Halachic Guide - Shavuos | לוח יומי - חג השבועות

Can a Jew make a deal with a restaurant or water bottle vendor in a park that when he comes by on Shabbos, he can get a water bottle and pay after Shabbos?

One may obtain foods and other supplies which are clearly for Shabbos, provided that there is no mention on Shabbos that it is a purchase, and similarly, that there…

Is it considered carrying on Shabbos if someone takes out the trash?

Absolutely forbidden. So moving something from private to the public domain and vice versa (even within Daled Amos) is forbidden? Correct. מקורות: שו״ת רש״ל נא. ט״ז…

אני שליח בישיבה, באחד מהפעמים שנסענו למבצעים ירדתי מהכביש המהיר, והיה שם מצלמה שתפסה אותי נוסע מעל המהירות המורשה וקיבלנו קנס, אותו דבר היה עם הגוי של הישיבה ולא חייבו אותו לשלם את הקנס, האם הם יכולים לחייב אותי?

להבהיר את השאלה: האם יש מקום (ע"פ דין) לומר שמכיוון שכשנהגתי בשביל הישיבה ולא לעצמי, שהישיבה תשלם את הקנס. או שאני חייב לשלם? אף פעם לא היה כלל ברור שכשמישהו…

I am making meals for Shabbos for several kimpatur, plus a meal during the week for another kimpatur (Shifra & Puah). I want to know if I may use Maaser money to buy the ingredients needed to cook the food?

Making food for such a mother would be considered a non-obligatory Mitzvah and therefore would be allowed to be paid for from Maaser funds (and you do not need to…

Is a Shlucha allowed to do a cooking demo or interview on the local news station?

See the following link about a similar question. https://asktherav.com/2806-7-are-women-allowed-to-give-a-speech-when-their-audience-is-50-men-as-well/ Nonetheless, if the cooking show or news interview is intended for non-religious Jews to inspire them about kashrus etc. (and not…

Does pure almond flour require a Hechsher?

No, unless it has added sensitive ingredients. #4652 This Q&A is brought to you in honor of Sara bas Leah Gittel and Daniel Yosef ben Leah Gittel …

I am in the early stages of pregnancy, do I need to fast on Shiva Asar B’Tammuz? Considering its Nidcha this year.

The exemption from fasting applies only to a woman who is already in the fourth month of pregnancy, or in the case of pain from 40 days onwards. However,…

There is a Giyores in my community whose daughter isn’t well. Her daughter is also Giyores, but they weren’t Nisgayer together. Her daughter was Nisgayer when she was 18. Should this girl be called Bas Sarah, or use her mother’s name?

Also, for someone in the process of conversion (and someone not Jewish) how would we say the name in Tehilim? Would we use the mother's name? Also, a Giyores…

We are having an office potluck and I signed up for bread. Then I realized that most of the people attending are Jewish but not religious. Most likely they will not wash before, or Bentch after eating. Do I need to bring something different?

You should change that and offer something else. If you cannot change the menu, then offer Mezonos bread. If this is impossible too, then there’s room to be lenient…

If there are ten Yiden in Shul and 4 of them have not heard Krias HaTorah at all, 2 of them have heard only the final of 3 Aliyos, would Krias HaTorah be done in this situation?

Yes. Sources: ראה אצלנו בהסכמה להוספות של ס׳ בירורי מנהגים סדר היום והלילה מה שכתבנו ליישב הנהוג בכ״מ דסגי בששה שומעים. עיי״ש. ואם חלק לא שמעו כל הקריאה -…

I am a Bochur renting a basement together with 3 other bochurim in Crown Heights.

I have 3 questions: Who pays for checking the Mezuzahs of the basement every year in Elul? Is it the obligation of the landlord to provide carbon monoxide detectors,…

Are you allowed to color on your skin with a pen?

As long as it is not permanent, or for a very long time, it is fine. Sources: See Minchas Chinuch Mitzvah 253. Nishmas Avraham Y.D. 180. …

If I do Chumesh with a friend for Chitas, is it an issue to recite half a Pasuk and translate in English and then finish the Pasuk and translate? (I’m asking if it’s a problem – if it’s counted for my own chitas, and is there is a problem if there is Hashem’s name in the Pasuk?)

One may read a Pasuk and translate in the middle of the Pasuk, and then continue reading to finish the Pasuk. אף שאסור להפסיק באמצע כל פסוק, כי…

Is OVASITOL (it’s an insotol supplement) kosher?

According to the manufacturing company, it is not kosher certified but it is vegan with no animal derivatives. The company however does produce products with non-kosher ingredients and it…

We rarely come in to town and will only be here on Rosh Chodesh, Can we go to the Ohel then?

The custom is not to go to a cemetery on Rosh Chodesh, although it’s not an outright Issur. Many Chassidim go to the ohel on Rosh Chodesh. The Rebbe…

If I had a specific cause in mind for my Maaser, but I haven’t actually wrote on the envelope that it’s set aside for that cause, can I change it?

If a person made a mental, even non-verbal, commitment to give Tzedakah, this is called Gomar B'Leibo, and he is obligated to fulfill that commitment. There is a disagreement…

If someone is in the year of Aveilus after a parent, can they travel to Eretz Yisroel for a grandchild’s wedding?

You're allowed to go to the wedding. If you don’t usually travel overseas to your grandchildren‘s weddings, you should not travel now either. See here at length: https://asktherav.com/what-parts-of-a-wedding-am-i-allowed-to-go-to-during-the-year-of-aveilus-i-have-a-first-cousins-wedding-who-i-am-very-close-with-and-would-like-to-go-even-for-short-while/…

Can we go to Walmart during the nine days and get our children what they need for camp (shampoo, etc.)?

One may purchase regular items in the nine days (like shampoo etc.), if it’s not clothing or fancy items, or special gifts. ב. ראה משנ״ב תקנא, יא. …

Can we order shoes for our children, for Camp, during the 9 days?

Yes, if you can’t do so after the nine days, and you're ordering online but the shoes will arrive after Tisha B’av, especially for younger kids under Bar Mitzvah.…

In Shulchan Aruch it mentions that one is obligated to wear socks for Tznius, and that one must take off and put back on their socks while under the blanket. Is this applicable these days also?

These days where it's common for men to walk around even in front of other people without socks, it's not considered not Tznius to walk around like that. …

Halachic Guide – Shavuos | לוח יומי – חג השבועות