Digital water meters, which monitor and record water usage electronically, have become prevalent lately. Does this pose a problem on Shabbos, since it would seem that a digital form…
Question: I have 2 basement apartments to rent. You come into a square hall. On the right is the door for one apartment, on the left is the door…
Question Continued: She would like to light candles before my son's bedtime so that he can watch her lighting. Answer: Yes - as long as the candles are…
Some people have such a custom, though there is nothing wrong with wishing Mazal Tov immediately after birth. Sources: נזכר כמנהג הנשים בדא״ג בשו״ת ישועות מלכו יו״ד סוס׳ מה.…
Question: Would it be a halachic problem to attend an event that is held in a public park, that is hosted by Jews and non-Jews, if there is both…
Yes, one may, provided that the garbage contains at least some items which aren’t Muktzah, and which have more importance to you than the other Muktzah items. (For example:…
Yes, he may as long as it is not done specifically for an Avodah Zarah or if he writes a name of an Avodah Zarah. Sources: אינו משום…
Question: I am getting married soon and I have a hard time fasting. I get bad headaches and even after I break my fast I am really out of…
Question: Are you allowed to open food packages on Shabbos? Specifically, these are the examples I am referring to: Take off the plastic from chummus or cream cheese packages,…
Answer: No, rather you should start saying Shmoneh Esrei together with the chazzan as he begins Chazaras Hashatz following along word-for-word, and say kedusha out loud together with the…
Question: In the Alter Rebbe's Shulchan Aruch he paskens that for Shachris we don't say tachnun in a shul where a bris is being held (seemingly regardless if the…
The Halacha is that a brother may not hug or kiss a sister or vice versa. This applies to any type of affectionate physical contact between them. Dancing together…
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…
While it’s best to wear tefillin when saying Shema before davening, especially if one will be eating afterwards, one may say Shema without Tefilin as long as he will…
Question: Is there a solution for someone who wants to sell his house, the first one he bought, which the Gemara considers to be an omen that isn’t positive?…
One who can't daven towards Yerushalaim should turn at least his face towards Yerushalayim if possible. Regardless, he should have in mind as he starts davening Shemone Esrei that…
Article #256 When Negel Vasser Isn't Available The Zohar says one should not walk four amos upon awakening without having washed negel vasser (the ritual washing of the hands upon awakening).…
צריך לוודא אצל המשגיח במסעדה. בצורה עקרונית, אין צורך לחשוש. גם במקרה וטיפות חלב מתערבבים בטעות, מותר לשתות אחרי בשרי. מקורות: ראה בהלכה יומית אות תרכט לשאלה דומה.…
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 1: Regarding the three steps after Shmoneh Esrei, are they meant to be three steps, as the finishing step which makes the feet next to each other, or…
Question: I am tutoring a teenage boy from a traditional sfardic family. We learned halachos of bishul Yisroel and I told him that a non-Jew may not turn the…
To avoid all shaalos, one should cut out the fruit around the sticker and leave some fruit with the sticker. Sources: לענין בורר - במאו״א באר שבע שבת עד,…
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…
You may kill it. See here: https://asktherav.com/when-i-catch-a-mouse-do-i-need-to-kill-it-before-disposing-of-it/#.Xut8dFXYXqU.link #9354
Epoxy is similar to a hardened glue or hard plastic. Accordingly, Minchas Yitzchak 3:67 writes that initially one should not purchase plastic vessels with the intent to kasher them.…
