Halachic Guide - Shavuos | לוח יומי - חג השבועות

Can one make a tuna melt? It’s melting cheese on tuna on a roll.

We are careful not to eat fish with milk or cheese, however, this does not apply to butter or cream cheese. It also doesn’t apply if these ingredients, butter…

If a business offers a free evaluation, but you know you won’t be able to afford to sign on, is it Gneivas Da’as to take the free evaluation?

When a store or a company offers a free evaluation, one is allowed to take the evaluation, provided they make it absolutely clear from the onset that they have…

Do chickpeas and beans need to be Bishul Yisroel?

In other words, can I buy canned chickpeas or beans with just a Hechsher on them? Answer: Foods that are usually eaten raw or that are not Olah…

Article: Can parents use their Maaser for their child’s wedding?

Yes. with specific conditions: Wedding Expenses from Ma’aser Money Ma’aser money can be used for other mitzvos, not only for tzedakah, as long as they are not obligatory mitzvos. A person may not use ma’aser to…

We just found out that we’re pregnant and no one knows yet, and we were offered Kvaterin. Can we accept?

The accepted custom is that a woman who is expecting does not act as Kvaterin. There is however room to be lenient with this Minhag before 40 days, if…

I made Challah using a majority of milk with about half to a full cup of water. Is it Hamotzei or Mezonos?

It would be Mezonos, since there is more other liquid than water. However, besides the question of its Brachah, there is a serious Kashrus problem here. Chazal forbade baking…

ע”פ אורח חיים קמב-קמג מה הדין במקרה שאני בבית חב”ד ואין מישהו שיודע לקרוא את הטעמים, אבל יש משהו שיודע את הדקדוק טוב שיכול להיות ליד משהו שיקרא ולתקן אותו אם יהיה טעות וכן לסמן לו אתנחתא וסוף פסוק האם אפשר לקרוא עם ברכה?

למרות שזה לא מצב אידיאלי, מותר לקרוא בברכה. וראה כאן ובמראי מקומות לשם.

I have been fired from my teaching job and the school owes me money…

Question: I have been fired from my teaching job and the school owes me money. They admit to that. I have access to the place where the school stores…

אני קונה סיר ברזל בחנות של יהודי ואני לא יודע מי ייצר את זה. צריך לברך על זה? ואם אני קונה בחנות של גויים או באינטרנט מה הדין?

א. באם קונה במקום שרוב המייצרים אינם יהודים יכול גם לברך. ב. כשקנה מחנות של גוים מברך בכל מקרה. לגבי אינטרנט - ראה כאן: https://asktherav.com/24835-does-an-urn-from-a-jewish-manufacture-bought-on-amazon-require-tevilah/ Sources: ראה שו״ת…

Pidyon Haben: When day 31 is Shabbos

Question: If a Pidyon Haben falls out on Shabbos, do we do it on Motzei Shabbos (זריזין מקדימין), or is there a problem to do it at night? …

Does this packaged crispy fried onions need to be Bishul/Pas Yisroel? It has wheat flour in the ingredients

I’m assuming that the flour is not the key ingredient, nor is it there for taste, rather it is there just to give it a crispy texture, and it…

Can a working girl give her Maaser money to her parents to help them cover the cost for the Bar Mitzva of their son and Chasuna of their daughter, and to pay for seminary and Yeshiva for their children?

Yes. However if you can afford you shouldn’t use Maaser money. Sources: שו״ע יו״ד רנא, ג. ש״ך שם ה. רמ״א יו״ד רמ, ה. ב״י שם בשם תשובות מהר״ם.…

Must a Jew sew the silk Atarah on a Tallis Gadol?

Does it need to be a man who himself is M'chuyav? Answer: The silk Atarah does not need to be sewn by a Jew. #2239

Yehi Ratzon . . Sheyiboneh Beis HaMikdash During Lighting Shabbos Candles

Question: Regarding Licht Bentching, is there a source for a woman to say יהי רצון, שיבנה... when doing the 3 Mitzvos, or is it something women did on their…

Is it permitted to teach Gemara to non-Jews who are seeking to convert under a Rabbi, but who may or may not make it all the way?

If there is an assumption that they are serious and will actually convert, one may teach them Torah. The curriculum should include Halachos, Davening and anything necessary to be…

Is it okay to make a full Shiur dough in someone else’s house and then have someone else (who didn’t make the dough and isn’t going to be baking it) make the Brachah on it? If I need to gift the dough to someone else, how is this done?

The Brachah is made by the one who is separating the Challah, even if it is not their dough and they are not baking it.

Halachic Guide – Shavuos | לוח יומי – חג השבועות

Can one make a tuna melt? It’s melting cheese on tuna on a roll.

If a business offers a free evaluation, but you know you won’t be able to afford to sign on, is it Gneivas Da’as to take the free evaluation?

Do chickpeas and beans need to be Bishul Yisroel?

Article: Can parents use their Maaser for their child’s wedding?

We just found out that we’re pregnant and no one knows yet, and we were offered Kvaterin. Can we accept?

I made Challah using a majority of milk with about half to a full cup of water. Is it Hamotzei or Mezonos?

I have been fired from my teaching job and the school owes me money…

אני קונה סיר ברזל בחנות של יהודי ואני לא יודע מי ייצר את זה. צריך לברך על זה? ואם אני קונה בחנות של גויים או באינטרנט מה הדין?

Pidyon Haben: When day 31 is Shabbos

Does this packaged crispy fried onions need to be Bishul/Pas Yisroel? It has wheat flour in the ingredients

Can a working girl give her Maaser money to her parents to help them cover the cost for the Bar Mitzva of their son and Chasuna of their daughter, and to pay for seminary and Yeshiva for their children?

Must a Jew sew the silk Atarah on a Tallis Gadol?

Yehi Ratzon . . Sheyiboneh Beis HaMikdash During Lighting Shabbos Candles

Is it permitted to teach Gemara to non-Jews who are seeking to convert under a Rabbi, but who may or may not make it all the way?

Is there an Inyan for a father to get an Aliyah for his children on the Shabbos before their birthday?

Can one use a peeler on Shabbos? When peeling vegetables on Shabbos, how much time prior to eating can one peel them?

Can I go to work on the day of my son’s Bris?

I am a Chiyuv. Would I be able to say Mishnayos tonight at the end of Davening, being that it’s Nittel?

Do hard boiled eggs need to be checked?

Davening on Ma’ariv on Nittel Nacht

Is one allowed to read Chassidishe story books on Nittel?

Is one allowed to use the cold water from a water cooler on Shabbos when it is plugged in?

What is the Halacha regarding filtering NYC tap water on Shabbos?

Is it okay to make a full Shiur dough in someone else’s house and then have someone else (who didn’t make the dough and isn’t going to be baking it) make the Brachah on it? If I need to gift the dough to someone else, how is this done?