While the Alter Rebbe's Shulchan Aruch states to cover the Challos until after Kiddush, rumor has it that the Rebbe had them covered till after Hamotzi. טעמים ומקורות:…
In a shul, about 3 minutes before Shkiah someone started to drill a Mechitza into the wall. Shkiah came and he was told more than 3 times to stop,…
Questions: Is one not allowed to talk when in the bathroom in general, or just when actually using the toilet? Is it OK to make sounds instead of words,…
It's just like all other days of mourning. One may not wash in hot water but one may wash their hands, face, and feet in cold water. Alternatively, one…
Yes. Anyone who fails or struggles to meet their children’s needs is entitled to receive Maaser. Additionally, when there are children over 6 or 13 years old the parent's…
Question: If I understand correctly, women do not take part in a Zimun for Bentching. But are they supposed to answer - "Yehi Shem..." "Baruch She'achalnu..."? Answer: If…
One may receive money to teach Torah, even when teaching adults if it is needed in order to live properly. However, it is forbidden to accept money if one…
Link to The Rebbe's letter in Likkutei Sichos vol. 22 page 332 Where it is significantly more expensive you do not need to buy from El Al. …
The custom to use gold is based on Kabalah. Now, there are many types of gold. The Gemara lists seven types of gold. There are variations as to the…
Is it necessary for a mother who wakes during the night but does not get out of bed to wash Negel Vasser before touching her child? Please see…
Question: Is it halachically permissible for a man to co-found a company with a woman? Currently, the company is a startup that is expanding. Also is it permissible to…
Because it is more explained, it is from a later generation and the Halacha is like it. #4082
If both were cold, the knife does not need to be Kashered - just washed (NOT in hot water). #4297
A nursing mother with a young baby may wake up multiple times during the night to feed her baby. Must she wash Negel Vasser (the alternating right/left-hand ritual washing upon waking)…
מותר לגעת בבקבוק מים. [להעיר אשר בכלל, אפשר למלא נטלה כבר בתחילת הלילה]. מקורות: בגמרא שבת קט, רע״א: יד לגיגית תיקצץ. ולב״י היינו משום משמוש ידים, כפי׳ ב בפירש״י…
According to some opinions, in the second marriage, the spouse is now not the other half of the original soul but rather the other half of the substitute soul.…
לא. ספרדים מקילים. מקור: שו״ע יו״ד צה, א-ב. #4324
Question: When one had a baby boy and did not say הטוב והמטיב immediately, what is the time limit to making this Bracha? (Same question with regard to שהחיינו…
You are allowed to touch the alarm clock before Negel Vasser. מקורות: ראה בארוכה בשאלה 4103 בנוגע לנגיעה בכלים לפני נט״י. ודון מינה ואוקי באתרין. ואי״ז סותר לפס״ד…
The Biblical obligation of affixing a mezuzah applies only to one who owns the property. A renter, on the other hand, has a Rabbinical obligation to affix mezuzos; in Eretz Yisroel—the day they…
