Question: If a person forgot to say Ratzei and they already began the next blessing, however they know with total certainly certainty that they will be eating another bread meal,… Read more »
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Envelope with printed address to mail Charity
Question: Is it mukzah? as i recently visited an out of town shul. They gave an envelope that lists the name and address of where the check should go. There’s… Read more »
Do Collagen Peptides make someone, or can they be eaten together with milk?
Question: I have seen some people use this form of protein in their coffee. It is kosher, but is made from bovine collagen. Does it have the status of meat,… Read more »
Yom Havest
Question: What is the halacha lmeisa if a couple is makpid not to do chibuk vnishuk on a yom havest sheino kavua, should they also be makpid not to sleep… Read more »
Sucking skin on shabos
Question: Hi. I am uncomfortable asking my Rav this question, so I’m asking here. If I like to suck on my skin strongly, which afterwards leaves a mark for a… Read more »
Tachnun on the day of a yahrtziet
Question: If I am daveniing in a shul and that minyan is not not saying tachnun that day, for a Yartzeit or some other reason should one say tachnun B’tzina… Read more »
Can the mitzvah of Shiluach hakan be performed with a Blue Jay?
Question: Can the mitzvah of Shiluach hakan be performed with a Blue Jay? Answer: The general rule is that if the bird is essentially kosher, even if we d not… Read more »
Maaser Kesafim
Question: The Goldberg’s monthly expenses are $8000. This reflects $6500 of bare-bones essentials (utilities, tuition, basic food/household expenses etc) plus ~$1500 of “shalom-bayis” types of needs (slightly better and nicer… Read more »
Haircut Lag Baomer
Question: Are the siblings and father of someone that is getting married on lag baomer night allowed to take haircuts on lab baomer? Answer: Mazal Tov! They should be zoche… Read more »
Birkas Ha’Ilanos
Question: Do you make a Bracha on a Crab apple tree..? Thank you very much! Answer: We don’t say birkas ilanos on the fruit of ilaney srak (non fruit bearing… Read more »
My mother died April2,2018. Funeral April 4. Sjiva over April 11.
Question: When is shloshim finished Answer: Hamakom Yinachem eschem b;toch sharaveilei tzion v’yirushalayim. Regarding your question, the sholoshim are calculated according to when the funeral was, therefore I am assuming… Read more »
Bed placement
Question: I once heard that one should not place the bed so one’s feet are facing the door as that is the direction in which a meis is taken out…. Read more »
maaser folow up
Question: I received an email mentioning the reply to below answer was posted, however I don’t know how to retrieve it. Would you please provide me with a question ID… Read more »
Birds – neveilah an teraifah
Question: Are these prohibited deoraisa or derabanan? Thank you Answer: It is deorayso, and we are commanded on it in Shemos 22-30, see Sefer Hachinuch 73.
Tefillin and Mezuzot Issues
Question: I have my Tefillin and Mezuzot checked regularly (by a qualified Sofer). But how is it possible to determine whether Sta”m was written with the proper Kavannot (at the… Read more »
Why isn’t paying for a lottery/raffle ticket a ribbis problem?
Question: The prohibition of “PSIKA” forbids paying for a purchase in advance of receiving the item purchased if the seller will not charge the buyer more in the case of… Read more »
Cramming for study
Question: Dear Rabbi, Are there halachaic comments on study cram? What about jobs that require you to keep hours longer than a normal sleep-wake cycle? I do realize that on… Read more »
I kno that the speaker and the listener get son for speaking Loshon Horaah. Does the subject the person spoken abt also get sin?
