Question: What is the biblical source for not being able to toivel a Kli Cheres? Answer: It is not that we can’t tovel it, rather it is that it is… Read more »
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Why is one required to wait 24 hrs before using a vessel belonging to a gentile?
Question: Why does one need to wait 24 hours before being able to toivel a vessel belonging to a gentile, what is the purpose of those 24 hours Answer: It… Read more »
kesuba
Question: I’m not sure where my kesubah is…is that a problem? Answer: Yes it is, try to locate it, if not you may have to go to a Rov and… Read more »
Throwing out bread
Question: After Shabbos or on a weekday bread is left over from the meal. I like to eat and buy fresh bread. I’m afraid to throw bread out because of… Read more »
Building Rights
Question: Dear Rabbonim, Next door to our building is a plot allocated for use as a Synagogue. Is this something that the kablan should have told us before purchasing? The… Read more »
Can a person squeeze water from a can of tuna on Shabbos/Yomtov?
Question: Can a person squeeze water from a can of tuna on Shabbos/Yomtov? If yes, what is the most recommended or best way Halchically? Answer: My assumption is heat you… Read more »
Female hair removal
Question: Hi, As a single girl who has dark hair I have been using laser and other hair removal treatments. I was wondering if I’m allowed to remove hair on… Read more »
Can I throw out a plaque written by a goy with G d spelled with an O part of a Catholic poem ?
Question: Can I throw out a plaque written by a goy with G d spelled with an O part of a Catholic poem ? Answer: It is permitted to throw… Read more »
Post-Partum
Question: Shalom Rabbi, I am not a very observant Jew, but my wife and I try to keep most of taharat hamishpacha. She is G-d willing going to have a… Read more »
Kiddush by Mechale shabbos
Question: Can one be yotzei from a kiddush or hamotzei made by someone who is not always shomer Shabbos? He goes to a very modern open orthodox shul, but is… Read more »
Bracha on Tzitzis
Question: The Zman for putting on the talis for ex. Is 6 am. Can you hold the talis over your head at 5:59:30 or before in anticipation of the 6:00… Read more »
Jewish parents adopt a non Jewish boy and he converts
Question: If Jewish parents adopt a non Jewish boy and he converts. What is his Jewish name? Example Moshe ben ?. Answer: Essentially his name is ben Avrohom Aveinu. However… Read more »
Can one use electric tealights as Shabbos candles?
Question: Can one use electric tealights as Shabbos candles while staying in a hospital, where you cannot light candles indoors? Answer: It is controversial, many posim say that they may… Read more »
How to keep bowls parve in a dairy kitchen?
Question: I have new serving bowls (ceramic). I want to keep them parve, so I can in the future integrate them into a fleishig kitchen I want to have when… Read more »
Hugging grandchildren
Question: Can a man or woman hug/kiss their adult grandchildren? Answer: It is permitted for a grandparent to kiss or hug a grandchild of the opposite gender. This applies to… Read more »
Do I need to check Dole California dates?
Question: Do I need to check Dole California dates? Answer: Although they are cleaner than other dates they shiould stiull be checked inside and outside for infestation. Sources: Star-K and… Read more »
Why did Adam or Hevel bring a Korban
Question: What made the first person who brought a Korban (Kayin and Hevel in Ber. 3:3-5 or Adam in Avodah Zara 8a) think that G-d would approve of a person… Read more »
vitamins
Question: Do vitamins need to be kosher. Is it kosher if it is gluten free. Is there a way to have vitamins without being kosher Answer: There is a difference between… Read more »
Liability in car collision
Question: Miss B employed Mr. A to find her a second hand car to buy and she paid Mr A 1500 NIS. Miss B bought the car that Mr A… Read more »
Can we use fresh rosemary or does it need a hechsher?
