Question: I understand why there is a partition during the dancing of a wedding. But why do I often see separate seating during the ceremony of a wedding? Is there… Read more »
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Mold in rental apartment caused severe respiratory issues
Question: I was renting an apartment for 5 years. About six months into our stay, I contacted the landlord and said that I believe there is mold in our a/c… Read more »
How to wrap a tallis
Question: I have seen many (Ashkenazi) people put on tallis in a particular way: they bring the back half of the tallis to the front of their body and then… Read more »
Forgetting to pay
Question: What is the halacha if someone rented a car service from a goy over a year ago, and now he remembers he forgot to pay the goy at the… Read more »
Tznius regarding undergarments
Question: Hi would like to ask the rabbi is there any concern to go with briefs underwear. If yes which one is recommended. Answer: Please see the following posts https://dinonline.org/2020/06/23/mens-undergarments-2/ and https://dinonline.org/2017/06/27/mens-undergarments/ Best… Read more »
Men’s undergarments
Question: HI Im used to wear boxer shorts for my undergarment and i wanna change for briefs is there any halachic problem with it? Thanks Answer: I can’t say that… Read more »
Cutting Bread on Shabbos
Question: Why in the act of cutting the bread in Shabbos With a knife or broke it with my hands, It’s not a melacha of Shabbos? Answer: The reason is… Read more »
Wrong utensil used milchig/fleishig
Question: I made onions & eggs in a dairy pan using large oil spray on a designated for milchig induction burner but used a designated for meat silicone spatula that… Read more »
Pants not modest for men
Question: I read your response https://dinonline.org/2016/09/19/immodest-pants/ to the issue of pants not being modest for men. But the correspondent who submitted this question complained that other rabbanim gave him beat around… Read more »
Friends before Marriage
Question: Thank you for this article, https://dinonline.org/2020/06/18/kosher-dating/ about Kosher Dating. Is it proper for a Jewish man or woman to have lots of friends of the opposite gender whether they… Read more »
Confusion of utensils w/new coated parve electric frying pan
Question: I have a new silicone coated electric frying pan that I used to make something that was for sure large. I had intended to put it away for Pesach… Read more »
Pronunciation of daled in front of Hashem’s name
Question: I recently asked what’s the correct pronunciation of Hashem’s name when it has a daled in front of it. I was asked where the that appears. I’ve seen it… Read more »
Stimulus Payment for a Yeshiva Bachur
Question: My 18 year old son can theoretically apply for the $1200 Stimulus Payment that the American government is giving out this year in wake of corona. In 2019, we… Read more »
How unwell does someone need to be for a refuah shleima
Question: How unwell does someone need to be to say a refuah shleima for them? For example, is it permitted if somebody had a serious virus and although they no… Read more »
Kosher dating
Question: I recently came across an article on Din Online which discusses various issues relating to mixed gender zoom mingling. The answer mention a number of violations of Torah law… Read more »
Asking a borrower for my money
Question: Hi 4 years ago I lent someone a lot of money for a period of 10 months. When I ask him 10 months later he told me that he… Read more »
Does a nefel have a nefesh
Question: Is there an inyan to say tehilim or give tzedaka or do mitzvos liluyi nishmas a nefel (who was given a name and buried) or is it considered in… Read more »
Maaser before taxes vs. after taxes?
Question: Hi, If we are giving 10% maaser from our income before paying income taxes Vs somebody who gives 10% maaser after paying income taxes, in essence is person who… Read more »
Nefillat apaim when davening outside
Question: In order to minimize the risk of spreading COVID-19, we have moved our davening from the sanctuary of the synagogue to an outside area in which the Succah is… Read more »
Kiddush Night wine
Question: In case I have a bottle of wine and used to make the kiddush last week, left wine in it can I use for the next Shabath to make… Read more »
Is tzedakah time sensitive per year?
Question: H 1. If one didn’t give the minimum required amount of tzedakah not necessarily maaser (I read its 1/3 a silver shekel) for a few years is one required… Read more »
Do you need to eat a kezayis of the bread you made hamotzi on?
Question: Do you need to eat a kezayis of the bread you made hamotzi on? For example, at seudah shlishit, if you have two shalem less tasty breads and one… Read more »
Cut onion with meaty knife and cooked in pareve pan
Question: I cut an onion with a meaty knife. And then cooked it in a parev pan (with minimal oil). I realised before the onion got too hot – i… Read more »
Loshon Hora and Shiduchim
Question: I am asked about a boy for a possible shidduch. I “heard” he has OCD problems, although not manifest and I have not personally seen it when I have… Read more »
loshon hora
Question: My friend needs a handyman to do the exact same thing that I had him fix last week. The handyman did a very poor, and messy job. I was… Read more »
Is Zoom Mingling Permitted?
