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  • Fast days

5 tevet

Question: I know 10 tevet is a minor fast day. I saw reference to a opinion that 5th tevet should be observed as a fast? n 422 BCE, the prophet… Read more »

Fast days fast days
20/12/2020
  • Cooking on Shabbat

Hatmana in silver foil

Question: Is there a problem of hatmana on Shabbos if I completely cover my kugel (taken from the fridge) or challah with tin foil on my blech or on top… Read more »

Cooking on Shabbat cooking on Shabbos Hatmana
20/12/2020
  • Disposal of holy objects and books

Menorahs after Chanuka

Question: Could we throw out the cheap menorahs after Chanukah is over? Thank you Answer: Thank you for your question. My assumption is that you are not asking regarding baal… Read more »

Disposal of holy objects and books Chanukah menorah shaimos
20/12/2020
  • Tzdakah and maaser

Is it allowed to use money from maser to give Chanukah gelt to boys rebbi’s ?

Question: Is it allowed to use money from maser to give chanukah gelt to boys rebbei’s ? Answer: It is permitted to use maaser money when giving money to a… Read more »

Tzdakah and maaser maaser money
20/12/2020
  • Theft and robbery

Exchanging a book that was browsed thru

Question: I bought my wife a present, a cookbook. She did not make any of the dishes from the book, but she did browse thru it thoroughly. She now wants… Read more »

Theft and robbery stealing
20/12/2020
  • Kashering utensils

milchig spoon on fleishig counter

Question: My child was making milchig oatmeal in a very hot pot and then put the hot metal mixing spoon on a fleishig marble counter what is the status of… Read more »

Kashering utensils kashering milk and meat
18/12/2020
  • Tzdakah and maaser

Credit card expense when giving maaser

Question: I would like to donate money to a charity in EY. I live in CA and if I pay by credit card I will be charged a foreign transaction… Read more »

Tzdakah and maaser calculating maaser
17/12/2020
  • Shabbat

Tearing plastic cover off book on shabbos

Question: Is it permitted to tear a plastic cover off a magazine or book on Shabbat? Someone told me it’s permitted if the plastic cover was partially torn from before… Read more »

Shabbat koraya ripping Shabbos
17/12/2020
  • The New Month (Rosh Chodesh)

Laundry in washing machine on Rosh Chodesh

Question: Hello, I feel terribly. I did laundry on Rosh Chodesh not realizing the day. I actually do not have the custom of not doing so (I am new to… Read more »

The New Month (Rosh Chodesh) rosh chodesh
17/12/2020
  • Hanukkah

bracha on chanuka lighting very late

Question: If you forgot to light chanuka candles and now it is close to midnight, can you light with a bracha? does it change things if you live alone? Thank… Read more »

Hanukkah chanukah candles hanukka
17/12/2020
  • Niddah and ritual immersions

Bedika with paper towel

Question: What to do if a woman cannot do a bedika because she says it hurts? She says that she can do it with a soft paper towel. Is that… Read more »

Niddah and ritual immersions bedika nida
16/12/2020
  • Bible study questions - Tanach

How was it fair to punish the generation of the flood?

Question: If we believe there is no morality without Torah, then how was it fair to punish the whole world for larceny and immorality? What else could be expected of… Read more »

Bible study questions - Tanach Gentile mitzvos
16/12/2020
  • Tzdakah and maaser

Maaser for Future Weddings & Extra Tuition

Question: My Financial Situation: I have approximately 6 months worth of savings plus a retirement account with approximately 6 months of savings in it. My income fluctuates. Without calculating maaser,… Read more »

Tzdakah and maaser maaser money
16/12/2020
  • Niddah and ritual immersions

Bedika question day 1

Question: So today was day 1 of Shiva nekiim. I performed morning bedika but not sure if I did it correctly like if I did it deep enough or rotated… Read more »

Niddah and ritual immersions nidah shiva nekiyim
16/12/2020
  • Bible study questions - Tanach

A question (Doubt) from torah

Question: Shalom, I heard once from a rabbi who says that Lili was actually Chavah’s daughter with Narash, and that after the separation of Adam and Chavah, he had a… Read more »

Bible study questions - Tanach adam
16/12/2020
  • Kashering utensils

Toveling a mandoline

Question: Hi, Would a mandoline slicer thats used primarily for slicing raw vegetables (ex. potatoes for chips) that will be cooked later require tevilla and if yes is the bracha… Read more »

Kashering utensils tevilas keilim
15/12/2020
  • Blessings (brachot)

Proper inserts for after foods and Benching Intro:

Question: 1. Blessing after other foods. You apply a bracha to the proper category. This part is clear. This is where things get a little more deeper and challenging. For… Read more »

