Question: Can You bentch if you threw up? Answer: Essentially since the food was thrown up, the person is no longer benifiting from it and there would no longer be… Read more »
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Washing on shabbos
Question: I got dirty on Friday night and I was very uncomfortable. It was a pretty big mess so I tried washing washing myself one ever at a time with… Read more »
dishonest with employer
Question: Shalom kvod harav. Several years ago, I was planning to start University. In the interim before the start of university, I was put under a lot of pressure from… Read more »
Spray tan on shabbos
Question: Is it mutar to use spray tan on shabbos? The spray tan is a bronzing spray. Answer: Spray tan should not be used on shabbos, because we are not… Read more »
Remote worker
Question: May a non jew remote worker work on shabbos? Answer: It depends on what type of work he is doing, and if he is being paid by the job… Read more »
Shofar on Shabbos, etc.
Question: I don’t understand why the gemara says that a shofar (or lulav or megillah) isn’t taken on Shabbos because of the chashash of taking it into the reshus harabbim… Read more »
Sleeping on back
Question: Thank you for everything u doing. Please adviseIn halacha. Heard the position of sleep on left side, but due to spinal cord issues doctors say to sleep on back…. Read more »
Buying non kosher food
Question: I work in a place where there are non Jews and Jews, I have been asked to do the lunch run which will no doubt involve buying non kosher… Read more »
Ice in kiddush cup
Question: Can you put ice in your kiddush cup to make it full or if you just want it to be cold Answer: It is permitted to put ice into… Read more »
Status of child from a divorced mother
Question: If a man had a child with his ex-wife after she had relations with another man, besides being assur, is the child considered a mamzer? What is the status… Read more »
Borer in sweeping floor
Question: I have a broom that is mixed with other items in a way that constitutes a mixture, and I would like to remove it to sweep crumbs off the… Read more »
Pop up Sukkah, Glass Succah
Question: I had two questions : 1) If one would use all glass walls for their sukkah would that be kosher,or the walls need to provide shade as well ,and… Read more »
Ashkenazi Davening in sfardi minyan
Question: The minhag in this sfardi minyan is to daven mincha with the chazzan starting shmone esrei out loud and everyone also starting with him. Everyone says kedusha and then… Read more »
Children attend simchos when a parent is sitting shiva
Question: Can children attend a Simcha when their parent is sitting shiva Answer: The halachos of ” misablim imo” that the child of a mourner (or the spouse of a… Read more »
Ein mearvin simcha bsimcha
Question: Can you have one seuda for both a bris and shabbos/yom tov seuda? Can you have one seuda for bris and siyum and yom tov seuda? Answer: The halacha… Read more »
I feel confused
Question: BH I feel that everything I do on a daily basis goes wrong, as a family too, I try to work and you don’t leave things to me, like… Read more »
Busker tzedakah
Question: Should one treat a busker (a street musician) like any other request for tzedakah, or is it a pay what you feel performance? Answer: No one is obligated to… Read more »
Tevilos Keilem for things toveled by store
Question: We recently ordered cups from a store for a party and they did not arrive on time . The store graciously offered to lend us new different glasses for… Read more »
shaking hands
Question: I am working in a lawyer’s office. The lawyer is frum, but on the modern side. There is a client that came in and the lawyer shook hands with… Read more »
Uber eats
Question: Can you deliver food for Uber eats if it’s treif meat or basar bchalav? Does it matter if it’s to a Jew or not? Answer: Please see the following… Read more »
Making Tea on Shabbos
Question: Hello. Since there is a rule that Pouring (Iruy) from a Kli rishon, only cooks kedei klipah, why isn’t one allowed to pour from a kli rishon into a… Read more »
How to take off shoes
Question: How to take off shoes by Halacha? Is there different minhagim? Shoes I mean with shoes laces and without buckles etc Thank you Answer: There are different opinions to… Read more »
chillul hashem
Question: A frum college student who falls asleep or dozes off while the professor is speaking, is it a Chillul Hashem? If it is, what should be done if the… Read more »
Bishul
Question: In Siman שיח the mishne breruah, in Sif Koton לא after bringing פשט from the פרי מגדים, says that because it was nishreh in a Kli Rishon on erev… Read more »
Harmful Muktzah in Public Domain
Question: May one handle harmful muktzah in rushus harabim? What about if the mukztah is situated in a place where people don’t usually go, but there is still chance of… Read more »
Removing Mezuzot when selling home to Reform Jews
Question: We are selling house to a reform couple, where woman is not jewish according to Halacha (she has a jewish father and non jewish mother) and the husband is… Read more »
Activities before davening
Question: What is allowed halachically for a woman to do before davening? I sometimes get up with my babies/children at the same time. Feeding kids breakfast? Preparing their bags/lunches? What… Read more »
zdaka on Shabbos
Question: Can a person give zdaka on Shabbos? or at least touch the money Answer: Your question doesn’t sound right, because money is muktza on Shabbos. If you would like,… Read more »
UMAN
Question: Whats your opinion about going to UMAN on R H ? Answer: It depends on who you are, your back-round, and why you are going. Other than that I… Read more »
davening with kavana
Question: A person who davens in a shul in someone’s living room where the rav’s children run around and make noise during davening, which many find disturbing – in the… Read more »
checking pomegranates
Question: In Israel, do I have to check the pomegranates I buy from the store? They all have black stuff all over the peel – almost none are clean, smooth… Read more »
Can a non Jew take challah from a Jews dough for him?
