Question: I understand that a man has a mitzvah of onah, to make his wife happy, does a woman also have such an obligation towards her husband? If she doesn’t… Read more »
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Kesher shel Kayama
Question: If on Shabbos, a Kattan ties one knot on the shoes of a father and then a second Kattan ties another knot on the same shoes, so now the… Read more »
Shmarya or Shmaryahu?
Question: What is the correct name – Shmarya or Shmaryahu (also Yeshaya or Yeshayahu)? Also, what is the source and meaning of the name? (On the Chazon Ish’s matzeiva it… Read more »
Checking cherries
Question: Do cherries imported to u.s. from Chile need to be checked? Answer: I don’t have information about fruits from Chile, but R’ Vaye’s sefer (which was written a while… Read more »
Inhereted a Shtar Ribis that on which one of the co lenders is a not religious
Question: Shalom, I am about to inherit a Shtar Ribis that on which one of the co lenders is a not religious. It has on it a lien on a… Read more »
Remarriage to first husband
Question: Can a divorced couple remarry if the woman had an intimate relationship, but NOT marriage to another man AFTER she was divorced from her first husband? Answer: Technically she… Read more »
Bringing leftovers home on shabbos
Question: I’m bringing food to someone’s home before Shabbos. There is an eruv. Can we carry leftovers home after he seuda? Answer: If you will eat some of it after… Read more »
Flushing toilet paper with writing on it
Question: Is there an issue with discarding toilet paper with writing on it into the toilet on shabbos, wherein the writing will be destroyed when it is flushed away? Answer:… Read more »
Is cast a chatzitza
Question: I have a cast on my hand and I don’t know for how long , doctor make a x-ray weekly to see when to remove. Is any way I… Read more »
Followup to Broken Glasses
Question: What would the halacha be if one keeps putting them in and out (not necessarily broken but the kids are using it as a toy putting it in and… Read more »
What should I do with my old and repetitive loved ones Pictures?
Question: I had the luck to have with us our grandparents and parents in our marriage, in our sons Bar Mitzvahs, in a lot of events. Now the passed away… Read more »
e-cigarette juice
Question: Does e-liquid for e- cigarettes need to have a hecsher? if not Which rebbeim/poskim say its ok? Thanks! Answer: Yes e-cigarrettes need to have a hechsher, as it has… Read more »
Meat spoon in parev pot
Question: Hi I used a meat silicon spoon while cooking a parev soup in a parev stainless steel pot by mistake. The soup had fried onions in. The spoon hadn’t… Read more »
Urine on undergarments
Question: Many times after one relieves themselves there will small drops that fall on their undergarments afterwards. Does one need to be mevatel that urine found on their clothing with… Read more »
Proper set up of synagogue
Question: Dear Rabbi, I have been noting some synagogues appeal to try to open their doors to a gay manner and gay humor in the clientele to enjoy services. Stained… Read more »
Masser deductions
Question: May i deduct the return from work to home taxi fee Answer: Getting home from work is considered a business expense, the same way that getting there is. Therefore… Read more »
In honor of Shabbos
Question: If i get a manicure l’chovod Shabbos, do i get paid back? Answer: If it is being done l’kavod shabbos, it id like all other things that are done… Read more »
Meaty soup in milky microwave
Question: I heated chicken soup in a milky microwave until it was hot, by mistake, what’s the status now of the microwave and chicken soup? Answer: My apologies that it… Read more »
Forced to remove a mezuzah
Question: I have bee directed by my building owner that I can no longer display a mezuzah outside my door. Where can I put it? Thank you. Answer: Before getting… Read more »
טומאת אהל
Question: האם מותר לכהן להושיט נייר לתוך אהלי צדיקים דרך חור או חלון כשאינו מכניס ידו לפנים רק הנייר? האם יש שיעור להביא הטומאה האם יש טומאה בחיבורין במקום שאין… Read more »
TEFILLIN IN LUGGAGE AIRPORT BATHROOM
Question: Hi, I travel a lot for work and have no one to watch my carry-on luggage when I go to the bathroom. Am I allowed to bring luggage in… Read more »
Tearing on shabbos
Question: May one rip plastic on shabbos for non-food purposes, such as to open a new pantyhose ? Answer: It is permitted. The reason we are allowed to open certain… Read more »
Man shaving private areas
Question: I see that this is forbidden for the purpose of beautification. What if there is a different non medical reason why one wold want to shave that area. For… Read more »
G-D in the bathroom
Question: Can non-Jewish literature with “G-d” (without the dash) be brought into a bathroom? It’s not in the context of pesukim or any other religion, just dealing with G-d in… Read more »
Kashrus of vitamins
Question: I am trying to get off some medications, a nutritionist advised me to take these vitamins to see if solving problem, would you know if serrapeptase is kosher? And if… Read more »
Mezuzah on entrance to hallway of apartment house
