Question: Is a father of a newborn baby allowed to wear the baby ID bracelet in a place where is no eiruv? According to Rav Moshe it would seem to… Read more »
Category: Shabbat
Safety pins on shabbos
Question: Can you safety pin a under layer shirt to keep it tznius together with top layer on Shabbos? Answer: Regarding using safety pins to attach two garment together on… Read more »
Tehillim on Shabbos
Question: May one say tehillim on shabbos for a sick (not-pressing) individual or for a relative’s shidduchim? Is there a difference if one says tehillim the entire week and continues… Read more »
Is it OK for children to carry food on shabbos to shul for themselves to eat?
Question: Is it OK for children to carry on shabos, what are some sources. Many parents allow them to wear backpacks to carry food to shul. Answer: According to many… Read more »
Donation received on Shabbos
Question: My parents are not observant, and they unsolicitedly deposited a check into my bank account as a gift for me on Shabbos. My question is if I am allowed… Read more »
baked chicken if it’s considered bishul
Question: The question was on “baked chicken’ that was baked in a oven with a drop of water, onion and other spices, before shabbos, and it was on the hot… Read more »
baked chicken if it’s considered bishul
Question: if it is mitur to take out a piece of baked chicken from the hot plate and put it into a pot of hot soup or cholent that’s also… Read more »
Viagra on shabbos
Question: Can one take viagra on shabbos Answer: PLease see the following post where this was discussed. http://dinonline.org/2017/06/06/viagra-on-shabbos/
Can’t use candles for Shabat
Question: We will be on a cruise during Shabat where lighting a fire is strictly forbidden. Can we use a flashlight for hadlokas neiros and havdaleh instead ? Thx Answer:… Read more »
Dark Sensing NIghtlights on Shabbos
Question: Hi! I want to install dark sensing nightlights into my house. They are not triggered by motion but rather when it gets dark. Would that be a problem on… Read more »
Meabeid/Bishul/salad dressing shabbos
Question: Over shabbos somebody in my family made a salad dressing on shabbos (vinegar, olive oil and seasonings) and then poured that mixture onto cut up cucumbers tomatoes etc to… Read more »
Flash light camping on Shabbat
Question: Hi Is one allowed to carry around a flashlight or head lap on Shabbat in a camping area w an eruv? Answer: If the flashlight was not left on… Read more »
Making an early Shabbos
Question: I was once speaking to a huge talmid chacham, who has a vast knowledge of yedios hatorah but is not a Moreh Horeh, regarding making an early shabbos …. Read more »
schar shabbos
Question: A babysitter who worked on Shabbos ONLY for a Jew and it is not possible for her to work on weekdays, as well (or to provide some other service)… Read more »
non-jew transporting something on shabbos
Question: May I take my suitcase and put it in the car of a non Jew on Friday knowing the non Jew will be driving the car to a certain… Read more »
Baking for Shabbos
Question: I am starting to learn Dirshu Mishna Berurah. Recently my wife asked me a simple hilchos shabbos question and I was embarrassed that I didn’t know the answer. So… Read more »
Eggs on shabbat
Question: Why is it customary to eat eggs or egg salad on shabbat? Answer: As far as I know, the real custom is to eat a type of egg salad… Read more »
can one user an ice cream scoop on Shabbat?
Question: Somebody told me it’s assur because of boneh. And is the hahaha different for Sephardim? Answer: As far as I know it is permitted to use an ice cream… Read more »
Swing set on lawn
Question: May one swing on swings on a lawn: 1) If there’s is grass underneath (kotzair issues) 2) even if grass has worn away, can there still be issues of… Read more »
Sweeping off porch
Question: May one sweep off porch on Shabbos/YT? Thank you Answer: The general rule with sweeping on shabbos is that if the area being swept is usually paved or covered,… Read more »
Using a keli for something digusting on shabbos
Question: In my house we are accustomed that when somebody needs to do gedolim, he spreads out a bag over the toilet and defecates in it to avoid clogging up… Read more »
eating when in doubt whether one made kiddush
Question: If one is in doubt if he made Kiddush Fri night, or if it was made correctly, he cannot repeat it (although it is good to hear it from… Read more »
nasal salt water rinse on Shabbos for sinus pain?
Question: Sometimes on Shabbos I get bad sinus pain (which sometimes just hurts and sometimes makes me feel sick and even feverish.) The thing that helps the most is neti… Read more »
Kiddush from a bottle
Question: If one only has small 1-oz cups for Kiddush, may he make Kiddush on the actual bottle of wine, and then pour into the 1-oz cup twice (and drink… Read more »
Tissues on Shabbat that are stuck together
Question: Hi I know we’re not supposed to rip toilet paper on Shabbat. But does this include Tissues that are attached very slightly to the tissue beside it (where most… Read more »
Lights on Sabbath
Question: It’s prohibited to turn on light on Sabbath, but it’s all right to turn the light on with an automatic timer. But can we use a “clapping activated on/off… Read more »
hefsek in kiddush
Question: If one is listening to kiddush over whiskey, may one call out l’chaim after the person making kiddush says savri but before he makes the bracha shehakol or is… Read more »
Tosefet Shabbat – How late may Shabbos be ended?
