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  • - Halacha Articles, Maaser, Separating Ma’aser

Article: Ma’aser on Gift Money

  Parents often support their grown children by helping them with monthly expenditures, covering a down payment on a house, paying for the expenses of a simchah (happy occasion)—such as the bris of a…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Shiva

Article: May a non-mourner eat in a house of mourning?

  According to Halachah, there is no restriction on eating in a beis ha’avel (house of mourning) and many sources address the meals eaten there during shiv’ah (the seven [days of mourning]). Nonetheless, there…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Shatnez
  • ספק פס"ר

Article: Trying on a Garment Not Checked for Shatnez

  The Torah forbids us to wear a garment that contains both wool and linen, which is called Kilayim, or Shatnez. But is it permissible to put on a garment that…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Maaser, Spending Ma'aser, Tzedaka

Article: May I use Ma’aser Money to buy a Ticket at an Auction?

  People often ask whether it’s permissible to use their maaser money (a tenth of one’s earnings donated to charity) to purchase raffle tickets, such as at a Chinese auction, where the…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Mourning (Aveilus)
  • Zecher L'Churban, זכר לחורבן

Article: Zecher L’Churban (Remembering the Destruction of the Beis Hamikdash) when Renovating

  Question: We are doing renovations on our home. As far as leaving an area untouched as a Zecher L'Churban; what is the bare minimum that must be done in…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Cholov Yisroel, Yichud
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Article: Does CCTV qualify as Shmirah?

  Technological development in CCTV (Closed Circuit Television) and internet-based applications such as Skype (a video-conferencing program) allow for remote viewing of a food-production factory, a dairy farm, a private…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Yichud
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Article: Can a Child Be a Shomer for Yichud?

  There are many facets to the Halachah of Yichud. The issue of  Yichud comes up every time a person of one gender is in seclusion with someone of the opposite…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Yichud

Article: Handing out House Keys to Preclude Yichud

  A primary condition of Yichud (halachically proscribed seclusion of male and females) is lack of free access or oversight. Hence, a private home that has pesach pasuach l’reshus harabim (a door that…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Negel Vasser
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Article: Negel Vasser and Midnight Feedings

  A nursing mother with a young baby may wake up multiple times during the night to feed her baby. Must she wash Negel Vasser (the alternating right/left-hand ritual washing upon waking)…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Mezuzah

Article: The Mitzvah of Mezuzah: Renter vs. Owner

  According to Halacha, the Biblical obligation to affix a mezuzah applies only to someone who both owns and resides in the property. A landlord who does not live on…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Mezuzah
  • Ta'ase V'Lo Min He'Asui

Article: Removing a Door with a Mezuzah

  According to the Rambam a Mezuzah is needed only on a doorway that has a door. The majority of Poskim disagree and rule that a doorway with no door also requires a…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Mezuzah

Article: Mezuzah when Renting in Chutz La׳aretz

  When renting a house or apartment in Chutz La׳aretz (outside of Eretz Yisroel), one is not obligated in the Mitzvah of Mezuzah until 30 days have passed. However, it has become the custom…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Mezuzah, Tefillin
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Article: How to Choose a Sofer?

  When purchasing STAM (Sifrei Torah, Tefilin, Mezuzos, Megilos), we must heed the words of the Shulchan Aruch, “Tzarich lihiyos me’oid yarei Shomayim v’choraid lidvar Hashem hamisasek bekesivas hatefilin v’tikunon.” One involved in writing and fixing STAM must…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Negel Vasser

Article: Must I wash Negel Vasser after a nap?

  Upon awaking in the morning we wash Negel Vasser (ritual washing of the hands in an alternating right/left pattern) to remove the vestiges of impurity acquired while we slept. But…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Uncategorized
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Article: Sleep: When and How Much

  One should not sleep during the day longer than what is called Sheinas Ha’Sus, the duration of time that a horse sleeps. Daytime is for learning Torah, not for…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Uncategorized
  • dor yeshorim, Ein Habrachah Metzuyah Ela B’davar Hasamui Min Ha’ayin, Genetic Screening, Miut HaMatzui, Tamim Tihyeh

Article: What does Halachah say about Genetic Screening?

  There are various reasons a person would undergo genetic testing. For those suffering from certain conditions—both children and adults—the presence of chromosomal mutations may reveal a diagnosis (or prognosis)…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Carrying, Shabbos

Article: Clothing Tags on Shabbos

  If a person discovers a price or cleaning tag attached to one of their garments on Shabbos, but does not particularly care about it being there and will not even…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Kashrus
  • B’ein, Ein Kavanaso L’vatel, Ein Mvatlin Issur L’chatchillah, Styrofoam, Zeh V’zeh Gorem

Article: Are Styrofoam Cups Treif?

  Environmentalists may seem to have the monopoly on decrying the use of Styrofoam (expanded polystyrene foam) products, but Poskim debate the issue, too. Many Styrofoam cups are lubricated with a…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Kashrus, Meat and Milk
  • B’liah, Yad Soledes Bo, Zei’ah (steam)

Article: Kashrus Q: What is the upshot of steam?

  Halachah considers Zeiah (steam or vapor) generated by high temperatures to fall under the same category as the food that emits it, whether what’s cooking is solid or liquid: A Fleishig (meat)…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Haircut, Haircut, Sefiras HaOmer, The 3 Weeks
  • chatzitzah, chukos hagoyim, hair, lo yilbash, sefirah, teffilin, three weeks

Article: Men Growing Long Hair

  Many poskim have choice words to say about men growing a fringe, long hair in the front, or even long hair in the back. A key problem mentioned by many poskim is that…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Kashering, Kashrus, Meat and Milk
  • Negiah (physical contact), Nitzuk (flow), urn, Yad Soledes Bo, Zei’ah (steam)

Article: Are Public Hot-Water Urns Kosher?

  A hot water urn that is available for public use in a place of business, work or school cafeteria or an airline kitchen may become Treif (non-kosher) when it comes…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Kashrus, Meat and Milk
  • basar bechalav, hotplate, pots, shtei kederos, simon 92

Article: The Halachah of Shtei Kedeiros (Two Pots)

  Le’chatchilah (the correct behavior before the fact), a hot milchig (dairy) pot and a hot fleishig (meat) pot should not come into contact with each other. In case they did touch, Be’dieved (after the…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Shabbos
  • cans, make bepatish, mechatech, pesach yofe

Article: Opening Cans on Shabbos

  Opening a can on Shabbos involves a host of halachic issues, some of which are subject to serious debate amongst contemporary poskim. The issues include the risk of transgressing…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Tevilas Keilim
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Article: Does a Glass Bottle of Snapple Require Tevilah?

  An issue frequently addressed by poskim is whether disposable utensils require Tevilah. The majority opinion is that since these utensils are not intended to last, and will eventually be disposed of,…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Health Supplements, Kashrus, Medicine
  • probiotics

Do pharmaceutical vitamins and probiotics need a hechsher?

  Article #180: Non Kosher Pills There is a heter for a sick person to take non-kosher pills, provided they are 1) swallowed whole, and 2) tasteless. Regarding this halachah,…

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