Can an Avel go to Shul during Shiva to say Kaddish?
Question: I'm in the middle of Shiva and I can't make a minyan in the Shiva house. Is it better to stay at home without saying kaddish or go…
לוח יומי לחג השבועות תשפ”ה
לוח יומי שבועות תשפד | Day-to-Day Shavuos 5784
לוח יומי שבועות תשפג | Day-to-Day Shavuos 5783
לוח יומי שבועות תשפב | Day-to-Day Shavuos 5782
לוח יומי שבועות תשפא | Day-to-Day Shavuos 5781
Question: I'm in the middle of Shiva and I can't make a minyan in the Shiva house. Is it better to stay at home without saying kaddish or go…
Question: I'm teaching my 4th-grade students the Halachos of washing 2nd Negel Vaser. Do the hands have to be dried before reciting the Bracha על נטילת ידים, or can…
Question: Hi Rabbi Braun, I would like to try a method called “The Emotion Code” by Bradly (Brad) Nelson to try to figure out what’s bothering me and the…
שאלה: לכב' כת"ר שליט"א! הגמרא במסכת כתובות (י, ב) אומרת: אמר רב, אכל תמרים אל יורה. וביאר רש"י: אל יורה שום הוראה לפי שטורדות דעתו כשיכור. האם זה גם…
What is the reason that with regards to relations with one's wife, one is allowed to have thoughts of Torah? Seemingly, he isn't in a modest state? According to…
Question: I'm generally careful not to go to the Ohel when I'm on my menstrual cycle. (I'm a single girl). I would like to go on Erev Rosh Hashanah,…
Apple Slicer Balls Diablo (Chinese yo-yo) Dreidel Gun Flowers Meat (raw frozen) Paper Rebbe dime necklace Snow Sushi Therapy Putty Tambourines Tile key finder Watches
Yes, if done occasionally. Sources: ספל לנט״י אינו כלי סעודה ופטורה מטבילה, כפשוט. וראה גם שו״ת משנ״ה ט, קסה. אהל יעקב טבילת כלים ע׳ רפו. וצ״ע מש״כ בשו״ת ציון…
Question: We warmed wheat taco shells in the oven. Then we realized they are not pas yisroel. Do we need to do anything about the oven, i.e. kasher it?…
ברור שכשר לעדות. מקורות: הוא ע"ד המובא בסמ"ע בחו"מ סי' ל"ד ס"ק יו"ד בענין תקנות הקהילות. ועכ"פ אפי' העובר עבירה מדברי סופרים אינו פסול לפני הכרזה (חו"מ שם…
Question: If someone was raped at 4 years old and at 12 years old, are they still considered a virgin? I know physically they are not. But spiritually, are…
כן, אם הוא אדם נאמן וראוי להיות משגיח בלאו הכי. כמובן, עדיף משגיח שמקפיד בעצמו. מקורות: יו"ד קיט סעיף ז ברמ"א וש"ך סק"כ. וראה שו״ת שבט הקהתי ה,…
There is no clear conclusive evidence one way or another. Although the phrase K’mo Shehodata is technically more correct, K’hodata can also be used. The common nusach in many…
There is a Halachic prohibition against getting a haircut from a non-Jew. This is brought in Mishnayos (Avoda Zarah: Perek 2 Mishna 2) and in Shulchan Aruch (Yorah Deya:…
Question: Is the Chabad custom of women going to a bor al gabei bor mikveh a hiddur or a minhag or something else? Where I live right now, the…
No, they are not obligated. For the first day of Selichos, many have the custom to go and recite it. If said without a Minyan, the Yud Gimmel Midos…
English pruzbul 5782 מכתב פרוזבול תשפב What? The annulment of all debts in the shemitah year applies also nowadays, rabbinically, both in Eretz Yisrael and in chutz la’aretz.…
We may often see a product with a hechsher, but it is important to be vigilant, because some hechsherim rely on leniencies that are not in accordance with…
Question: He is very likely to be the 10th person for Minyan at the daily Davening that takes place in his school. Can he be part of the Minyan…
No. Sources: בקובץ מבית לוי (מפסקי בעל שבט הלוי) ח ע׳ 40, לגבי שוקולד וסוכריות, שכיון שנאכל רק כממתק ולא ללפת הפת או פרפרת אינו צריך בישול ישראל.…
And what about the same name for a son and a daughter, such as names which are usually given to both boys and girls (e.g. Simcha)? Answer: The…
Question: There are a few websites that offer to buy a piece of land in Eretz Yisroel prior to Shmita, so that one can fulfill the mitzvah of Shmita.…
You don't need to wear a Tallis. If the congregation is particular about this, you should wear it just over the shoulders (together with a hat), so it shouldn't…
It is not an halacha, but a documented Minhag. Source: ראה טעמי המנהגים ליקוטים קפג עפמש״כ בשו"ת מהר"י אסאד או"ח קנז שבפסח המצות עגולות כדי להרחיק מחוקות התועבות…
This is a Machlokes haposkim. Most mention specifically meat. Sources: See references in Hebrew Shavuos Guide fn. 142. #8974
