Question: I made yogurt smoothies in a blender (cold). Can I put a hot parve soup in the blender and then and eat it in a meat bowl (more than… Read more »
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Kabbalat Shabbes when davening at home
Question: Shalom, if a person forgot to do Kabbalat shabbes, and did arvit / mariv, did he fulfill shabbes? or should he do Kabbalat shabbes after arvit/mariv? Answer: Thee are… Read more »
Paying Mitepelet due to Corona
Question: I have a question in Choshen Mishpat regarding how much we should be paying to the mitepelet who runs our daughter’s play group. We paid for March in full…. Read more »
Noise from a Ramp
Question: Our apartment in Israel is next to a car ramp that leads in turn to an underground car park for project residents. We were assured verbally by the developer… Read more »
Learner Driver Car Damage
Question: The other day I was teaching my sister how to drive. She mistakenly drove lightly into a car on the side of the road, and at first there were… Read more »
Wearing a surgical mask on shabbos in reshus horabim
Question: Is one allowed to wear a mask in rishus horabim on Shabbos during a pandemic? Answer: If you have to be wearing the mask when you are outside, the… Read more »
Fleishig steam on milchig pan
Question: Gut voch! We have a milchig frying pan (had not been used for milchig within 24 hours) that was on a different part the stove at the same time… Read more »
Calculating Shloshim
Question: My mother passed away on Shabbos haGadol, Yud Nissan (April 4) and was buried motsei Shabbos yud-alef Nissan (before midnight April 4). as Pesach interrupted shiva, has shloshim already… Read more »
Taking dog to animal hospital on Shabbos
Question: This situation happened today: A dog was attacked by another dog on shabbos and was injured. The owner of the injured dog, a Jew, took the dog to the… Read more »
Bringing Sefer Torah for a Zoom reading
Question: Due to the Corona season our shuls are closed . My son is having his Bar Mitsva next week and we would like to know if we are allowed… Read more »
American couple Breaking Israeli rental contract due to Corona
Question: 1. American couple renting unfurnished apt in Yerushalayim. Rental contract ends July 1, 2020 and the couple were planning to move back to USA at end of lease. They… Read more »
Does the tenant have to pay for rent if he is unable to enter into Eretz Yisroel ?
Question: If I rented an apartment already in 5779 and already lived in it and paid the rent until and including nissan 5780 but now I am out of the… Read more »
Rental Contract
Question: Hi, hope all is well. I live in Ramat Eshkol and am currently in New York. Due to the whole corona virus and cancellation of flights/not allowing foreigners into… Read more »
Keeping rental contract when I can’t get to the apartment
Question: My contract tells me that I need to notify my owner 3 months before moving. However, now due to the whole coronas virus preventing people from coming back to… Read more »
Regarding a oven or toaster oven
Question: How do you use an oven or toaster oven for meat and later for dairy ? Answer: It is controversial is an oven can be used for Milk and Meat…. Read more »
Davening with a Virtual Minyan
Question: In my neighborhood, because of Covid-19, one of the shuls started a virtual minyan with Zoom. They don’t say any davar sh’bekedusha, but it gives people the “feeling” of… Read more »
What dates should you avoid arranging a matzeivah?
Question: Apart from Chol HaMoed, are there any other dates that it is not recommended to arrange a matzeivah? Answer: To do the actual erecting and say tehillim at that… Read more »
Halacha of ancient enemy commerce
Question: Dear Rabbi, If Greece has been an ancient enemy of the holy land and has invaded too many times, why is the color of our modern Israeli flag blue… Read more »
Halacha of hired houseworkers
Question: Dear Rabbi, Unless man can find a male house worker which I propose can be ever possible, mostly women clean homes. If a man is a bachelor in his… Read more »
Matir Neder for the future
Question: Hi. I recently sent in a question regarding one using the term “Neder” when the context is a “Shevuah”. The response in short was that it remains a good… Read more »
DISPOSING OF DISCARDED PRINTED HALACHA NOTES
Question: DISPOSING OF DISCARDED PRINTED HALACHA NOTES Answer: It isn’t clear what you are asking, but my assumption is that you want to know how they are to be disposed… Read more »
woman widow Shochet
Question: Shalom, a woman who knows the laws of Shechitah, is widow and lives in a place where there is no kosher meat, she can make shechitah, for its own… Read more »
Sunshine granola
Question: Why is granola like Sunshine granola hoadama. I would think its mezonos because of the oats, Answer: While I am not familiar with this product, however granola can be… Read more »
Can i trim my beard?
