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2 Brothers with a sister live together

Question: Can 2 brothers live with one sister? Or 3 brothers live with one sister in the same home? Answer: Hello, 2 brothers are allowed to live with one sister… Read more »

Prohibition of seclusion (Yichud)
08/01/2021
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yichud

Question: I am staying with my mother in law in their hoilday house. My wife will have to return to the city. I am I able to stay with her… Read more »

Prohibition of seclusion (Yichud) Yichud
23/11/2020
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Teenage babysitter watching children at night including an 11 year old boy when we are in the city

Question: Could I have a teenage babysitter watch my children at night including an 11 year old boy if we are in the city Answer: Than you for your question…. Read more »

Prohibition of seclusion (Yichud) Yichud
13/10/2020
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Yichud when telling neighbor to come over

Question: One advice generally given to prevent yichud is to give a key to a neighbor to make a pesach pasuach. Does it work if you just tell the neighbor,… Read more »

Prohibition of seclusion (Yichud) Yichud
21/09/2020
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Yichud aunt/NEPHEW

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 »

Prohibition of seclusion (Yichud) shomer Yichud
09/07/2020
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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 »

Prohibition of seclusion (Yichud) Yichud
02/06/2020
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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 »

Prohibition of seclusion (Yichud)
06/05/2020
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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 »

Prohibition of seclusion (Yichud) Yichud
01/05/2020
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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 »

Prohibition of seclusion (Yichud)
23/03/2020
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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 »

Prohibition of seclusion (Yichud)
23/03/2020
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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 »

Prohibition of seclusion (Yichud)
16/03/2020
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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 »

Prohibition of seclusion (Yichud)
02/03/2020
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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 »

Prohibition of seclusion (Yichud) siblings Yichud
17/02/2020
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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 »

Prohibition of seclusion (Yichud) Yichud
31/01/2020
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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 »

Prohibition of seclusion (Yichud) Yichud
17/01/2020
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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 »

Prohibition of seclusion (Yichud) Lifnei Iver Yichud
06/01/2020
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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 »

Prohibition of seclusion (Yichud) Yichud
14/12/2019
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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 »

Prohibition of seclusion (Yichud) Yichud
24/11/2019
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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 »

Prohibition of seclusion (Yichud)
08/09/2019
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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 »

Prohibition of seclusion (Yichud) Yichud
24/06/2019
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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 »

Prohibition of seclusion (Yichud) Yichud
03/06/2019
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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 »

Prohibition of seclusion (Yichud) Yichud
16/05/2019
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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 »

Prohibition of seclusion (Yichud) Yichud
22/04/2019
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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 »

Prohibition of seclusion (Yichud) Yichud
14/12/2018
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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 »

Prohibition of seclusion (Yichud) Yichud
03/10/2018
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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 »

Prohibition of seclusion (Yichud) Yichud
31/07/2018
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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 »

Prohibition of seclusion (Yichud) Yichud
20/07/2018
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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 »

Prohibition of seclusion (Yichud) Yichud
28/02/2018
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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 »

Prohibition of seclusion (Yichud) Yichud
20/02/2018
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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 »

Prohibition of seclusion (Yichud) Yichud
19/01/2018
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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 »

Prohibition of seclusion (Yichud) Yichud
10/01/2018
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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 »

Prohibition of seclusion (Yichud) Yichud
05/12/2017
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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 »

Prohibition of seclusion (Yichud) Yichud
04/10/2017
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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 »

Prohibition of seclusion (Yichud) therapist Yichud
02/10/2017
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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 »

Prohibition of seclusion (Yichud) Yichud
28/09/2017
  • Prohibition of seclusion (Yichud)

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 »

Prohibition of seclusion (Yichud) tutor Yichud
15/09/2017
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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 »

Prohibition of seclusion (Yichud) Yichud
06/09/2017
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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 »

Prohibition of seclusion (Yichud) Yichud
06/09/2017
  • Prohibition of seclusion (Yichud)

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 »

Prohibition of seclusion (Yichud) Car Yichud
24/08/2017
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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 »

Prohibition of seclusion (Yichud) airplane Yichud
20/08/2017
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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 »

Prohibition of seclusion (Yichud) Yichud
18/07/2017
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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 »

Prohibition of seclusion (Yichud) babysitter Yichud
26/01/2017
  • Niddah and ritual immersions
  • Prohibition of seclusion (Yichud)

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 »

Niddah and ritual immersions Prohibition of seclusion (Yichud) kallah nidah Yichud
19/01/2017
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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 »

Prohibition of seclusion (Yichud) non observant Yichud
25/12/2016
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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 »

Prohibition of seclusion (Yichud) overnight Yichud
19/11/2016
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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 »

Prohibition of seclusion (Yichud)
07/11/2016
  • Prohibition of seclusion (Yichud)

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 »

Prohibition of seclusion (Yichud)
07/11/2016
  • Prohibition of seclusion (Yichud)
  • Stumbling block (Lifnei iver)

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 »

Prohibition of seclusion (Yichud) Stumbling block (Lifnei iver) Lifnei Iver Yichud
29/10/2016
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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 »

Prohibition of seclusion (Yichud) stepmother Yichud
27/09/2016
  • Laws of interpersonal relations
  • Prohibition of seclusion (Yichud)

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 »

Laws of interpersonal relations Prohibition of seclusion (Yichud) Friends Yichud
20/09/2016
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