Question: I was recently made aware of a puska in our home (perhaps my wife or children acquired it without my knowledge from someone distributing them in our neighborhood) for… Read more »
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Birthday party during 3 weeks
Question: Dear Rabbi My son’s first birthday falls within the three weeks of mourning. Am I permitted to have a party for him without music or should I wait? Thank… Read more »
New Aron Kodesh for the Shul
Question: The Shul that i daven at is getting a new, big, beautiful Aron Kodesh. Is there a Chiuv to say Shehechiyanu by the Tzibbur, the Gabbai (who invests his… Read more »
Removing a Tic from body on Shabbos.
Question: Hello, A child is is found with a tic attached to its skin on Shabbos, is it permissible to remove the tic, which according to the medical profession may… Read more »
Avel visiting married children
Question: Hi, Our mother/mother-in-law is coming to our home for a visit. She in in the first year of aveilus. Are there are any halachos we should know about when… Read more »
Talis by mincha
Question: Why doesn’t the congregation where a talis by mincha? Answer: The idea of wearing a tallis by mincha is only brought regarding a chazan, for kavod hatzibur, but not… Read more »
skeleton doctors office
Question: RE; skeleton in doctors office Q: I was in a doctor’s office and saw an infant’s skeleton. Do I have to publicize this to make kohanim aware? can I… Read more »
Dirt under nail and other chatzizah
Question: I washed netillat yadayim before davening, and shortly after finishing shacharit I noticed some dirt under my nail (my nails are a little longer than the ends of my… Read more »
Inflating ball on shabbos
Question: is it permissible to inflate a ball on shabbos thank you Answer: There is controversy about this, but the poskim say that if it is the first time the… Read more »
Counting child for krias hatorah
Question: This past Shabbos I was in a shul where they were counting a child under bar mitzvah for a minyan (even though it is in a Haredi neighborhood but… Read more »
Using chomesh money
Question: Could I use money that I was מפריש as חומש to use for personal use as a incentive for something רוחני? Answer: If it is meant for tzedakah, it… Read more »
skeleton in doctors office
Question: I was in a doctor’s office and saw an infant’s skeleton. Do I have to publicize this to make kohanim aware? can I assume that it is NOT from… Read more »
Teshuva for Kaas and Prohibited Negiah
Question: If a husband struck his wife with something while she was a niddah because he got angry, what should the wife tell him if he asks for forgiveness? The… Read more »
Maaser from used goods
Question: If I sell a used object that I don’t need anymore (eg. clothing), do I need to take off maaser from the amount I get paid? Answer: It depends… Read more »
Wedding Seudah With No Wine
Question: Shalom, I recently was a guest at a chatunah where absolutely no alcohol or wine was served to any of the guests, including at the chosson’s tisch. 1. Is… Read more »
Are these specks in the Pear not Kosher?
Question: There weren’t any holes that I noticed on the skin, but I found these pieces in the flesh of the pear. Are they stam blemishes, or insects? Thank you… Read more »
Bach Flower Remedies
Question: Bach Flower Remedies are homeopathic tinctures used for various health conditions. It is made by distilling flowers to produce a specific formulation. The website states that brandy alcohol is… Read more »
Naming Twins
Question: My twin girls are already teenagers, but this goes back to when they were named. I ask, because I was at a baby naming for twins a few weeks… Read more »
Order of importance for Tefillah for women
Question: Hi, I have a few questions about the order of importance for Shacharit, and how to balance davening while at home with a baby. I have been davening an… Read more »
Bracha on different parts of mountain range
Question: finish sources If I’m in the alps, and see different alp mountains at different times, do I make a bracha on each one? What happens if I’m on a… Read more »
Coffee before Tfillah
Question: Hi, Thanks so much for all your help – I have a question regarding drinking coffee before Tefilla. I am currently at home during the day with my 6… Read more »
Is a person allowed to go a vort while in avelus?
Question: Is a person allowed to go a vort while in avelus? Answer: You can go in for a short time to wish mazal tov, and even have something light… Read more »
Praying Amida while sitting
Question: Thank you in advance, I fly for work as a Pilot, and typically find myself in places were I don’t have the opportunity to daven while standing up as… Read more »
regarding the גדר of גזל
Question: We were on a trip and we needed to make a rest stop. we were in the middle of nowhere and we found a restroom to use in the… Read more »
Shema without Netilas Yadaim
Question: Dear Rabbi, If taking the time to wash netilas yadaim after waking up will cause me to miss zman krias shema, may I recite shema without netilas yadaim and… Read more »
Understanding Tfillah
Question: I’ve been davening 3 times a day for most of my adult life, but I’ve never really taken the time to understand the words of the prayers I’ve been… Read more »
Urge to use bathroom before benching and shmoneh esrei
Question: Is it true that one cannot have ANY urge to use the bathroom while benching and davening shmoneh esrei? Also, is it true that if one goes to the… Read more »
Chatzitzah for hand washing after the bathroom
Question: Hi, I was wondering if you could help clarify something for me. I know that rings must be removed when washing Netillat Yadayim to avoid a chatzizah – does… Read more »
Conversations with husband – Toeles?
