Halachic Guide - Shavuos | לוח יומי - חג השבועות

If I’m Davening and no one says Kaddish Yasom, should I say Kaddish even though I have both parents Bli Ayin Hora?

No. Unless your parents are not Makpid. Even in this case, if there is someone there who has no parents you shouldn’t say it. The common custom, however, is that…

Dear Rabbi… My open letter to you regarding vaccination

Question: My main reason in sending this Email to you is because the gap between the Klal and the leadership is growing to a point that many people (including…

Is ripping toilet paper, not on the lines, permissible on Shabbos? If yes, why is it not under the Melacha of Korea?

Answer: One is not allowed to tear paper towels on shabbos, even not on the perforated line. Regarding toilet paper, where no other other choice exists, one may rip…

I will be davening in a Shul that says Hallel/no Tachanun on Yom Yerushalayim. How Should I conduct myself?

Should I still say Tachanun on my own while they say Hallel? Should I leave the room and say it? If I leave the room, do I put my head…

If I daven on 12-13 Tammuz in a Minyan that says Tachanun and I do not say Tachanun on these days, I just skip it, right?

Yes, you should skip Tachanun, but in a manner that doesn't call attention to your behavior. טעמים ומקורות: בכללות הענין ילה״ע מאג״ק ח״ז ע׳ קכה ואילך. והנה יש…

I woke up this morning and there were tiny pieces of meat stuck in my teeth from the night before. Am I supposed to wait six hours from when I removed those pieces from my teeth?

No. מקור: שו״ע יו״ד פט, א. #4171

I normally have a separate oven that we uses for all dairy. Unfortunately it has broken and can’t be fixed before Shavuos. I was wondering if I could use the oven that I normally use strictly for Fleishigs and use it to make dairy at this time (covered if necessary)?

There are countless details involved in converting ovens and stoves from meat use to dairy, but this is not the forum to delve into this at length. (We will…

For business purposes, 3 Jews purchase a hotel. They have a managing company managing it. In the hotel there is a Treif restaurant. Is that an issue?

There is a prohibition of doing business with non-kosher food, in addition to the prohibition of benefiting from some issurim (such as milk and meat mixtures). The best solution…

Is it our Minhag to eat colored eggs on Lag Baomer?

Question: There was a Minhag to eat colored eggs on Lag BaOmer. I once heard that we don't do it any more (Bechukas Hagoyim?). Now it's going around that…

When a couple is guests in another home, at what point does the bed designated for the wife, who is a Nida, become forbidden?

Once she actually slept there. מקורות: ראה שערי דעה לבעל שמן רוקח קצה, ד. וראה שערי טוהר טו, ד, ו. שיעורי שבה״ל נדה קצה, ה, ג-ד. בדה״ש קצה,…

By accident I fried Schnitzel with a coating that had a seasoning which contains milk in it. I was using a cast iron pan. How can it be Kasherd?

This requires a Libbun Gamur. This can be accomplished by putting it into his self clean oven for a complete cycle. #4066

I am doing construction and I want to close up a Window. Is there a problem doing so?

Question: I am doing construction in my house and I am getting rid of an opening in the wall of an air conditioner and closing the opening. I remember…

I came from Eretz Yisroel to the States after Pesach and I’ll be landing back to Eretz Yisroel on Monday 22 Iyar. What should I do about the Kriah I’ll miss?

Answer: If you cannot find a Minyan either in Eretz Yisroel or in Chutz La'aretz to hear this Parasha, then there’s nothing else you can do about it. …

Late Mincha (after Shkiah) on Friday

Question: I used to join the late Minyanim for Mincha during the week and Friday in 770, since it is hard to get Shabbos prep done and be in…

שאלה: האם יש התייחסות מהרבי להשקלא וטריא אם ללדת בבית או בבית הרפואה?

תשובה בשיחת י״ט כסלו תשמ״ז (סה״ש תשמ״ז א ע׳ 146 ובהערה 10) בקשר עם תליית שיר המעלות בבית הרפואה, נזכר בדרך אגב, ש״בימינו אלה מסיבות רפואיות יולדות הנשים בבית…

I run a Chabad camp. We have many non Chabad counselors. One of our counselors is not comfortable wearing socks and will only agree to wearing ankle socks. May I allow her to wear short socks, as that is what her family’s standard is?

Answer: If part of her leg will be showing, then this is a serious issue. It is a breach of Tznius. The counselors must be such a model of…

If my oven is set on a timer to keep food hot, can I open and close it on Shabbos while it’s still on?

No. When the oven door is opened, the thermostat will detect the cold air that rushes in and will activate the heating element if it is off at that…

I want to buy this rolling pin, is there a problem with its coating?

Here are the links to the rolling pins I was considering to buy: First link. Second link. Answer: The information there is very limited and does not describe…

Do frozen fruit, like strawberries, blueberries or bananas need a Hechsher? What about frozen vegetables that their sole “ingredient” is the vegetable?

In general terms, frozen fruit or vegetables with no additives may be eaten without a Hechsher, provided they are not from Eretz Yisroel or China, and provided there is…

Can I put a potato Kugel on top of a plugged in crockpot on Shabbos?

If the potato Kugel is still warm then you may, if however the potato Kugel is completely cold then you are not allowed. #4050

Halachic Guide – Shavuos | לוח יומי – חג השבועות