Should one keep his eyes closed and covered by his hand when saying ברוך שם by שמע?
The common custom is to say it with the eyes uncovered. Certainly , if due to kavanah it’s easier to say it with the eyes uncovered, one should indeed…
The common custom is to say it with the eyes uncovered. Certainly , if due to kavanah it’s easier to say it with the eyes uncovered, one should indeed…
No need (assuming you are using a spoon), because any food (fruit in yogurt) that is usually eaten with a spoon does not require Netilas Yadayim. Source: אף…
Question: When on flights, especially long ones, it's hard for women to wear sheitels. Can a tichel be worn instead? Answer: According to halacha, a woman must always…
If the hair obstructs the tefillin from sitting comfortably on the head, If there is hair from the sides of the head combed over the spot where the tefillin…
Question: Are you allowed to make a meal in a shul like by a farbrengen? What about renting a shul for a Bas Mitzvah? It seems from the research…
There is a machlokes about this. In practice, one should untie the left shoe first. Sources: סתימת כל הפוסקים שלא נחתו לפרט משמע שמתיר של שמאל תחילה, מדלא…
Question: I want to place bars of sweet-smelling soap as a drawer freshener inside dresser drawers. Would I then have a problem opening those drawers on Shabbos? It's just a…
While there is no official specific length per se, one should not deviate from what is considered proper length for a frum chassidish person. Regardless, if a haircut wasn’t…
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שאלה: השנה שלג בעומר חל בערב שבת, האם יש מקום לערוך התהלוכה וכו' ביום חמישי ערב לג בעומר. ושאלתי גם אם מתאים מבחינה חסידית לעשות כהוראת הרבי - לפני…
The Alter Rebbe brings that a person should fast if the tefillin fell without a covering from the hand to the floor. If the tefillin were in their case…
What are the rules for burying Shaimos? Q. Are there different types of Shaimos with different rules? Answer: Sifrei Torah, mezuzos, and tefillin, and Tanach written on parchment:…
Question: If one didn't finish saying בריך שמיה and they closed the ארון already, can he finish it while the Torah is out, or is it only when the…
שאלה: שלחתי משלוח מנות דרך ה'פוסט אופיס', ובאמצע חול המועד פסח זה חזר לבית סבי (הכתובת שלי בארצות הברית) וזאת מכיון שכתבתי כתובת לא נכונה של המקבל. ומכיון שסבי…
If one feels the need to go to the bathroom, one is obligated to go to the bathroom right away as our chachomim said that this is loathsome. It…
Question: There are some words in Chumash that depending on which Chumash you use there is either a patach or shva (for example צללו in אז ישיר). What is…
No. Sources: משום מוליד ריח בגוף ובבגדים, ראה כאן: https://asktherav.com/which-deodorant-is-ok-for-shabbos-aerosol-spray-or-roll-on/ אבל משום סחיטה וכיבוס בבגדים יהי' אסור רק לסוחטו אבל לשרותו מותר - שוע"ר סימן שכ סעיף כא.…
Question: May one interrupt while reading Shnayim Mikra? When one cannot be ma’avir the whole sedra at once, may one pause at sheini, shlishi, etc. or only at the ‘pei’…
No. P.S. He may however sell the dog to a non Jew, and have that non Jew instruct another non Jew to neuter it (and then buy it back). …
Tzeis Shabbos occurs at Tzeis Kochavim Ketanim, and the Shiur of Tosfos Shabbos is several minutes later (see Seder Hachnasas Shabbos. Cf. Alter Rebbe's Shulchon Aruch (OC 293:1) who…
You should not be watching ceremonies that contain idol worship, nor videos and pictures from inside a Church, amongst other issues. See here: https://asktherav.com/14441-may-one-look-at-pictures-of-the-inside-a-church-must-one-spit-when-passing-a-church/ Sources: משום אל…
It may be done. Sources: הרש״ש כתב בהגהות השמ״ש על ע״ח טו - שער הזיווגים - ג ע״ד הסוד להימנע בימי העומר. והובא בבן יהוידע קידושין לט, ב…
Question: I've experienced and been told that it's good to vent. דאגה בלב איש ישיחנה. I'm wondering though how this can work if it can turn on Lashon Hora.…
Question: The Shulchan Aruch (CM 70, 1, Alter Rebbe Halvaah #6) says that a loan with a shtar is משובח יותר. Does this also apply to an employment agreement?…
According to halacha, one may not accept tzedaka from a non-Jew at all unless it's needed urgently, and even then not openly. One may accept tzedaka from them if…
Question: I learned Rambam late tonight and finished 3 minutes after dawn, without reciting Birchas Hatorah. Do I need to relearn what I said after dawn? Also, I realized…