Question: I work in a Kitchen where we make a crumble for a cake can the non Jew who mixed the dough take the challah from it as it is… Read more »
Skipping brachos after krias shema to daven btzibur?
Question: If one misses all the brachos after krias shema to daven btzibur should he make them up afterwards and if so with a bracha? Answer: During Shacharis a person… Read more »
Havdallah
Question: While listening to my husband recite havadallah, I was distracted my the dripping the candle during the last Bracha of hamavdil and while i heard every word, I wasn’t… Read more »
Cosmetics on Pesach
Question: Do the following cosmetic labels have Chametz? Label #1.) Formulated without Parabens, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Phthalates, Oil, Fragrance & Talc. Ingredients: Cyclopentasiloxane, Dimethicone, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Trisiloxane, Silica, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone… Read more »
Blotting on Shabbos
Question: Hello, Thank you for your help. Is it ok to use “oil blotting papers” on Shabbos to absorb oil on the face during Shabbos? No make-up color is added,… Read more »
Maaser for torah vaad
Question: I am attending a Mussar Vaad which costs $560 for the year (I’m a female) I’d like to take a course on Emunah which costs $100 for one time… Read more »
Receiving the right information from a shop’s owner
Question: Shalom! I asked a owner of mobile phone’s store (a religious Jew) about opening a new telephone line. The owner answered me by telling me that company “X” is… Read more »
yahrtzeit seuda
Question: My father z”l’s 1st yahrtzeit is coming up on Tzom Gedala. When should the seudas yartzeit/siyum take place? Motzei Rosh hashana, very late and after 2 days of eating… Read more »
Learning mishnayos for two people
Question: Again sorry for asking a third time My question was actually concerning learning mishnayos for my parents who were nifter a few months apart, I tell the family to… Read more »
Eruv in a non Jewish Hotel on Shabbat
Question: Hello. I am staying in a non Jewish Hotel over Shabbat. I know for a fact that there are other Jews in the same hotel. There is no eating… Read more »
Physiotherapy
Question: Hi – is it permissible for a male to study physiotherapy and attend to female patients? Answer: It is permitted to study physiotherapy, and if the patient has a… Read more »
Faulty Auto Repair
Question: A Jewish mechanic repaired my car with a new brake part. it was faulty, and as a result, the vehicle went through several repairs. Do I have a right… Read more »
Tzedekah;
Question: My father’s yurzheit is coming up on a yom tov (and there is competitive bidding) and I reserve money to possibly purchase an aliyah. But someone called me in… Read more »
Ma’aser
Question: My daughter got engaged and I said to her that I would pay for her Chatan’s guests at the wedding because his parents are in financial difficulty. Can I… Read more »
Saying Tehillim for two people
Question: If I have been asked to recite certain kapitlach for one choleh, and then asked to choose some to say for a different choleh, can I say both names… Read more »
Tzedekah;
Question: A poor person needs tzedekah. Can I donate an amount to him knowing that the money given to him will be through some tzedekah agency, from which i will… Read more »
Learning during krias Shema, Halel, pesukai dizimra
Question: Shalom. Is it permitted to learn (look in a sefer) during halel, Shema, and pesukai desimra? I would appreciate a source. Thank you! Answer: After you finished saying Yishtabach… Read more »
My rights after a injury
Question: I was at a indoor fun zone with my daughter which is owned by a frum Jew. Mt daughters finger got caught in a door at the entrance to… Read more »
Basar shenisalem/lifnei iver
Question: Likvod Harav Shlita, At a business meeting, my friend was served a kosher turkey sandwich. Another businessman, who is Jewish but not observant, said to him, “I see you… Read more »