Question: Is there a din regarding the amount that the shin must be embossed above the bayis? One of the lines on the shin got chipped, so if you were… Read more »
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Whats the phrase to say when you’re not sure if you may say that bracha?
Question: What’s the phrase to say ad-noi eloikainu melech haoilam in a bracha when you’re not sure if you are allowed to make that bracha? Answer: The text is “…בריך… Read more »
moshiach
Question: I know rabbi yeshuda hanasi was thought to be the moshiach by his students, also the Arizal and many more. My question is what does the halacha say about… Read more »
Accidently passed gass with tefillin
Question: What can I do to rectify this? Thank you Answer: First of all say to H-shem that you are sorry that this happened. After that, look if there is… Read more »
Taking a picture of a rainbow
Question: Dear Rabbi, How does halacha treat a jew who might take a photo of a rainbow. Is this halachaic legal and can the photo be shared? Thanks. Answer: I… Read more »
Shomer negiah while you’re still single
Question: I’ve heard lately that shomer negiah is more of a geder, so as to not to lead to sex. I want to know if it’s really issur from the… Read more »
Drink feishig mug hot water and eat dairy equipment chocolate bar
Question: Hello, is it halachically permissible to drink hot water or tea from a fleishig mug while also eating a chocolate bar made from dairy equipment? What if the chocolate… Read more »
Kashering metal dish rack
Question: I just moved into a new apartment. I don’t believe the previous tenant kept kosher. The kitchen has a large metal sink, with a hanging metal dish rack that… Read more »
Wearing shabbos clothes to shul dinner
Question: It has been ruled that one may wear his Shabbos clothes to a simchah such as a wedding or bris. Would one also be allowed to wear his Shabbos… Read more »
Doubt about circumcision
Question: I’m not Jewish, my mother is not Jewish. I want to convert to Judaism. I have to do the blood covenant ceremony the dan b-r-i-t Answer: What you need… Read more »
Taanis Yachid on sunday
Question: I have a Yartzeit on Motzei Shabbos-Sunday. How do I go about accepting it at Mincha Shabbos afternoon? Is it a problem of Hachana? Where can I find this… Read more »
Bracha when seeing a Rainbow
Question: What bracha do you make on a rainbow? Answer: ברוך אתה ה’ אלהינו מלך העולם זוכר הברית ונאמן בבריתו וקיים במאמרו” Sources: Shulchan Aruch 229-1.
Tzitzis on a Tallis Torn on the Corner
Question: One of my Tzitzis strings tore at the point where it attaches to the corner. (I have attached a picture of the spot). Can I wear it in its… Read more »
Uncooked pasta
Question: What bracha does one make on uncooked pasta? (My kids like to sneak a couple from the bag to munch on while the noodles are cooking.) Answer: Shehakol, because… Read more »
Talis in bathroom
Question: 1) Why does one have to take off his tallis gadol when entering a bathroom and not a tallis katan? 2) Does one need to remove his kittel before… Read more »
hashgocha for fertility treatments
Question: Hello, My Rov informed me that i would need a mashgiach involved in order to do ivf treatments. Do you know where I could find such a thing in… Read more »
Yahrzeit candles
Question: Dear Rabbi, What must be known of the halacha of yahrzeit. Must a candle be lit at a time specific. Can you light early or prefer a sunrise lighting… Read more »
Chosen people to receive the Torah
Question: ברוך אתה ד׳ אלקינו מלך העולם אשר בחר בנו מכל העמים ונתן לנו את תורתו ברוך אתה ד׳ נותן התורה – trans: blessed are you, Hashem, our g-d, king… Read more »
Squeezing liquid out of moustache on Shabbos
Question: What is one to do if his moustache became wet while drinking on Shabbos? May one press a napkin over his moustache to absorb the liquid, or is it… Read more »
Kosher question
Question: I made a pareve bread in a dairy bowl. I made a lemon herb butter (made from coconut oil, it’s pareve) to spread onto the raw dough before baking,… Read more »
Bracha on gluten free bread
Question: Do you make shehakol on gluten free bread Answer: It depends on what the bread is made of. If it is from corn rice or potatoes, then the bracha… Read more »
Building cofidence as a life long partner:
Question: In the Ketubah, does it express how a man should treat his wife at all cost? If yes, why is it mandatory for a man to sign for something… Read more »
Guf naki
Question: Hi, How much does someone need to be particular about having a guf naki for shmone esrei? I make sure to have an empty bladder before starting to daven,… Read more »
Kosher in the kitchen
Question: I made a pareve bread in dairy bowl. I made a lemon herb butter to spread onto the raw dough before baking, but accidentally used a fleishig kitchen scissor… Read more »
Milchig rack in fleishig oven
Question: My cleaning lady put the oven racks of the milchig oven into the fleishig oven. My mother, not aware of this, preheated the fleishig oven. When it was 275… Read more »
Avoda Zara in video game
