Question: i used to not be very careful with my mouth, but now b’h I’ve got much more control, an entirely different person. however, i’m trying to do teshuva for… Read more »
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Havdalah on Coffee
Question: We did not have any wine in the house so we made havdalah on Ice Coffee. Was that allowed? & is one permitted to make havdalah on whiskey? Thank… Read more »
international shipping
Question: Hello, Thank you for your help. My question is regarding customs declarations. I recently ordered clothing from China and the merchandise is fine. The order totaled around $450 US… Read more »
Selling property in the process of being recovered from thief
Question: Can owner of movable property that currently in possession of thief sell those items if the original owner is certain they’ll be able to recover the property in beis… Read more »
Tefilin Hand
Question: This is a question re my son who is getting Tefilin now for his BM iyH I am unsure if he is considered left or right handed. He writes… Read more »
Rainbow
Question: In light of the first mishna brura bshem the chayei odom in hilchos rainbow bracha is it not considered motzi diba if you say, “there is a bracha opportunity… Read more »
MCA BROKER
Question: Is it permissible to open a merchant cash advance brokerage – to be the “shadchan” between funders and merchants? Is it assur to send a jewish owned merchant cash… Read more »
name
Question: If my grandaughter was named Charna in shul but she is called Lani exclusively. (Apparently Charna means black and therefore they gave an official English name of Melanie that… Read more »
gifts
Question: A friend asked me to get a negel vasser set for him (he will pay me back). I would like to give it to him as a matana, but… Read more »
theft?
Question: Hello, Thank you for your help. My question is regarding taking screen pictures on a computer, whether it be to remember text written or an image. For example, if… Read more »
Pas Akum.
Question: 1. I am having trouble defining “oleh al shulchan melachim” and “tzuras hapas” as it pertains to bishul and pas akum accordingly. I am also not finding any clear… Read more »
Left shoe before right shoe
Question: What should one do if one accidentally places his left shoe on first before his right shoe? Should he remove the left shoe, then place his right shoe on,… Read more »
Baking then frying or Vice Versa
Question: A gutten. Please clarify for me the halocha of צליה אחר טיגוןand vice versa. If the differentiation in Bishul is between a process in which the food is submerged… Read more »
Making bed on Shabbos
Question: When sleeping as a guest in someone’s house on Shabbos, and one will not be returning after Shabbos (one is only sleeping there at night), may he make the… Read more »
kiddush
Question: When attending a Kiddush, and the person reciting Kiddush did not necessarily drink a melo lugmav, but rather only a sip, may one rely on such a Kiddush and… Read more »
yichud
Question: May one seclude himself with a lady if the door is unlocked/ open but there is a 0% chance that someone will barge in (such as one who is… Read more »
Rather be killed than transgress
Question: Is this rule of יהרג ואל יעבר applicable today, and does it apply if you are being forced to have relations of an sort with a non-Jewish woman? Answer:… Read more »
Shehechianu Again
Question: BS”D Shalom dear Rabbi. Question: if a person makes a purchase of a new object for his personal use and then makes the B’rakhah of Shehecheianu, but soon after… Read more »
Davening behind someone else in shul
Question: Am i permtited to stand SE behind a certain person when I know, or suspect, that this person will daven very quickly and then step back into my dalet… Read more »
Handling object placed in mouth before netilas yadayim after awakening
Question: Sometimes my baby wakes up crying in the middle of the night, and I try to calm him by placing his pacifier back in his mouth. In handling the… Read more »
Bride vs. orphan for tzedakah; concentrating vs. spreading donation
Question:finish sources, Rmbam… Brocho v’Shalom, B”H I am a teenage girl working at a small secretarial job with a modest income. So often, I received emails from crowdfunding platforms such… Read more »
Getting enjoyment from a non-jew
Question: If you are staying in hotel and boss jonnie tells his non-Jewish worker they forgot to plug in the warmer . Go plug in now so they will have… Read more »
E-Mail Subscription and Copyright
Question: We are subscribed to a weekly local Jewish news publication. We are paying a yearly fee for a printed version received by regular mail/post – plus an additional fee… Read more »
Goy tripping on the plug
Question: If on shabbos a goy tripped on the crockpot cord and unplugged it and on his own plugged it back in – may the chulent be eaten on shabbos?… Read more »
Embarrassed passer by on street
Question: Dear Rabbis, I embarrassed a passer by on the street. I don’t know who they were, and have no way of finding out. Is there any way of doing… Read more »