Blessings (brachot) bracha achrona brachos
15/12/2020
  • Tzdakah and maaser

Maaser vs repaying flexible loan

Question: To buy my house I needed to take a mortgage together with a loan from my family. The terms of the family loan are very flexible: When I have… Read more »

Tzdakah and maaser maaser money
14/12/2020
  • Hanukkah

Eating after shkiah before lightning Chanukah candles

Question: Can you eat or drink after shkiah before lighting Chanukah candles? Thank you Answer: You should not eat a bread meal, or an eggs worth of cake etc. before… Read more »

Hanukkah chanukah Eating
14/12/2020
  • Hanukkah

Chanukah candles

Question: 1. Can one cook/eat while candles are burning? 2. If the candles supposed to burn 30 minutes but burn faster is that ok? (not sure why) 3. I made… Read more »

Hanukkah chanukah candles
14/12/2020
  • Kashering utensils

TOVEL GIFT #2

Question: As a continuation to  https://dinonline.org/2020/12/13/tovel-for-a-gift/  What if the person you are giving the gift to is not observant, would it be an obligation or permitted to TOVEL before gifting? Answer:… Read more »

Kashering utensils lifnei tevilas kelim
14/12/2020
  • Kashering utensils

TOVEL for a GIFT

Question: Can someone or is it a MITZVAH for a person giving a gift to TOVEL a utensil before gifting? Answer: Thre is controversy if the person who buys a… Read more »

Kashering utensils tevilas keilim
13/12/2020
  • Tzdakah and maaser

Misor money for tzedukah

Question: I tutored someone for a college course in Math which came out to 700. The students parents promised me that I would get paid. They now said they are… Read more »

Tzdakah and maaser maaser money tzedakah
13/12/2020
  • Hanukkah

Preparing for after Chanukah

Question: Can one buy things on Chanukah to use after the holiday? Or is it like Chol Hamoed in which one should only buy for the holiday? Could I buy… Read more »

Hanukkah chanukah
13/12/2020
  • Hanukkah

Chanukah sameach

Question: Is there a prohibition on saying Chag Hanukkah Sameach? Why are chag only for Oraisa’s party and not Rabanan’s? or can one person say Chag Hannukah Sameach? Answer: It… Read more »

Hanukkah chanukah
12/12/2020
  • Rabbinical laws of Shabbat

Preparing for after Shabbos

Question: Can one save fruit cut on Shabbat for afterwards? For example, Could one save half a cantaloupe for after Shabbat if it was cut and started on Shabbat? Or… Read more »

Rabbinical laws of Shabbat preparation for weekdays (hachanah)
11/12/2020
  • Blessings (brachot)

Swallowing food stuck between your teeth after saying a brocha acharona?

Question: Is it a problem if you swallow food stuck between your teeth after saying a brocha acharona? Is this considered eating without a brocha? Answer: You may swallow it… Read more »

Blessings (brachot) brachos
11/12/2020
  • Blessings (brachot)

Brachos on mitzvos in the Beis HaMikdash

Question: Were Brachos recited on mitzvos in the Beis HaMikdash, like lighting the Menorah, or burning incense? Answer: There were numerous brachos that were aid when performing mitzvos. Here are… Read more »

Blessings (brachot) brachos
11/12/2020
  • Hanukkah

Chanukah inserts in prayer

Question: 1.In Shacharis and Mincha in the Artscroll Siddur there is a gray box titled on Rosh Chodesh and Chol Hamoed (If forgotten, repeat Shemoneh Esrei) does this pertain to… Read more »

Hanukkah al hanissim chanukah Hallel
10/12/2020
  • Hanukkah

Chanuka olive oil

Question: Hi! Is there any advantage, practically and halachically, to the olive oil they sell in the Jewish stores special for Chanuka, as opposed to buying olive oil at a… Read more »

Hanukkah Chanukah menorah
10/12/2020
  • Hanukkah

Travelling on Chanuka

Question: I’m a woman travelling on Chanuka. Leaving Sunday afternoon, arriving at destination in non-jewish hotel at night, stay at the same non-jewish hotel Monday and return home be”H on… Read more »

Hanukkah chanukah
10/12/2020
  • Idolatry

Renting a Holiday Cottage that is owned by the Church of England

Question: We would like to rent a holiday cottage that is listed on a regular cottage website. On looking into it further, it appears that the cottage is owned by… Read more »

Idolatry church idolitry
10/12/2020
  • Trumot, maasrot, orlah and hybrids

Teruma and maaser from one’s own lemon tree.

