Question: The yahrzeit Of my mother a”h is Tévet 26th. What is the better minhag : to donate the breakfast at the synagogue on the yahrzeit day so brachot could… Read more »
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Hypnotism
Question: Are we permitted to see hypnotists for fear of flying in planes? Answer: According to a number of poskim, if it is done for a specific need, and not… Read more »
How to kasher a new rice cooker given by a non-Jew
Question: I took the inner pot to the mikveh and immersed it. However, a friend told me that I could not use it because it was given to me by… Read more »
Cooking fleishig food on a stovetop with milchig residue
Question: Lets say one has wants to cook fleishig food in a fleishig pot on top of a gas stove top. The gas stove top was recently used to cook… Read more »
Written source for the wearing of Magen David nacklace ?
Question: Thank you for your question Answer: I am not aware of any source for wearing a Magen David necklace. People do it, most probably because it now became a… Read more »
Antipathy for Goyim
Question: Dear Rabbi, I was talking about the Australian wildfires with a guy from my Yeshivah and he asked me whether there were any yidden affected and he doesn’t care… Read more »
Standing on a table
Question: What is the halacha regarding dancing/standing on a table? I see there are communities that do it at weddings and Hasidic places Answer: It is commonly said that a… Read more »
follow up re money for pants
Question: Someone gave me money to purchase pants. After purchasing one pair of pants, may I keep the remainder of the money for myself? Answer: All of the money was… Read more »
Starting to give maaser
Question: A person who did not previously gave maaser kesafim and is starting now, should he go back and give maaser on his prior income (if he can somehow remember… Read more »
Melamdim on respective fast days?
Question: Are there leniency or even exemptions for melamdim (for example, people who teach Torah to young children) on respective fast days? If so, what are the parameters? Thank you… Read more »
Building mikvehs for men
Question: Dear Rabbi, Why does the jewish community have a selective yet natural health to welcome of course a mikveh but yet not often in smaller cities. I had read… Read more »
Overnight onions mixed with other food
Question: Hi, If an Israeli salad was made with onions and mixed and left overnight but no lemon or salt was added (only a tiny bit of oil was poured… Read more »
Credit Cards, Ribbis, and Parents
Question: My (non-observant) dad let me run a charge through my credit card to meet a spending bonus. We do this from time to time and he pays the bill… Read more »
leaving someone in yichud
Question: I work in an office where the boss is a frei man (a psychologist). There was a lady that came to see him. I don’t know if she is… Read more »
Gemara/ Daf Yomi for women?
Question: Is is permissible for a woman to learn Gemara? And more specifically subscribe to the 8-Minute Daf Yomi videos? Answer: Thank you for your question. It is nice… Read more »
Siyum
Question: 1.When finishing a mesechta is it okay to leave the siyum for another occasion like yutzeit, simcha? Or the siyum should be made right away? Does a seuda have… Read more »
Time of Kirat Shema
Question: Dear Rabbi. On shabbos morning if someone will miss the time of gra to say shema with brachos and is relying on the time of magan avraham, should one… Read more »
Bracha on tikun after davening
Question: Before davening Shacharis in shul, I made a shehakol on a cup of water. After Shacharis, they brought out tikkun (vodka) because it was the yartzeit of the rav’s… Read more »
Havdalha
Question: I have ocd and sometimes after going to the bathroom some urine drips down my leg, and sometimes it may just be ocd, I may have had urine on… Read more »
Extramarital relations
Question: If a Jewish woman, married to a Jewish man, has an affair with a gentle, is she permitted to her husband? Answer: Without knowing any specifics, on a theoretical… Read more »
KIDDUSH LAVANAH ON FRIDAY NIGHT
Question: Sometimes in the winter the last day of KIDDUSH LEVANNAH can come out on FRIDAY NIGHT. If Friday is the last day, can it be said or should it… Read more »
CARRYING SAFETY PINS
Question: If a person used a safety pin or a number of safety pins before Shabbos on a garment to attached 2 garments or to mend a garment for TEMPORARY… Read more »
Passing in front of someone who is davening
Question: Hi. I am learning Orach Chaim siman 102 which states that one must not pass in front of someone who is davening. I have an issue that often comes… Read more »
New Years international change how to be comprehended?
Question: The Jewish people are known to only celebrate the Jewish new year. In addition, we also have an international new year for all states – 2020. Regardless, if the… Read more »
Standing for parents
Question: My wife and I are baalei teshuva. Our parents are traditional. We have never observed the practice of standing up when our parents enter the room. Do we need… Read more »
Food cooked in meat pot on dairy tablecloth
Question: Lets say one is eating food cooked in a pot usually used for hot meat, but the pot happened to be clean of any meat when the food was… Read more »
A sofer’s obligation
Question: A sofer was hired to write a Torah. Due to health issues (various bad pains) he had to stop part way through. Another sofer was hired. The original sofer… Read more »
Hashem is Perfect and He created everything with perfection: Why couldn’t He create us without having to experience suffering?
