If you can only use the points for very specific items you need not give ma'aser. However, if it gives you a broad purchasing power through your credit card…
Question Continued: I've heard of some who either go to the Ohel before the party and cut a little there, or go after the party and save some hair…
Question: A Bochur closed a Shidduch and during the meetings he was was guided by a friend whose guidance was very useful in sealing the shidduch. The Shadchan has…
Tzitzis strings are considered tashmishei mitzvah, articles used for a mitzvah. This means that they themselves are not sacred; they are merely used for a mitzvah. Therefore, after they…
Chanterelle Mushrooms are kosher. I am not familiar with a specific method to check these mushrooms for worms (which is very common in this type of mushrooms). It is…
According to Halachah, there is no restriction on eating in a beis ha’avel (house of mourning) and many sources address the meals eaten there during shiv’ah (the seven [days of mourning]). Nonetheless, there…
Does a a child who was circumcised with a Bronstein Mogen Clamp need hatafas dam bris (also implied in the question is would hatafas dam bris help), or not?…
Full Question: Since I learned that Mitzvos need kavana (and I know it should take quick, but) since I'm afraid not to have it, so I decided to just say…
You should not meet at a non kosher restaurant. בשו״ת אג״מ או״ח ב, מ כתב לאיסורא משום מראית עין וחשדא. וראה שם או״ח ד, פב. (ולהעיר שמה שהתיר במקום…
A julienne peeler may not be used on Shabbos. ע״פ דעת הצ״צ בחי׳ שבת ספ״ז שבחותך לחתיכות דקות באורך ג״ז בכלל טוחן, על יסוד ד׳ רש״י שבת עד,…
If men will be present it is forbidden. See here (excerpt below). From the age of 11, a girl may certainly not sing in front of men (or boys over…
Although it is technically permitted, especially if you learn a Posuk inside as well, it is recommended to use instead a tikun korim, which contains the ksav ashuris and…
There are 3 issues that need to be addressed: Dreidel - The dreidel should not be played on Shabbos. According to some authorities, a dreidel is possibly considered a…
Yes. https://asktherav.com/5441-6-hours-cheeses/ Reasoning: Feta is an aged hard rennet-set cheese cured in brine between two to six months. However, it doesn’t have a very hard texture and it…
אכן, יש לעשות כל האפשרי להתכונן לימות המשיח. אבל במקרה הספציפי – זו גישה לא נכונה. בספרים מובאים דברים חמורים בנוגע לגידול צפרניים. וההכנה לימות המשיח לא צריכה לבוא…
Although, almost all major Poskim hold that one fulfills the mitzvah of פרו ורבו through IVF (See Shevet Halevi 9:209; Minchas Yitzchak 1:50; Igros Moshe E.H 2:18; Minchas Shlomo 3:124…
And if not, why was it so common to do so up until just a few years ago? Answer: According to halacha, a parent is allowed to hit…
Question: Is it necessary to wait 6 hours after eating regular hard cheese like mozzarella, Munster, cheddar cheese, before eating fleishig? As a general rule, is Parmesan considered aged…
There is such a custom, practiced in many Chasidic circles, but many poskim criticize it. It seems to have originated in places where a siyum is made on the day…
Yes, Shehakol nih’yah bidvaro. Sources: Brachos 36a. Shulchan Aruch and Alter Rebbe's Shulchon Aruch O.C. 204:1; Seder Birchas Hanehenin 7:1. #6383
Halachically there is no problem with shopping on motzei Shabbos. The Rebbe Rashab would not give out money for household expenses on motzei Shabbos, instead he would give the…
The Rebbe said neither. Her ears can be pierced when the parents wish to do so and it’s deemed safe. ראה לקו״ש כ ע׳ 568, בהוצאת תשמ״ט ואילך.…
