Question: I have two questions 1) Some food containers contain a piece of tape that is used to keep the package closed. When one wants to use the package, he… Read more »
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Taking three steps in shemoneh esrei in a crowded place
Question: If I am davening in a crowded place, such as a shul, where there are many other people davening around me, I sometimes find it difficult to take three… Read more »
Baby with dirty diaper?
Question: What’s the halacha regarding davening around babies? Am I mechuyav to check their diaper to see if it’s soiled, before davening? Is it considered covered? How about if it… Read more »
Status of dips made in meaty blender
Question: Hi, I was wondering what the status of dips would be if they contained garlic and were made in a meaty blender / hand blender. Though we generally don’t… Read more »
Learning during davening
Question: 1) Why do so many chashuve people learn during chazaras hashas, when it’s not permitted? 2) Am I allowed to learn during birchas krias shma (eg while waiting for… Read more »
Ma’aser on money given to cover “general” expenses
Question: I traveled to visit my non-observant parents over the bein hazmanim. I was given a certain amount of money to cover expenses that would arise during my visit without… Read more »
playing in an orchestra during aveilut
Question: Hi, A congregant of mine recently learned to play the violin (during the last 4 years). Since then he has been invited to join an orchestra for people learning… Read more »
3 Shabbos questions: wearing a jacket around one’s shoulders, making reminders, “magic slate”
Question: 1) In an area without an eiruv, can one take off one’s jacket outside on Shabbos and wear it tied around one’s shoulders, or would that be considered carrying?… Read more »
Second day Yom Tov
Question: 1. If someone is visiting from chu”l and keeps a second day of Yom Tov, is he allowed to ask a Ben EY to do a melacha for him… Read more »
Child with fragile muktzah object
Question: My one and a half year old daughter found my cell phone on shabbos and didn’t want to put it down. I was concerned that she would throw it… Read more »
Snooker Cue on Shabbos
Question: May one unscrew the snooker (pool) cue on Shabbos to get a shorter length and screw the it back together to its normal length? Please see image attached. Attached:… Read more »
Opening tuna can on shabbos
Question: Is there any issue with opening a tuna can on shabbos, as far as making a Pesach yafeh etc.? Answer: According to some poskim there is, see Kovetz M’bais… Read more »
HONORING SHABBOS
Question: Is it better to honor SHABBOS by washing the floors for example closer to SHABBOS like on FRIDAY than WEDNESDAY even if on WEDNESDAY your doing it LCHVOD SHABBOS… Read more »
How long to wait after eating meat to eat dairy?
Question: How long to wait after eating meat to eat dairy? Answer: The general custom is to wait 6 hours. There are communities that have the custom to wait less… Read more »
saying a bracha achrona after eating in a car
Question: If someone is eating in his car on the way to work but then needs the bathroom so he doesn’t want to say a bracha achrona. After using the… Read more »
Shehechiyanu New Tallis
Question: Hello, I bought a new Tallis over 1 month ago and never said Shehechiyanu. Should I still say it now? Answer: If you have been wearing the tallis for… Read more »
Kashering PAREVE spoon that touched milk
Question: I ate hot/ warm oatmeal that had (cold) milk and butter with a PAREVE spoon by mistake. How can I make (Kashe) the spoon as PAREVE again? Can I… Read more »
lashon hara : clarifying question
Question: Hello, Thanks for your help. I wanted to clarify my previous question. Is asking someone to repeat the name of the person they spoke lashon hara about considered lashon… Read more »
Tefila when taking out sefer torah
Question: Someone once told me that the tefila said when taking out the sefer torah is very important and powerful, but he didn’t explain why. Can you please enlighten me… Read more »
Brocha on dessert
Question: If one washed for a meal and had hamotzie, when he gets up to dessert does he make a brocha on: a cookie and a hot tea? Also, if one… Read more »
Vesain brocha from Eretz Yisroel
Question: If a Ben Eretz Yisroel will be traveling to chu”l after starting to say vesain tal umatar, but before it is being said in chu”l, and will be returning… Read more »
Starting shmone esrei after tzibbur
Question: Many times the tzibbur will start shmone esrei while I am in the middle of shma. The people by the table behind me are all standing in shmone esrei…. Read more »
lashon hara : asking to repeat
Question: Hello, Thank you for your help. My question deals with lashon hara. If someone said something that is lashon hara in a conversation, and the other person heard it,… Read more »
Shatnez in sweater
Question: Do I need to check a sweater for Shatnez that is made out of 50% nylon, 25% viscose, 25%wool? Answer: This is something you have to talk to a… Read more »
