Question: Is one allowed to say brachos in the presence of his wife if her hair is uncovered and they are at home and the woman does not cover her… Read more »
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secular names?
Question: if one has hebrew names but also have secular names are both sets of names recognized in halacha? meaning could one theoretically even sign halachic contracts with the secular… Read more »
Saying Asher Yotzar after Hamapil
Question: if one forgot to say asher yatzar and then said hamapil should he reapet Asher yatzar, ( I don’t see a צד why he can’t) Answer: Yes he should… Read more »
Brocha on having a baby
Question: I have heard in the name of R’ Aharon Kotler and others that the minhag is not to say a “hatov vehameitiv” when one has a baby boy and… Read more »
Cologne for men – lo yilbash?
Question: Is there a problem for men to wear cologne. Is there an issue wearing it during dates or at weddings/special events? Answer: Nowadays there are many men that wear… Read more »
Kezayis of a Tortilla/Wrap
Question: Shalom Rabbis, Practically speaking, is there a way I can go about figuring out (or even estimate) how much of a tortilla/wrap is a kezayis? Thank you! Answer: It… Read more »
New car part
Question: Does one make a shehechiyanu on a new car part? My car was damaged and the insurance ordered a new trunk hood and it is actually a fancier trunk… Read more »
What is “Be’maizid” – deliberate when it comes to an avaira?
Question: What constitutes doing an avaira bemaizid – for example bishul on shabbos; 1) If a person is an atheist, is he a maizid? 2) If he believes in Gd,… Read more »
Coffee in the middle of davening
Question: If one is in the middle of pesukei di’zimrah or birchos kerias shema and one feels tired and is falling asleep, is it permissible to stop and have a… Read more »
Passing gas while wearing tefillin
Question: I know that one is not allowed to pass gas while wearing tefillin. What are the parameters of this din? If one is wearing tefillin and senses the urge… Read more »
Playing with child prior to davening shacharis
Question: Sometimes my one and a half year old daughter wakes up in the morning before I have a chance to daven shacharis. My wife is still sleeping at the… Read more »
Listening to Lashon Hara
Question: Shalom, My frum boss recently said something that was blatantly lashon hara and for no purpose at all when he made a negative judgement of another frum jew. He… Read more »
2 cm left of a tzitzis string left
Question: Shalom, I noticed that only 2 cm is left of one of my tzitzis strings. Is it still kosher for wearing? Answer: Since it is only one of the… Read more »
Can you touch the kosel wall
Question: Can you touch the kosel? and what’s the reason you wouldn’t be allowed to Answer: Yes you may touch the Kosel. According to most poskim and this is the… Read more »
Hefsek between netilas yadayim and hamotzi
Question: When washing netilas yadayim for bread, sometimes there is no bread available near the washing station on which to make hamotzi. For instance, this might come up by a… Read more »
first things first
Question: The Gemara in Megilah 28 says that Rebbe Akiva asked Rebbe Nechunya 2 questions, of which Rebbe Nechunya answered the second question first. Was this a violation of the… Read more »
Tziztis and It’s Bracha
Question: When putting on a Tallis in Shul, Kaddish is sometimes said, and I didn’t quite wrap it fully over my head. When am I able to answer Amen Yehey Shmei… Read more »
Paskening like a single shita
Question: Theoretically is it muttur to pasken like a single man de’amar? for example, if someone knew all the Rambam’s shitos on every topic could that person be a “Rambam-nic”… Read more »
belgium dates infestation
Question: How are Belgium dates are they clean like California and Isreal? Answer: I don’t have any “updated” information on this. In R’ Vaye’s sefer he writes (although this information… Read more »
אֵלִיָּהוּ
Question: peace, was אֵלִיָּהוּ ha’navi married at all? the catholics claim, that he was not. but i don’t know if that is true indeed. sincerely, Answer: According to one opinion,… Read more »
Listening to ambient music during aveilus
Question: During the year of mourning for a parent, is it permissible to listen to the so called “ambient” music, which is not really music but sounds, often repetitive, played… Read more »
Power outage and raw chulent
Question: My shul has the practice of making the chulent right before shabbos. This week the power went out 10 minutes before shabbos and turned back on during bein hashmashos…. Read more »
May I send wine to a non-jew?
