Halachic Guide - Shavuos | לוח יומי - חג השבועות

My wife A”H was niftar last summer. I learned that you must wait for three Yomim Tovim to pass before you can remarry.

Question: Could I get married Lag B’omer or Should I better wait until after Shavuot? In other words, Does Shmini Atzeres count as one of the three? You…

מהו שיעור משהו שנאמר בחמץ?

נסתפקתי בנוגע "לשעור משהו": מחד גיסא כשאומרים איסורו במשהו פירושו שאין לו שעור כלל למטה. לאידך, הרי מצינו לגבי איסור שרצים וכו' שרק אלו שרואים בעין גשמי ללא זכוכית…

If Moshiach comes on Acharon shel Pesach will it be Ois Yom Tov sheini shel guluyos that day or will is still be asur bimlacha till the end of the day?

We might keep two days Yom Tov then regardless. Additionally, the Rebbe considers the possibility that once it has been established as Yom Tov it will remain that way…

May one light a match on Yom tov (for lighting candles) by touching the red part of the match to an electric burner that is on?

No, unless the electric burner is red from the heat. אז נדברו ח"ז סי' סא, ושו"ת רבבות אפרים ח"א סי' שמו, וע"ע שמירת שבת כהלכתה פרק יג סעי'…

All NY citizens are now receiving $1200 from the state because of the current situation. Is one obligated to give Maaser from this money?

Yes, as it’s there to replace your paycheck. #7985

Were the Rabbeim pro religious Zionism?

Question: Were the Rabbeim pro Zionism? Or more specifically religious Zionism? Someone from Anash just told me that there is a Chiyuv to rebuild the Beis Hamikdosh when the…

I have a tree outside my window that produces some kind of inedible berries, right now it looks like there is some flowers sprouting, can I make a Bracha on such a tree? I don’t know what kind of tree.

The Bracha can be recited upon seeing any “fruit bearing tree” that is blossoming. The fact that most people would not eat these fruits (for safety reasons) does not…

May immediate family members: father, brother, sons, her children, see a woman’s hair or payos within her home while not reciting a davar shebikdusha? Does age matter?

A man may not look at any hair of a married woman, including that of a relative. The exceptions are a husband and children, who may see the “payos”…

Does a woman need to cover her ‘payos’ before her husband?

Question: The Magen Avrohom brought in Shulchan Orach 75 says the strict observance outlined in the Zohar (not a single hair of a married woman exposed in her home)…

If I’m going to drink a bottle of water, cup by cup, with 30 minute intervals does one Bracha suffice or must I make a Bracha Acharona and new Bracha for every cup?

You should L'chatchila make a Bracha Achrona after each cup, and Bracha Rishona on the next cup. Sources: ראה שו"ע אדה"ז קפד, ג שיש "מצריכים לברך מיד באכילה…

האם יש עדיפות בטבילה בנחל שיש בו משום זוחלין על ט’ קבים במקלחת?

יש בזה מה שאין בזה. ולמעשה, בנהר עדיף כשאינו מכזב לעולם. דיון: יש מכשירים זוחלין בטבילת עזרא. וכש״כ משום תוספת טהרה. וי״א דאדרבה טבי״ע קיל טפי. אבל רוה״פ…

Am I allowed to leave a reading lamp on my desk to learn over Shabbos? (Without any extra precautions keeping me from moving/adjusting it)?

Yes. Nonetheless it is advisable to make some type of Heker (sign), to remind you not to adjust it on Shabbos. ראה שו״ת מהרש״ג א, כט. ובשו״ת שואל…

Can one bring a Sefer Torah to their son who is Bar Mitzvah for Leining in their house without Minyan on Zoom with family? No Birchas Hatorah just Leining. Friday afternoon. Has been preparing.

One should not transfer the Sefer Torah out of it's set place to bring to read it in a home. There is no such an obligation to read the…

Now that we cannot Daven with a Minyan and must Daven at home, am I allowed to Daven in my bedroom if it is the most quite and easy to concentrate location? Is it important – as far as Davening is concerned -, that I make my bed, and make sure the room is clean?

Ideally, one should Daven in a place which has windows which are facing towards Yerushalayim. Rashi (Berachot 34b) explains that windows are an aid to concentration, as one looks…

Is there any issue in teaching the last Perek of Mishnayos Moad Katan to children as part of a camp curriculum, being that it deals a lot with the subject of Aveilus?

Although there is a reservation regarding learning the laws of Aveilus when not necessary, this does not apply to learning mishnayos and gemara which is not Halacha L'maase, especially…

Letter from the Badatz [#8] – Reminder: Erev Rosh Chodesh

Listen also to Timely Messages #35, here: https://asktherav.com/voice-recordings-about-the-corovavirus/ #35: The Positive & Negative Side Effects of COVID-19 Apropos the letter from the Beis Din and today’s episode, we share…

האם זה שאומרים ויתן לך יחד זה דווקא בסידור אחד? או שניתן לומר ביחד אך בסידורים נפרדים?

כנראה בסידור אחד. מקורות: אף שעיקר הענין האמירה בשנים (ע״פ זהר בהקדמה יד, א: צבורא. ומיעוט רבים שנים. או שכ״א אומר לחבירו. וראה גם דברי יחזקאל עניני שבת. טעמי…

Anticipating the Coming of Moshiach

One of the principles of our faith is to believe in Moshiach—and not only to believe in Moshiach, but to anticipate his coming every single day. It is a…

If I am accustomed to give poor people Tzeduka am I obligated to them or can I change the recipients? In this regard, are recipients in Israel on the same priority level as Crown Heights?

Your neighborhood comes before Eretz Yisroel. More specifically, this is the order for giving funds to Tzadakah: Family Your city Eretz Yisroel Other places One may if they so…

Does an alarm or app to remind one to count Sefira allow one to start a meal within a half hour before Shkia?

Yes, however one must count Sefira as soon as the alarm rings. Sources: כך משמע מדין שמש (שו"ע אדה"ז תפט, יז). ומסתברא ששמש (כללי) מועיל פחות משומר (פרטי)…

Halachic Guide – Shavuos | לוח יומי – חג השבועות