Question: Hi Can we use fresh rosemary or does it need a hechsher? Answer: It doesn’t need a hechsher, however if it comes from Eretz Yisroel you will have to… Read more »
seudah of bar mitvah on fathers yortzeit
Question: Can I attend a seudah of a friend’s bar mitzvah on my father’s yortziet? ראיתי בש”ך שאין לאכול בסעודת משתה ושמחה ביום היארצייט. השאלה היא אם זהו בכלל סעודת… Read more »
RABBI BY DEFAULT (ROSH HABURA BY DEFAULT)
Question: 2 1/2 years ago I started a class in my beit knesset which continues to this day. Last week, without my knowledge, the rav of the beit knesset appointed… Read more »
Stains on aril
Question: There are dark spots on almost all aril of pomegranates . What can be the possible cause Attached: Attached file 1 Answer: They are not a issue of insect… Read more »
Receiving rebuke
Question: A rav I’ve confided in for several years gave me harsh rebuke tonight. It still stings. I’m trying not to be defensive. What is the right approach to take… Read more »
Mixing cold spicy food in Pareve bowl with milk utensil
Question: We have accidentally used a clean milk fork to mash cold avocado and garlic in a porcelain Pareve bowl. Is the bowl now permanently considered milchig? Or could there… Read more »
Can I travel to Israel during my year of Aveilut for my father z’l
Question: My husband will be in Israel for for 3 weeks for business and I would like to join him for part of the time. I am allowed to travel… Read more »
Jewish Soprano
Question: A Jewish soprano (professional female singer) can sing inside a not Jewish cemetery (not during pray) for a concert? Answer: If there are no men there then it isn’t… Read more »
Rubbing hands after washing for bread
Question: When does one rub his/ her hands after washing for bread? After the washing, but before the Bracha or after the Bracha but before the drying? Answer: The Chayei… Read more »
Wedding on Mikva Night
Question: Hi, I have a close friends wedding on Mikva night If I don’t go my friend will be hurt if I do my wife might be what is the… Read more »
Is it גניבת דעת to put a GPS tracker on my employees car
Question: I have a frum employee that when I am not in the office he leaves without signing out. His wife is forever calling him and is very needy. I… Read more »
Popcorn kosher?
Question: We are staying at a hotel with a popcorn machine. If the kernels and oils are kosher, is the popcorn permissible? Thank you Answer: The ingredients are kosher as… Read more »
Spelling out the name of the niftar by a matzeivah
Question: when one says tehillim by a matzeivah spelling out the name of the niftar, does one spell out the name of the father too, i.e. ploni ben ploni or… Read more »
cat food
Question: What does it mean that one cannot eat before feeding his cat? In the morning it makes sense because you just woke up and didn’t ear anything yet. But… Read more »
Do I need to kasher my kitchen?
Question: Food with bugs in it was cooked uncovered in my oven. Do I need to kasher my oven? What about utensils used to serve the food? What about the… Read more »
3 stars after Shabbos
Question: Is it acceptable to count 3 stars and decide Shabbos is over? I used to do that. Do I need to do teshuva? Answer: Technically shabbos is finished when… Read more »
Purposely waiting until the 18 minutes are up
Question: Is it wrong to intentionally use the 18 minutes before shkiya before you light Shabbos candles? What if it’s already been 16 or 17 minutes and you lit candles… Read more »
feeding cat
Question: Shalom we feed the cat in the morning before. My question is for lunch and dinner. we don’t have a specific time to feed it. is that okay Answer:… Read more »
Feeding my pet before eating
Question: in the morning we give our cat food before we eat. what about lunch? what if the cat eats later at 2 or 3. should we not eat until… Read more »
Working as a fashion designer, what to consider?
Question: Hi, I studied Fashion Design and became a Ba’al Teshuva at the same time. Now I would like to look for a job (outside of Israel). In terms of… Read more »
checking a contract for any halachic issues
Question: I need to move apt. and sign a rental contract urgently. Can you please check over the contract to make sure there are no issues eg ribbis in either… Read more »
Tal U’motor for visitor to E. Israel
Question: Chalom I will travel to E. Israel next week on Oct 16 (7 cheshvan). I will stay 2 weeks. My question is regarding saying tal umotor (in E. Israel… Read more »
How to approach the indefinite period of no relations following the birth of a child?
Question: How should I approach the indefinite period of no marital relations following the birth of a child? With an active sex drive that’s been consistent throughout my adult life,… Read more »
Eating bugs
Question: I ate bugs by accident. I have bottles of spices that are way too old and I’ve still been using them/allowing them to be used for cooking in my… Read more »
Question about bugs
Question: Is it true that the severity of eating bugs is different if the bugs are alive or dead? Which is worse? What if the bugs were alive and then… Read more »
Eating non kosher or on Yom Kippur
Question: If you ate something not kosher and you didn’t finish digesting it yet, should you make yourself throw up? Does it make a difference if you realized after you… Read more »
Kashering a microwave
Question: I accidentally warmed up dairy food in my meat microwave. How do I kasher my microwave? Answer: Wait and don’t use the microwave for 24 hours. Then clean it… Read more »
Confessing using different words
Question: Is Viduy allowed to be said like this: “Hashem I’m sorry that I did xyz…” instead of “I did xyz… Hashem, I’m sorry!” Stating just the sin first and… Read more »
Mother’s name on matzeva and not father’s name
Question: I recently saw many tombstone inscriptions from Bratislava (Pressburg), and all mention the mother’s name and not the father. I’d like to know the source & origin of the… Read more »
Tzniut and presents
Question: Shalom! So happened the rabbi of our community is moving away. Everyone loves him and his family very much. Several women from the community decided to get a present… Read more »
Kidnapping in modern times
Question: When Beit Din grants full custody of small children to one parent and the other parents steals the children from school and disappears with them, is this biblical kidnap… Read more »