Question: CAN MOLDY BREAD BE THROWN AWAY without worry? Can a person cause old bread to become moldy so that it can be thrown away? Answer: Bread that is not… Read more »
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Pasta with chicken with grated cheese
Question: Shalom, I usually cook pasta, tomato sauce and some kind of fish cubes, as tuna or salmon. Then I eat it with grated cheese, as it is usual here… Read more »
Earthenware plates used for non kosher food can one eat from them
Question: Can you eat from an earthenware plate that was used for non kosher food ? Answer: If they were used for hot solid food, such as hot meat that… Read more »
Wedding on Shabbat
Question: I have been asked to perform a wedding in September before Shabbat is over. 1. Is it permissible to perform a wedding on Shabbat? This would assume that documents… Read more »
Tevilas Keilim question
Question: We got a new popcorn machine and my 12 year old son took it the store and asked the owner to toivel it for us. Is this valid or… Read more »
dinei aveilus
Question: Is new linen permitted during the year of aveilus for a parent? Answer: Yes. Linens are considered new items, and not new clothing, therefore they are permitted during aveilus…. Read more »
Microwave milk and meat issue
Question: A ceramic meat plate was used to cook a pizza in a milk microwave (in error). The microwave was clean. The plate was probably used with hot meat within… Read more »
Obligation to help OFD friend
Question: Shalom Rav A friend from high school recently was in contact with me asking to meet up. He has strayed from the path in recent years and I’m not… Read more »
Seforim store
Question: Is it ok to go to a seforim store to look up something very quickly in a sefer, to clarify something that I’m learning, or is that gezel? I… Read more »
Wiping after urinating
Question: Hi Rabbi, What is the Halacha in regard to Siman 3 in Shulchan Aruch. The law is that one may not have urine on himself while making a Bracha…. Read more »
Repair of tenant damages.
Question: I have a tenant who rents a residential apartment in New York. There is no written lease. The tenant caused the toilet to be backed up and it overflowed…. Read more »
Wedding after living together and sheba berachot
Question: Shalom A man and a woman lived together without being married. The woman is pregnant. Now they are planning chuppah vekiddushin. How many days of sheva berachot do they… Read more »
Nidda Saw dam when she woke up
Question: My wife woke up and found that in her sleep she had gotten her period. Does this count as the night onah or does it go from when she… Read more »
Time between meat and dairy
Question: Where does the minhag of waiting 5 hours and a mah she hoo come from? Answer: Before getting into where it comes from, it should be clear that this… Read more »
Chassidei Umos Haolam
Question: Dear Rav, When the Rambam says that a goy who keeps the Sheva Mitzvos Bnei Noach because of logic and not because of the Torah that he’s not one… Read more »
Does this website need to be closed down?
Question: I know this is a funny question, but how is it Muttar to publish peoples questions (and then your answers) that are asked on this site? Isn’t it a… Read more »
liability for a negligible(?) car damage
Question: Hi Rabbi(s) — My parents rented a car. My wife was registered as a driver on the car. My wife accidentally reversed into a parking meter. The damage done… Read more »
Mechaneches Terminated in Violation of Written Contract
Question: I switched schools between school years and my new school offered to pay me a certain salary for the year. They were claiming to be expanding the school and… Read more »
Maaser on proceeds from pain and suffering award
Question: I developed cancer that was deemed to be related to 9/11 and I will receiving two awards one for pain and suffering and one for lost income. Am I… Read more »
Wishing Merry Christmas
Question: Hi, Is there, according to halacha, a problem with wishing someone a Merry Christmas? Does it matter if they say it first or if I initiate? Thank you very… Read more »
Are ashes from cemation mtamei in a house
Question: My brother unfortunately was cremated and my sister has a vial of his ashes in her house. Can I visit and sleep over at my sister’s house? Answer: This… Read more »
Chatas vs asham
Question: Hi Rabbi, Can you pleae explain the difference between a korban chatas and a korban asham? They’re both brought for aveiros, so what are the general criteria for an… Read more »
Washing negel vasser over dishes
Question: May one wash negel vasser over dishes in the sink? Answer: One should be careful not to wash negel vasser over dishes in the sink, because they will have… Read more »
Taking back unused item donated to hekdesh
Question: Bechavod, I donated a large amount of sweetener to a community kollel about a year ago, but nobody has been using it. Can I take it back? Answer: You… Read more »
Neighbor broke old popcorn machine and paid back a new one is that ribis?
