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האם אכן מותר לאבל לאכול עוף או בשר?

לאכול בשר ולשתות יין - מותר. מקור: שו"ע יו"ד שעח, ח: כיון שנקבר המת מותר לאכול בשר ולשתות יין מעט בתוך הסעודה כדי לשרות אכילה שבמעיו אבל לא…

My wife A”H was niftar last summer. I learned that you must wait for three Yomim Tovim to pass before you can remarry.

Question: Could I get married Lag B’omer or Should I better wait until after Shavuot? In other words, Does Shmini Atzeres count as one of the three? You…

מהו שיעור משהו שנאמר בחמץ?

נסתפקתי בנוגע "לשעור משהו": מחד גיסא כשאומרים איסורו במשהו פירושו שאין לו שעור כלל למטה. לאידך, הרי מצינו לגבי איסור שרצים וכו' שרק אלו שרואים בעין גשמי ללא זכוכית…

If Moshiach comes on Acharon shel Pesach will it be Ois Yom Tov sheini shel guluyos that day or will is still be asur bimlacha till the end of the day?

We might keep two days Yom Tov then regardless. Additionally, the Rebbe considers the possibility that once it has been established as Yom Tov it will remain that way…

May one light a match on Yom tov (for lighting candles) by touching the red part of the match to an electric burner that is on?

No, unless the electric burner is red from the heat. אז נדברו ח"ז סי' סא, ושו"ת רבבות אפרים ח"א סי' שמו, וע"ע שמירת שבת כהלכתה פרק יג סעי'…

All NY citizens are now receiving $1200 from the state because of the current situation. Is one obligated to give Maaser from this money?

Yes, as it’s there to replace your paycheck. #7985

Were the Rabbeim pro religious Zionism?

Question: Were the Rabbeim pro Zionism? Or more specifically religious Zionism? Someone from Anash just told me that there is a Chiyuv to rebuild the Beis Hamikdosh when the…

I have a tree outside my window that produces some kind of inedible berries, right now it looks like there is some flowers sprouting, can I make a Bracha on such a tree? I don’t know what kind of tree.

The Bracha can be recited upon seeing any “fruit bearing tree” that is blossoming. The fact that most people would not eat these fruits (for safety reasons) does not…

May immediate family members: father, brother, sons, her children, see a woman’s hair or payos within her home while not reciting a davar shebikdusha? Does age matter?

A man may not look at any hair of a married woman, including that of a relative. The exceptions are a husband and children, who may see the “payos”…

Does a woman need to cover her ‘payos’ before her husband?

Question: The Magen Avrohom brought in Shulchan Orach 75 says the strict observance outlined in the Zohar (not a single hair of a married woman exposed in her home)…

If I’m going to drink a bottle of water, cup by cup, with 30 minute intervals does one Bracha suffice or must I make a Bracha Acharona and new Bracha for every cup?

You should L'chatchila make a Bracha Achrona after each cup, and Bracha Rishona on the next cup. Sources: ראה שו"ע אדה"ז קפד, ג שיש "מצריכים לברך מיד באכילה…

האם יש עדיפות בטבילה בנחל שיש בו משום זוחלין על ט’ קבים במקלחת?

יש בזה מה שאין בזה. ולמעשה, בנהר עדיף כשאינו מכזב לעולם. דיון: יש מכשירים זוחלין בטבילת עזרא. וכש״כ משום תוספת טהרה. וי״א דאדרבה טבי״ע קיל טפי. אבל רוה״פ…

Am I allowed to leave a reading lamp on my desk to learn over Shabbos? (Without any extra precautions keeping me from moving/adjusting it)?

Yes. Nonetheless it is advisable to make some type of Heker (sign), to remind you not to adjust it on Shabbos. ראה שו״ת מהרש״ג א, כט. ובשו״ת שואל…

Can one bring a Sefer Torah to their son who is Bar Mitzvah for Leining in their house without Minyan on Zoom with family? No Birchas Hatorah just Leining. Friday afternoon. Has been preparing.

One should not transfer the Sefer Torah out of it's set place to bring to read it in a home. There is no such an obligation to read the…

Now that we cannot Daven with a Minyan and must Daven at home, am I allowed to Daven in my bedroom if it is the most quite and easy to concentrate location? Is it important – as far as Davening is concerned -, that I make my bed, and make sure the room is clean?

Ideally, one should Daven in a place which has windows which are facing towards Yerushalayim. Rashi (Berachot 34b) explains that windows are an aid to concentration, as one looks…

Is there any issue in teaching the last Perek of Mishnayos Moad Katan to children as part of a camp curriculum, being that it deals a lot with the subject of Aveilus?

Although there is a reservation regarding learning the laws of Aveilus when not necessary, this does not apply to learning mishnayos and gemara which is not Halacha L'maase, especially…

Letter from the Badatz [#8] – Reminder: Erev Rosh Chodesh

Listen also to Timely Messages #35, here: https://asktherav.com/voice-recordings-about-the-corovavirus/ #35: The Positive & Negative Side Effects of COVID-19 Apropos the letter from the Beis Din and today’s episode, we share…

האם זה שאומרים ויתן לך יחד זה דווקא בסידור אחד? או שניתן לומר ביחד אך בסידורים נפרדים?