Question: B”H we just purchased a home in Efrat which has a lemon tree. How would I separate teruma and maaser from the produce if I only pick and use… Read more »

Trumot, maasrot, orlah and hybrids hafrashas terumah
10/12/2020
  • Shabbat eve

Lighting Shabbos Candles

Question: Hello Rabbi, My mom very much dislikes lighting Shabbos candles and because my parents are divorced, that leaves my brother (who is below the age of bar Mitzvah) and… Read more »

Shabbat eve hadlokas neiros Shabbos candles
10/12/2020
  • Cooking on Shabbat

Cholent on Pickle Juice

Question: Is it permitted on Shabbos to put cholent (from the cholent pot, using a ladle) onto a plate that is slightly wet (from having eat a wet food such… Read more »

Cooking on Shabbat cooking on Shabbos
10/12/2020
  • Mixtures of meat and milk

Making pizza in a meat oven

Question: Someone made a pizza in an oven that had been used within the last 24 hours for meat with liquid. The oven was not kashered in between. They were… Read more »

Mixtures of meat and milk milk and meat
10/12/2020
  • Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot

SQUEEZING WATER OR OIL FROM TUNA CAN ON SHABBOS #2

Question: If squeezing oil/water from a can of tuna is BORER. Can someone squeeze the oil/water with some TUNA as well? Is there also a problem with SCHITAH (SQUEEZING) in… Read more »

Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot borer sechita Shabbos
10/12/2020
  • Honouring parents

Kibud av when father is abusive.

Question: This question I have was נוגע me and my siblings very much. Growing up, our father was very abusive. We were beat up physically and were screamed at daily…. Read more »

Honouring parents kibbud av v'em
09/12/2020
  • Prayer (tefilla)

Going to daven when I am in pain

Question: I have severe pain in my knees and it is very painful to walk to shul on Shabbos — on top of which I have ADHD, and the distraction… Read more »

Prayer (tefilla) tefillah
09/12/2020
  • Uncategorized

Exemptions from Mitzvahs

Question: Hello, I was wondering if there are any examples of a case where one’s circumstances make it exceedingly difficult to perform a mitzvah and therefore the torah exempts them… Read more »

Uncategorized mitzvah
09/12/2020
  • Fast days

Flying on a fast day

Question: I will likely be flying to Miami on the morning of Asara b’Tevet, is flying on a fast day considered to be bad luck? All the best Answer: Thank… Read more »

Fast days fast days
09/12/2020
  • Hanukkah

Do the ten tefachim to place the menorah in include the actual lights or just the menorah itself?

Question: Do the ten tefachim to place the menorah in include the actual lights or just the menorah itself? We have a small table we can use for our oil… Read more »

Hanukkah chanukah candles
08/12/2020
  • Blessings (brachot)

Blessing on vegan cookies that contain (gluten free) oat flakes

Question: Shalom, What’s the proper blessing on vegan cookies (“rookies” brand, certified by Klbd) that contain dates, gluten free oat flakes, almonds (15%), coconut oil, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda and… Read more »

Blessings (brachot) brachos
08/12/2020
  • Hanukkah

Chanukah gray paragraphs inserting into Shemoneh Esrei

Question: In Shacharis, I’ve just noticed gray boxes that you insert throughout Rosh Chodesh and Chol Hamoed. After a a flip of a page it indicates another 2 boxes for… Read more »

Hanukkah al hanissim
08/12/2020
  • Tzdakah and maaser

Therapy with Maaser

Question: Hello, my son’s Yeshiva has recommended that he see a therapist for certain behavioral issues he has. May we pay with Maaser funds? Secondly, the therapist recommends that he… Read more »

Tzdakah and maaser maaser money
08/12/2020
  • Kashrut of products

kosher certification

Question: Does Nespresso coffee pods need a kosher certification ? Answer: The unflavored ones are permitted to use. Best wishes  

Kashrut of products kosher food
08/12/2020
  • Uncategorized

Where does the Gemara discuss the sin offering of Rosh Chodesh and the chagim?

Question: What was the purpose of the sin offering brought on Rosh Chodesh and the chagim and where in the Gemara is this issue addressed? Answer: This issue is discussed… Read more »

Uncategorized Korbanos
08/12/2020
  • Fast days

Earliest time kiddush on night aftr Arsara b’Tevet

Question: When is the earliest time calculation for making kiddush when Asara b’Teves is on Friday? Answer: We have to wait for nightfall before making kiddush, however we can daven… Read more »

Fast days fast days
08/12/2020
  • Seven days of mourning

My mother is sitting Shiva for a sister

Question: My mother is sitting Shiva for a sister. May I take a shower? Answer: If you are in the same city as your mother then you should not shower… Read more »

Seven days of mourning shiva
08/12/2020
  • Bible study questions - Tanach

Identity of unnamed prophet in 1 kings 2013

Question: Any research on the identity of the unnamed prophet in 1 kings 20:13 who spoke to Ahab Answer: In Rashi’s commentary on that verse he writes that it was… Read more »

Bible study questions - Tanach navi
08/12/2020
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