Is giving a discount for my services considered Ma’aser?
Question: If I'm being chazzan somewhere for yomin noraim, and I'm giving them a discount, can I take from my Ma'aser to make up the difference? For example,…
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Question: If I'm being chazzan somewhere for yomin noraim, and I'm giving them a discount, can I take from my Ma'aser to make up the difference? For example,…
Question: What is the criteria for determining whether to say tefilas haderech? We are taking a 3-hour drive to Connecticut, some of it is mountains. But like every minute…
Question: I am the new rabbi at a small shul, the outgoing rabbi said that when there was no minyan he would take out the Torah and read a…
Question: If I have a Passul Sefer Torah, can I take it out of the Aron Kodesh to lein from in absence of a minyan? Answer: It should…
Question: 1. I believe that it is mentioned in seforim that one should not move an oven in their home. Is this something that we follow? If someone wants…
There are myriad potential issurim (prohibitions) associated with brushing teeth on Shabbos, even with a manual toothbrush. Different poskim propose one or more of the following restrictions: Memarai’ach (smearing): toothpaste is spread on the…
Question: Can I save up Ma'aser money that I owe, and pay it later on in life (hopefully within 2-3 years from now) for my Shlichus? Or it should…
Question: I know that when it comes to the hakdama (introduction) of the Rambam we don't use the Rambam Le'am edition for the daily shiur. My question is about…
Question: If I am taking an early morning flight, and I will arrive before sof zman tefillah, is it better to daven in the airport before the flight without…
Question: We have an old shul (70+ years) which was founded to daven nusach sefard. In the recent two decades, all of the original members of the shul have…
Question: The Sefer Torah fell out from the Aron Kodesh in our Yeshiva (no one was touching it - it just slipped onto the doors and the doors swung…
Question: The size of the yud kesher on my brother's tefillin bothers me because it's too long on one side and too short on the other (it's diagonal, it…
To the bottom of the ear lobe or the bone next to the ear? Answer: There are opinions in the matter, whether till the bone or until the…
Question: A relative has a pet dog. Are we allowed to visit on Shabbos? I know the kids will want to pet and play with the dog, and the…
Question: I have several grandchildren that will come to visit from overseas. They are my daughter's children. Till what age can I hug or kiss the granddaughters. Answer:…
שאלה: שאלה שעלתה אצלי כבר מספר פעמים בבית חב"ד, ועד עתה לא מצאתי עליה תשובה הולמת: קורה ופעמים עומדים באמצע התפילה בבית חב"ד - במקום שאסור להפסיק - ויש…
Question: If someone says his mother is Jewish, do we believe him? What's the rule? How far back do we look? And can he be part of the Minyan?…
Raspberry: Since there is a Halachic doubt if it comes from a species which is considered a tree - and thus its Brocha is Hoadomo - it may be…
The recorded custom is to learn chapters of Mishnayos that correspond to the name and the Mishnayos of the word Neshama. There are nowadays English translations and audio lectures available for those who don’t…
שאלה: השנה יום היארצייט הראשון חל בשבת. מתי זמן המתאים לעלות לקבר, האם ביום שישי או ביום ראשון? ומה הצדדים לכאן ולכאן? תשובה: בדרך כלל, ביארצייט שחל בשבת, יש…