Question: While cleaning up after a non-religious family event at Chabad house, a bag of non-kosher cognac and an empty flask was found. It belongs to one of the…
Question: While cleaning up after a non-religious family event at Chabad house, a bag of non-kosher cognac and an empty flask was found. It belongs to one of the…
Question: This a previous correspondence with Asktherav: At a farbrengen at my home once, someone left a scarf. I ended up using the scarf. It is now some five…
Q. Can you write אסור להשתמש בלי רשות in a sefer, and if yes, do you have to look in the front of a sefer to see if the…
Question: I'm currently in the process of getting a mortgage for a home purchase. I've been working for the last few weeks with a frum loan officer, and she…
Question: It often happens at home that one my children wants something another child has and tries to think of ways to get it whether just by asking (repeatedly)…
It does not apply only to beer. It applies to any type of bubbles. This would apply to both fermentation, as well as bubbles due to heat. Nonetheless, the…
Question: If I am lending my money which is in my saving account to a Jew and losing the interest that would accumulate during this time, can this amount…
Question: I'm embarrassed to say but when I was 10 or 11, our teacher gave us books in the classroom library that we could take out and use and…
Question: Are you allowed to finish eating soup by drinking the rest from the bowl or it’s a Sakana of drinking from the keara that the Alter Rebbe brings?…
Question: If our tree is hanging over the neighbor’s garden, whose responsibility is it to cut down those branches which are hanging over. If it’s my responsibility, do I…
Question: My neighbors tree branches are growing in such a way that they are over the area of my Sukkah. Who is responsible for paying for the trimming of…
Question: If one yid knows that a second did damage to a third and doesn't want (and won't) admit it, should/must he tell the damaged party who was the…
שאלו היום בנות סמינר האם מותר להעתיק במבחנים, או אסור משום גניבת דעת, גזל.
אסור. מקורות: פשוט שגם כשאינו לתעודת גמר - ה״ז איסור גניבת דעת ממש, וגם יש בזה משום שקר והוות. ומצו״ב מה שכתבנו לת״ח חשוב באה״ק: להסברא שמונע מעצמו בזיון -…
Question: Hello Rabbi, I'm a secular Jew. I was walking with my child on Sat and a Hassidic couple was walking in a perpendicular direction. I thought since I…
It may be used, even for Kiddush (assuming there is no issue with non mevushal handles by non Jews). See also: https://asktherav.com/a-drink-left-uncovered-overnight/ Sources: ראה שו״ע אדה״ז ערב, א.…
One may go up there on a temporary basis if he is careful, unless its dark etc. Sources: ראה שו״ת מהר״ח או״ז סא. מרדכי הל׳ ציצית תתקמד. הובא…
Question: If I have cans of soda (for example) out of the fridge and and another Bochur (for example) has the same type of can in the fridge, can…
Stealing is forbidden even if it involves stealing works of Torah or Chassidus. There are certain halachic exceptions where there could be room to permit, such as someone who…
Question: My son placed a bag of individually wrapped chocolate bars (which he had prepared to bring to class for a siyum) on his desk under a loft bed…
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,…