Question: My wife is beginning her ninth month, her family has the minhag to toivel in the ninth month. I also have heard that toiveling afterward is a segula…
Question: My wife is beginning her ninth month, her family has the minhag to toivel in the ninth month. I also have heard that toiveling afterward is a segula…
I am not aware of any concept/directive of using specifically the standard Shir Lamaalos card (painted by Raphael Abecassis in 5747). It appears that the main thing indeed is…
Question: I recall reading in Igros Kodesh that the Rebbe instructs not to take a baby under 1 year overseas. Question: Is the issue only to go overseas (plane),…
Question: When someone has twin girls what is the appropriate mi shebeirach to say when naming them? Is one Kiddush sufficient? Answer: Regular Mi Shebeirach, twice. ראה ספר…
There is a debate amongst early Rishonim whether ancient astrology has any truth to it, though all agree that a Jew shouldn't lead his life solely based off it, see…
לעשות שליח לקרוא שם על יד ספר תורה בהמנין כנהוג. מקורות: ראה לקו"ש חי"ד ע' 250, חי"ב ע' 182, אג"ק חכ"ב ע' ר"ס ועוד, ובקונטרס שמא גרים פרק…
Question: My wife gave birth 3 weeks ago and the lactation expert told he she must apply olive oil and antibacterial cream 3 times a day. How can she…
He should recite the following Tehillim: תהלים: א, ב, ג, ד, כ, כא, כב, כג, כד, לג, מז, עב, פו, צ, צא, צב, צג, קד, קיב, קיג - עד…
1) When needing to call a taxi to go to the hospital, is a shinui of the left hand suffice? Along those lines when there is no cut toilet…
If there is an issue, how about in the following situation: Labor has been on and off for a few nights in a row. Finally, contractions are steady enough…
They say there is a lot that they can prepare for if Chas V'Sholom something is wrong. My friends are being told that it is okay to take it. You…
Under normal circumstances, it should not be done on Shabbos. Sources: נשמת אברהם או״ח שיח, ב - ע׳ שסא. אה״ע א ע׳ י. שש״כ לג, כ ובהערה…
For shmira purposes, it’s enough to keep it for three or seven days (or, according to some, four weeks or thirty days). However, there is an additional reason why we…
Is a heter needed from a Rov for a scheduled C-section? If medically mandated, there is no need for a heter. Can a husband be in the room…
Although, almost all major Poskim hold that one fulfills the mitzvah of פרו ורבו through IVF (See Shevet Halevi 9:209; Minchas Yitzchak 1:50; Igros Moshe E.H 2:18; Minchas Shlomo 3:124…
Yes. Sources: ויש בזה קיום מצות פו״ר. וכמו שמצינו בלאה שהתפללה כן - ברכות ס, א. ומש״א שם ובשו״ע או״ח רל, א - היינו ע״ד הרגיל. ולהעיר מב״ב…
See here for a thorough analysis of the parameters of this Mitzvah: https://asktherav.com/i-am-teaching-a-high-school-class-about-the-mitzva-of-pru-urvu-what-is-the-mitzvah-mdoiraisa-and-what-is-the-mitzva-mderabanan/#.XcvxTrulXq8.link This link in itself deals with the basic premise in your question. In addition…
...What is allowed in regard to drinking/eating, showering, or anything else to ease that time? Once active labor has begun you should drink regularly - not small amounts at…
A pregnant woman (after forty days since conception) uses two chickens and one rooster. She uses the plural formula to refer to all the fowl at once: Eilu chalifaseinu,…
The custom is to avoid going, although strictly it’s permitted. When there is need to go (she really wants, etc.), it’s best not to be in the same room…