Question: Hashkafah teaches us that Hashem created a system that involves us, His creations, working for our reward. The reason given is to combat Na’amna d’chsufah (sp?) lit., Bread of… Read more »
Telling people that you are ill?
Question: I want people to daven for me if I have a serious illness but I also know that some people feel that אין הברכה מצויה אלא בדבר הסמוי מן… Read more »
clean fleishig utensil used in hot milechig food
Question: We mistakenly used a clean fleishig utensil, that hasn’t been used in a while to serve hot cheesy food. What is the status of the utensil? and what is… Read more »
Talking while eating
Question: Is there a strict halacha that one may not talk while he is eating (specifically in the process of chewing)? This would seem to be difficult during meals with… Read more »
Learning while entering a shul or beis medrash for other purposes
Question: I know that there is a halacha that if one wants to enter a shul or beis medrash to pass through, or wants to enter not for the purposes… Read more »
Killing a Dangerous Animal
Question: BS”D Quesrion: I have a farm and in it I create oxen and chickens, but a wild animal is killing my oxen and cow, can I kill him? If… Read more »
SAFETY pins on SHABBOS
Question: Can someone use SAFETY pins on SHABBOS? To attach 2 garments, attaching pairs of socks together? Undue a safety pin that is holding socks together? FIX A garment that… Read more »
Why is being good important, if it causes people to be jealous of me?
Question: I just don’t understand one thing. Why does it say in the Torah to work hard in being and do good. You work very hard to be the best… Read more »
Diluting Lotion for SHABBOS USAGE
Question: Should someone add water, baby oil or olive oil (or whatever) to make hand LOTION more liquidity BEFORE SHABBOS for SHABBOS USAGE? Would this make it more LICHATCHILA for… Read more »
Guest that decided not to eat any more and was served more food
Question: When a guest is served food, then decides not to eat anymore, goes to his room, and then is (totally unexpectedly) brought a new food (same bracha as before),… Read more »
Food cooked on Shabbas by non jew
Question: Can I buy food after shabbat from a non jew who made it on Shabbas Answer: There are two issues here. The first one would be if the non-Jew… Read more »
Automated emails sending after Shabbat
Question: Dear DinOnline, Is there a problem with sending automatically generated emails over Shabbat? I use a sales automation program that sends to a list of prospects — emails that… Read more »
Kim Li
Question: L’Kavod HaRav, Please correct me if I am wrong, but my understanding is in any beis din situation, anytime there are poskim with different shitas on the halacha l’maaseh… Read more »
chillul shabbos r”l
Question: If a person knows that his frei parents will extinguish the Chanukah candles on Friday night before going to bed, should one still light in his house, or is… Read more »
Shul attendance in nidda
Question: Is a woman permitted to attend shul while on her cycle? Answer: The custom is that she may go to shul while she is having her period with the… Read more »
Tearing kriya at the Kotel
Question: I live in Yerushalayim. Is there a shitah that holds if one lives here, then kriya is not necessary, even if I haven’t visited the Kotel in 30 days?… Read more »
Drinking before shacris
Question: Can I drink seltzer with a natural lime flavor added to it before davening shacris Answer: If there is a need to drink before davening, for example to help… Read more »
Changing diaper after netilas yadayim
Question: If I washed netilas yadayim with a beracha with plans to daven shacharis soon, and then I realize that my baby’s diaper is dirty. Since I already washed netilas… Read more »
LOTION on SHABBOS
Question: Can someone use lotion (NOT CREAM NOR VASELINE) on SHABBOS LICHATCHILLA? Answer: This is a gray area question, because lotions come with different thicknesses (different viscosity levels). Essentially there… Read more »
lectern changing
Question: During shabbat, we usually use a silver lectern dedicated to shabbat and moadim. For weekdays, we use a wood lectern. Considering that in motsae shabbat our bet akeneset is… Read more »
Putting margarine in the cholent.
Question: I’ve seen cholent recipes that include margarine. Are there any Maaris Ayin issues in doing this? Thank you for your time, (if possible could you include sources.) Answer: There… Read more »
Candle lighting and a date
Question: I am usually makpid on lighting candles as close as possible to the time we are supposed to. A shadchan just scheduled my date for 5pm since the boy… Read more »
Workplace Chanukah Party
Question: Is it appropriate for a Jewish owned company with mostly orthodox employees to host a short chanukah party and gift giving for all employees? (Including Jews/nonJews/males/females) and should a… Read more »