Question: I am playing a video game where you have to take down a cult. During one part of the game , you get drugged but them and hallucinate things…. Read more »
Rav Ovadia Yosef on women wearing pants
Question: What is the view of Rav Ovadia Yosef zt”l on women wearing pants? Answer: Rav Ovadia Yosef’s view on women wearing pants is that they should definitely not wear… Read more »
Borei nefashos
Question: A lot of times I take a coffee and sip it slowly during the coming hours. During that period, if I eat a fruit, do I make a borei… Read more »
Amount of wine for Kiddush Rabba
Question: Can a person use a DIRABANAN (Rabbinic) shiur (measurement) for the Shabbat morning kiddush LCHATCHILLA? Instead of 4.7 ounce, use 3.5ounce? Answer: Yes, Kiddush on Shabbos morning is only… Read more »
Moldy bread
Question: CAN MOLDY BREAD BE THROWN AWAY without worry? Can a person cause old bread to become moldy so that it can be thrown away? Answer: Bread that is not… Read more »
Pasta with chicken with grated cheese
Question: Shalom, I usually cook pasta, tomato sauce and some kind of fish cubes, as tuna or salmon. Then I eat it with grated cheese, as it is usual here… Read more »
Earthenware plates used for non kosher food can one eat from them
Question: Can you eat from an earthenware plate that was used for non kosher food ? Answer: If they were used for hot solid food, such as hot meat that… Read more »
Wedding on Shabbat
Question: I have been asked to perform a wedding in September before Shabbat is over. 1. Is it permissible to perform a wedding on Shabbat? This would assume that documents… Read more »
Tevilas Keilim question
Question: We got a new popcorn machine and my 12 year old son took it the store and asked the owner to toivel it for us. Is this valid or… Read more »
dinei aveilus
Question: Is new linen permitted during the year of aveilus for a parent? Answer: Yes. Linens are considered new items, and not new clothing, therefore they are permitted during aveilus…. Read more »
Microwave milk and meat issue
Question: A ceramic meat plate was used to cook a pizza in a milk microwave (in error). The microwave was clean. The plate was probably used with hot meat within… Read more »
Obligation to help OFD friend
Question: Shalom Rav A friend from high school recently was in contact with me asking to meet up. He has strayed from the path in recent years and I’m not… Read more »
Seforim store
Question: Is it ok to go to a seforim store to look up something very quickly in a sefer, to clarify something that I’m learning, or is that gezel? I… Read more »
Wiping after urinating
Question: Hi Rabbi, What is the Halacha in regard to Siman 3 in Shulchan Aruch. The law is that one may not have urine on himself while making a Bracha…. Read more »
Repair of tenant damages.
Question: I have a tenant who rents a residential apartment in New York. There is no written lease. The tenant caused the toilet to be backed up and it overflowed…. Read more »
Wedding after living together and sheba berachot
Question: Shalom A man and a woman lived together without being married. The woman is pregnant. Now they are planning chuppah vekiddushin. How many days of sheva berachot do they… Read more »
Nidda Saw dam when she woke up
Question: My wife woke up and found that in her sleep she had gotten her period. Does this count as the night onah or does it go from when she… Read more »
Time between meat and dairy
Question: Where does the minhag of waiting 5 hours and a mah she hoo come from? Answer: Before getting into where it comes from, it should be clear that this… Read more »
Chassidei Umos Haolam
Question: Dear Rav, When the Rambam says that a goy who keeps the Sheva Mitzvos Bnei Noach because of logic and not because of the Torah that he’s not one… Read more »
Does this website need to be closed down?
Question: I know this is a funny question, but how is it Muttar to publish peoples questions (and then your answers) that are asked on this site? Isn’t it a… Read more »
liability for a negligible(?) car damage
Question: Hi Rabbi(s) — My parents rented a car. My wife was registered as a driver on the car. My wife accidentally reversed into a parking meter. The damage done… Read more »
Mechaneches Terminated in Violation of Written Contract
Question: I switched schools between school years and my new school offered to pay me a certain salary for the year. They were claiming to be expanding the school and… Read more »
Maaser on proceeds from pain and suffering award
Question: I developed cancer that was deemed to be related to 9/11 and I will receiving two awards one for pain and suffering and one for lost income. Am I… Read more »
Wishing Merry Christmas
Question: Hi, Is there, according to halacha, a problem with wishing someone a Merry Christmas? Does it matter if they say it first or if I initiate? Thank you very… Read more »
Are ashes from cemation mtamei in a house
Question: My brother unfortunately was cremated and my sister has a vial of his ashes in her house. Can I visit and sleep over at my sister’s house? Answer: This… Read more »