Question: Tosefet Shabbat – How late may Shabbos be ended? At the risk of appearing humorous – For instance can one choose to continue Shabbos through yom 2? Are any… Read more »
Bookmarking pages on Shabbos
Question: May I use a paper clip, rubberband, or any other item to bookmark pages in a book on Shabbos? May I fold the corner of the page? If not,… Read more »
Why not turn on lights on the Sabbath?
Question: Why not turn on lights on the Sabbath? And how can I read or do some activities on the Sabbath when it is dark, since you can not turn… Read more »
Wearing an automatic watch on shabbos
Question: Am I allowed to wear an automatic watch on shabbos that works with the movement of my arm? Answer: If the watch is still working on its own,… Read more »
Work done by gentile on shabbos
Question: I’m hiring a non Jew online to do some word processing work. He says he can get it done by Saturday which means he might work on Shabbos although… Read more »
Dark lenses (sunglass lense) that clips onto regular glasses
Question: is it permissible for one to clip dark lenses onto regular glasses if the person would otherwise not be able to go outside due to extreme eye sensitivities toward… Read more »
Raw eggs on shabbos
Question: Are raw eggs muktzah on Shabbos? Answer: Raw eggs are not muktza on Shabbos since they can be eaten, and occasinally they are used by chazzanim, and people that… Read more »
viagra on shabbos
Question: May one take on shabbos pills that help so he can fulfill his mitzvas onah? is that considered a refuah or is considered maachal b’ri’im like birth control pills… Read more »
instant noodle soup on shabbos
Question: Hi am I allowed to make instant noodle soup on Shabbos, does irui mkli sheini help? Or does it fall under the category of what the Baal HaTanya wrtites… Read more »
Do I have to say the bracha again?
Question: An isha was getting ready to be madlik neiros on yom tov from a pre-existing flame, and her minhag is to make the bracho before she lights. After she… Read more »
slaughtering on shabbos for a very sick person?
Question: If a sick person needs to eat meat on Shabbos, or he will die, and the choice is between slaughtering an animal on Shabbos or eating neveilah, what should… Read more »
Putting out flame of Shabbos candles before she makes the brocha? Taking fire from candles
Question: Can a women put out the flame of the match she was lighting candles on Shabbos, before she makes the brocha? Is there any problem with taking fire from… Read more »
Taking laxatives on shabbos and Yom tov.
Question: If one suffers from chronic constipation and IBS may they take a laxative on shabbos or Yom tov? They may be able to wait until after shabbos although taking… Read more »
Brushing sheitel on Shabbos.
Question: My wife comes from a family where the married ladies brush their sheitels on Shabbos. However, in my family, my mother doesn’t brush her sheitel on Shabbos. On Shabbos… Read more »
Ending a Mistaken Minhag
Question: There is a family of 6. For some reason, the mother has been lighting 8 Shabbos candles. She would like to downsize to 6, corresponding to the members of… Read more »
Amira LNochri
Question: Shalom, Thank you for providing this incredible resource. When relaying permissible message to nochri that will bring them to perform melachah, does answering their questions transform the nature of… Read more »
tea bags on Shabbos
Question: If one is served tea that was made with a tea bag on Shabbos, and one is makpid not to make such tea himself, as the Chazon Ish and… Read more »
When one’s shoes are wet on Shabbos, is it permissible to walk on the grass?
Question: When one’s shoes are wet on Shabbos, is it permissible to walk on the grass, or is one considered to be watering the grass? Answer: It is permitted. The… Read more »
Shnayim Mikra when Yom Tov is in middle of the week
Question: Is it permissible to conduct Shnayim Mikra for Parshat Nasso on 2nd day Shavuos during the day? Thank you. Answer: You may say shnayim mikra from the Sunday of… Read more »
Applying aloe vero on burn on Shabbos
Question: Is it permissible to apply aloe vero on a burn on Shabbos? Answer: The halacha is that a person that has a minor ailment may not put medication on… Read more »
What is the proper procedure to make an avocado dressing on Shabbos?
Question: What is the proper procedure to make an avocado dressing on Shabbos. The avocado is mushed up by hand prior to the seudah. What it the proper procedure to… Read more »
Is there any source to the minhag of lighting oil candles on Shabos?
Question: Is there any source to the minhag of lighting oil candles on Shabos? Answer: Yes there are numerous sources for this, here are some. See Shulchan Aruch O:CH 264-6,… Read more »
Can children ride their bikes on Shabbos?
Question: Can children ride their bikes on Shabbos? Answer: Children should not ride on a bike on shabbos similar to adults (see the following post http://dinonline.org/2017/04/25/b-s-d-riding-bicycle-to-shul-within-an-eruv/ ), however a tricycle is permitted…. Read more »