כנראה בסידור אחד. מקורות: אף שעיקר הענין האמירה בשנים (ע״פ זהר בהקדמה יד, א: צבורא. ומיעוט רבים שנים. או שכ״א אומר לחבירו. וראה גם דברי יחזקאל עניני שבת. טעמי…

Anticipating the Coming of Moshiach

One of the principles of our faith is to believe in Moshiach—and not only to believe in Moshiach, but to anticipate his coming every single day. It is a…

If I am accustomed to give poor people Tzedaka am I obligated to them or can I change the recipients?

In this regard, are recipients in Eretz Yisroel on the same priority level as Crown Heights? Answer: Your neighborhood comes before Eretz Yisroel. More specifically, this is the…

Does an alarm or app to remind one to count Sefira allow one to start a meal within a half hour before Shkia?

Yes, however one must count Sefira as soon as the alarm rings. Sources: כך משמע מדין שמש (שו"ע אדה"ז תפט, יז). ומסתברא ששמש (כללי) מועיל פחות משומר (פרטי)…

תשובה הלכתית בענין מכירת חמץ וחמץ שעבר על הפסח

שאלה: לאחדשו"ט ראיתי שכב' ינאם הערב בעניני מכירה ע"י אינטערנעט. סידרתי פה בעירנו המכירה עם גוי בהשעה הנכונה. כשגמרנו המכירה אמרתי להגוי שגם כלול בהמכירה מה שיגיע יותר מאוחר…

Is it permitted to listen to music during sefira while isolating at home to help uplift the spirits of my family and children who’ve been home for over a month due to the CoronaVirus?

The importance of music in terms of elevating the spirit cannot be underestimated. At the same time, the prohibition against music during the time of sefira should not be…

Child took out chametz spatula, spatula was mistakenly used to fry eggs and discovered afterwards. What is the din regarding eating the eggs? And can the pan be used again on pesach?

The food needs to be thrown out. The spatula needs to be cleaned (not in the pesach sink!) and put away, and the pan needs to be cleaned (as…

I heard that some people are Makpid not to do a Poreis Mappah Umekadeh (Some say that there’s a Sakana involved), while I’ve seen others do it. Practically, what’s the Halacha/Minhag Chabad if one wants to do it the way the Alter Rebbe writes in רעא יא?

There are numerous halachic complications involved with this practice (brachos, bentching etc.). For this and other reasons, the Rebbe stopped this practice. [Some Rabonim say that this was only due…

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האם אכן מותר לאבל לאכול עוף או בשר?

My wife A”H was niftar last summer. I learned that you must wait for three Yomim Tovim to pass before you can remarry.

מהו שיעור משהו שנאמר בחמץ?

If Moshiach comes on Acharon shel Pesach will it be Ois Yom Tov sheini shel guluyos that day or will is still be asur bimlacha till the end of the day?

May one light a match on Yom tov (for lighting candles) by touching the red part of the match to an electric burner that is on?

All NY citizens are now receiving $1200 from the state because of the current situation. Is one obligated to give Maaser from this money?

Were the Rabbeim pro religious Zionism?

I have a tree outside my window that produces some kind of inedible berries, right now it looks like there is some flowers sprouting, can I make a Bracha on such a tree? I don’t know what kind of tree.

May immediate family members: father, brother, sons, her children, see a woman’s hair or payos within her home while not reciting a davar shebikdusha? Does age matter?

Does a woman need to cover her ‘payos’ before her husband?

If I’m going to drink a bottle of water, cup by cup, with 30 minute intervals does one Bracha suffice or must I make a Bracha Acharona and new Bracha for every cup?

האם יש עדיפות בטבילה בנחל שיש בו משום זוחלין על ט’ קבים במקלחת?

Am I allowed to leave a reading lamp on my desk to learn over Shabbos? (Without any extra precautions keeping me from moving/adjusting it)?

Can one bring a Sefer Torah to their son who is Bar Mitzvah for Leining in their house without Minyan on Zoom with family? No Birchas Hatorah just Leining. Friday afternoon. Has been preparing.

Now that we cannot Daven with a Minyan and must Daven at home, am I allowed to Daven in my bedroom if it is the most quite and easy to concentrate location? Is it important – as far as Davening is concerned -, that I make my bed, and make sure the room is clean?

Is there any issue in teaching the last Perek of Mishnayos Moad Katan to children as part of a camp curriculum, being that it deals a lot with the subject of Aveilus?

Letter from the Badatz [#8] – Reminder: Erev Rosh Chodesh

האם זה שאומרים ויתן לך יחד זה דווקא בסידור אחד? או שניתן לומר ביחד אך בסידורים נפרדים?

Anticipating the Coming of Moshiach

If I am accustomed to give poor people Tzedaka am I obligated to them or can I change the recipients?

Does an alarm or app to remind one to count Sefira allow one to start a meal within a half hour before Shkia?

תשובה הלכתית בענין מכירת חמץ וחמץ שעבר על הפסח

Is it permitted to listen to music during sefira while isolating at home to help uplift the spirits of my family and children who’ve been home for over a month due to the CoronaVirus?

Child took out chametz spatula, spatula was mistakenly used to fry eggs and discovered afterwards. What is the din regarding eating the eggs? And can the pan be used again on pesach?

I heard that some people are Makpid not to do a Poreis Mappah Umekadeh (Some say that there’s a Sakana involved), while I’ve seen others do it. Practically, what’s the Halacha/Minhag Chabad if one wants to do it the way the Alter Rebbe writes in רעא יא?