, spending yomtov with his married brother. The wife’s adult brother will be there as well. Will there be any yichud situation when the… Read more »
Kohanim marriage
Question: If a girl had anal penetration with a Jew but never had vaginal penetration can she still marry a Kohan? Answer: If the boy was indeed Jewish then in… Read more »
Chatzitzah for Mikvah
Question: When does hair on a women’s body become a chatzitza? Answer: My understanding of your question is regarding the actual hair if it is a chatzitza, and if there… Read more »
yichud by mistake
Question: A person who was in yichud without realizing it (there was a lady in the office and I didn’t realize it, or I didn’t realize that the door had… Read more »
Question regarding bathroom
Question: Hi. Sometimes when I go to the bathroom usually after I urinate I then see a clear, sticky liquid start to come out. is that considered zera? And even… Read more »
white and colored tissue
Question: Hi I am counting seven clean days and in the middle of the seven clean days I went to toilet and did not realize there was a white and… Read more »
A divorced aunt with her 10 yr old daughter, can an 18 yr old nephew sleep over?
Question: A divorced aunt with her 10 yr old daughter, can an 18 yr old nephew sleep over? Answer: This would be a yichud problem. According to most poskim even… Read more »
Contract between spouses concerning children’s computer access
Question: Can a husband and wife sign a contract that the husband will not give the children access to his computer when the wife is not at home? Can they… Read more »
Sefer torah and seforim
Question: BS”D 1 Can a couple have in their room a sefer torah saved? 2 Can a couple also have in their room books: Talmud, Shulchan Arukh, Zohar among others… Read more »
missing out a bedika
Question: If a woman has a kesem less than a gris on day 2 of nekiyim, can she deliberately miss out the next bedika to avoid possibly having a re’iya… Read more »
Yichud – 20 year old brother and 19 year sister on vacation Sgaring a room
Question: Hi, Is it permissible for a 20 year old boy to sleep in the same room as his 18 year old sister when they go to eretz yisroel on… Read more »
Marriage to a cousin
Question: BS”D Can two first cousins get married? Answer: It is halachically permitted for them to marry each other because they are not considered ervah to each other, and… Read more »
Uncovered hair
Question: BS”D Can a woman have her head uncovered while her husband studies torah? Is there a prohibition for a married woman to keep her head uncovered near a sefer… Read more »
woman divorced – what time has to pass before a new marriage
Question: Sholem. If a woman is divorced, three jewish months have to pass before she can remarry. is that right? a gut shabbes when it arrives, Answer: It is slightly… Read more »
Halochos of Tashmish
Question: What is meant by biah derech eivorim, and how do we understand the drisha in siman 25 which talks about bios which are not the derech haolam (in addition… Read more »
5 year old boy watch girls swimming
Question: Can a five year old watch a girls only swimming class (if I am unable to make other arrangements for him) together with his mother as they sit and… Read more »
nivul peh
Question: During relations, am I allowed to refer to my wife’s body parts using slang? Answer: If the slang would be considered nivul pe, it should not be used even… Read more »
Is it better to avoid touching while exchanging cash?
Question: 1) Is it better to avoid touching hands at a store while exchanging cash from cashier to customer or vice versa (opposite gender)? 2) if the cashier is handing… Read more »
Can girls visit the kever
Question: Can girls visit the kever of zaddik ribnits at nightime with other ladies present in ohel? And with the men in their section? Answer: Without getting into the issue if… Read more »
Gazing at wife when she is a nidda
Question: While my wife is a niddah, may I gaze at her body when shes dressed tznius, but the pleasure I get is sexual i.e. is her covered body considered… Read more »
Eyelash tint on mikvah day
Question: May I have my eyelashes dyed today if it is also my mikvah day? Answer: A woman should not tint or dye her hair on the day of the… Read more »
Locking a car door ? Yichud?
Question: Shalom HaRav If a couple are dating is it considered Yichud in the following scenarios 1) while driving on the road , locking the doors of the car for… Read more »
What is the halacha for a obese women to have a non jewish male personal trainor/physical trainor for weight loss in a gym?
Question: What is the halacha for a obese women to have a non Jewish male personal trainor/physical trainor for weight loss in a gym? Is that ok? Answer: It is… Read more »
Building mikvehs for men
Question: Dear Rabbi, Why does the jewish community have a selective yet natural health to welcome of course a mikveh but yet not often in smaller cities. I had read… Read more »
leaving someone in yichud
Question: I work in an office where the boss is a frei man (a psychologist). There was a lady that came to see him. I don’t know if she is… Read more »
Extramarital relations
Question: If a Jewish woman, married to a Jewish man, has an affair with a gentle, is she permitted to her husband? Answer: Without knowing any specifics, on a theoretical… Read more »
Shul attendance in nidda
Question: Is a woman permitted to attend shul while on her cycle? Answer: The custom is that she may go to shul while she is having her period with the… Read more »
Kiddushin with a shtar or cash
Question: Hello, Two questions: 1) Why do we no longer use kiddushei shtar? 2) Can kiddushin be done with dollar bills (if a ring is not available), or must it… Read more »
wedding
Question: From when do the Chosson and Kallah have to stop seeing each other before the wedding (if it is a week is it including the day of the wedding)…. Read more »
Kiddushin and getting a present from a date
Question: Hello, Thank you for your help. My question deals with accepting gifts during the dating process and if this could potentially impact kiddushin. For example, if a man buys… Read more »
Yichud during an x-ray or MRI
Question: When undergoing an X-ray or cat-scan which requires being alone in a room with the female technician, what should one do to avoid transgressing the prohibition of yichud? Even… Read more »
Mikva night
Question: Hi, My wife’s mikva night is coming up, but I have jock itch, which I’m currently treating. She’s concerned about catching it from me, as she’s gotten yeast infections… Read more »
Touching a woman
Question: What is the problem for an engaged couple to touch each other if the woman has been to the מקוה and is therefore pure? Answer: Mazal Tov on your… Read more »