Question: I run an online business and I run it myself. I don’t always like my name on the internet so sometimes when I communicate online with clients, I use… Read more »
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Pigskin in Shoe
Question: Is there any Halachic issue with wearing shoes that are lined with pigskin? Answer: We are allowed to benefit from non kosher animals, therefore it wouldn’t be any different… Read more »
Recording another individual
Question: If I meet with a rabbi or therapist and want to record the sessions for my own personal use instead of note taking because I can’t focus well, is… Read more »
Light sensors in the hallway of a hotel on shabbos
Question: we are staying in prague in a building where all lights automatically come in in the hallways of building when walking – these are v useful at night as… Read more »
Eating fruit while picking
Question: My son is at a Moshav and they are getting a tour and the tour guide said that they could pick off the trees and the vegetables while they… Read more »
Business open in Shabat
Question: Business Open on Shabbes Shalom u’bracha, is there a way for a business owned by a couple that sells things (in a non-jewish area) who don´t have a non-jewish… Read more »
Lifnei Iver non frum or off the derech
Question: If one generally says brachos out loud, is it better to say a bracha silently when in front of a non frum or off the derech person if one… Read more »
Waxing back and chest hair
Question: Is it permissible for a Jewish man to have his back hair and chest hair waxed or trimmed? Answer: Please see the following post ,http://dinonline.org/2018/05/22/men-grooming/ where your question was… Read more »
Who comes first, your mother or your wife?
Question: If you have two telephone calls coming through, who’s do you answer, your mother’s or your wife’s? Answer: Your question involves more than just knowing the cut and dry… Read more »
Discussing arms for tefillin use
Question: Dear Rabbi, Are there instances why a man may put his tefillin on over his right arm rather than his left? Curious if this has come up. Medical studies… Read more »
Hadlakas Neiros
Question: Dear Rav, If I eat by someone else but sleep at my house, where do I light neiros shabbos? Answer: Technically you can light in either place, however the… Read more »
Minhagim for Baal Teshuva
Question: About a year ago I walked into a Chabad house, with no intention to become a Lubavitcher, but to become more observant. Ever since then I got Chabad tefillin… Read more »
Halacha Learning
Question: Shalom, At times I get overwhelm in learning halacha. There’s much to learn and I have not found a proper guideline in how to approach the topic and seforim… Read more »
Yichud on a shuttle in the airport
Question: Is there a yichud problem to go on a shuttle in an airport when there are no connecting doors between the cars and people can’t see in from the… Read more »
Smelling Non-Kosher Meat
Question: Is it true that a person should say I wish that I could eat treif, but Hashem says that it is Asur? Could there be a suspicion that if… Read more »
Davening Barefoot
Question: I recently saw a ruling that davenning barefoot is not permitted (in response to a question about learning Torah barefoot). Does that hold for davenning at home without a… Read more »
Previous tenant left item
Question: I rented out my basement apartment, and the Jewish tenant bought a new oven. They eventually moved out, leaving the oven. Obviously it’s not like they forgot it there,… Read more »
Status of parve pan used to reheat dry chalavi food (e.g. cooked pancake)
Question: I have my last parve pan and I accidentally reheated already cooked chalavi pancakes on it. (I didn’t put any oil in it. Just used it to reheat the… Read more »
Davening during punishment
Question: If chas vshalom a person is being punished and they are suffering from the punishment, is it okay to daven for help, or is that chutzpadik? Answer: When we… Read more »
leading the funeral and saying Kaddish
Question: About leading the funeral and saying Kaddish: We had a funeral in a Kehila, and instead of the regular Rabbi they had an apprentice Rabbi Student , around 20… Read more »
“Flavius Josephus”
Question: Dear rabbi, the question was about “Flavius Josephus” – please excuse typos. As I noted meanwhile he’s [allegedly] also known as “Joseph ben Mathitjahu ha Kohen” don’t know if… Read more »
Souvenir figurine that might be an idol
Question: When I was in high school one of my friends went on a trip to India and brought me back a miniature statue of Buddha. My parents didn’t like… Read more »
When heading the catskills from Boro Park where is the correct place to say Tefillas Haderech?
Question: If one is headed to the catskill mountains from Boro Park where is the correct place to say Tefillas Haderech? Thanks Answer: You should say Tefilas Haderech either after… Read more »
learning while barefoot
Question: Is there a problem to learn torah while barefoot? Answer: It is permitted to learn torah while barefoot. There are many societies that the people only go barefoot. in… Read more »
Spring Valley Melatonin
Question: Does Melatonin need a Hechsher? Somebody brought me this to Israel, where Melatonin is hard to get and very expensive if available. I have high blood pressure and have… Read more »
Regarding the moon during an eclipse
Question: Shalom This evening there will be a lunar eclipse. Is the any problem to look at the moon during an eclipse? Can you provide the sources for your answer?… Read more »
Fallen leaves
Question: Leaves from a tree on my porch flew into my neighbors porch and stuffed their drain. Am I liable for damages? Answer: Answer from Horav Y. Fleishman ahlit”a Were… Read more »
Cut down a crabapple tree?
