Question: If I fry in a milchig pan garlic . What is status of the garlic? Answer: The garlic will then be milchig, even if the frying pan was not… Read more »
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kilayim: grape vine and nana
Question: Is it a problem of kilayim to have a grape vine running over a nana (spearmint?) plant, I think the Iranian Jews eat nana ? Answer: Nana is mint,… Read more »
Time limitations on a co-signed check
Question: How long is the statute of limitations on a co-signed check that the signer didn’t pay and he closed the account for a check of 2,000 shekels 30 years… Read more »
100% polyester
Question: Do I need to check 100% polyester woman’s top for shatnez? Thank you Answer: Please see the following post, where a similar question was addressed. http://dinonline.org/2012/04/17/testing-polyester-suit-for-shaatnez/ Best Wishes
Chewable antacids
Question: Do non brand name chewable antacids need a hecksher? Answer: Antacids can contain ingredients that are from animal derivatives, therefore they should have a hechsher. Best wishes
Returning money put into my bank account
Question: Shalom alechem. A jew deposited more money in my account that he was supposed. I noticed him through via w app. He saw the message but did not claim… Read more »
Joint Kiddush with for two sisters’ simchas
Question: Is there an issue for two sisters both celebrating birth of a baby girl to have joint kiddush? Thank you Answer: Mazal tov to the whole family! I don’t… Read more »
How long do I say kaddish for?
Question: Shalom Rabbi. I have a serious problem. My mother passed away last year. I’ve been saying Kadish for her soul ever since 3 times a day plus when I… Read more »
Birchas HaMazon motzei Rosh Chodesh
Question: Hi My son asked the following question. He washed and ate bread before shekia on Rosh Chodesh. He is about to go to Maariv and remembers he didn’t yet… Read more »
Music at Sheva Brachos during Sfira
Question: A friend is getting married on rosh chodesh and I am hosting a sheva brachos in the week, am I allowed to put on music or even to play… Read more »
Baby Formula and Cholov Stam
Question: My baby is 5 months old and is my wife is feeding her. Periodically it’s necessary to give the baby milk formula for example we’re going out, or to… Read more »
copying for non-commercial use
Question: I was on a photo-sharing website called smugmug and saw a nice picture and i wanted to save it for personal use. (the photographer was a yid) and the… Read more »
Vaping
Question: Is juul pods kosher? Answer: It should have hechsher, and this is indeed the opinio of R’ M. Shternbuch, and other poskim in E. Yisroel. It is also the… Read more »
where is the mikur for the חז״ל צדיק גוזר והקדוש ברוך מקיים
Question: Where is the mikur for the חז״ל צדיק גוזר והקדוש ברוך מקיים Answer: The Midrash, Devorim Rabba 5-13, see also Moed Katan 16b. Have a good day.
Attending a football match during avelus for a father
Question: My boyfriend and I split up but he said he wished he could talk to me. Unfortunately there is no regular minyan in my town. His avelus ends in… Read more »
withholding rental checks
Question: I leased an apartment I own in Kiryat Malachi to tenants who are withholding rental checks. I want to bring them to Din Torah. Can the hearing take place… Read more »
If I nap during the day do I say mode ani when i wake up?
Question: if i nap during the day do i say mode ani when i wake up or just wash neigel vasser? Answer: Just wash negel vasser. We only say mode… Read more »
Staying in a hotel with crucifixes?
Question: Is there any halachic problem with staying the night in a hotel containing symbols of avoda zara — such as a crucifix. On an upcoming business trip, I have… Read more »
Blood in Breastmilk from pumping, are the plastic parts treif?
Question: When pumping, blood was noticed in the parts and in the milk. We use the microwave to sterilize the parts. Are they now treif and we cannot sterilize them… Read more »
Non jewish employees in India who elect to work on Shabbos
Question: Is it permissible to hire non-Jewish employees (doing computer programming) in India engaged to any 6 days of the week if I am aware that they will most likely… Read more »
Why do we use different utensils for meat and milk?
Question: Why do we use different utensils for meat and milk? Answer: The reason that we use different utensils for milk and meat is because when a utensil is… Read more »
The use of credit/debit cards on Shabbos
Question: A rabbinical student told me that their use is permitted on the Sabbath as no money changes hands. It is just a promise that the bank will pay at… Read more »
going to shul with bad cold
Question: Is it ok to go to shul if one has a cold and a strong cough and slight fever. the concern is that we may be spreading the cold… Read more »
Can a Rebbe who is in aveilus for a parent, go to his students bar mitzvas?
Question: Can a Rebbe who is in aveilus for a parent, go to his students bar mitzvas? Answer: He can attend the bar mitzva, but in a limited manner. He… Read more »
Can a zeidy who is in aveilus for a parent, attend the bris of a grandson?
