Question: When I hand the gentile (at the corner heimishe grocery store) my untoiveled keyli & tell him I’m giving it to him on condition he lets me use it… Read more »
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Maaser Money
Question: Is it better to split my maaser money between many organizations or give it all to one? Answer: It is better to split it, that way you have a… Read more »
vein surgery
Question: B”H Thank you for your help. Regarding mitzvahs corresponding to sinews- may a person have surgery to remove varicose veins if removing them has a potential health benefit? (as… Read more »
Tzedakah
Question: Hi- if one had daas to give a certain amount of tzedakah to a meshulach and then he realized he didn’t have money on him or his credit card… Read more »
Year of mourning for a parent, buying used clothes
Question: My father passed away six months ago. May I buy and wear second hand skirts, they look new to me, and I usually buy clothes in second hand shops…. Read more »
Shalosh Seudos latest time
Question: What is the latest time before Tseis Hakoichovim that one can wash for Shalosh Seudos? What if one keeps Rabeinu Tam? Till when can one eat if one doesn’t… Read more »
Tape used to tape tzitzit on side of garment
Question: Can a person use tape to keep the TZIZIT in its proper place so that it does not slide to the edge of the corner but properly stays in… Read more »
Pregnancy from First Intercourse
Question: When chazal say that ein isha nisaberes mibiyah rishona, is this meant as a 100% rule? On our marriage it was not clear whether things were really consummated the… Read more »
Hypnosis – Black magic?
Question: I was watching a hypnosis show, and to me it seemed like black magic “like putting somebody under a spell” Is hypnosis allowed? Does it have any connection to… Read more »
Being blamed for something work colleague did – can one reveal the truth?
Question: My boss assumed I was at fault for a certain issue – in fact, it was my fellow worker’s fault. Am I allowed to clear my name by saying… Read more »
teviles keilim by kid – video call
Question: Can I send my 10 year old to be toivel keilim if he will video call me to show me that he’s doing the tevilla and doing it properly?… Read more »
Cheating in Highschool
Question: I’m a student in highschool. I’m new to judaism so i don’t really know that much yet about so i hope you can help me. I cheated in some… Read more »
platonic friends
Question: Hello Rabbi, What is the halachic view of male-female friendships and communication via email and phone (the single female is good friends with both the married male and female)…. Read more »
Can a man get a pedicure by a female?
Question: Is it allowed for a man to get a pedicure in a salon that has only female nail technicians? Answer: Please see the following Posts where a similar question… Read more »
Proper placement of MEZUZAH
Question: LCHACHILA where should a mezuzah be placed? Assuming 80 inch door post. Upper 1/3 begins at 53 1/3 inches from the bottom (80/3 =26.67. 80-26.67=53.3). Should the MEZUZAH be… Read more »
Why is a potential convert asked to join a community or else he can’t undergo conversion?
Question: It is written in the Rambam (Laws of Forbidden Relations chap. 14, 2) that when the potential convert comes to convert “we notify him regarding a small number of… Read more »
Teviles keilim masseh uman
Question: Some electrical appliances may be ruined if they are toiveled, I’ve heard if they are dissembled and reassembled in a professional manner they know longer require tevilla because they… Read more »
Toveling a disposable Disposable pan
Question: Hello, if I want to use a disposable pan to cook until I can toivel the real pan, can I cook a few things separately in it as long… Read more »
Making vest Kavuah Dormant when the yom havest bedikos were not done on time.
