Question: Recently acquired a jewelry business – part of their catalog included christian religious medals worn as a necklace pendant. Is there any halachic issue selling this? My understanding is… Read more »
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Meat put in a milky plastic bowl
Question: I accidentally put some cooked hot mince meat into a milky plastic container/ bowl. There was no milk In that bowl for at least 24 hours.. is the meat… Read more »
Food cooked in Milchige Oven
Question: THere were onions cut into a potato kugel that may have been cut with fleishige utensils. The kugel was putinto a milchige oven to cook. We realized quickly that… Read more »
Attending a Pidyon Haben on a Yahrtziet
Question: I have been invited to pidyon haben of family and it is on the yahrzeit of my mother. Can I go or not? Answer: You may go to… Read more »
Water left overnight and secunah
Question: With those items mention in niddah eggs onions garlic and water. Do they effect the keli they were in? Does the keli have ruachrah? Answer: It is not an… Read more »
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 »
Shabbat
Question: Ok. I’m 19 years old. I grew up in a modern orthodox community, attending a co Ed modern orthodox high school and I am currently in seminary this year…. Read more »
Bleeding from the mini pill
Question: This is a bit of a medical question but Involves taharas hamishpacha. I know sometimes rabbanim know of ways to help in these areas. I am 7 weeks postpartum…. Read more »
Gifting a non kosher bottle of wine
Question: If one received a gift from a non-Jew of a non-kosher bottle of wine is it permissible to re-gift it to another no -Jew? Answer: Regarding benefiting from the… Read more »
Drinking from a pot of water put up by a Yid that didn’t wash Negel Vasser
Question: Can one drink from a kettle of hot water that was put up by a Yid that does not wash Negel Vasser Answer: If the person that didn’t wash… Read more »
Can I say shema if I’m not tznius
Question: Can I say shema if I’m not tznius Answer: It is preferable to be tznius and that one’s chest be covered when saying kriyas shema, but technically you can… Read more »
How to kasher a fleish microwave?
Question: I have a brand new microwave. The first thing that I cooked was some uncovered chicken. Does this make the microwave only fleish or can I boil a cup… Read more »
Level of uncomfort during shiva
Question: My father has recently passed and I am currently sitting shiva. However, I am in my 5th day of not bathing and my skin is very itchy and making… Read more »
Looking at Women
Question: I know that a man is not allowed to look at immodest women but what is called immodest (is pants ,hair) Answer: It is true, a man may not… Read more »
Talking on cell phone while driving
Question: Is it permitted to talk on a cell phone while driving a car? And if not, is it problematic because of the distraction of physically manipulating the phone, the… Read more »
lesbian wedding
Question: A frum Jew is invited to the lesbian wedding of a coworker who will soon be his boss. If he doesn’t attend he feels there will be parnassah implications…. Read more »
Saying full Hallel on Chanukah
Question: Could not make it to shule last Shabbos. On Rosh Chodesh an abridged Hallel is recited on Chanukah the full Hallel is recited. Last Shabbos both occurred together which… Read more »
Baby looking in a mirror
Question: Is there any problem for a baby to look at their reflection in the mirror? Answer: There are some people that have such a minhag. If it your minhag… Read more »
Shabbat Violation by on duty doctor
Question: If a doctor breaks Shabbat for an emergency by driving can they return to the emergency room by driving to resume duties Answer: If he can be driven by… Read more »
Friend bought me a ticket and I paid him back extra
Question: shalom, my friend bought me a ticket to a shabbat dinner and said you can pay me back. When i payed him back i gave him 40$ when the… Read more »
Do you need to tovel earthenware
Question: Do you need to tovel earthenware Answer: The only materials that have to be toveled are metal and glass. Therefore earthenware does not need tevila. If however the… Read more »
Renting to a church
Question: i have a building could i rent it to a church Answer: It is good that you asked because, no, we are not allowed to rent our property to… Read more »
Siyum Washing
Question: Shalom. What is the appropriate method when making a siyum and a seuda. Does one make the siyum first and then washes or washes then make the siyum? Thank… Read more »
beis ya’ar halevanon
Question: I’m looking at Melachim 1 10:16,17. Why make shields of gold even if there was lots of it? Would gold be more effective than iron in battle? What was… Read more »
Washed off some meat and a few drops went into the milk sink
Question: Hi 1. Someone in my household was washing off some meat and a few drops went into the milk sink. There were a few items in the sink. Does… Read more »
Must pay workers before Rosh HaShana: y/n?