tehillim at night
Question: Until when can I say tehillim on a regular winter night? Answer: Regarding saying Tehillim at night, according to the Mishna Berura it is permitted to say all of… Read more »
Mikvah on Ohr Zarua night
Question: If my wife’s mikvah night is on the night of Ohr Zarua for Ona Beinonis, does she go to the mikvah? Answer: She should go to the mikva and… Read more »
lying
Question: There is a game called “Two Truths and a Lie,” where a person says two truths and a lie and the participants of the game attempt to guess which… Read more »
breaking minyan
Question: A person is makpid to always daven with asara mispallelim, as required by some poskim, and not to rely on six (which is questionable). If one is in a… Read more »
I am makpid and the rav is not
Question: If one is invited to partake of shalosh seudos by a certain rabbi, but one knows that the rabbi is not makpid on starting before shkia, whereas I am… Read more »
Interruptions after kerias shema al ha’mitta
Question: What should one do if he is reciting kerias shema al ha’mitta before going to bed, but is concerned that he might get interrupted (e.g. the baby will wake… Read more »
Brikat Hamazon, Kissing the bread
Question: BS”D Shalom my dear Rabbi, Question: I heard someone say that when we brikat Hamazon must leave a piece of bread and kissing it in the middle of Brikat… Read more »
Hotel Shampoo
Question: Can I take home unused shampoos that were left in the hotel room during my stay. I used one of them but not the other? Answer: The individual shampoos… Read more »
Stopping for kadish
Question: When one is davening for example uleini or uva litzion in shachris and kadish is being said should he stop and answer for all the amens or he should… Read more »
Caused someone to get a ticket
Question: Hi, if I encouraged someone who generally wouldn’t have parked by a fire hydrant, to park by telling them I always park by this pump etc, thereby causing her… Read more »
Shechyanu on shoes?
Question: Can one make Shechyanu on nice new shoes? Answer: Congratulations on the new shoes. The minhag is not to make shehechiyanu on new shoes. There are a few reasons… Read more »
Bar Mitzvah Seudah
Question: We are postponing the Seudas Mitzva 2 days due to logistical / technical issues to make it easier for guests from out of town. I understand from the Yam… Read more »
Overnight a package on Shabbos
Question: Can you go to post office right before Shabbos and overnight a package where there is guaranteed delivery on Saturday by noon. Please explain and give sources. Secondly,If you… Read more »
Chazaras hashatz without six people who davened
Question: Can one daven Chazaras Hashatz if there were not even six people who davened SE together? Does it make a difference if it is anyway after the zman tefilla?… Read more »
Stopping for Kaddish
Question: When one is davening and in the middle kadish is being said should he stop for entire kaddish as well does it make a difference which part of tefillah… Read more »
Limaaseh can one shave with a kosher shaver
Question: Limaaseh can one shave with a kosher shaved (poskims both ways) Answer: You could shave with a shaver that would be kosher according to R’ Moshe. Although there are… Read more »
Pre natal
Question: I had asked abt a different medication and realized it never occurred to me that my pre natal need a hechsher. It’s not a gel like pill so I… Read more »
Evening primerose oil
Question: Hi, I bought a target brand Primerose oil when I got home I realized i never thought if it needs to be kosher or not. Please help thanks Attached:… Read more »
Using Maaser money to pay for seminary
Question: Is one allowed to use maaser money to send a daughter to seminary if one lives on a small budget? Answer: Yes one can. However the amount of money… Read more »
Blech vs Hot plate
Question: Halacha Lemaseh: 1) Assuming all hot plates get to the level of yad soledes – Is there a difference between a fire with a blech and a hot plate?… Read more »
Lost a pen
Question: I was using a cheap pen that was provided for staff members to use at the place that I work. I ended up losing the pen. Do I need… Read more »
Buying Tefillin with Masser Money
Question: BS”D Shalom dear Rabbi, Question: I give my masser every month in the Jewish community, can I take the money from the masser I give to buy a tefilin?… Read more »
May a convert give psak?
Question: Based on my reading of this question so far, I believe the answer the question lies in whether giving psak is considered a position of serara in our times…. Read more »
May a parent dispose/use items of children under the age of bar-mitzva?
Question: Many times the mother cleans the house and would like to clear out all the junk which children are want to hoard. Another common situation is where the child… Read more »
Aveilus
Question: Is a mourner allowed to sit in a regular chair while eating a meal – both seudas ha’vraah and all other meals during shiva? Answer: The mourner sits on… Read more »