Question: If a woman has a vest kavuah lachodesh and didn’t always make the bedikos on the actual day of these vestos, but did make them at the least shortly… Read more »
Zman shehatzibbur mispallelein
Question: The Halocho is that if one cannot daven with a Minyan at least one should daven when the Zibbur is davening. 1. How do we deal with this today… Read more »
Mezonot after bracha calculation possibility:
Question: A bracha mezonot is said on certain types of foods. You snacked on cake, muffin, donut and brownies. You make one bracha for all. You don’t make an after… Read more »
Clarity on vegetables blessing
Question: A bracha on vegetables are recited as follows: “Boreiy peree ha’adamah” (who create fruits of the ground). This is said after eating various of vegetables. It’s interesting. Why said… Read more »
Ribbis in rental contract
Question: Hi, I’m about to take out a contract to rent a house. The rental is being managed by a letting agent, but I believe that the owner of the… Read more »
Salary
Question: I get a salary from my company, and was getting some money on the side to pay my kids tuition which was considered for me a raise, even though… Read more »
Plugging in urn right before Shabbos
Question: if someone forgot to plug the hot water urn before shabbos and they realize it about 10 minutes before shkiah can they then plug it in even though the… Read more »
asara rishonim
Question: Should one go to sleep early, at the expense of learning Torah, in order to wake up early and be from the asara rishonim the next day? (He will… Read more »
Braces Elastics on Shabbos
Question: Hello Rabbi, I am currently wearing braces. Aside from just the braces, I also have to wear elastics/rubber bands over some of my teeth to shift them in the… Read more »
Keeping records of births
Question: This is probably more of a Minhag question, than Halacha, Where / How have Yidden kept records of their children births dates. For instance for boys its crucial to… Read more »
Potential danger vs. embarassing another
Question: My (5 year old )daughter she’t’chiyeh has a good friend, and I am friends with her mother. She frequently invites us over. She is very kind and I really… Read more »
Eruv
Question: By a city-wide eruv in chu”l, is one able to rely on sechiras reshus from a government official or any other similar position? Additionally, if one is relying on… Read more »
order of clothing
Question: Hello, I was wearing disposable gloves to do laundry and then removed the right one because it was dirty after I used that hand to do something (I could… Read more »
Dental floss
Question: Hi Does flavored and waxed dental floss needs to be kosher? Thanks Answer: Thank you for your question. Mint and waxed dental floss do not need a hashgacha. Best… Read more »
Timeline (maybe ever as a poster)
Question: Dear rav, Do you have a way to locate a Jewish timeline, which might help me? Best regards, Answer: Thank you for your question. There are such cards available…. Read more »
Child support
Question: If my ex remarried would I still have to pay child support? Answer: Under normal circumstances a divorced man would continue to pay child support, (they are still his… Read more »
Duration of a bread meal
Question: B”H If someone eats enough bread to require benching at the beginning of a meal and they proceed to have a meal that lasts about 4 hours, and they… Read more »
Understanding mistakes
Question: B”H Regarding someone who became observant later in life, and they truly regret their mistakes, how are they to view the mistakes they made before becoming observant (and did… Read more »
Borer of 2 of the same item (for most people)
Question: Shalom. If one has 2 of the same item that are mixed together, but these 2 items are viewed by a small minority as different, would it be considered… Read more »
tzizit QUESTION #2
Question: If someone tried to make the tzizit not droop to the edge even while making it flush to the corner, but it droops any how. Is the person still… Read more »
Kashrus vs. Not Embarrassing Another Yid and Accepting Converts
Question: Many Yidden keep very strict kashrus. Many of these Yidden embarrass baalei teshuva and converts by not accepting food gifts from them, rejecting offers for Shabbos and Yomim Tovim,… Read more »
Zman Mincha on Erev Shabbos
Question: When is the best time to daven mincha after candle lighting on Erev Shabbos? Five minutes after? Ten minutes after? Answer: It is best to daven mincha as early… Read more »
Eating veggie dish from (kosher) Chinese take-out
Question: If I order a strictly noodle-and-veggie dish that they presumably cook in a fleishig wok, does that make me fleishig (6hr wait before dairy)? I believe the custom is… Read more »
Ribis on spoiled grape juice
Question: I forgot to turn on the Shabbos mode on the refrigerator and my neighbor gave us a new bottle of grape juice that turned out to be spoiled. If… Read more »
Tachanun
Question: If one finishes shmone esrei when the tzibur is already up to aleinu, is he supposed to say aleinu with them or say tachanun first since it is connected… Read more »
Makeh BePatish on Hat Brims
Question: Is considered Makeh BePatish to snap the brim of a hat up and down for shmoneh esrei on Shabbos? Answer: It is not Makeh BePatish to snap the brim of… Read more »
Abiding to COVID regulations in Shule
Question: Hi, I live in Australia where the COVID rules are currently very strict. Masks must be worn indoors. From a halachic point of view, am I obligated to daven… Read more »
Non-kosher grape juice with water
Question: Shalom, if a Jew bought a grape juice that is not kosher, and then added water to that juice, would that non-kosher juice become shehakol, and can a Jew… Read more »
Making a Bracha on a Talis Kattan
Question: When someone puts on a Talis Kattan do they make a Bracha, even though they will later put on a Tallis Gadol by davening. Do they need to have… Read more »
Sheimos from Secular Books
Question: In many sifrei chol (ex. Novels, textbooks, newspapers, magazines, in the later 2 often from quotes) G – d, Lord, etc. are often written. When discarding these papers, should… Read more »
One brain
Question: Is one brain mutter Answer: It is controversial if it is forbidden or not, and there are many poskim who don’t allow it, especially when it is possible to… Read more »
Bread Machine Status
Question: I have a bread machine that I usually use to make challah dough. The measuring cups/utensils that I use for the challah ingredients (including hot ingredients) are “fleishigs”. They… Read more »