Question: My extended family had a get together on Shabbos afternoon. A cousin in Eretz Yisroel made a Door Dash order (after Shabbos ended there) from 7-Eleven to be…
Question: My extended family had a get together on Shabbos afternoon. A cousin in Eretz Yisroel made a Door Dash order (after Shabbos ended there) from 7-Eleven to be…
Question: I have a non-Jewish cleaning lady who worked this week and isn't available erev Shabbos to pick up her payment. Our agreement is that she gets paid every…
Question: A crock pot containing cholent was somehow turned off on Friday night in a Chabad House, and a yid asked the goy to turn it back on. Although…
Question: Can Virtual Assistances (Workers that work remotely) from the Philippines work for my business on Friday when it is Shabbos in the Philippines? If not, is there a…
הנני מחמיר שלא לפתוח בקבוקים בשבת. ורצוני לדעת אם יש מקום היתר לפתוח על ידי גוי
גם המחמיר בדבר יכול לבקש מגוי לפתוח, אם מבקש לפתוח רק בקבוק אחד, או שיאמר לו שיפתח ויזרוק את הפקק. ואפשר גם לומר לו שיקח לשתות, וממילא עושה עבור עצמו, וזה…
Question: Am I allowed to order a package from Amazon that says that it will be delivered on Shabbos (they don’t give an estimate of 3-5 days, rather, Amazon…
Question: Can I order a non-Jewish driver to pick me up on Motzei Shabbos by the zman, or any time after the zman if I know that he doesn't…
Question: We have a cleaning lady on Shabbos. When the need arises and it’s a Shvus dshvus I would tell her to do the melocha. This is only permitted…
Question: If I forgot to turn off the lights in my bedroom, May I ask a goy בדרך סיפור to have it turned off so that I can sleep?…
האם מותר לבקש מגוי למלאות מים חמים ממיחם שמתמלא בשבת
שאלה: יש לנו בישיבה מיחם לא כ"כ גדול שכתוב עליו שניתן להשתמש בו בשבת רק כשנורת הבקרה דולקת (כי בדרך כלל כשנגמרים המים, אוטומטית מתמלא המיחם מהצינור במים קרים,…
האם מותר לשאול גוי בשבת מה השעה?
שאלה: כאשר יוצאים בחורים בשבת להקהלת קהילות האם מותר לשאול גוי מה השעה? (בהלוך - בשביל לדעת האם ללכת יותר מהר או יש זמן; ובחזור - האם מותר כבר…
Article #1: Can a Non-Jew do it on Shabbos? It is absolutely forbidden to ask a goy to turn on the lights in one’s home on Shabbos. The Shulchon…
Amirah l’nachri (telling a non-Jew [to perform prohibited work on Shabbos]) is an issur d’Rabbanan (restricted by Rabbinic decree) and is forbidden, unless there are specific extenuating circumstances. Being kovea melachto (contracting his…
He may ask a non-Jew to remove it with a shinui. Otherwise, he should wash without a Bracha, as well as eat while wrapping his hand in a cloth.…
If it is important for the sick person that you visit, you may visit even if the guard would need to print you a pass. You may not stick…
Question: We fully cook the cholent before Shabbos in a pot and then transfer it to the crock pot. Last Shabbos we forgot to plug in the crock pot.…
Question: I live in an apartment building, and the only way to get it in is through an electronic door. I normally wait for a car to drive through…
Question: I need an electric key to enter the building I live in (attached is a picture of the key). On Shabbos, they try to put something in the…
Question: This past Friday night, we had a blackout, No lights and NO HEAT, the upstairs tenant has little kids, so we tried to get a goy to call…
Question: I passed by my Shul’s Mikvah this past Friday night after davening, and I noticed that there was a steady stream of dryer exhaust/steam coming out of its…
