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How is the name Nesha spelled on a Ksuba?

נעשא. מ''מ פשוט. וכ״כ במלואת אבן יד, א. מנחת אהרן גורדון ע׳ 12.

Do butterflies go into the category of non kosher animals, regarding children’s clothing and toys etc.?

Yes. Reason: A butterfly is a שרץ העוף and therefore it is included in the Rebbe’s directive to use only pictures and drawing of kosher animals. Sources: …

Can/does one need to kasher a glass table?

Glass cannot be Kashered. If the table was used to put hot food directly on the table (or hot pots with liquid under it) the table is Treif. Make…

Do you think that I should grow a beard? How important is it in Judaism to have a beard. Do you think that growing a beard will give me good luck?

Most certainly. A beard evokes the thirteen attributes of mercy, and brings down blessings for success. These attributes draw forth from Hashem’s unlimited, infinite mercy and has the ability…

If there is only a Cohen on Rosh Chosesh, is it a issue to give him Rishon and Sheini, since you are repeating the same verse twice for the same person?

A Kohen still receives the second Aliya on Rosh Chodesh when there is no Levi, even though the reading repeats itself. Sources: ראה לדוד אמת להחיד"א סי' ו…

Is it permissible to make a Chabad house/Jewish event in a hall that is run by the town called De La Salle Chapel? It looks like that in the early 1900 it was owned by a Catholic school. but no one really connects it to that.

The word "chapel" by definition is a place of christian worship, albeit sometimes in a more private setting that belongs to a parish in a town. Occasionally, it may…

How may one clean up Seforim from a table on Shabbos and put them back on the shelf?

If your intention is to clear the table, but not to organize the Seforim, then you are allowed to take the Seforim off the table and put them back…

ילד שפך חלב לתוך סיר של מרק עוף, ואיני יודע כמה חלב הוא שפך, אם שפך רבע כוס חלב, יש שישים, אם זה הי’ חצי, אין שישים. אני לא רואה שינוי במראה של המרק, מה הדין?

יש להקל אם מדובר על הפסד מרובה. מקורות: נעשה ע׳י קטן דינו כנשפך. ולכן בנדו״ז, בבשר עוף בחלב שהוא דרבנן, אפשר להקל בהפסד מרובה. וגם אם יש…

Sharp Milchig Sauce Poured Over Food Hot Cooked in Fleshig Pot

Question: I made a sauce which had onion and garlic cut with a Milchig knife and made in a Milchig frying pan. I then poured the sauce onto beans…

I am scheduled, to leave Israel this Thursday night and arrive in New York Friday morning 1. Should I say Lechatchila Kiddush Levana in Israel or wait till Motzei Shabbos (Shabbos being Yud Alef)? 2. Is it permitted to carry a key on Shabbos in the hotel from the reception desk to my room?

1. You should say before Motzai Shabbos. 2. One may carry in a hotel, though some are Machmir. See here. Sources: בנוגע המתנה למוצאי שבת, הנה ברמ"א או"ח…

If I’m almost certain that I’ll miss Zman Tefilla and a Safek that I will miss Chatzos is it preferable to Daven before Netz B’kvius?

Davening before Netz is only allowed in a Sha’as Hadchak (for example an early morning flight – not something that happens on a daily basis), or if already done…

If after a long night Farbrengen, I wake up just after Chatzos, what is the Halacha with Shacharis?

One may not Daven Shacharis after midday. If this happens as a result of a late night Farbrengen, you should reconsider your participation in late Farbrengens, or come…

Can I make a Bracha on a dough made from 8 or 9 cups of flour?

In this case, there is no need to separate Challah at all. See here: https://asktherav.com/what-is-the-minimum-measurement-of-dough-for-taking-challah/ #2836

We bought a van for the purpose of getting to and from school; that is what it is used for 95% of the time. I drive myself and another teacher, so the van and related expenses would be considered a job expense (ie. deducted from income when calculating for Maaser). However I also drive my child to school, which makes it a personal expense. Can I record the van and related expenses as a job expense?

Question: We bought a van for the purpose of getting to and from school; that is what it is used for 95% of the time. I drive myself and…

I have a typical metal salad bowl that I rarely but occasionally use with dairy, but always wash it with the dairy dishes, and it was accidentally put in the Fleishig dishwasher with the dirty dishes from Shabbos. What is it’s current status?

The bowl should be Kashered. The dishwasher and all the other dishes are fine.

If a Jewish contractor is not doing a proper job in construction, am I allowed to Sue him?

Chas vsholom. If you have a claim you must take it first to a Beis din. See here and here about the severe prohibition of suing in secular…

Can a sous vide be used for Shabbos? What is the correct way to do it? We are thinking about making something in place of Cholent for Shabbos day.

It may not be used on Shabbos, but is permissible for use on Yom Tov. An excellent comprehensive article about Sous Vide for Shabbos has been written by Horav…

How does a son call up their father to an Aliya? How does a person call up a brother?

The Gabbai calls his father as יעמוד אבי מורי פלוני בן פלוני. The same with a brother יעמוד פלוני בן אבי מורי פלוני. It is always better if someone…

We are a family of Levi’im, and many times in our Chabad house we are half the Minyan, and 2 or 3 of the people that are regulars are also Levi’im. How do we do Aliyos when we run out of Yisroeilim?

A) The following is done if the Minyan is all Leviyim and one Yisroel: The Yisroel goes up for the first Aliya and then followed by Leviyim only. B) The…

אוכל או משקה שהיה בבטן המטוס בשעת הטיסה, האם יש חשש ברוח רעה כשאנשים ישנו בתוך המטוס?

אין חשש. מטעמי ההיתר: אינו בגדר מטה שמיועד בעיקר לישיבה; השינה בגדר שינת עראי; המטה אינה ראוי׳ לביאה; האוכל אינו על הקרקע (אהל זרוק וכו׳); המקום מלכתחילה מיועד…

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