Question: May I send wine to a non-Jew? Answer: My assumption is that you have a relationship with the non-Jew, which would permit giving him a present in general. Regarding… Read more »
Shabbos hot plate
Question: I inadvertently left a pot of soup on the electric hot plate on Friday night. The hot plate was still on, and I put the soup back right after… Read more »
Gezel
Question: My name is Jeff and I’m not a jew but my G-d is Elokei Israel, and I have a halacic question concerning gnavah(theft). I have listened to music video’s… Read more »
Shatnez checking
Question: I recently became certified in checking for shatnez. I am wondering what is the based way al pi Choshen Mishpat to charge for garments. Rav Moshe writes in Igros… Read more »
Vaad Bayit monthly fees
Question: I am a tenant in a building in Ramat Bet Shemesh, and the vaad bayit informed me and the other tenants that two building tenants, not disclosing who they… Read more »
Bugs in ground coffee
Question: Dear Rabbonim, I read recently that it’s a little known food industry truth that ground coffee contains — sorry to gross people out — ground up cockroaches. (Source: https://sprudge.com/dont-worry-there-are-acceptable-levels-of-ground-up-cockroaches-in-coffee-tins-152088.html?fbclid=IwAR3UDhEfatnRw9DljipkFJptN523yJ1B1YOhBPoKAidVe-odMVrR98SLAI4)… Read more »
Creating a miyad situation by borer
Question: If one has a mixture of different hand towels and would like to separate one to put away for later, this would seem to be a problem of borer…. Read more »
Marraige to a kohen
Question: If a woman had relations with a Jew when she was a niddah, can she marry a kohen? Answer: Yes she may. Although what was done was forbidden, in this… Read more »
Knas of Kdei Sheyase
Question: 1)Is there a knas of Kdei Sheyaseh – that if a gentile did the melacha of a) hotzah for for a jew b) went outside the techum for a jew… Read more »
Can one brush off snow from suede boots on Shabbos?
Question: Can one brush off snow from suede boots on Shabbos? They will be damaged otherwise. Answer: Although suede looks like leather, the poskim (Shimiras Shabbos Khilchoso 15-41, Orchos Shabbos… Read more »
Hasagas Gevul and Chevra Kadisha
Question: A for-profit “chevra kadisha” operates and charges $170 per 8 hours of shmira. The business owner collects $50 per shift for himself. (The “going rate” in our market is… Read more »
Questions of Faith
Question: Hello, I had a few questions I wanted to know if you can help me with. 1) It has long bothered me why there is no corroborating historical account… Read more »
Turning a dairy popcorn maker into pareve
Question: How do I turn a dairy popcorn maker into pareve Answer: There is no need to kasher the popcorn machine. The reason is since the machine was not used… Read more »
A woman to do electrolysis on a man, permitted or not?
Question: May a jewish woman do electrolysis on a male, not knowing if he is jewish or not? One concern is if he is jewish there are places which would… Read more »
birth control
Question: Hi I am wondering what the problems would be for a newly married couple that do not have any children to use birth control and what are the sources… Read more »
Feeding stray dog on shabbos
Question: One is permitted to feed a stray dog on Shabbos. Can one OR should one feed the stray? Is it an obligation that must be done, or merely a… Read more »
Davening SE loudly for sick person who can’t daven himself
Question: There is a person who is not able to daven on his own because he r”l had a stroke and it takes him very long to say the words…. Read more »
Can I make a shachris minyan and Bris in a Conservative temple?
Question: Can I make a shachris minyan and Bris in a conservative synagogue which no longer has any services on a regular basis ( I am not sure about the… Read more »
using a copy righted cd
Question: hi my friend managed to break the encryption on the bar-ilan program that he brought, would it be permissible for me to get it from him and does it… Read more »
Is there a preference which side of the Aaron one approaches from when he goes to do Pesicha?
Question: Hi, Is there a preference which side of the Aaron one approaches from when he goes to do Pesicha? Answer: There is no preference which side to go to… Read more »
How many people should stand by the Bimah during Kriyas Hatorah
Question: Hi, How many people should stand by the Bimah during Kriyah, and when do we need that many people? ty Answer: Halachically there has to be two people standing… Read more »
BOY 15 YEARS OLD ALLOW TO KISS AND HUG GRANDMOTHER
Question: Is a boy of 15 years old allowed to kiss and hug his grandmother Is there a source to be machmir stringent. Answer: Yes he is allowed, the same… Read more »
Soy Milk Ice Cubes in Coffee on Shabbos
Question: Hi, We decided to try to freeze our extra soy milk into ice cubes so that it wouldn’t spoil. Is there a problem to put the frozen soy milk… Read more »
Eating before a fast
Question: I wake up early and eat before some of the fasts start. I learnt that one cannot start eating mezonos or bread within half an hour of amod haschar…. Read more »
Netilas yadaim after bathroom
Question: After using the bathroom, is one allowed to say asher yatzar without drying the hands, then wash for netilas yadaim? Thank you Answer: There are different opinions about this…. Read more »
Cutting TZIZIT from TALIS
Question: If someone has a talis with TZIZIT but is not sure if the TZIZIT were made LISHMA or properly by G_D FEARING JEWS or whatever one wants like puting… Read more »
Man wearing red clothes
Question: Is a man allowed to wear garments that are red? Answer: It is technically permitted, however it is preferable even for men (and the custom of some people) not… Read more »
Did the jews travel in ships to Bavel
Question: Please see Yeshayahu 43:14 with Targum Yonasan and Rashi. Is it saying that the Jews went to Bavel in ships? If so, do we find this elsewhere in Tenach… Read more »