Question: Do I need to place a mezuzah on a entrance to a hallway leading to a 3 family apartments? Answer: It is hard to answer a mezuza question of… Read more »
Borrowing Money from a Credit Union
Question: Shalom, I am in a situation of getting a mortgage on my house and a broker brought me a offer from a Credit Union which has very good rates,… Read more »
Broken Sunglasses on Shabbos
Question: My kids were playing with a pair of regular sunglasses on Shabbos. They were putting the lenses in and out of the frame. Is one allowed to do this… Read more »
Hefsek taharah after shkia
Question: If a woman did her hefsek taharah 5 minutes after shkia, will it count for her? Can one rely on R’ Moshe (OC 2,62) in a bedieved state? Would… Read more »
Waiting 6 hours for shalom bayis
Question: A kollel yungerman’s wife does not usually prepare supper for her husband. Therefore, he takes care of his own supper by eating in yeshiva or elsewhere. One day, he… Read more »
Microwave for meat and dairy
Question: Is there a way I can use the same microwave for meat and dairy ? Answer: It is not recommended at all to use a microwave for both meat… Read more »
Mezuzah – take down
Question: Dear Rabbi, I used to work in a bank branch. This is a non-Jewish institution. When I started my job I called a Rabbi and he installed Mezuzahs on… Read more »
Tinok SheNishba
Question: Shalom. Recently we’ve been discussing the term “tinok shenishba” and are looking for a clear definition of it and how it applies today halachically. Furthermore, at one point does… Read more »
Unveiling between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
Question: My wife and daughter passed away in mid-October of 2018. We are thinking of having the unveiling of their tombstones on Sunday, Oct. 6th 2019 – which falls during… Read more »
Davening for someone else
Question: I’ve been having this difficulty for a while, and I hope you can help me gain some clarity. We know the gemora that says if one davens for someone… Read more »
Gelatin Coating on multivitamins
Question: Hi, there are numerous daily supplements that have Gelatin coatings encapsulating the pill are these permitted to be taken? Yes I know there are kosher brands which I do… Read more »
Purim: Asking/ Giving
Question: Hello, Thank you for your help. Regarding the Purim understanding “whoever extends his hand, give him,”–would it be fair to say that there is a limit to what we… Read more »
Bracha on puffed oats
Question: I learnt that bracha for puffed wheat (cereal) is ha’adama – does this also apply to puffed oats? Thank you Answer: If it is processed the same way, then… Read more »
Cut dough with a milchig knife but put it in a fleishig bowl
Question: I have the following question: I Mixed sweet dough in a flieshig bowl, cut the dough with michig knife. The ingredients are Flour maple syrup eggs oil almond milk… Read more »
Gender selection
Question: I wanted to know if there would be any halachic/ethical issues with one who is performing IVF (due to infertility, and with a Psak of a Rov) to request… Read more »
Hashovas Aveidah to a gentile
Question: Dear Rav, I’m learning Eilu Metzios and I’m very troubled by the Halachah that Aveidas Akum is muteres. I understand that we’re not mechuyav to trouble ourselves to return… Read more »
Downloaded Game from the Library
Question: My family frequents the library and I occasionally take out old CD-Rom games for the computer. We have found a wonderful (and kosher) children’s game that asked us to… Read more »
Which Parsha to lein?
Question: IY”H we are going to be making our son’s Bar Mitzvah in EY next year 2020. His birthday is Yud Tammuz. So in 2020 in America his parsha would… Read more »
Conservative shul Friday night invite
Question: Hi, my wife and 2 little girls were invited by a family friend to attend their monthly synagogue Friday night Davening and meal. We have been invited multiple times… Read more »
Writing Kvitels
Question: There is a custom of people davening at kivrei tzadikim. There are some that write letters or kvitelach and kivrei tzadikim (for ex. at the kever of various rebbes z”l… Read more »
Chazan taking over at Ashrei-U’va L’tzion
Question: If another person replaces the chazan during shachris on a Monday/Thursday after krias hatorah but before beginning Ashrei, who says the 4 Yehi Ratzon’s? The original chazan or the… Read more »
Shul selling sefer torah
Question: A shul is running short on money, with an aging membership. May they sell a kosher sefer torah as a means of raising money to keep the shul going?… Read more »
Purim katan
Question: Is there any esur doing business on purim katan? Answer: No. We have eat a little more, don’t say tachanun etc., but work is permitted.
Hand washing after a bath
Question: How many times of washing are required ? Answer: After taking a bath we only have to wash our hands once. We have to wash them because we touched… Read more »
Master ksafim
Question: Can one use maaser money for a yisachar zevulun shutfis, even to the extent of drawing up a formal contract? Answer: A Yisachar Zevulun shutfus is business deal between… Read more »