Permitted. However, you must ensure to remove it before entering a bathroom or any other unclean place. It may also not be worn or be in the room during…
Permitted. However, you must ensure to remove it before entering a bathroom or any other unclean place. It may also not be worn or be in the room during…
Question: My kitchen has two entrances, one from the dining room and one from the laundry room. From the laundry room, you go out the back door (which we…
Question: If I rent out property attached to my home to a non-Jew, does that property require mezuzahs? I use one room in that property sometimes and the tenants…
מה דעת כת”ר בקשר לאות ל באלקינו. האפשר לצרף גוף האות ל ואז האות ו הוא בגודל מספיק?
מענה: בנוגע אורך הצואר שבאות ל׳ - דיברנו מזה בעבר, שהרבה מכשירים בדיעבד - ראה קסה״ס ה לשכת הסופר יז. גדולי הקדש יב, יג ואילך. שו״ת דברי חיים…
Question: I designated a room in the building to be a bathroom. But we won't be doing the job for a few moths or a year. In the meantime…
If the mezuzah is covered it is permitted. Best to rub your hand against something first. Sources: שאין ליגע בידים מסואבות. וראה רשב״א שבת יד, ב ד״ה אלימא.…
No. Sources: כ״פ בשו״ת משנה שכיר יו״ד ריד, לפי שמיועד לעבירה, ודמיא לבית הכסא. והרי הטעם שביהכ״ס פטור שאינו כבוד שמים לקבוע שם מזוזה - רש״י יומא יא,…
שאלה: לכבוד הרב, אחד מידידיי בעל עסק גדול, עם מאות פועלים ועשרות משרדים וכו', הניח מזוזות על כל פתח ופתח וגם על המעלית (elevators) לחוש לדעת המחמירים בזה. לאחרונה…
Yes. The mezuzah should be covered. If it’s used regularly for releasing their bodily waste, a mezuzah should not be placed. Sources: שו״ע יו״ד רפו, א. ט״ז שם…
Question: We purchased our home a couple of months ago. We didn't move into the house yet, nor did we bring any of our belongings in (because there is…
Questions: 1) Between a dining room and living room, no actual door, which side does the Mezuzah goes on? 2) Between dining room and kitchen, no actual door, which…
One should ideally only switch a mezuza for one that is better or nicer than the first. When one is affixing a new mezuza to the door a new…
Question: The doorpost at the entrance of our apartment is around 10 inches wide, with the possibility of having the door installed on either side. We chose to install…
Question: We moved into a new house but the basement is not ready and we are not using it yet. Do we need to put up mezuzos in the…
שאלה: בתמונה נראה מסגרת של סוכה העומדת כל השנה. ויש בה בה צורת הפתח שנוצר מהעמודים. ומשמש גם בכפתח בסוכות. והשאלה היא חייבת היא במזוזה שהרי אולי יש לדמותו…
You should not use the mezuzah as a bookmark. Explanation: In theory, there would be no halachic problem per se with using a passul mezuzah as a bookmark…
Question: I have a storage unit that I visit once every 5 years, it is likely dirty inside the unit but there are boxes with seforim inside among other…
Question: Should one set up advanced security measures (guards, weapons, training, etc.) in their shul/Chabad house? Included in this question: there is already a Mezuzah. Why doesn't that offer…
Question: A member of my community is an owner of a large business with numerous offices in many different buildings across the city. some offices are out of the…
Question: My neighbor has a garage that does not have a roof anymore. There are 3 and 3/4 walls. A piece of wood goes across the entire 3/4 wall.…