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 »
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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 »
Paskening like a single shita
Question: Theoretically is it muttur to pasken like a single man de’amar? for example, if someone knew all the Rambam’s shitos on every topic could that person be a “Rambam-nic”… Read more »
Does H-shem have a right and left hand?
Question: Does H-shem have a right and left hand? Answer: One of the 13 principles of the Jewish faith is that H-shem is not physical, and does not have a physical… Read more »
Is this world real ?
Question: Is this world real ? Answer: You are asking an interesting but largely theoretical question. What do you mean by real? When using the world “real”, if you mean… Read more »
Suitable practice to dispel “spirits”
Question: Dear DinOnline, I see that the whole subject of ghosts and supernatural entities has not really been covered here before so I will be brave and send the first… Read more »
bogdan
Question: What’s the analogue of Ukrainian name Bohdan in LASHON A KODESH or Hebrew? Answer: Try Netanel. Gmar Chasima Tova
chillul hashem
Question: A frum college student who falls asleep or dozes off while the professor is speaking, is it a Chillul Hashem? If it is, what should be done if the… Read more »
Famous saying
Question: Is there a source to the saying that if you have 10 straight boys you will go to Olam Haba Answer: Unfourtunately I don’t have a specific source for… Read more »
Not Jewish Songs
Question: Is listening to not Jewish song? What if they are completely clean and appropriate? Answer: In general it is frowned apon unless there is a specific need. Please see… Read more »
Can one change his Minhagim/whose halachic opinions to follow?
Question: Hi, Is there a halachic discussion as to under what circumstances a person may change minhagim/Halacha he follows? The only one I know of is marriage where a wife… Read more »
Is a person taking his children’s sins if he isn’t taking care of them, but instead puts them for adoption?
Question: Is a person taking his children’s sins if he isn’t taking care of them, but instead puts them for adoption? Answer: A person that has a child, is given… Read more »
Turp
Question: Is turp permitted? Answer: There might be a potential issue, of making the man a krus sufcha, which is a prohibition not to cause sterility, which can happen, even… Read more »
Are you allowed to say on a Jew that is dead already”Yimach Shimo”
Question: Are you allowed to say On a Jew that is dead already Yimach shimo even if he was a big rosho Answer: Without getting into the topic or who… Read more »
Naming Twins
Question: My twin girls are already teenagers, but this goes back to when they were named. I ask, because I was at a baby naming for twins a few weeks… Read more »
2 year old saying “Elo-” and “Ado-“
Question: My 2 year old is verbally advanced and has learned brachos by hearing adults say them. He knows the correct brachos but, being 2, he has developed a game… Read more »
Halacha and modern slavery
Question: A lot of the world’s chocolate and coffee is made from raw ingredients that were harvested using slave labor. What are the Halachic sources forbidding the use of cruel… Read more »
Mozart for Babies
Question: Hi, Thank you for this forum. I heard that listening to Mozart, Beethoven, etc. is good for babies brain development. (Is there any truth to this,) and on a… Read more »
Yoga lessons of irreligious people
Question: Dear Rabbi, My brother and sister are both intermarried and practice yoga. Neither is kosher or a practicing jew. Does this help perpetuate harm feelings in Jacob and his… Read more »
Firstborn daughter “Bechora”, in yiddishkeit
Question: What significance is given to a firstborn daughter “בכורה” in yiddishkeit? I know the Chazal “בת תחילה יפה לבנים”. Are there other relevant Chazal? Is there even such a… 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 »
What name to use when davening for a sick person
Question: Shalom Many people do have 2 names: a jewish name and a civil name. These people are mostly called on an everyday basis by the civil name. When one… Read more »
Age of person in olam haba on his/her birthday
Question: Hi I was “told” that when it is the birthday of a deceased person one doesn’t say that they would have been for eg. 100 today…? Thanks! Answer: I… Read more »
Does this website need to be closed down?
Question: I know this is a funny question, but how is it Muttar to publish peoples questions (and then your answers) that are asked on this site? Isn’t it a… Read more »
Chatas vs asham
Question: Hi Rabbi, Can you pleae explain the difference between a korban chatas and a korban asham? They’re both brought for aveiros, so what are the general criteria for an… Read more »
What happened to your website?
Question: it was down for like a week! Answer: The Ribono Shel Olam wanted this to happen. I guess it was partially in order for all of us to appreciate… Read more »
Listening to Rabbis regarding elections
Question: I live in Bet Shemesh. As you probably know from the last time there was elections (X2) it’s a very touchy subject. Anyways, as an American, i was always… Read more »
Kidnapping in modern times
Question: When Beit Din grants full custody of small children to one parent and the other parents steals the children from school and disappears with them, is this biblical kidnap… Read more »
hachnosas
Question: What is the actual meaning of the word “hachnosas” Answer: To help enter, or to help bring in. it is used in the context of helping a bride get… Read more »
Can a Noahide man marry a non Noahide woman?
Question: Can a Noahide man marry a non Noahide woman? Answer: Yes he may. Being a Noahide is not a different type of religion, because according to Jewish law, and… Read more »
Permissibly of prostate biopsy
Question: Is there any Halacha issues with having a biopsy of the prostate? Answer: There might be a potential issue, of making the man a krus sufcha, which is a… Read more »
“Birthday”
Question: Good day, So far the question was not found by me in the archive. Traditionally Birthday wasn’t celebrated. Nowadays… Isn’t partying birthday only hedonistic? sincerely Answer: You are right…. Read more »
The blessing beneath a new house
Question: Good day Rabbi, Does exist the Jewish tradition or requirement to bury a bottled text beneath a new house for good auspice? Does “Heaven Pina or Even Pina” ring… Read more »
Crass algebra
Question: Dear Rabbi, When we study the reform today, we note so many who are off the kilter of even basic jewish tenets. There is nil mikveh use and full… Read more »
unify the name yud-kei with vav-kei
Question: In counting the omer, unify the name yud-kei with vav-kei in perfect unity what is the meaning “yud-kei”and :vav-kei” Answer: One of the names of H-shem that we may… Read more »
Women’s voting rights and vote
Question: Dear Rabbi, I have some odd thoughts these days that our world in the early 1900s which granted women the right to vote may have been a pure liberal… Read more »
Torah perspectives on mental illness
Question: What does the Torah say about mental illness, like bipolar disorder? What does the Torah say about manic spirituality? Many, many people experience spiritual euphoria when they have symptoms… Read more »