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  • - Halacha Articles, Kashering
  • glass, kashering glass

Article: Can Glass be Kashered?

  There are three differing opinions among poskim on the subject of kashering glass, namely: Glass doesn’t absorb, and therefore there is no need to kasher a glass utensil. It only has to be washed and…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Ribbis (Interest), Tzedaka, Uncategorized
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Article: When May One Pay More Than What They Borrowed?

  If a person bought an aliyah in shul and committed to pay by a certain date, he may not arrange for the payment date to be postponed in exchange…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Shabbos
  • Electricity on Shabbos

Kosher Switch® Shabbos App™: Are they Permissible?

  Is the KosherSwitch® or Shabbos App™ Kosher?   There are a number of modern innovations by technological companies that are designed to facilitate the observance of Shabbos in hospitals and…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Mezuzah

Article: Dimensions of Rooms for Mezuzah

  A room used to live in or for storage requires a mezuzah. This includes both a storage room and a garage. However, the room must contain an area that…

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  • - Halacha Articles

Article: Do New Pots Need Kashering?

  Stainless steel and aluminum pots and pans are often lubricated in the manufacturing process. Some contemporary poskim are concerned that the lubricating agent might be derived from animal fat, which would…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Mikvah (Men)
  • אה"ע כג, דינים שבגמרא שלא העתיקום הפוסקים להלכה

Article: Father & Son Mikvah

  Question: Are we carful that father and son, brothers, brothers' in-law, father/son in-law, shouldn't go to mikvah together, and from what age? אבן העזר כג ו ברמ"א, ועכשיו אין…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Amira L'nachri, Shabbos
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May the elderly or infirm use a wheelchair on the street on Shabbos?

  There is a discussion among poskim whether it’s permissible to use a wheelchair on Shabbos in a place where there is no eruv. The gist of the question is whether a wheelchair…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Davening, Pesukei D'Zimrah
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Article: Pronouncing Hashem’s Name when Saying L’shem Yichud

  The tefilah (prayer) of L’Shem Yichud focuses on the unification of both aspects of the Shem Hameforash (Hashem’s ineffable name, Y-H-V-H), represented by the Hebrew letters Y-H and V-H, a concept explained in Kabbalah and expounded upon in…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Kol Isha, Tznius
  • voice training, אומן בעבידתי' טריד

Is it permissible for a man to go to a female voice teacher?

  She might need to sing the exercises. And she's the best voice teacher in town...   Answer: A man should take not voice lessons from a woman, if this…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Wedding
  • agunah, divorce

Article: Prenuptial Agreements

  There is a discussion amongst contemporary poskim regarding prenuptial agreements. Sometimes a husband and wife have irreconcilable differences, which unfortunately lead to divorce. Numerous solutions have been proposed over the generations to address…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Mezuzah

Article: ”Isn’t it enough to have a Mezuzah on my front door?”

  It's a common misconception that it is sufficient to have a mezuzah on the front door of the house, or perhaps that this mezuzah is somehow more important than the mezuzos inside the house. In…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Tefillin
  • merubaos, prudos, Tefillin Batim, או"ח לב

Article: Kashrus of Batim for Tefillin

  The four compartments that make up the batim (the boxes which house the parchment) of the Tefillin Shel Rosh (which are placed on the head) are molded to form a perfect square. However,…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Mezuzah
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Checking Correct Placement of Mezuzos

  As part of our teshuvah preparations for the new year to ensure that we are fulfilling mitzvos properly, it’s a common custom to have one’s tefillin and mezuzos checked during the month of Elul. In fact,…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Alternative Medicine, Avodah Zarah, Medical

Changing to Alternative Medicine

  When someone who has been following conventional medicine discovers the existence of an alternative medication that may help them, the halachah is that they must ensure the following two…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Shema
  • Chumros

The Parameters of Adopting a Chumrah (Stringency)

  When Chazal institute a lenient rule, one may not be more stringent than Chazal, as that borders on heresy. The question is raised by poskim: When there is a disagreement among authorities, may…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Choshen Mishpat
  • חו"מ - דיני פקדון (רצא-שב)

Article: A Day in the Life of a Shomer Chinam

  I woke up pretty excited. I’m traveling to Yerushalayim for a summer learning program! I’m happy to be able to spend some time in the holy atmosphere of Eretz…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Choshen Mishpat, Medical, Nizkei Guf V'Nefesh
  • braces, Cosmetic, lo yilbash, surgery, חו"מ - הלכות חובל בחבירו (תכ-תכז)

Article: Cosmetic Surgery in Halachah

  Orthodontic care to straighten teeth (i.e. braces), maxillofacial surgery to improve the look of the jaw, plastic surgery for cosmetic purposes—as well as other elective treatments may constitute the issur (restriction)…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Tevilas Keilim
  • aluminum pans

Article: Why don’t most people Toivel aluminum pans?

  The laws regulating tevilas keilim (immersion of vessels and utensils in a mikvah) are based on the parameters of a vessel or utensil’s use—food preparation—and on its materials and construction. An exception…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Cooking, Shabbos
  • chazarah, cholent, crockpot, או"ח רנג

Odah Beyado: If a Pot is Too Heavy to Hold

  There are several conditions that have to be met to allow replacing a pot of soup, cholent, or other cooked food on the blech (an aluminum sheet used on…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Children-Chinuch, Shabbos

Is there a way I can get my child to turn on the light on Shabbos?

  May a child be asked to turn a light on or off on Shabbos? When a need arises to have a light turned on or off on Shabbos (whether…

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  • - Halacha Articles
  • whistling, מעשה רב

Whistling / Blowing Out Candles

  Some people say that whistling is not proper conduct for a Jew, that it is associated with demons or angels, and has all sorts of negative effects. However, there…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Bar Mitzvah, Shabbos
  • gifts on shabbos, או"ח שו

Gifts on Shabbos

  Can I Give a gift to a Bar Mitzvah boy on Shabbos? It is forbidden on Shabbos to give a Matono, a gift. This is a form of a…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Havdala, Shabbos
  • seudah shlishis, Shabbos Seudah

Can one make Kiddush Shabbos day after Shkiah?

  Question: Can one make kiddush and wash for bread then continue to eat a meal Shabbos day after shkiah?   Answer: See the article below the sources. The same…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Aliyos, Kibud Av V'Em (Honoring Parents)
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Salutation Snafu: How to Address Your Parents

  A basic concept in kibbud av v’em (honoring a father and mother) is to refrain from addressing parents by their given names—or even alluding to them by their given names. What…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Hefsek in Davening
  • hefsek

Hefsek: Nattering, “Nu…” or only a Nod

  During certain parts of davening, and between making a brachah on a mitzvah and performing it, we may not divert our attention from the task at hand by making a hefsek b’dibbur (a…

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