Halachic Guide - Shavuos | לוח יומי - חג השבועות

Can I save nails in a safe place and burn them by Biur Chometz or is it better to flush them down the toilet?

While burning the nails is generally preferred to flushing them, it is better to flush immediately than to burn later. To explain: The main reason given by Rishonim of…

Can someone who has been acting as a shomer chinam (voluntary custodian) be compelled to do this indefinitely?

Question continued: I was asked by a friend to hold some of his things by my house for a while. They now moved and my house is too small…

Is there a problem to buy dried powdered garlic, based on the din of not leaving garlic overnight? What is the Chabad custom?

Poskim indeed are lenient regarding garlic/onion/egg "powder" that was left (peeled) overnight, on the grounds that once these items are grinded, they have thus changed their original status and…

What’s my effective Maaser with regards to credit card processing fees?

Question: I give $1000 to an organization via credit card. Credit card charges $25 as a processing fee. So the organization receives $975. Assume I pay my card in…

I was asked by a modern orthodox shul to read megillah for them. Am I allowed to do it even though it will also be live on zoom? Do I have to make it clear that they do not fulfill their obligation?

You may lein there, provided you make a disclaimer before you begin that according to the clear majority of Poskim one is not yotzeh with a Megillah reading heard…

May one talk on Shabbos about melacha that was already done or will be done in the future?

Question continued: In general regarding daber dovor, if one is on shlichus and it would make someone uncomfortable to avoid a conversation is there room for leniency? Is there room…

When picking up the Torah for Hagbah, is one supposed to undo the straps of the Tefillin that are wrapped below the wrist, or is that optional?

There is no requirement to remove tefillin straps when doing Hagbah; it’s purely for convenience. Sources: המנהג מובא בזר זהב ב, א. מנהגי בוסטון בסי׳ תפלה ישרה הוצאת…

May one apply for a grant with no intention of keeping the conditions?

Question: The big grant available for seminary makes you sign that you will continue after with college for at least a certain amount of time. Is one allowed to…

Does a metal bowl used for holding fruit on the counter need to be toiveled?

If the bowl is used for storage only, it should be toveled without a beracha. If fruit is eaten directly from the bowl a bracha should be made.…

May one count a child over 9 for the tenth person in a minyan if people need to say kaddish?

There is a minority opinion which allows this, however from a halachic point of view this position is highly questionable and it’s difficult to rely on this on a…

אנחנו מוכרים דירה שנקנתה בסכום מסוים, ונמכרת ביותר.(נמכרת ע”מ לקנות דירה גדולה וייקרה שתתאים לצרכי המשפחה האם ההפרש מפריעת המשכנתא מחויב במעשרות?

כשמוכרים בית בכדי לקנות בית חדש לצרכי מגורים, והריוח שיתקבל מושקע בבית החדש - אין צורך להפריש מעשר כספים. אבל אם מכרו את הבית עבור צרכי ביזנס - הרי…

I ate less than a kezayis from the seven special fruits but a kezayis from other fruits. What after blessing do I recite? What do I do if I have a doubt whether there was a kezayis from the seven kinds?

In this case, you only recite Borei Nefashos on the ordinary fruit, as the seven kinds of fruit had less than the requisite amount. In fact, even if…

I left a bottle of wine on my desk overnight, Can I use it?

Full Question: I left non mevushal wine in an open brown bag on my desk in school overnight. There are non Jewish janitors that clean the room each day…

Participating in a Wedding During Sefiras HaOmer

Question: I have a Sefardi cousin who is getting married a week after Pesach. Am I allowed to go to the Chasunah, be there by the music and dancing…

Bracha on Blended Vegetables Soup

Question: What bracha is soup that has blended vegetables inside? Maybe since had you not blended it, it would be vegetable soup, which is ha'adama, so the fact that…

Bread that was served at a Fleishig meal, can I use the left over loaf with Milchigs? The loaf had no contact with actual Fleshigs.

No. שו״ע יו״ד סי׳ פ״ט סעי׳ ד׳, וראה אג״מ יו״ד ח״א סי׳ ל״ח. #13403

Halachic Guide – Shavuos | לוח יומי – חג השבועות

Can I save nails in a safe place and burn them by Biur Chometz or is it better to flush them down the toilet?

Can someone who has been acting as a shomer chinam (voluntary custodian) be compelled to do this indefinitely?

Is there a problem to buy dried powdered garlic, based on the din of not leaving garlic overnight? What is the Chabad custom?

What’s my effective Maaser with regards to credit card processing fees?

I was asked by a modern orthodox shul to read megillah for them. Am I allowed to do it even though it will also be live on zoom? Do I have to make it clear that they do not fulfill their obligation?

May one talk on Shabbos about melacha that was already done or will be done in the future?

When picking up the Torah for Hagbah, is one supposed to undo the straps of the Tefillin that are wrapped below the wrist, or is that optional?

May one apply for a grant with no intention of keeping the conditions?

Does a metal bowl used for holding fruit on the counter need to be toiveled?

May one count a child over 9 for the tenth person in a minyan if people need to say kaddish?

אנחנו מוכרים דירה שנקנתה בסכום מסוים, ונמכרת ביותר.(נמכרת ע”מ לקנות דירה גדולה וייקרה שתתאים לצרכי המשפחה האם ההפרש מפריעת המשכנתא מחויב במעשרות?

I ate less than a kezayis from the seven special fruits but a kezayis from other fruits. What after blessing do I recite? What do I do if I have a doubt whether there was a kezayis from the seven kinds?

I left a bottle of wine on my desk overnight, Can I use it?

Participating in a Wedding During Sefiras HaOmer

Bracha on Blended Vegetables Soup

Bread that was served at a Fleishig meal, can I use the left over loaf with Milchigs? The loaf had no contact with actual Fleshigs.

Is it better to make Kiddush on my own?

Do I need to make a shehakol on a cup of water, if I already finished eating and got ready for Benching?

Are Women Obligated to Daven Ma’ariv?

What percent alcohol is acceptable to use for wine by the Seder?

…May I instead just be mochel it to them and have in mind that its from Ma’aser?

התרת קשר בשבת במקום צורך

Bracha of Pita Chips

Must/Should One Pay His Mashpia?

May one do Hataras Nedorim through an app, email or phone?