Question: The only real problem with trimming is that it is the way of women to beautify themselves, but since it is the minhag hamidina nowadays for men to remove… Read more »
Music in shower
Question: Is it mutar to listen to music in the shower. I have heard differing opinions on this. Thank you very much Answer: It is true there are different opinions… Read more »
Listen to music or shiur while in shower
Question: Is it permissible to listen to Jewish music or to a shiur while taking a shower? Answer: To make things clear, you are asking regarding listening to pesukim or… Read more »
Halachoh of Hagasah( mixing)
Question: 1. may one remove soup from a pot that is on an electric hot plate on shabbos. 2. does the brand israheat have the kulos of a blech? Answer:… Read more »
Is this avoda zarah?
Question: I have a handmade wooden sculpture from when I was a young boy. I’ve attached a picture herein. Is the symbol on it avodah zarah? Do I need to… Read more »
How to make old pots pans officially pareve
Question: Can I use an old milchig pot not used for few many months, possibly year, and old frying pan not used for years to cook pareve food that I… Read more »
Forgotten shaala on knives put aside for kashering
Question: Few sharp cutting knives aside from Shalla that was not asked. From few months or year ago. Don’t recall Shalla. They are all clean. Some are milchig, one pareve… Read more »
Criticizing the State of Israel and/or Government
Question: I recently read your interesting question and answer regarding the prohibition against publicly criticizing Jews and Jewish leaders because it violates the principle of loshon horo. I was wondering… Read more »
Do we need to pay back refunds?
Question: Dear Din Online, I live in Israel. Our postal service here is notoriously poor. Because English-language books are hard to find locally, I sometimes order from internet websites. On… Read more »
Hot air popcorn popper
Question: We recently got a hot air popcorn popper. My question is whether or not it has to be toveled? If it is of any help, the machine basically is… Read more »
Shloshim ending during Sefirah
Question: In a situation where one became an avel before Pesach, and shloshim ended during sefirah, would the avel be allowed to shave/get a haircut since he did not have… Read more »
Saying that one worships something
Question: BS”D And forbidden to say that worship something, like food, a car, an object because you like it very much? Or can we just say we love (worship) Hashem?… Read more »
Dmai
Question: How can there be leniencies with dmai being that there is the issue if terumas maiser? Thank you Answer: We do have to take off Terumas Maaser from dmai…. Read more »
Storing food in bathroom
Question: Does food stored in bathroom have the ruach ra ? Answer: Preferably food should not be stored in a bathroom. If it was stored or brought into the bathroom, the… Read more »
parev frying pan
Question: A parev frying pan was used by mistake to heat a piece of bread with hard cheese.the cheese did not actually touch the pan only the bread … is the… Read more »
Shvuah made with Neder terminology
Question: Hello If one made a “Shvuah” using the context of a Shvuah but used the term “neder” is anything Chal or is it worthless, as if nothing was made?… Read more »
Sun tanning on Shabbos
Question: From what I understand, suntanning is not permitted on Shabbos, but sitting or walking in the sun is not forbidden. May I sit in the backyard on Shabbos even… Read more »
Unsubscribing to the tzedoko calls and emails?
Question: Is there a problem of avoiding to give Tzodoko if you unsubscribe to the tzedoko calls and emails? Is it correct to say that I only give Tzodoko if… Read more »
Is Blue Jay kosher for Shiluach Haken?
Question: Is Blue Jay kosher for Shiluach Haken? Answer: The general rule is that if the bird is essentially kosher, even if we do not eat it because it doesn’t… Read more »
Singing שם ה׳ with Ba’al Koreh
Question: It is common practice that at the end of an aliyah, people sing the last couple of words with the Ba’al Koreh. If these last words include Hashem’s name… Read more »
I cut an onion with a flaishig knife and put it into a parave blender.
Question: I cut an onion with a fleishig knife and put it into a parave blender. Is the blender still parave? Thank you Answer: There is controversy about this, and… Read more »
Is tweeting bad things about a Jew not allowed?
Question: Dear Rabbis, I have a question that touches upon the spheres of journalism and lashon hara. I recently watched an excellent Netflix program which paints a rather unflattering picture… Read more »
Credit Union
Question: Are you allowed to borrow from credit unions? If not, are all unions forbidden? Answer: Please see the following post which discusses your question. https://dinonline.org/2019/02/25/borrowing-money-from-a-credit-union/ Best wishes
Inheritance of property: Does initial inheritance still stand with new discovery?
Question: BS”D Regarding the laws of inheritance of property, if a daughter inherits because no male heir is known, but after the property is transferred a male heir is discovered;… Read more »
Summer home needing bedikas chometz
Question: We have a summer home in another state that we move in to for the summer. We clean it very well when we leave and there is no food… Read more »
Opening a church door
Question: Shalom, I have a question. If walk next to a church and an old man asks me to open the door for him so that he can enter and… Read more »
Kriyas Shema Al Hamita
Question: I have had a hard time remembering Kriyas Shema al Hamita and have basically not said it in years. I want to start saying it but often fall asleep…. Read more »