Question: I hired a snowplowing company to plow my driveway throughout the winter for a flat rate. (That is the local custom here, it is unheard-of to pay per…
Question: I hired a snowplowing company to plow my driveway throughout the winter for a flat rate. (That is the local custom here, it is unheard-of to pay per…
שאלה: כתוב בספר פניני הלכה: "לצורך מצוות עונג שבת וכדי להסיר צער גדול, מותר לבקש מהגוי להדליק את המזגן. אלא שהואיל ויש סוברים שהדלקת מזגן אסורה מהתורה (לעיל יז,…
Article: Cleaning Help on Shabbos: On a previous occasion we learned that it is forbidden to have a non-Jew do work for us on Shabbos. However, there are things that…
Question: On Shabbos, I stay in a building that has a front door which is locked. The doorman (who is a goy) is inside and he uses a camera…
A Jew that is not Shomer Shabbos - If it was a one time event, and this picture would not be able to be taken after Shabbos, it would…
Water faucet may not be turned off. The reason: turning off the faucet causes to stop the flow of additional cold water, resulting in heating up the cold water…
The rule is that one should not use an electric thermometer unless there is concern of a danger - חשש סכנה. This matter needs to be discussed with your…
Where there is no choice one may do it. Sources: אף שהקנין חל בשבת - ולדעת רעק״א קנט ג״ז אסור - הרי במחלוקת שנוי. וי״א בדעת אדה״ז להיתר.…
One may not ask a non-Jew to heat up water on Shabbos. However, if you have no hot water for the baby bottle or if needed for baby food,…
Where no other choice exists and it’s needed for the welfare of the child, for example, so that he should be able to sleep at night, he may be asked…
If the cleaning lady made a mistake and you did not tell her anything, for example she mistakenly switched off the light and then she re-lit it, or she…
IY"H the birth should go very smoothly and we should hear Besuros Tovos. Here is a general outline of Halachos regarding labor on Shabbos. The same principles apply to Yom…
The general principles are the same for Shabbos and YT. It is forbidden to have a non-Jew do work for us on Shabbos. However, there are things that a non-Jewish…