Question: I lent a popcorn popper to my neighbor and it broke while they used it. They went and bought us a brand new one. Is it ribbis if we… Read more »
Wife’s refusal to take a Get
Question: I had מכון להוראה of Monsey send a הזמנה to my wife 3 years ago to give her גט. She ignored the summons. I took her to two reputable… Read more »
Used the bathroom after Borchu
Question: If one went to the bathroom after hearing Borchu but before he started birchas krias shma, is he allowed to make an Asher Yatzar? I ask because I know… Read more »
Can you wash clothes and get a haircut on a minor fast day?
Question: Can you wash clothes and get a haircut on a minor fast day? Answer: Yes. Halachically we are even allowed to take showers, which may not be done on… Read more »
Maaseh Yadayim Entitlement
Question: A husband and wife are planning on divorcing and living under one roof. During the months that they are working out a separation agreement, the husband is still paying… Read more »
Meat chalah with fish
Question: I warmed up a Chayah on chulent pot. If the chulent is boiling can the Chalah be eaten with fish? Thank you Answer: According to most poskim, we are… Read more »
Urn reheatingvwater
Question: In our city there are many power cuts. If you have an urn that has boiling water on shabbos and then there is a power cut and the water… Read more »
Leftover cholent or food on Shabbos
Question: Can someone put away leftover Cholent or other food on Shabbos day (not necessarily Friday night) in the refrigerator so that it does not spoil? This leftover food will… Read more »
How much Challah are you supposed to take off whole wheat Chsllah
Question: How much Challah are you supposed to take off Whole Wheat Challah ? Answer: It is the same as with regular white flour. Best Wishes
Maaser to adult children
Question: We have several adult children. One is married with four kids, he is learning and his wife works. He lives in our basement apartment and does not pay rent… Read more »
Grape flavoured e-liquid for e-cigaratte use
Question: Hi Is their a problem of “yain nesech” in a e-liquid that one of the flavours is Grape flavour, to inhale via an e-cigarette. Thanks Answer: It is hard… Read more »
Warming food on Shabbos
Question: Shalom. If I place a Stam Keli (e.g., a metal pan) (with no food in it) on top of a Blech or Hotplate on Erev Shabbos and on Shabbos… Read more »
When to say vsan-tal-umatar-this-year 2018-2019
Question: when-do-we-start-saying-vsan-tal-umatar-this-year. 2018-2019 Answer: We already started saying it in the beginning of December. This essentially means that the shemona esrei’s that you said was not valid, and the next… Read more »
Tucking Beard in on Shabbos
Question: Would there be any issues tying a beard on shabbos? What if you used pins to hold it in place? Thanks. Answer: What you mean by tying your beard… Read more »
Steam from Shabbos Urn
Question: Dear Rabbi I recently added water from a very hot electric Shabbos urn straight into a pot of hot chicken soup. It was about 3 inches away from the… Read more »
Verbal agreement with Realtor
Question: Hello, I was looking for an apartment in Yerushalayim to rent, and I contacted realtor agents for assistance. The minhag is for the renter to pay the agent one… Read more »
Authors of book that live a life of toeiva
Question: It has happened many times that I’ll read a fantastic book, only to discover later on that the author led a life of to’eiva. Case in point: the late… Read more »
Ate by mistake on a fast day
Question: I ate by mistake on a fast day,realized straight away and kept the rest of the day Do I have to fast another day Answer: No. You do not… Read more »
lost keys
Question: Lost Keys and New Lock could i get rav fleishmans opinion on this question? Answer: Rav Fleishman’s reply is: I don’t agree and I spoke to two other dayanim… Read more »
Selichos of taanis
Question: If davening alone, may one say the appropriate parts of the selichos of assara betewes before davening and not after the shmone essrei (e.g. because time is short due… Read more »
Can Jews attend work holiday party?
Question: Rabbi, can Jews attend work holiday parties if it is only food and drinks? No caroling or Christmas stuff. I need to bring a gift for White Elephant (random… Read more »
Followup Question To When To Say Birchas Hatorah
Question: To followup this question. If let’s say I went to sleep at 9pm and woke up at 2am to work and then went back to sleep at 5am for… Read more »
Phantasy (…re..)
Question: dear rabbi, mixed are my Feelings to the word phantasy (nowadays more ~negative). I’ve had lucid dreams and am quite a rational person. Can you explain, what is (~the… Read more »
What bracha do I make on burgol?
Question: What bracha do I make on burgol? Answer: The bracha on bulgul would be the same as eating barley or wheat kernels. If the kernels are broken and not… Read more »
Eating milk and meat in the same meal
Question: May one eat milk and meat in the same meal? For example, after hamotzei may one eat something dairy, then wash hands and eat and drink something and then… Read more »
Can a person in aveilut for a parent attend a chuppah?
Question: Can a person in aveilut for a parent attend a chuppah? Answer: Yes. The issue for an avel is by the music, dancing, etc. but not the chuppah.