Question: Shalom, Several months back, my wife called a repair company to service the fridge which wasn’t cold. We paid them 250 shekels for first visit. They weren’t successful in… Read more »
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Floodlight
Question: A next door neighbor recently installed a high power LED security light on the side of his house which is side by side with my house. The light shines… Read more »
Purchases during Sefira
Question: Can one purchase items for the home during sefira, such as light fixtures or furniture? Can one paint or redecorate? Answer: According to most poskim, it is permitted to… Read more »
Onanen
Question: Can someone who just lost a relative take a shower Answer: If the relative is one that the person has to sit shiva, the halacha of an onen is… Read more »
Parve ice cream with DE status
Question: I have bought a parve ice cream with DE on the box (dairy equipment) which we would like to eat after a meaty meal 1. Can we eat it… Read more »
Can a nurse aide (gentile) sit at the Seder table with her patient? Can she also partake of the meal being presented?
Question: Can a nurse aide (gentile) sit at the Seder table with her patient? Can she also partake of the meal being presented? Answer: Regarding having a gentile at the… Read more »
Yahrzeits
Question: Dear Rabbi, If a yahrzeit falls on a saturday, how does Israel observe. Assuming we do not light a candle overnight, one may not light on sabbath. Many thanks…. Read more »
Why do we burn the 10 pieces of bread we find in bedikat chametz?
Question: By the time we get to the evening of 14 Nissan our houses are pretty much spotless and there is no chametz anywhere. We even have to lay out… Read more »
Why dont we sell all our belongings in our house?
Question: In the mechirat chametz contract, why don’t we just sell all our belongings. This would remove the issue of finding some chametz over chag and removes the chances of… Read more »
Giving a Yom Tov gift to your wife when she is in the year for a parent
Question: Can I give my wife a gift for Yom Tov even though she is in the year of avelus ?? Is simchas Yom Tov considered different then stam Simcha… Read more »
Blessing on coffee
Question: If I make a shehakol on a coffee in shul and then walk out side to my car or even walk down the block do I have to make… Read more »
Oat Matzo for the Seder
Question: I suffer from a very weak stomach. Regular matzo, although i can eat it, causes me to have alot of stomach problems. Is it ok to use Oat matzo… Read more »
dating and marriage
Question: I have been dating a boy for over 1 year and a half that i see as marriage material but we have had some problems and some new approaching… Read more »
Holding a Baby
Question: Sorry to badger you but could I have an answer as it’s been over a month. Kol tov Answer: My apoligies that it took so long to get back… Read more »
Is Kopi Luwak coffee kosher?
Question: There is a type of coffee called “Kopi Luwak”. This coffee is also referred to as “Civet Coffee”. It is made by the following process; First, specific coffee berries… Read more »
Caring for elderly father during davening
Question: I take my elderly father – who is unable to look after his physical needs – to shul on Shabbat. What is the halacha if he has to go… Read more »
Drinking from the havdala kos
Question: The Mishna Berurah in 296:6 says that only the one who makes the havdala should drink because he has to make sure he has enough for a bracha acharona… Read more »
music during availus
Question: Is an avel allowed to listen to acapella? Or to rhythm, like drums, without other instruments? Thank you. Answer: It is incorrect for someone in aveilus to listen to… Read more »
Hamburgers that were flipped with a dirty milchig spatula that I used this morning for cheese.
Question: I made a pan of hamburgers and by accident flipped them with a dirty milchig spatula that I used this morning to make a cheese omelette. What do I… Read more »
maaser on employee health benefits (USA)
Question: K’vod haRav, in the US it is common for the employer to pay most of the cost of health insurance (e.g. if the insurance costs $24000/year, the employee pays… Read more »
If long hair is discouraged, why does a nazir grow his hair?
Question: In the book of Numbers, G-d outlines the necessary steps one must take in order to consecrate oneself to the Lord. One of these steps is to allow the… Read more »
Hatarat Nedarim
Question: I was matir several kabbolos recently. I wanted to be matir several of the kabbolos together, and one of them separately. I told one person all the details and… Read more »
When do you say “Melech” on Rosh Chodesh?