Washing hands after relations
Question: Is the purpose of washing hands after relations to remove tumah or for cleanliness? The difference being, can one touch their eyes or take a drink before washing? Answer:… Read more »
Relighting Shabbos candles
Question: If someone lit Shabbos candles and they went out. The candles don’t have to be lit again and are muktza. However, if it would be meaningful for the person… Read more »
When to say netilyat yadayim/asher yatzar in morning
Question: In most Nusach Ashkenaz siddurim, netliyat yadayim and asher yatzar are included in the beginning. Should these be said at home after washing hands and going to the bathroom… Read more »
Borer in serving food
Question: When we are eating the meals on shabbos, my wife sometimes goes away from the table to take care of things. She asks me to serve her a little… Read more »
Is water considered when calculating the amount needed to nullify taste
Question: If a piece of treif meat falls on to kosher meat that is boiling in water alone. does one need to think if the meat is 60 times the… Read more »
PAREVE SPOON touched milk
Question: A pareve spoon touched milk, it was put out away and not used for 2-3 weeks. Can it now be used as pareve? CAN you elaborate on all pertinents… Read more »
Home Alarm Door Sensors on Shabbat
Question: My home alarm system is off on Shabbat, but whenever I open and close a door that has a sensor, it blinks and sends a message to the alarm… Read more »
paying
Question: One who is getting $300 a month as a kollel check but there were certain days that he missed due to oversleeping (I am not sure exactly how many… Read more »
upsetting widow
Question: Hello, Thank you for your help. My question deals with the parameters of upsetting a widow in the realm of shidduchim. A lady is dating a man and the… Read more »
asara mispallelim
Question: When davening by the minyan of a tzaddik who is makpid that there should be asara mispallelim, am I obligated to inform him that I already davened earlier? Answer:… Read more »
Where to daven
Question: Is it better to daven in a large minyan (brov am) or in a struggling minyan, where one can also comply with the mitzvah of chessed (by helping the… Read more »
Using a Vacuum cleaner stick attachment on Shabbos-Follow up
Question: Following up on this question, if you set aside the stick before Shabbos to be used only as a lock and never as a vacuum clearner anymore, would it… Read more »
Reduced fares and maris ayin
Question: I have a disability that is not visible but qualifies me for reduced fare on public transportation. I have a card issued, that I need to present to the… Read more »
Squeezing roep on shlak
Question: I have a shlak on my sukka that is pulled up using pulley ropes. Is it a shaila of squeezing if the rope is wet from the rain water,… Read more »
Missed end of havadallah
Question: If I couldn’t clearly hear the full Bracha of hamavdil during havadallah, and didn’t answer amein so I could repeat it and be yotzei, but I already heard the… Read more »
Taking three steps back when someone isavning a very long Shmone Esrei
Question: Many times there will be a person, davening an inordinately long shome esrei. Is one mechuyav to wait for such people to step back from their shmone esrei before… Read more »
Asara rishonim
Question: I try to make a point of being one of the first 10 people in shul. Sometimes, before shmone esrei I need to leave the shul to use the… Read more »
Brocha on a muffin made with more almond flour than oats….
Question: I made muffins that called for 1 cup oats and 1.5 cups almond flour. What is the correct Brocha? Thank you Answer: The brocha is mezonos. The rule is… Read more »
Brushing hair on Shabbos
Question: I have a special soft brush/comb just for shabbos is there any issue of getting my hair wet and combing my hair with this special brush/ com. ? Answer:… Read more »
When would Shloshim Be
Question: My uncle was buried the first second day of Succos (on Yom Tov itself). When would the shloshim be? Answer: The morning of 20th of Cheshvan would be the… Read more »
tree of life and tree of knowledge
Question: what is tree of life and tree of knowledge ? how to understand it ? 2) why who created all put angel to protect tree of life? after Answer:… Read more »
Throwing out bread
Question: After the shabbos meal, there are leftover bread pieces on the table. Am I allowed wrap up the disposable plastic table cloth and discard them, together with the other… 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 »
Dancing on simchas torah
Question: Is there any real benefit to the prolonged singing and dancing that takes place on simchas torah (aside from saying the basic hakfos pesukim of ana hashem…)? I feel… Read more »
what means Kein yirbu
Question: Kein yirbu Answer: It a form of blessing, meaning that it should multiply this way even more. Best Wishes
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 »