Getting Stuck on the Subway When its Almost Shabbos
Question: Last Friday afternoon I found myself on a subway train as shkiah was approaching. The train had stopped in between two stations and as the minutes ticked by…
Question: Last Friday afternoon I found myself on a subway train as shkiah was approaching. The train had stopped in between two stations and as the minutes ticked by…
https://asktherav.com/6982-women-spitting-and-bowing-by-aleinu/ Question: I am a woman and recently learned that there is a practice to spit at a certain part in Alienu. I grew up in another sect…
Question: When listening to another making Kiddush, must the listener drink wine as well? Does it make a difference whether it is night Kiddush or day Kiddush? Answer:…
Question: Based on the Admur Hazaken in Hilchos Shmiras Guf V'Nefesh Halacha 7, is one allowed to drink canned water? I have seen such a product in an airport…
Question: I remember once hearing that there is a problem kashering certain sink faucets. I may be somewhere for Pesach where the head of sink faucet (the main faucet)…
Question: Raw eggs got wet from milk on the way back from shopping, and I haven't rinsed them when I came home, they sat like that for over 24…
Question: I have a separate pot to hard boil eggs prior to Pesach. Can that pot also be used for removing skins from tomatoes? Answer: As per custom,…
Yes. wine too. Sources: לא נז׳ בפוסקים. ובכלל, חומרא יתירה היא. וראה ברכ״י תעא, ב. אבל להעיר מלבוש תפט, ט. ערוה״ש תעא, ה. ובלוח יומי לערב פסח כתבנו:…
AskTheRav cannot comment on Kashrus of a product without visiting the plant. Kitniyos may be fed to them. Millet and canary grass seed and rape seed can be used…
Question: For those who have hidurim and chumros with regards to what they eat on Pesach (for example, not eating things with sugar or processed foods), is there a…
Question: An elderly (Lubavitch) person has difficulty swallowing (including danger of choking and pneumonia from food particles) and now only eats pureed food. The only safe way for him…
Yes, through Libun Gamur: Run a fire in it for at least an hour (in the highest temperature setting) with the top down. If you don't replace the grates,…
Kinetic sand isn’t Muktzah. However, one cannot dig burrows or form shapes. Sources: שבת נ, א. שו״ע שח, לח ואדה״ז עז. תצח, יז ואדה״ז כז. באם לח -…
שאלה: שמעתי שאין להכשיר ע״י עירוי מקומקום חשמלי לפי שהמים נתחממו ע״י גוף חימום ולא מהקומקום. וממילא אינו ככלי ראשון שהדפנות חמים שנתחממו ע״י האש. וכאן הדפנות נתחממו מהמים.…
Question: Should one davka be spelling their name the way it is halachically written in a Kesuba/Gett? Perhaps it can be argued that those rules were written for legalese/contract…
Question: I am in seventh grade and I am not yet Bar Mitzvah. My class has a canteen and we sell chametz items. What are we supposed to do…
Question: I recall reading in Igros Kodesh that the Rebbe instructs not to take a baby under 1 year overseas. Question: Is the issue only to go overseas (plane),…
Yes it's wrong, as it’s considered imitation of gentile practices. Sources: כ״כ גדולי ישראל רבים - ראה שו״ת חת״ס ו, פו הביאו במשנ״ב שלח, י. ס׳ צרור החיים…
Question: It is well known the instruction of the Rebbe that everyone should say their own kappitel (chapter) Tehillim corresponding to their age. Is there however any source that if…
Question: I have learned in Kitzur Shulchan Aruch Siman 12 that "If you are traveling and reach the place where you wish to lodge, and ahead of you within a…
Question: As a Shliach who deals primarily with sefardim, I often hear that sefardim can strictly only use sefardic tefillin. I've also heard once that Chabad or Arizal is…
Question: How to explain to a not yet observant relative that asking a non Jew before Shabbos to walk with him on Shabbos and pay for the subway for…
If the milk was or hotter - you should Kasher it. In this case, Kashering can be done by cleaning the urn well, waiting 24 hours, and pouring boiling…
There may be an issue involved. Please see here for details: https://asktherav.com/article-739-are-public-hot-water-urns-kosher/ #10794
Charcoal in itself, is not an issue if it's vegetarian. The same holds true for the capsule. When vegetarian is not available: If a physician / medical professional has…
