Question: Hello, could you please provide me the source in halacha that a woman is not allowed to go to the kevurah of a niftar? I think I remember hearing… Read more »
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Why do we repeat the bracha when the menora is over 20 amos, but not when too little oil was used?
Question: Why if a person lit his menorah above 20 amos – he is not yotzah and he is required to make a new Bracha when he relights (M:B 671-29),… Read more »
Can I live out my passion for writing and music?
Question: I’m a frum teenager. I love being Jewish and am even more religious than my parents, but I have a problem. I’m very passionate about music and writing. My… Read more »
Guest on Chanukah
Question: Hi, If an Ashkenaz guest on Chanukah has parents who are lighting for him in his house, can he light at the host’s house? If he were at his… Read more »
Does a shul that has been converted in a museum still has some sanctity?
Question: A shul that has not in use for some years do to Jewish population changes in my town was converted in a Jewish museum and library. In the library-which… Read more »
Civil complaints secular israeli companies
Question: I recall two cases in the past regarding an Israeli Cell Phone Company and and Israeli Bank (Both are large, publicly traded companies–i think the cell phone was majority… Read more »
Kiddushin with a shtar or cash
Question: Hello, Two questions: 1) Why do we no longer use kiddushei shtar? 2) Can kiddushin be done with dollar bills (if a ring is not available), or must it… Read more »
Tashlumim ribbit vs “Credit” in Israel
Question: It is my understanding (having talked with a vendor or two) that in a credit card transaction, the vendor can choose “regular (1 payment)”, “Tashlumim (multiple payments)” or “Credit”… Read more »
Teshuva for cursing a parent
Question: Hello, Thank you for your help. My question deals with cursing a parent. As a bal teshuva, I am analyzing past mistakes in detail to try to make it… Read more »
CANDLES FOR LIGHTING
Question: If some uses high quality candles for HUNNAKAH, is it LACHATCHILLA? Great light and clean. No mess. Answer: Yes. A person can use candles for the Chanukah lights without… Read more »
wedding
Question: From when do the Chosson and Kallah have to stop seeing each other before the wedding (if it is a week is it including the day of the wedding)…. Read more »
About Magen david necklace
Question: Is it allowed wearing of Magen David necklace on the neck ? If it is allowed, then what is the written source for it ? Answer: It is permitted… Read more »
Going on a bus with using somebody else’s card(Rav Kav)
Question: Hi. The way the bus system works in israel is that one can swipe the card and catch as many bus rides as he wants within one and a… Read more »
Is there any halachic issue with having a trophy deer head in our house?
Question: Is there any halachic issue with having a trophy deer head in our house? Our 11 year old son has an interest in these type of objects. Answer: Halachically… Read more »
avak lashon hara
Question: There is someone (a rebbi) that I used to eat by on Shabbos. However, I no longer eat by him for certain reasons (having to do with frumkeit). Recently,… Read more »
Cut cheese on a parve cutting board
Question: I have a parve cutting board that I have chopped onions on. After being cleaned and not having been used in a week, I cut non sharp cheese on… Read more »
Nichum Aveilim
Question: Shalom Harav I like to send a text to a rabbi who is sitting shiva who just lost his son since I can’t attend being too far what’s the… Read more »
fundraising
Question: I was hired to be a fundraiser for a kollel. I get a nice commission. Am I allowed to get a bachur with a loud voice and charisma to… Read more »
Guess promo code
Question: Hi may a person guess a promo code for a discount while checking out on website (non jew owned)? Thank you Answer: If the person is not entitled to… Read more »
B S D When the rule depends on whether the majority of guests in a hotel are Jews how can a person decide?
Question: Paraphrasing this question and answer from another source and not asking you if their answer is correct: “A non-Jew heats water for coffee and tea in a hotel in… Read more »
Mistake in kiddush
Question: For the Friday night Shabbos kiddush, I made the borei pri hagafen. I then accidentally began reciting the yom tov kiddush beracha. I realized my mistake soon after beginning… Read more »
Taking Advantage of Online Shopping Glitches
Question: Rabbi, Retail website sometimes have inadvertent website glitches that result in enormous savings at the checkout. Even if they honor the transaction, is it considered stealing? Should a baal… Read more »
Kiddushin and getting a present from a date
Question: Hello, Thank you for your help. My question deals with accepting gifts during the dating process and if this could potentially impact kiddushin. For example, if a man buys… Read more »
Affixing lock on apartment building outside door against protestations of minority of residents
Question: Some 13 of 16 families voted to affix a lock on the outside doors of the apartment building to prevent neighbors from using the elevators on a passthru basis… Read more »
Borer in selecting food for child
Question: Lets say one has a mixture of different foods and one wishes to select one to show to a child to see if they would like to eat it…. Read more »
Saying Tehillim at night- ealy morning
Question: Hello. Three questions: 1. I see that it is preferable not to say Tehillim at night–but what, exactly, is “night”? If I wake up at, say, at 5:30 a.m…. Read more »
Straight Menorah
Question: Is there a problem of having a waivy or circular menorah? The Ram”a seams to mention a bowl with wicks which are circular. but today we have menorahs that… Read more »
kipah
Question: BS”D Shalom dear Rabbi, Question: I remember yeshivah said We couldn’t use a kippah without two screens. is there a law against using a kipah without two screens on… Read more »
Cover for Tefillin
Question: BS”D I bought a tefilin and it came without the plastic protective caps, it disqualifies somehow my tefilin Answer: Congratulations on your new tefillin. The tefillin are kosher and… Read more »
Kibbud Em
Question: Shalom Thank you so much for taking my question. A relative is visiting from overseas. We arranged to meet. When I spoke with my parent and mentioned I was… Read more »
Is it permissible to drive for Grub Hub.
