Are my children allowed to have a swimming lesson on ג’ מנחם אב?
Is there a difference between the beginning/end of the 9 days? Answer: 1) One should avoid swimming during all of the nine days. (There are those that are…
Is there a difference between the beginning/end of the 9 days? Answer: 1) One should avoid swimming during all of the nine days. (There are those that are…
האם מותר לחתן שמתחתן באור לל”ג בעומר להסתפר יום או יומיים לפני כן?
אם השיער מגודל, אפילו קצת - יכול להסתפר ביום החופה. טעמים ומקורות: ע״פ דין ודאי מותר שלא יכנס לחופה כשהוא מנוול, שיו״ט שלו הוא, וכדין רגל. והרי חתן…
From the לשון of the Alter Rebbe it appears that the wine should be poured on the table or on the plate and then one should put out the…
Both are fine but it's preferable that the wicks be touching, see the טעמים ומקורות below. טעמים ומקורות: עיין שו״ע אדה"ז ס' רצ"ח ס"ד שאם הנר קלוע אין צורך שהשלהבת של…
האם מותר לשליח לעשות הכרזות ולסמן לאנשים כדי להדריך אותם באמצע התפילה
שאלות: מאחר ובקהילתנו הרוב אינן שומרי תומ"צ לע"ע ואינן בקיאים בהלכות - איך, האם וכיצד ניתן להפסיק בתפילה לקרוא להשלמת מניין, לסמן ליהודי שקורא את כל השמו"ע (כולל קדושה,…
The custom is to wait until nightfall on the eve of Lag Ba’Omer. #4133
Link for doorbell The Ring doorbell unit is activated in three ways: By a visitor ringing the bell. By the owner accessing live view. By enabling the motion detector…
May and should be fixed. טעמים ומקורות: שו״ת נוב״י תנינא יו״ד קסט. פת״ש רעו, יח. משנ״ב לב, קכו. בה״ל ד״ה אם אותיות. משיב דבר…
The Rama mentions this custom. According to the Magen Avraham’s interpretation, the custom is that the first Challah should actually be Milchig. However, the common custom to eat Milchig…
Yes. מקור: סה״ש תשמ״ט ב ע׳ 745. Does it matter that I already bought the fruit and they would go to waste otherwise? In such a…
We have a friend who is not Frum at this time and has had a hard time finding a Shidduch as a Kohen. There is a girl who was…
During Davening and Birchas HaMazon one should wear a double covering, specifically a hat on top of the Yarmulke. It is the Minhag of some Ba'alei Nefesh to wear…
If others have given you Tzedaka money, you may use it for your needs. However, you may not use your own Tzedaka money for your own personal needs. …
It is forbidden to sell a flight ticket to a Jew that will be flying directly on Shabbos, for both the reasons of "helping one do a sin" and…
If one did not give Maaser on the gross income when he received it, he is now obligated to give Maaser on this money. Follow up Question: What…
Full Question: Is there room to be lenient and not need to check a jacket that has no wool or linen stated on the tag, and most of the…
No. Unless your parents are not Makpid. Even in this case, if there is someone there who has no parents you shouldn’t say it. The common custom, however, is that…
Question: My main reason in sending this Email to you is because the gap between the Klal and the leadership is growing to a point that many people (including…
Answer: One is not allowed to tear paper towels on shabbos, even not on the perforated line. Regarding toilet paper, where no other other choice exists, one may rip…
Should I still say Tachanun on my own while they say Hallel? Should I leave the room and say it? If I leave the room, do I put my head…
Yes, you should skip Tachanun, but in a manner that doesn't call attention to your behavior. טעמים ומקורות: בכללות הענין ילה״ע מאג״ק ח״ז ע׳ קכה ואילך. והנה יש…
No. מקור: שו״ע יו״ד פט, א. #4171
There are countless details involved in converting ovens and stoves from meat use to dairy, but this is not the forum to delve into this at length. (We will…
There is a prohibition of doing business with non-kosher food, in addition to the prohibition of benefiting from some issurim (such as milk and meat mixtures). The best solution…
Question: There was a Minhag to eat colored eggs on Lag BaOmer. I once heard that we don't do it any more (Bechukas Hagoyim?). Now it's going around that…