Question: I’ve noticed in both the Artscroll and the Koren Siddurim, that there’s a difference between “Yaaleh v’yavo” in the Shmonei Esrei and in Birkat Hamazon. In the Shmonei Esrei,… Read more »
2 Kesubah Questions
Question: Im sorry for not being more clear in my question: 1) I meant to ask if the chosson misunderstood what it said in the kesubah, does he need to… Read more »
Clarifying my questions
Question: I would like to restate my questions (46068, 46069, 46092) as I feel I wasn’t so clear: 1) I meant to ask if the chosson misunderstood what it said… Read more »
Shaving moustache
Question: Is it ok to shave the area between the upper lip and the nose with a razor? As baal tachshis only applies to the beard it seems that I… Read more »
LASIK in Halacha
Question: Is it permissible to undergo surgery to correct one’s vision, where the sole purpose of the surgery is to alleviate the need of glasses or contact lenses? Answer: It… Read more »
Jammed Door Buzzer on Shabbat
Question: Sometimes the door buzzer in our building jams which provides for continuous access without a need for using a key. If this happens on Shabbat, is there a problem… Read more »
dream meaning
Question: To the Reverend Rabbi: I ask Your Reverence to advise me on this subject: I dreamed that inside my room was a small hole in the ground, and from… Read more »
Din chazakah / din kedimah
Question: We are a group of about 15 people, we have been renting in the summer bungalows for the last 3 years from someone… with no previous notice we found… Read more »
How to do the before bed prayer?
Question: How must I do the before bed prayer? Most of the time I just read it from my prayer book (whilst sitting because of a leg problem I have)… Read more »
Combs
Question: Dear Rabbi, I had just bought a wooden comb online for my beard. It was noted to be a peach tree comb which I selectively now wonder the halacha…. Read more »
Follow up to matanos levyonim
Question: Would it be considered a neder to give from my own money on behalf of my wife the amount that i originally earmarked. Meaning do i still need to… Read more »
Matanos L’evyonim
Question: If I put money aside for my wife in the tzedalah envelope for matanos levyonim and told her that im giving it on her behalf but then decided that… Read more »
Is it ok to give mishloach manos that are 2 types of food of the same bracha?
Question: Is it ok to give mishloach manos that are 2 types of food but carry the same brocha? Answer: There is absolutely nothing wrong with it, and it is… Read more »
Is going to gym with purpose to improve looks a sin?
Question: Hello in Jeremiah 9:23 it says 23 Thus saith the Lord, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might,… Read more »
Relations before immersion
Question: What happens if relations were had after period is over but before immersion in mikvah for the man and women, and how to rectify mistake? Answer: The way to… Read more »
Yichud during Rainstorm
Question: Recently I was stuck inside a building which I was attempting to leave -with a female dance teacher during a rainstorm which made it very dangerous to drive home… Read more »
Halacha–Are you allowed to have a non-Jew at a Purim Party?
Question: Dear Rabbi Thank you Rabbi for your kindness and help in answering my Shailos I know that we are not permitted to cook for a non-Jew on a Festival… Read more »
Can someone be Motzai some with a different H’avarah in Krias Megillah
Question: Can someone be Motzai someone with a different H’avarah in Krias Megillah? Is there a Tsad to be Machmir or by being Machmir are you showing that you hold… Read more »
Mishloach manos during availus
Question: At my job we tend to give mishloach manos to each other before or after Purim, since we’re not here on Purim. May I participate in this? I know… Read more »
Mishloach manos for avel
Question: I am in availus. How many mishloach manos may I give? I understand they are not supposed to be fancy, just basic food. Is that right? If people at… Read more »
Mishloach Manos & Tevilas Keilim
Question: With regard to your post http://dinonline.org/2015/03/03/tevillah-for-gift-of-dish/ it is written, “In the case of Mishloach Manos, however, the person giving the Mishloach Manos is himself using the utensil to store and… Read more »
Mishloach Manot Question
Question: I would like to give some people at work mishloach manot. I work at a Jewish company, so we are off on Thursday for Purim. Is it assur to… Read more »
Clarifying question 46188
Question: I want to clarify the third part of the question. When I asked if Hashem forgives a person who doesn’t ask for forgiveness, I didn’t mean if the person… Read more »
Health drink
Question: I have started to drink a glass of water mixed with a teaspoon of vinegar for health reasons. The taste is growing on me . Do I make a… Read more »
Is there any time you shouldn’t ask for forgiveness?
Question: Is there ever a case where a person should not ask Hashem for forgiveness? Such as, if what they did was so terrible they know they will never deserve… Read more »
Predating forms for business
Question: Kavod HaRav I often have to fill in forms for my company which take a long time to do so. Recently I filled in a parking form while waiting… Read more »
Pap smear for single girl
Question: Is it a problem for a single (never married) woman to get a yearly pap smear test at the gynecologist? Is there a question of tearing the hymen? Would… Read more »
Checking eggs
Question: I’m from Guatemala, the local Shul is officially orthodox but the congregants are conservative. A not religious Yid who manages the kitchen asked me if he can check the… Read more »