Question: Since crabapples are not usually eaten. And you also said, one cannot make a Birkas Ha’ilanos on it, since you considered it an Ilan Srak. Can one cut down… Read more »
Dairy garlic bread
Question: How is it possible that all the garlic breads in pizza stores in israel are forced by badatz to be made with milk to be mezonot isn’t it prohibited… Read more »
Washing meat spoon used for DE pareve desert in meat dishwasher
Question: After our meat meal, we cleared table and brought out pareve DE ice cream. We served ice cream with a meat spoon. Then we put the meat serving spoon… Read more »
I used dairy stuff to eat food that had meat in it
Question: I used a dairy spoon to put food with meat in it into a dairy bowl. The food was in a meat pan out of which I served myself…. Read more »
Ribis for a relative
Question: My brother-in-law wanted to borrow my van to do carpool from camp. I asked him since he is going to the camp, if he can save me a trip… Read more »
Prayer said after chatzos (midday)
Question: If a prayer was said a few minutes passed chatzot, does it still count in G-d’s eyes or simply not anymore? (In terms of Shacharit). Answer: The time for… Read more »
When setting the table on Shabbos, is one permitted to make a fancy napkin presentation ?
Question: When setting the table on Shabbos with napkins, is one permitted to make a fancy napkin presentation rather than a simply fold? For example, to create a rose shape… Read more »
Silver Kiddish cup with plastic liner
Question: In honor our of my spouses fathers Yartziet we donated a new kiddish cup. The cup is silver and has a plastic insert to protect the inside from the… Read more »
Silver investor guidance
Question: Dear Rabbi, Can you comment on New Zealand which currently offers a silver one ounce coin that has the yad hey vav hey written on the bottom of a… Read more »
Eating and Drinking while extended cycling
Question: While on extended bike rides lasting 2 hours or more without stopping , sometimes over 4 hours, we are constantly eating dried fruits or other sources of carbs including… Read more »
Milk soup spoon to drink chicken soup
Question: I accidentally used a milk soup spoon to drink chicken soup, what should I do with the spoon in order to reuse it? Answer: The spoon just has to… Read more »
Pool for Tevilas Keilim
Question: Can one use a swimming pool for tevilas Keilim? Answer: A swimming pool cannot be used for tevilas keilim, because the water does not stay in the same place… Read more »
Cow head and large bull head, could this be Ovoda Zara
Question: Hi, I would like to hang a large cow head and large bull head in my kitchen. These are faux taxidermies. They are made of plaster and come in… Read more »
Required to tovel an electric hot pot owned and used by a goy?
Question: Do I need to tovel an electric hot pot that is used for hot water that is owned and used by a goy? I am staying in a summer… Read more »
Do you have a map of where kohanim are allowed to go in Teveria?
Question: HI. do you have a map of where kohanim are allowed to go in Teveria? Answer: Unfortunately I don’t but you can call 079-5738138, and ask them for one…. Read more »
Checking things with hechsher
Question: Do i have to check israeli oatmeal with good hechsher? I found black spots in my already cooked oatmeal but not in an uncooked pack(i checked pretty well) so… Read more »
Mezuza on door way without a crossbar
Question: Dear Rabbonim, If you have an entrance from a living room into a kitchen, both of suitable size, and the entrance has 2 walls but the משקוף is the… Read more »
Shnei Mikrah
Question: finish If someone learned shnei Mikrah v’echad targum on Tisha B’Av are they yotzei? If not, what about in a year when Tisha B’Av is nidcheh? Answer: If a… Read more »
What if someone missed saying Kaddish?
Question: What if someone missed saying Kaddish? Answer: If someone missed saying kaddish it is still possible to say kaddish at another minyan. If there isn’t any other minyan, I… Read more »
Using two hole Tallis koton
Question: Hi, I was at a sale of tallisim recently and the supply was low. I found begadim for a tallis koton, but they were the Chassidishe type (two holes… Read more »
Shiflus vs. Gaavah
Question: I don’t think I have heard of shiflus before. You said it means lowliness and that it’s also bad, like gaava is bad. Please tell me more? Which is… Read more »
Tisha b’av
Question: Can you do tevilas keilim on Tisha B’av? Answer: The actual tevila is not a problem and may be done on Tisha B’av, however make sure to do it… Read more »
Baal Keri on tisha baav
Question: If one becomes a Baal keri on Tisha baav night, can he go to mikvah? Are there any ramifications because of it? Answer: There are no ramifications that I… Read more »