Question: Can a zeidy who is in aveilus for a parent, attend the bris of a grandson? Answer: A zeidy who is in aveuilus may attend his grandsons bris. He… Read more »
juul on pesach
Question: I brought kosher lpesach juul pods my question did i need to buy a new juul for pesach(which i didnt and it was used on pesach with kosher for… Read more »
Maple syrup left out over pesach
Question: If one left maple syrup over pesach out in the open and then realized after pesach about it must one burn it or what should he do? Answer: Maple… Read more »
May one start shmoneh esrei during a mincha kitzarah if he knows he won’t make Kaddish
Question: If one is davening a mincha kitzarah and he knows he won’t be able to finish shmoneh esrei before they say Kaddish shulaim, may he start shmoneh esrei or… Read more »
Payment for elevator
Question: Shalom Alechem I bought an apartment in Brazil. And the building has shabos elevator that was paid by some of the residents of the building. I am moving in… Read more »
The messiah and his arrival
Question: Hello i wanted to know more about the Messiah. I wanted to know if they might have a prophecy about a woman giving birth to the messiah. If there… Read more »
Shaatnez and botil b’rove
Question: Does every wool suit or garment need to be checked for shatnez or can one rely on “Rove”, that the majority of suits and clothes do not contain shaatnez?… Read more »
Filling up the tank of a borrowed car
Question: My mother in law lent me her car for the month I just filled up the entire tank before returning it. Is that somewhat assur because of ribbis? Thank… Read more »
Bris after a C-section on Yom Tov
Question: If a woman has a C-section brith 7 days before a Yom Tov. Is there any problem with making the bris on Yom Tov due to the brith not… Read more »
Cleaning Supplies kosher
Question: Do cleaning supplies such as Bar Keepers friend need a Hechser ? I can not find something that works as good as that item. Thank you Answer: They do… Read more »
Waiting by dishes cooked together with meat
Question: If II baked kugel with yapchik(meat kugel) both open together do I have to wait 6 hrs if I eat just the plain kugel? Answer: You do not have… Read more »
Fleishig microwave that ws used for dairy farina that spilled over, can it be kashered?
Question: I have a fleishig microwave my child put a open container dairy farina it’s spilled over, is there any way I can use the microwave again for fleishig. Answer:… Read more »
Is one allowed to sleep in a room with Christian icons which are being worshipped?
Question: Is one permitted to sleep in a room/house where there are idolatrous images on the walls, such as JC, virgin Mary, etc. (which are being worshipped – the inhabitants… Read more »
Is it allowed to play music (for dancing) during the Sefirat Ha Omer?
Question: By dancing, I don’t mean at a party, I mean if you’re a dancer. I’m not a professional dancer, but I dance almost every day, it’s my hobby and… Read more »
Sources in chazal about the unique impact a Jew has on the world
Question: Hello Rabbi, Could you tell me some sources in Chazal that discuss the unique impact a Jew has on the world (that no other creation has), like the one… Read more »
Answering a Jewishly-incorrect answer on standardized testing
Question: I was studying for an exam and a practice problem asked about the similarities between the Torah and the Code of Hammurabi, and asked what is the most likely… Read more »
Have science and archaeology improved our understanding of Tenach
Question: Hope you had a good Pesach. Can you think of phrases or passages in Tenach that have been understood better in light of archaeological or scientific discoveries? The link… Read more »
Attending a wedding during Sefira
Question: A close friend of mine observes the latter mourning period of Sefira, beginning after Rosh Chodesh. I observe the earlier period, ending with Lag Ba’omer. My friend is getting… Read more »
Pesach in time of Beis Hamikdash
Question: I was wondering how we understand whether during the First or Second Temple what was going on in Yerushalayim at the time of Pesach. Let’s assume there were half… Read more »
Status of children of a convert who never kept mitsvot
Question: B”H Shalom K’vod Ha Rav, I am writing you to ask you a question regarding my situation. My father Z”L was Israeli and halachically Jewish. He wasn’t observant however,… Read more »
Calculating Sheloshim
Question: I cannot determine whether Pesach ended my period of Sheloshim or not. I believe it has to do with whether or not my period of shiva had already ended…. Read more »
Cleansing a synagogue sanctuary
Question: What does a congregation do when an animal soils the inside of a shul? Answer: It should be cleaned up as soon as possible. There are certain animals that… Read more »
Shave on Erev pesach
Question: Is there a heter to shave Erev Pesach after chatzos (without a goy)? Answer: I didn’t receive your question until it was already Yom Tov in E. Yisroel… but… Read more »
Shul
Question: Is there a mitzva of just sitting in shul and not davening or learning? Just being in shul. Thanks Answer: You are asking an interesting question. I once heard… Read more »
Is it permitted on Chol Hamoed to style a wig.
Question: Is it permitted on Chol Hamoed to style a wig. Answer: A wig may not be cut or set on Chol Hamoed. The reason is because it is considered… Read more »
Giving Maaser During Chol Hamoed Pesach
Question: Are we permitted to give our maaser (10% of our annual income) during Chol Hamoed, or do we have to wait until after the Chag? Answer: It is permitted,… Read more »