Can I cook food for someone if I was Mechalel Shabbos in private?
Any Yid that was (or R”L still is) Mechalel Shabbos ‘in private’, may cook food for another on any weekday. This is so long their actions remain private and does…
Any Yid that was (or R”L still is) Mechalel Shabbos ‘in private’, may cook food for another on any weekday. This is so long their actions remain private and does…
Such a purchase is not recommended and potentially problematic halachically. However if there is a real need, like to help your children relax and fall asleep, and there’s no…
I have an hour walk to the Mikvah Friday night. So we want to hire a babysitter so my husband can walk with me. How can we pay her…
Yes. Can they run at the same time? Yes. If you don't mind to clarify, since the two waters will drain out together and still be boiling…
Kiddush Levanah can only be recited after tzies hakachavim. Sources: עיין רמא סימן תכו סעיף א ומשנ״ב שם סק״ב. להוסיף, שבכ״מ המנהג שאחרי מעריב הולכים הביתה וחוזרים אח״כ לקידוש…
Hunting deer is not allowed. Reasoning: As a general rule mere sport hunting is not allowed. Since deer are not a danger to humans as a general rule,…
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…
No, because if it was not paid for it is considered stolen and one may not use stolen goods. See here: https://asktherav.com/2942-is-it-permitted-to-listen-to-music-i-have-received-from-a-friend/ שו"ע אדה"ז הל' גזלה וגנבה סי"א, כ.…
No halachic problem (assuming they are not Kohanim). #10512
I delayed putting on Rabbeinu Tam's Tefillin. I daven Mincha and Maariv in a shul that davens Maariv early, I only remembered I didn't put Rabbeinu Tam's after I…
No. But if one remembers before saying Hashem's name at the end of the Brocha ("Boruch Ato..."), he should go back and mention "Vezochreinu..." and continue from there. …
With family - yes, but not with friends. שו״ע יו״ד שפ, כה. #10493
Yes you say על נטילת ידים even though you wash only one hand. Sources: חיי״א מ, יח. שו''ת זבחי צדק ח''ב בסופו או''ח סי' יג, ושו''ת רב פעלים…
No Shofar is blown in this case during Musaf. שוע"ר תקצב ז. However, after davening, it is proper to blow 70 sounds in order to hear a total of…
Question: My father was niftar in the end of Nissan. I understand that one is supposed to wait 3 months before taking a haircut. The 3 months end in…
Question: I am moving from a building that has a Jewish landlord, but it hasn't been rented out to the next tenant as of yet (so I don't know…
Question: I have noticed that at a lot of weddings during the dancing they lift the Choson on a table from the men's side, and then the Kallah on…
Question: If I have walls of a Sukkah that are just above 10 Tefachim- (there's a big gap from them until the Scach) - how much of a gap…
האם ישנה בעיה לשיר בפה (לא עם כלי נגינה) בתשעה באב?
המנהג לא לשיר. הרחבה: ע״פ דין מחולות וריקודים אסורים מי"ז תמוז ואילך. ובכלל זה כלי זמר. ובכמה מספרי הקדמונים מוכח שנהגו לאסור אפי' שירה בפה. אלא שלמעשה לא…
Question: I was wondering if it is permitted to learn past Chatzos on Erev Tisha B'Av, and/or on Tisha B'Av itself if it's about Moshiach? For example, learning the…
Yes. Preferably the Aliya should be at Mincha. הליכות שלמה טו, ח. שו"ת דברי ישראל א, קמט. ועוד. #10314
Question: If someone sleeps on the top bunk bed, how should he go about washing negel vasser in the morning? Can he wash after he takes the few steps…
Yes, provided it is done strictly in order to protect from sunburn and not for pleasure. ראה משנ״ב תקנד בבה״ל טו ד״ה סיכה. #10378
Yes. Sources: רמ״א תקנד ד, מג״א ז, מ״ב ח. והנה, למג"א היינו קריאת היום ואפילו למנחה, ולהט"ז דוקא במי שרגיל לחזור הפרשה באותו יום. אבל אינו מוכרח. ולכאו׳…
You are Patur (exempt) from fasting. Sources: ט"ז סי' תקנ"ד סק"ה, מג"א סק"ט, א"ר סק"ח, משנה ברורה (שם) סקי"ג: אבל תוך שבעה, אפילו אמרה איני צריכה - אין לה להתענות.…