Question: My mother in law is coming to town. I dont like how she intereacts with our kids sometimes. I want to know if I can halachically discuss my discomforts… Read more »
Erva in front of Goy
Question: Hi, I am unclear as to Halacha of showing skin on beaches ( not wearing stockings or socks but wearing skirt) low neckline, show hair…when I am certain only… Read more »
Chalifin and Chiliyon
Question: Bava Metzia 47a/b uses Rus 4:7 verse in a discussion about transferring ownership by exchange. This is called chalifin (eg using a shoe). The Gemoro is unclear whether the… Read more »
Words of Torah while changing child’s diaper or in bath
Question: My toddler like to talk about Parsha and sing songs of Torah and pesukim. I assume that I cannot sings/talk to him about these things while changing his diaper… Read more »
Reading on Shabbos
Question: Dear Rav, Reading science and story books give me a tremendous amount of oneg shabbos. I also have an issue that I’m more prone to depression than other people…. Read more »
Flicked off lint (I think) from bedika
Question: I learned that if something can be flicked off of a bedika cloth, its not a problem. Im in 7 nekiyum. A few days ago, I did a bedika… Read more »
2 year old saying “Elo-” and “Ado-“
Question: My 2 year old is verbally advanced and has learned brachos by hearing adults say them. He knows the correct brachos but, being 2, he has developed a game… Read more »
Unclothed in the bathroom
Question: Is one allowed to be unclothed in the bathroom or shower room because its not generally a problem to be unclothed there (i.e. people shower in the room anyways)?… Read more »
Kriyas shema al hamita by day
Question: Hi, My son is 6 months old, and I’ve been saying shma Al hamita for him before putting him to sleep since he was a newborn. Now that it’s… Read more »
Pastry and flour
Question: Shalom What pastry and baking flour is kosher Answer: Any, if it only contains flour. Best Wishes
Large Samech in Bemidbar 13:30
Question: The mesorah records that the samekh in 13:30 is large (see marginal note in Artscroll and elsewhere). Yet none of the printed editions which I have consulted actually conform… Read more »
Respect for bread
Question: If I see a lot of pieces of bread on the side walk do I have to pick them up because bread is not allowed to be on the… Read more »
Aishes ish
Question: Is one transgressing the issur Aishes ish if the has relations derech eivorim? I understand its frowned upon, im only asking if has status of being boiyel Aishes ish?… Read more »
Covering the Knee
Question: 1. What is the source for covering the knee. In Halacha the most it says is “עד”. 2. According to opinions that tefach beishsha applies to all body parts… Read more »
Checking for bugs
Question: Shalom How do i make cabbage ,lettuce ,spinach,broccoli ,cauliflower ,strawberries and rapsberry’s kosher at my home Can you please help me Kind regards Answer: The only issue with the… Read more »
Took items from seminary
Question: I took something from the seminary I was in when we had a baking class. The school didn’t let us take some of the extras that I took and… Read more »
Do metal cookie cutters require tevilat keilim?
Question: Is there מקום להחמיר לכחילה? Thanks alot! Answer: Yes they should preferably be toveled, since they come in contact with the food. However it should be without a bracha… Read more »
Showering a child on shabbos.
Question: Is it permitted to bathe a kid on shabbos if they are super dirty. Covered in mud and dirt etc. Answer: The Ashkenazi minhag is not to take even… Read more »
Poured milk into fleishig sink
Question: I was at someone for shobbos. They had one washing cup for both sinks. I filled up water in the washing cup that I had just picked up from… Read more »
Trimming
Question: Helle Rav. I saw in a post that it is assur for a man to trim his pubic hairs for beautifying purposes the Posek said therefore it would only… Read more »
Hot chicken placed in a dairy Tupperware container
Question: This is in followup to question 52170 in which I was asked a followup question by email to clarify my case. I sent the reply by email but it’s… Read more »
Rosh Chodesh related
Question: Hi Till what time can i daven Mussaf on Rosh Chodesh & Till when Hallel? Answer: Preferably until an hour after chatzos, but if you didn’t , it can… Read more »