Question: BS”D Shalom, I would like to know if I can write a brachar or a phrase for wisdom in Hebrew on the wall of a library I am building,… Read more »
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Igeret hagra
Question: Shalom Aleichem Rabbi, iggeret hagra is important for us Litvishe Mitnagdim. The original is – I suppose – in Yiddish. Can you find out if the Yiddish ~original text… Read more »
Soncino press
Question: Is it okay to use Soncino press? Are they considered heretics? Some of their books have Christian commentaries? Answer: I can not comment on all of the books as… Read more »
Brias Ha’olam Questions
Question: Hello, If plants were created on the third day but sea life only came about on day five, what day was sea algae created on? Algae is a shehakol…. Read more »
People in shul who refuse to wear a mask
Question: I daven in a certain shul in Yerushalayim and I have asked people to please put on a mask. There is a sign in the shul that the mask… Read more »
Wearing a mask
Question: Hi, Am I required to wear a mask? I am young and healthy. Additionally, I see many respected people (like rabbonim) not wearing a mask in shul. Answer: I… Read more »
Alcohol
Question: Dear Rabbi, Alcohol is not allowed to consume. not good for health, in Vedas, in the highest scriptures of Sanatana Dharma ( misnomer as Hinduism these days)? Is it… Read more »
Paying a Community Rabbi
Question: Is there a halakha that a rabbi must have a salary in a community? Answer: There is no halacha that the Rabbi must be paid. In certain ways it… Read more »
Source
Question: There is a Gemara somewhere that says there were 3 sages that went out to sea. Their boat broke apart.Thankfully there was an island nearby. They went to that… Read more »
לא תעמוד על דם רעך
Question: האם איכא איסורא דלא תעמוד על דם רעך למי שמגיע לכולל או ישיבה מבלי מסכה Answer: .לכאורה כן כיון שהוא מסכן את הציבור Sources:
Chabad, Rebbe, Moshiach
Question: Believing that Rebbe is Moshiach Are decompressing some halakha? Answer: This is a very controversial question, and it is not for discussion in this forum. However I can give… 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 »
sons and daughters
Question: B”H Shalom, a couple who have problems having children due to medical complications, this couple adopting a son and a daughter will be fulfilling the mitzvah of having 2… Read more »
Nazir nowadays
Question: Do the laws of nazir still exist today without the Beis Hamikdash? Answer: Technically they do, however one should not attempt to make himself a nazir nowadays because we… Read more »
Couple bnei noakh and divorce
Question: And If a woman and a goy man get married and then no longer live together, but do not want to give the divorce to each other, and are… Read more »
Moving oven
Question: Regarding what it says in the will of Rebbe Yehuda HaChassid that one is not to move an oven from its place, goyim were painting in my house and… Read more »
plague, wedding
Question: When there was a plague on the Jewish people is it true that a marriage was performed between orphans and the plague stopped,is this a minhag, halakha? Answer: It… Read more »
Refusing to Lein in a youth minyan
Question: Shalom HaRav I was until recently involved in a youth minyan in my area, I helped to organize the kiddush , I was chazzan many times , and I… Read more »
moser
Question: Is it lashon hara to discuss which souls are still open at this time and which people are going there? May one report them? Answer: Discussing shuls that are… Read more »
mesira
Question: Is it mesira to report shuls that are still functioning during this time? Answer: The poskim say that people that are not acting in a safe way are endangering… Read more »
corona – saving someone who puts themselves in danger
Question: What is the halacha regarding someone whose life is at risk because they didn’t follow protocol to prevent infection form covid 19? Is there a halachic obligation to save… Read more »
Naming a baby without minyan
Question: Hi, If we can’t get a minyan for the foreseeable future, can the father name the baby on his own? And possibly make the kiddush later on? Thank you… Read more »
When does free will count by the torah?
Question: G-d gives each and every single person the ability to have free will. The choice to choose btw right to wrong. When is a person held accountable for their… Read more »
Sefardim vs Ashkenazim
Question: Shalom, Why is there a difference in halacha rulings in some issues between Sefardim and Ashkenazim . Does race and geography not matter ? Shouldn’t religious law be the… Read more »
Registration for the World Zionist Congress
Question: I know that this is a hot topic but because i was interesting in participating through at least sending out e-mails to friends and family in the US, (i… Read more »
Who are the Rabbanim answering the questions on this website? and is there a phone number?
