Diluting the Seder Wine due to Health Concerns
Question: My wife has gallstones and she is on a gluten free diet. The sulfites in the wine and sugar in the grape juice don't agree with her at…
Question: My wife has gallstones and she is on a gluten free diet. The sulfites in the wine and sugar in the grape juice don't agree with her at…
It is always preferable to visit a doctor of the same gender (if that doctor is equally experienced etc.) A visit to a doctor of the opposite gender is…
A. An unmarried man should change his Tzitzis every morning and wear that pair until the next morning (i.e. change the pair every 24 hours). This way he’ll be…
Question: What is our practice regarding personal Tefilos such as for Refuah, Shidduch, or Parnasa? I noticed in other Siddurim a Teffila that can be inserted by Refaenu, for…
Question: This past Shabbos, I verbally accepted Shabbos during the 18 minutes. Someone then drove past me and offered me a ride to shul. While in the car I…
Question: This Friday my wife won’t be at home to light. She’s usually lights 5 candles. How should I light in the house? Just 2 or 5 like what…
Question: Many donating platforms offer free processing for the organization that is collecting money, and the ask the people donating to leave a tip or pay for the processing…
Question: Is the Meyuchad brand of Tzitzis strings made by machine fine to use, or is it preferred to have Avodas Yad? (in other words, is it just a…
Question: Due to COVID-19, I did not have the chance to Toivel some Keilim for last year's Pesach, so I instead gave them to a non-Jew and then borrowed…
While burning the nails is generally preferred to flushing them, it is better to flush immediately than to burn later. To explain: The main reason given by Rishonim of…
Question continued: I was asked by a friend to hold some of his things by my house for a while. They now moved and my house is too small…
Poskim indeed are lenient regarding garlic/onion/egg "powder" that was left (peeled) overnight, on the grounds that once these items are grinded, they have thus changed their original status and…
Question: I give $1000 to an organization via credit card. Credit card charges $25 as a processing fee. So the organization receives $975. Assume I pay my card in…
You may lein there, provided you make a disclaimer before you begin that according to the clear majority of Poskim one is not yotzeh with a Megillah reading heard…
Question continued: In general regarding daber dovor, if one is on shlichus and it would make someone uncomfortable to avoid a conversation is there room for leniency? Is there room…
There is no requirement to remove tefillin straps when doing Hagbah; it’s purely for convenience. Sources: המנהג מובא בזר זהב ב, א. מנהגי בוסטון בסי׳ תפלה ישרה הוצאת…
Question: The big grant available for seminary makes you sign that you will continue after with college for at least a certain amount of time. Is one allowed to…
If the bowl is used for storage only, it should be toveled without a beracha. If fruit is eaten directly from the bowl a bracha should be made.…
There is a minority opinion which allows this, however from a halachic point of view this position is highly questionable and it’s difficult to rely on this on a…
כשמוכרים בית בכדי לקנות בית חדש לצרכי מגורים, והריוח שיתקבל מושקע בבית החדש - אין צורך להפריש מעשר כספים. אבל אם מכרו את הבית עבור צרכי ביזנס - הרי…