Question: Is it a breach of modesty for a single Bas Yisroel to organize Zoom events (whether it is private or public) with the sole intention of mingling with the… Read more »
Dental work during the three weeks
Question: I have an appointment at my dental surgeon to have implants done on the first day of the nine days. Can I keep that appointment or should I change… Read more »
Adding oil to cholent on shabbos
Question: I like my cholent with lots of oil in it. By the time the seudah comes on Shabbos my cholent isn’t as oily as I would like it. My… Read more »
Can taxes be subtracted from my income regarding maaser?
Question: What is subtracted from the amount of tzedaka you should pay? Are expenses subtracted? Tax? Assuming that expenses are subtracted, would a fee paid to an accountant to file… Read more »
Why is it mutter to use Shabbos belt to carry keys
Question: Why is it permissible to use a Shabbos belt to carry keys – the belt isn’t necessary to keep my pants up. Doesn’t the belt needed to serve a… Read more »
Infusion of taste through soaking
Question: If you left parev liquid in a milky bowl, does the liquid become milky? Would it make a difference if the liquid was hot or cold? Thank you very… Read more »
Infusion of taste with dvar charif
Question: If you cut a dvar charif (like an onion) with a meat knife, and then eat the onion, do you become meaty and need to wait before eating milky?… Read more »
Infusion of taste via soaking
Question: If I’m not mistaken, meaty or milky flavour can be absorbed into a food via soaking (without heat). Is this for example a pareve food soaking in milk becomes… Read more »
Infusion of taste – Nat bar nat
Question: If you cut a dvar charif like an onion with a meaty knife and then eat the onion, are you then meaty and have to wait before eating milky?… Read more »
Talis Gadol by Mincha
Question: Shalom, is there a halakha prohibiting the use of talis in Mincha prayer? Answer: It isn’t the minhag for the tzibbur to wear one, although in some places the… Read more »
Hagalah and Tevilah Kelim for new utensils that were bought
Question: Shalom, I bought some new kelim, and I made hagalah, but I didn’t make tevilah kelim before Pesach and I used the kelim them after Pesach but I only… Read more »
Pronunciation of daled in front of Hashem’s name
Question: Hi, if there is a daled in front of Hashem’s name, is it pronounced like a shin ,da- ado…or like a beis, ba-do, thank you so much. Answer: The… Read more »
Do divorced men wear a kittel?
Question: Do divorced men wear a kittel? Answer: While I haven’t seen anything regarding a kittel , the Poskim do discuss if a married man wears a tallis, and they… Read more »
Responsibility for determining job fulfillment
Question: 1. Mrs. L (local) is a friend of a kallah (K) who lives in California 2. The chuppah was in California. K’s parents were local in the city where… Read more »
The idea that only sages can understand and Jews that to know should not be born?
Question: I am having great difficulty understanding Mishnah Hagigah 2:1 and the oral tradition of its expanding on G-d’s written Law. Any understanding of this טקסט would help me and… Read more »
Are tattoos allowed if not done for the purpose of grieving for loved ones?
Question: Shalom Rabbi There are several men in my study group that have a question concerning placing tattoos on our hands as stated in Isaiah 44:5? ” One shall say,… Read more »
Shared DrinkMate carbonator; can it be used if previously used with non-kosher beverages?
Question: Shalom, I got your email but could not reply to that address. The DrinkMate is built with a CO2 bottle inserted in the machine. There is a special bottle… Read more »
Vestos for an irregular period
Question: 1. Let’s say a woman has an irregular period, and gets her period once every 1.5-2 months or more, when is the time of separation before her “period” suppose… Read more »
Milk & Meat
Question: We made macaroni and cheese last night in a milchig pot. As we were taking it to eat I noticed the spoon we used to stir the pasta and… Read more »
Said H-shem sefosai and realized there is no minyan
Question: A person who came to Mincha and after saying Hashem sefosai tiftoch and Baruch ata Hashem realized there wouldn’t be asara mispallelim, may he say lamdeini chukecha and daven… Read more »
Calculating Shloshim after Shevuos
Question: Shiva for my father began during the day on Sunday, May 24, 2020. Shavuos “stopped the Shiva” a few days later. When will the Sh’loshim end for me, in… Read more »
Beit Knesset being transferred
Question: Can a room that served as a beit knesset in a hotel be used for a mundane purpose, if the Beit Knesset is being transferred to a bigger and… Read more »
Paying Arnona as a renter for the stairwell of the building
Question: I live in Israel and as the common practice is that the renters pay the property tax, I wanted to know, my municipality did a reevaluation of the property… Read more »
Unable to pay for bus ride
Question: I boarded an Egged bus with an intention to buy a Rav Kav on board, as is generally possible. I approached the driver and asked to do so, but… Read more »
Bending metal on Shabbos; glasses, twist ties, masks and staples
Question: Is one allowed to bend metal on Shabbos without heat? If one has a face mask that has a metal piece that is meant to be bent over your… Read more »