Halachic Guide - Shavuos | לוח יומי - חג השבועות

Does the rule of tumah with food kept under a bed apply only to beds or also to anything that a person slept on (chair, airplane seat)?

One may be lenient regarding airplane seats. There is room to be lenient regarding regular chairs too. This rule applies at all times, day or night. Additionally, in general,…

Does cutting a very hot hard-boiled egg which had a blood spot make the knife treif?

If it was a regular commercially produced egg, the knife remains kosher and there's no need to kasher it. Sources: See here: Halacha2go #468: Checking Eggs …

If I am renting a vacation home, can I use the treif stove?

Can I use it for both milchig and fleishig if I bring my own milchig and fleishig pot? Answer: The stove may be kashered. See guidelines here: https://asktherav.com/download-kashering-made-simple/…

How do I kasher an oven in my new apartment?

Question: The oven in the new apartment is completely cleaned, but not brand new. I tried to kasher it by turning it to the highest setting (550) and for…

Folding Tallis on Motzei Shabbos

Question: I’ve seen many people folding their Tallis on Motzei Shabbos right after Maariv, or as they wait for Kaddish after Shmoneh Esrei. However I’ve also heard that there’s…

I baked dairy chocolate chip cookies on a pan in a meat oven. What should I to do?

If the oven was clean from meat and wasn’t used for meat during the last 24 hours, then the cookies may be eaten. Otherwise, the cookies should ideally be…

A non religious guy cooked in my kitchen. Do I need to Kasher my stovetop?

Question Details: A non religious Jewish guest cooked chicken in a fleshig pot. However, he cooked on my milchig burners on the stove top. He also put a fleishig…

How can one kasher a crystal decanter that likely held wine? Hagola may crack it.

If it wasn't washed together with treife keilim, it does not have to be kashered. יו״ד קלה, ח. וגם הרמ״א לא הגי׳ - ראה מג״א תנא, מט. ובמנ"י כלל…

Milchig dish left in the Fleishig sink for more than 24 hours

Question: We only have one sink in our apartment. We have separate buckets for milchig and fleishig. On Thursday I mistakenly put the milchig pan and other keilim in…

Is one allowed to cook food in a kosher pot on a non-kosher stove top?

A. Yes, by placing something in between (a blech, silverfoil, metal hanger). Q. Is one allowed to use a tea kettle of a non Jew who only uses…

שכחתי יעלה ויבוא בשחרית ונזכרתי אחרי מוסף. מה הדין?

שאלה: שכחתי יעלה ויבוא בשחרית ונזכרתי אחרי מוסף. מה הדין? עד היום ידעתי שאינו חוזר אחרי מוסף. אבל אמרו לי שבימינו מצאו בראשונים שחוזר ומתפלל. האם אכן כן הוא? …

האם אפשר לסמוך על אולטרסאונד לעניין וסת שאינו קבוע

שאלה: נשאלתי מא׳ מחשובי הרבנים שליט״א, וזה לשונו: זוג נשוי ג' שנים ללא ילדים ולאשה יש "תסמונת השחלות הפוליציסטיות" והיא רואה ווסת רק פעם בחודש וחצי עד פעם בשלושה…

Can a car that was not cleaned for Pesach, but probably doesn’t have much Chametz either (it’s not used by children) be used on Pesach?

If it was included in the sale it may not be used. If it was not included in the sale then it must be cleaned and search for Chometz…

Can you kasher this Gas on Glass Cooktop? Is there any way to use it on Pesach? Maybe by covering the glass with foil…

link to the item Answer: The gas burners sit above the level of the glass, and the glass surface is largely exposed to heat via spills. For Pesach,…

Selling our house with pest issues. Do we have to say?

Question: Several years ago we bought a house from frum yidden. There were several issues with the house that we were not told about in advance and ended up…

If a person on Mivtzoim says he can only do one, either Megillah or Tefillin, which should be done?

Tefillin. כפס״ד הרמ״א תרפז, ב. מג״א סוסי׳ תרפז. וכן נקטו רוה״פ. ודלא כט״ז שם. ותפלין לרוב הראשונים היא מ״ע מה״ת בכ״י. וכ״מ בשבועות כה, ב. וראה תשוה״ג שע״ת…

האם נכון שללחם משנה פורסים דווקא על החלה הגדולה מחברתה (באם ישנה)?

י''א שבוצעים את התחתונה (שו"ע רעד, א). ויש נוהגים לבצוע את החלה העליונה שלא להעביר על המצוות. ויש נוהגים לבצוע בלילה את החלה התחתונה וביום את החלה העליונה (רמ"א…

האם כשאוכלים לחם בימות החול צריך להיות בציעה בפת עם סכין?

בימות החול אין צריך לבצוע בסכין. מקורות: ראה רמ״א קע, ט ע״פ דרך ארץ רבה ז, והובא בטור שם. אבל במסכת ד״א שלפנינו דמיירי בנושך בשיניו - ראה…

I have motion sensor lights in my back yard. Can I let my dogs out to the yard to do their business because I don’t walk them on the leash on Shabbos?

Permitted. Still it is better if you disable the sensors before Shabbos. Sources: בירושלמי שבת ה, ד שאין זכרים יוצאים בעגלה תחת האלי׳ מפני שעושה חריץ, והובא בערוה״ש שה,…

Halachic Guide – Shavuos | לוח יומי – חג השבועות

Does the rule of tumah with food kept under a bed apply only to beds or also to anything that a person slept on (chair, airplane seat)?

Does cutting a very hot hard-boiled egg which had a blood spot make the knife treif?

If I am renting a vacation home, can I use the treif stove?

How do I kasher an oven in my new apartment?

Folding Tallis on Motzei Shabbos

I baked dairy chocolate chip cookies on a pan in a meat oven. What should I to do?

A non religious guy cooked in my kitchen. Do I need to Kasher my stovetop?

How can one kasher a crystal decanter that likely held wine? Hagola may crack it.

Milchig dish left in the Fleishig sink for more than 24 hours

Is one allowed to cook food in a kosher pot on a non-kosher stove top?

שכחתי יעלה ויבוא בשחרית ונזכרתי אחרי מוסף. מה הדין?

האם אפשר לסמוך על אולטרסאונד לעניין וסת שאינו קבוע

Can a car that was not cleaned for Pesach, but probably doesn’t have much Chametz either (it’s not used by children) be used on Pesach?

Can you kasher this Gas on Glass Cooktop? Is there any way to use it on Pesach? Maybe by covering the glass with foil…

Selling our house with pest issues. Do we have to say?

If a person on Mivtzoim says he can only do one, either Megillah or Tefillin, which should be done?

האם נכון שללחם משנה פורסים דווקא על החלה הגדולה מחברתה (באם ישנה)?

האם כשאוכלים לחם בימות החול צריך להיות בציעה בפת עם סכין?

I have motion sensor lights in my back yard. Can I let my dogs out to the yard to do their business because I don’t walk them on the leash on Shabbos?

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Is there a source to face Mizrach when saying the Haftarah?

May I use Maaser to buy Mishloach Manos to give my students?

What can I do about serving non-kosher food (potential meat & milk) in my drug rehab facilities?

Is it appropriate to put Tefillin on someone who is in a comatose state (in a hospital)?

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