Question: Does an employer have to pay his workers before Rosh HaShanah or does the normal pay date suffice? Answer: No. An employer must pay his workers after they finish… Read more »
Aron hakodesh
Question: REPORT: Aron Hakodesh is Hidden in Ethiopian Church; Researchers Claim to Have Seen Items Used in Bais Hamikdash This article above appeared on yeshivaworldnews. There was a similar article… Read more »
Do you have to tovel a glass 1.5 gallon water dispenser, if I reassemble it?
Question: Hi, I bought a 1.5 gallon glass water container that has a plastic spigot on the bottom, to dispense water/beverages. We don’t like the stock spigot and bought a… Read more »
Toiveled a glass bottle with a sticker on it
Question: It seems I have to toivel the glass bottle again, once I remove the sticker. With or without a bracha? Made the bracha the first time. Answer: You should… Read more »
Shaliach Lighting Menorah
Question: If I am a shaliach for lighting someone’s menorah, do I make שעשה ניסים twice (once when lighting for him and once for myself)? Does the same halacha apply… Read more »
Is it permissible to attend mixed gender social events/gatherings?
Question: Is it permitted attend mixed gender social events/gatherings (e.g holiday events at a bar/club, concerts (without seating), where men and women congregate and socialize together? Answer: Social intermingling between… Read more »
Match as a shamash
Question: Is there any reason you must use a candle or can one just as well use a long match to light the Chanukah menorah (so as to avoid dripping… Read more »
Jewish law
Question: Can Jews wear heart symbols on things? Like jewelry or clothes. Answer: A Jew may wear symbols etc. with the exception that a man may not wear a symbol… Read more »
Can I take a picture in front of a Christmas tree?
Question: Is it permitted to take a picture or have someone else take a picture of me in front of a Christmas tree at a shopping mall? Answer: Please see… Read more »
Maasrot and terumot
Question: When buying pure fruit juice do we need to be concerned whether the fruit used to make it is from Israel. Answer: If it is possible to verify where… Read more »
Holiday
Question: Rabbi, can one look in a store with Christmas decorations as long as I do not buy anything? And can I take pics in front of a decorated tree?… Read more »
My wife will be lighting Chanukah Candles.
Question: Hi, I am aware of the many sources that discuss the reasons a woman should or should not light, and rather her husband should be Motzei her. If my… Read more »
Sitting Shiva for a Non-Frum Sibling
Question: Must I sit shiva for my sister who is not shomer mitzvos? She grew up in a religious home but now as an adult she says, in effect, it… Read more »
Lighting chanukah candles late
Question: I am a college student. My last class of the day ends around 8:30 causing me to get home around 10 or so. May I attend all classes regularly… Read more »
Can a mashgiach borrow money from the restaurants that he supervises?
Question: Can a mashgiach borrow money from the restaurants that he supervises? Is not there a situation of submission? Should he find a problem, could he not be pressured, direct… Read more »
Onion cut with meaty knife and fried in milky pan
Question: Dear Rabbi, I accidentally cut an onion (don’t remember whether it was dairy or meat) with a meat knife on a dairy plastic cutting board. Then the onion was… Read more »
Pasta with cheese cooked in a meat pot and placed in dairy plates
Question: Dear Rabbi, I accidentally cooked pasta with cheese in a meat pot and then placed the pasta with cheese onto dairy plates. Can you please tell me what should… Read more »
Giving ma’aser money to Gift of Life
Question: There’s a organization called the gift of life. It’s an international public bone marrow and blood stem cell registry. It facilitates transplants for children and adults suffering from many… Read more »
Toaster oven
Question: Hello, I just bought the Breville toaster oven. How do I make it kosher please to use for my dairy cooking? Answer: All you need to do is to… Read more »
Response to “Giving a secondary reason”
Question: You write this week “In addition, if you state that you didn’t participate because you were indisposed you are not telling the truth, since you would not have attended… Read more »
Is the stock market called “gambling?”
Question: If gambling is a bad thing in both halacha and hashkafa, what is the heter to “play” the stock market? What is the difference between gambling and investing in… Read more »
Out of Business
Question: Hi, My son was recently riding his bike near a home goods store in our neighborhood and accidentally knocked down an item being displayed outside the store, breaking it…. Read more »
Re: Land Contracts
Question: I want to clarify Land Contract payments are usually with interest calculated into the actual monthly payment even when there is no late payment. Is that not a problem… Read more »
Heter Iska when buying with a land contract
Question: Do you need a Heter Iska when buying a property through land contract? Answer: Essentially it is a sale, and would not need a heter iska, but if there… Read more »
kesuva and maaseh yadayim
Question: A husband and wife are planning on divorcing but are living in a house together. If the husband pays for the rent, car lease, insurance, her cell phone and… Read more »