Question: Grub Hub is a company similar to Uber and Lyft but instead of transporting people drivers are given jobs picking up and delivering food from restaurants. I am pretty… Read more »
Walmart sent me extras
Question: I do not believe they charged me for it, but they mistakenly sent extras of an item I ordered. Do I need to return them? Answer: If the company… Read more »
In terms of your tag gentile-on-shabbos how can we know he is a gentile?
Question: B S D In terms of your tag gentile-on-shabbos how can we know he is a gentile? An example might be: “A gentile employee of a hotel heats water… Read more »
Dress code
Question: What is the minimum dress code a person is obligated for while learning torah. Is there a difference which topic of torah . For example pshat or sod? I… Read more »
Going away for Shabbos Chanuka
Question: A person who lives with his parents, but on Shabbos he goes to eat somewhere else and to sleep somewhere else (different from where he eats), where should he… Read more »
Changing Tzitzit for Shabbat
Question: It seems that many achronim say that undergarments would not need to be switched, for kavod shabbat. Would this include a tallis katan worn under one’s regular clothes, or… Read more »
Do we owe them money?
Question: We owned an apartment that was rented out We had terrible complaints from the downstairs neighbors about continual leaks until we finally replaced all the plumbing a year later we… Read more »
opening mouth to satan
Question: The Gemara in Moed Katan says not to open one’s mouth to the Satan. Is it permitted for an actor to say that bad things happened to him (e.g..,… Read more »
B S D Minimum material for tallis gadol begged
Question: B S D Shalom Dinonline,, What are the minimum requirements for the main material in the begged of a tallis gadol (not asking about the corners, but rather the… Read more »
Tzitzit
Question: Can you wear a tzitzit on the shirtless body underneath? Answer: The reason why it is customary to wear an undershirt underneath the tzitzis is because ןf the tzitizis… Read more »
Walkng while saying Asher Yotzar
Question: I’m learning the laws of Tefillah and currently siman 94 of Orach Chaim. I learnt that in some circumstances it is better to daven while travelling with a settled… Read more »
Yaakov Avinu and Shechem
Question: After Shimon and Levi killed all the men of Shchem, Yaakov Avinu was afraid and he said, “I will be annihilated.” Why is this not considered “opening one’s mouth… Read more »
Yichud during an x-ray or MRI
Question: When undergoing an X-ray or cat-scan which requires being alone in a room with the female technician, what should one do to avoid transgressing the prohibition of yichud? Even… Read more »
bracha on food not in house
Question: If a bracha was made on food that is being eaten now does that exempt food that was not in the house at the time but was expected to… Read more »
Talit buried
Question: BS”D Shalom dear Rabbi, Question: A fearful Jew can be buried with his talit, tefillin and tzitzit? Answer: Many of the minhagim that are done to the niftar and… Read more »
payment which was put in someone’s house
Question: בס”ד Hello. Jacob & his siblings made Sheva Brochos & the caterer said he will pick up the money at the Sheva Brochos. He didn’t come. After a few… Read more »
Pikuah Nefesh
Question: BS”D Shalom dear Rabi, Question: If a person finds himself in danger of life, does he have to eat a food that is not kosher? Does he have to… Read more »
Mikva night
Question: Hi, My wife’s mikva night is coming up, but I have jock itch, which I’m currently treating. She’s concerned about catching it from me, as she’s gotten yeast infections… Read more »
sheker l’toeles vs geneivas daas
Question: How to we reconcile sheker l’toeles vs geneivas daas if we don’t want to hurt someones feelings? EG 1. A non-frum family members invites us to events, or encourages… Read more »
Bracha length or Borei Nefashos
Question: Shalom, What is the Gedder in Bracha Ketzara and Arucha? Is there a minimum length of words? In regards to Borei Nefashos, the length of the Bracha is relatively… Read more »