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 »
Category: Prohibition of seclusion (Yichud)
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
yichud
Question: May one seclude himself with a lady if the door is unlocked/ open but there is a 0% chance that someone will barge in (such as one who is… 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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Single woman with son and nephew yichud
Question: Is it a problem if yichud for a single woman (divorced) with a 9 year old son, to have a nephew over bar mitzva to stay over? Answer: During… Read more »
yichud with a tenant
Question: If a basement room of a house is rented to a female gentile, and the corridor to that room is shared, is there a problem of yichud if a… Read more »
Yichud on a shuttle in the airport
Question: Is there a yichud problem to go on a shuttle in an airport when there are no connecting doors between the cars and people can’t see in from the… Read more »
יחוד
Question: Sorry to bother you rabbi, is it a yichud problem is a women rent her guest house to a guy? Answer: Can you please give me some more information?… Read more »
Yichud during Rainstorm
Question: Recently I was stuck inside a building which I was attempting to leave -with a female dance teacher during a rainstorm which made it very dangerous to drive home… Read more »
Yichud
Question: With the severe prohibition of Mishkav Zachar, why didn’t Chazal institute a concept of Yichud between men, similar to the prohibition of Yichud between man and a woman? Answer:… Read more »
Yichud for a girl to babysit 2 nephews over-night
Question: Is it a problem of yichud for a 18 year old girl to babysit over-night for her 2 nephews: the first one is 12 years old, and the second… Read more »
yichud
Question: I’m sitting in my work office, a four story building, we are the only office occupied in the building, and one more man is sitting right behind me. its… Read more »
Yichud while babysitting niece and nephew
Question: I’m 22 year old bochur, am I allowed to babysit at night for my 8 year old nephew, 6 year old niece and 3 yr old nephew? They are… Read more »
Yichud
Question: Can a divorced woman with two teenage daughters, all of whom sleep on the second floor of the home, host a divorced man that they do not have any… Read more »
Man going to Female Psychologist, or vise versa.
Question: Kavod HaRav Is it a problem for a frum man to go a female psychologist (clinical) ? Answer: It is not advisable at all for a male to go… Read more »
Is it Yichud for a girl to be with her uncle and 2 of his sons?
Question: Is it Yichud for a 14 year old girl to sleep over night at her uncle’s house, when the only ones home are her uncle, his 7 year old… Read more »
20 year old girl giving private lessons to her 12 year old cousin who’s not religious
Question: Is there a problem for a 19/20 year old frum girl giving private lessons to her 12 year old cousin who’s not religious(teaching him Hebrew and about Judaism)? Answer:… Read more »
Man helping his niece practice driving
Question: Is there a problem for a girl who is practicing for a driving test to drive around with her uncle sitting near her and helping her? Answer: If it… Read more »
Brother as shomer in car on deserted roads
Question: Is there a problem of Yichud for a brother(over Bar Mitzva) and sister(over Bat Mitzva) to travel with one man who is driving them in middle of the night… Read more »
man and woman in car at night when Libo gas ba
Question: Is it permitted for a girl and boy on a date to be in a car at night(assuming there are more cars on the street) when they are already… Read more »
Is there Yichud for a woman on small air-plane when all other passengers are non-jews?
Question: I am a 20 year old girl travelling on a short flight (about 3 hours) on a small air-plane. I think I will be the only Jew, and the… Read more »
Yichud when husband goes to the mikvah in the morning
Question: i am having a handicapped bochur for Shabbos and I need to go out to the mikvah shabbos morning for about 20 minutes and I will have to leave… 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 »
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 »
Yichud with a man and his non-religious father
Question: Considering that a non-religious Jewish man cannot be considered as a second man to permit yichud (according to some opinions), may a religious Jew be together with a lady… Read more »
yichud with a sister and her two friends
Question: Can I, an 18 year old man stay at my parents house over-night if my sister is sleeping there with her two friends (parents are not there)? If this… Read more »
leaving someone in yichud situation
Question: Sometimes I am at home with my father and grandmother (mother’s mother) – both not yet religious. If I need to leave the house (to daven), am I allowed… Read more »
yichud
Question: I had to do an interview for school with a woman, and the door was closed so as not to disturb other people. (Only she and I were in… Read more »
Is it Lifnei Iver to leave someone in a yichud situation?
Question: Two frum men – Reuven & Shimon – are taking a test in a room where there are two females (one of the females is also a test taker,… Read more »
Yichud with a stepmother
Question: A stepmother home alone with her step son of 16 and step daughter of 12 Answer: If the son and daughter are siblings it surely isn’t a problem. If… Read more »
Married men being friends with other women
Question: Is it halachicly allowed / appropriate for married men to be friends with other women? And is it allowed for married men to drive every day with another women… Read more »
Screen door and Yichud back yard
Question: hello i would like to ask if someone is dating can they sit in the living-room and dining room were there is (no one else in the house) a)… Read more »
Yichud
Question: Is a Jewish man permitted to seclude himself with a non-Jewish woman together with a non-Jewish man, or non-religious Jewish man? Answer: A Jewish man is not permitted to… Read more »
Yichud on the highway
Question: May one drive from one township to another on a date if he must drive through a highway to get there? Answer: If there are cars constantly on the… Read more »
yichud
Question: My son has to see a psychotherapist for his eating disorder issues. She is a lady. When he comes in, we are the only people in the office (last… Read more »