Question: I kno listener n speaker of loshon horah get sin. Does the subject the person spoken abt also get sin? Answer: The Midrash says that loshon hora kills three… Read more »
Burial in a non-Jewish cemetery
Question: I am living far away from a Jewish cemetery, can my children bury me in a non-Jewish cemetery. Should I pass away, can my body be buried in a… Read more »
Feeding fish before eating
Question: Shalom Shalom, Must one feed their fish before eating themselves? Thank you Answer: A person is obligated to feed his fish before eating, as with his other pets. However… Read more »
parent in aveilos at child’s wedding
Question: If a parent is in aveilos, can they dance at their own child’s wedding? Answer: Mazal Tov. You should have much nachas from the new couple. Regarding your question,… Read more »
shiva and child abuse
Question: A father is accused of child abuse. He is orthodox and keeps Halacha despite his failings. Are his children obligated to sit shiva for him on his death? Answer:… Read more »
buying black hat during sefira
Question: Is it permitted for a baal teshuva to buy his first black hat during sefira? Even if he is otherwise strict about buying new clothes during this time period,… Read more »
Question status
Question: How do I find out the ID number of my question? Thank you Answer: It should be on the confirmation e-mail. Sources:
Follow up on Selling chometz question
Question: Hi, I am partly being supported by my mother, but I pay for my own food. She pays for the apt. Does it not matter that I sold with… Read more »
Saying bli ayin Hora
Question: Is there any actual mekor for the common belief that saying bli ayin hara will prevent one from happening? thanks!!!! Answer: The idea here is that if a person… Read more »
Wikipedia
Question: Is it an halachic problem do add Wikipedia to the white list of my filter since it has apikorsus and secular knowledge etc. Is it an issue to own… Read more »
Selling chametz
Question: Hello. I live with my mother, and every year I take care of selling the chometz. I usually do this online at the chabad website. This year I did… Read more »
A person with hearing aids leading the prayers
Question: I were hearing aids n When I want to be the שליח ציבור-leading the prayers people don’t want because of my hearing aids so I want to know what’s… Read more »
Pesach Sheni
Question: What and when is Pesach Sheni and how is it observed? Answer: Pesach Sheini is thirty days after the first Pesach, which is always on the 29th day of… Read more »
timeframe for al hamichya
Question: if i ate a mezonos, or a fruit that requires al haetz, and then ate and drank on and off for several hours, may i still make the brocha… Read more »
Kashrut symbol
Question: I have seen these yogurts (Oikos Triple Zero and Dannon Light and Fit) at many stores with a Kosher K symbol. I know that a simple K is not… Read more »
Yamim Noraim Davening
Question: Thank you. Why do we say (by Korbanot of Musaf) “Et Musfei” on the 2nd Day of Yom Tov? I understand on the 1st day to say it so… Read more »
2 chasanim and sheva brachot
Question: If a chasan and kallah are by a friends wedding, can they make a separate sheva brachos for them? Answer: They can be include in the choson and kallah’s sheva… Read more »
finding lost object
Question: there is a segula to say a certain paragraph (“אמר רבי בנימין etc.”) when one has lost something…in there it has the word אלקא…. when one is actually saying… Read more »
Does the prohibition of Kilayim for fruits, vegetables, grains and herbs, etc… apply to Chutz LaAretz?
Question: Does the prohibition of Kilayim for fruits, vegetables, grains and herbs, etc… apply to Chutz LaAretz? Am I allowed to plant seeds of the above in close proximity to… Read more »
Tov U’Metiv
Question: Would one say a bracha on passing a test that they have failed numerous times, and which gives a strong sense of joy? If it also benefits one’s family… Read more »
Bringing luggage with food into the bathroom
Question: When there is food in a suitcase or hand-luggage is it permitted lechatchila to bring it into the bathroom? Answer: This may sound surprising to you, but according to… Read more »
prayer in vain
Question: A bachur who is dating and he is davening that the lady should say yes to him (as opposed to turning him down), may he daven for this even… Read more »
I SOLD PASTA CHAMATZ GOMMUR IN THE CONTRACT.
Question: I included in the Contract for sale to. The Type Location & Value . Can I now use about 2 dozen sealed boxes of pasta.? Thank You Tizku Limitzvot!… Read more »
Cutting other hair during sefira
Question: Is one allowed to cut hair other than head and facial hair during sefira (e.g. nose, ear, arms etc.)? Answer: Essentially the minhag not to cut hair applies to… Read more »
Edible flowers
Question: What bracha does one make on edible flowers (like orchids)? Answer: If it is a normally eaten item then it would be hoadomo, however I don’t think that this… Read more »
Smoothies
Question: Am i allowed to buy and drink fruit smothies in chutz laarets if they tell me they don’t use any milk or meat at the store( the only thing… Read more »
Can fire toivel a metal object or must be water
Question: Can fire toivel a metal object or must it be water Answer: It depends on what has to be done. If the metal vessel was bought from a non… Read more »
Conversion during Omer
Question: Hello, I am going through a conversion process, I was suppose to have the conversion done on lag b omer. The Rabbi has changed his opinion and arranging a… Read more »
About hearing aids on shabbos
Question: I were hearing aids in i want to know if I’m aloud to change battery in shabas or yom-tov in also how about making the volume lower or higher… Read more »
Non-Kosher Wine received as a gift
Question: Hello, I received a gift at work, of a bottle of very expensive wine ($200+). May I give it away to a non-jew? or how else may I dispose… Read more »
Haircut at end of Shloshim and Omer
Question: My shloshim ends during the Omer, can I shave and/or get a haircut at the end of my shloshim Answer: Hamkom yinachem eschem b’toch shar aveilei tazion v’yerushalayim. If… Read more »
chametz sheavar alav pesach
Question: 1.Does chometz sheavar alav pesach apply to dishware? 2. Also, does one need to be careful of possible crumbs of chametz sheavar alav pesach falling into food, or is… Read more »
Will the Moshiach
Question: Hello How Are You! Lately I’ve been thinking or wondering about since the Torah says Hashem wrestled with Yisrael and changed his name from Jacob to Yisrael I believe… Read more »