Question: Hi, I’m wondering who are the Rabbanim who answer the questions or put up the Q and A articles/questions on the website. There are some with names, such as… Read more »
mikraot gedolot
Question: shalom aleichem rabbi. after i’ve been studying cumesh for ~ten years i asked myself about mikraot gedolot. the lor has flown away for a bris milah of a family… Read more »
Is gaiva that comes from mental illness counted as true gaiva?
Question: I have bipolar. During manic episodes I feel on top of the world and there is gaiva that isn’t normally part of how I function. I do struggle with… Read more »
using items now that were used in offerings during Temple era
Question: BH Hello, Thank you for your help. My question deals with using ingredients now that were used in offerings during Temple times. For example sacred frankincense and cinnamon. We… Read more »
Pesachim 112a
Question: I know this is not a halachic query but wonder if could help clarify Rav Chisda`s statemnent that “if I would not have sold shechar I would not have… Read more »
Haircut
Question: When I go to a non-Jewish hairdresser, after cutting my hair what should I do? put in a bag and then burn or bury? or do I need to… Read more »
Salt in wine
Question: BS”D 1 – Recently I saw that people are having a habit of putting salt in wine, mixing salt in the wine, in which case putting the salt in… Read more »
Dreams
Question: My husband had a dream that I wanted to kill him. I can vouch for the fact that this is not true. We have a good relationship as far… Read more »
nivul peh
Question: follow up to https://dinonline.org/2020/02/02/nivul-peh/ my question is like this, using the word br—t or va—a in public would def be considered vulgar but between spouses I am pretty sure… Read more »
misgareh b’umos
Question: Could you please explain the concept of misgareh b’umos to me? (as much as possible) Thank You Answer: From your question it isn’t clear to me what you mean…. Read more »
A Jew and a goy
Question: BS”D Is there a halakha that when a goy comes accusing a Jew, that we should not believe in goy, saying that we should believe in Jew and not… Read more »
Hypnotism
Question: Are we permitted to see hypnotists for fear of flying in planes? Answer: According to a number of poskim, if it is done for a specific need, and not… Read more »
Written source for the wearing of Magen David nacklace ?
Question: Thank you for your question Answer: I am not aware of any source for wearing a Magen David necklace. People do it, most probably because it now became a… Read more »
Can I live out my passion for writing and music?
Question: I’m a frum teenager. I love being Jewish and am even more religious than my parents, but I have a problem. I’m very passionate about music and writing. My… Read more »
Is there any halachic issue with having a trophy deer head in our house?
Question: Is there any halachic issue with having a trophy deer head in our house? Our 11 year old son has an interest in these type of objects. Answer: Halachically… Read more »
kipah
Question: BS”D Shalom dear Rabbi, Question: I remember yeshivah said We couldn’t use a kippah without two screens. is there a law against using a kipah without two screens on… Read more »
opening mouth to satan
Question: The Gemara in Moed Katan says not to open one’s mouth to the Satan. Is it permitted for an actor to say that bad things happened to him (e.g..,… Read more »
The name Avshalom
Question: The only Avshalom that I am aware of in Tanach was Dovid Hamelech’s son. He rebelled against his father and died a terrible death. Therefore, I was wondering if… Read more »
Why are some children born with a physical or mental defect?
Question: BS”D Shalom dear Rabbi, Question: I wonder if any book in Judaism (Kabbalah) speaks why children are born with physical or mental defect? Answer: You are asking an important… Read more »
name
Question: If my grandaughter was named Charna in shul but she is called Lani exclusively. (Apparently Charna means black and therefore they gave an official English name of Melanie that… Read more »
lying
Question: There is a game called “Two Truths and a Lie,” where a person says two truths and a lie and the participants of the game attempt to guess which… Read more »
Looking at the moon
Question: I heard that one should not look at the moon (except to say kiddush levana). Is this correct? Answer: Correct. It is written that one should not gaze (l’histakel)… Read more »
What is “Be’maizid” – deliberate when it comes to an avaira?
Question: What constitutes doing an avaira bemaizid – for example bishul on shabbos; 1) If a person is an atheist, is he a maizid? 2) If he believes in Gd,… Read more »
Can you touch the kosel wall
Question: Can you touch the kosel? and what’s the reason you wouldn’t be allowed to Answer: Yes you may touch the Kosel. According to most poskim and this is the… Read more »
first things first
Question: The Gemara in Megilah 28 says that Rebbe Akiva asked Rebbe Nechunya 2 questions, of which Rebbe Nechunya answered the second question first. Was this a violation of the… Read more »