Making Tea and Coffee on Shabbos
Question: Is it permissible to make tea and coffee in a Keli Shlishi using instant coffee or tea bags, or is this considered coloring the water? Answer: Almost…
Question: Is it permissible to make tea and coffee in a Keli Shlishi using instant coffee or tea bags, or is this considered coloring the water? Answer: Almost…
The Mitzvah D'oiraisa applies to having two children, one boy and one girl. The primary Passuk is in Parashas Noach 9:7. It is also mentioned elsewhere in the Torah,…
Question: I am making Shir Lamaalos cards. In order that people not be Nichshal by bringing them into a bathroom with one covering, I would like to add a…
Question: My son was born on Chof Adar and his Bar Mitzvah is this year. I assume that we make the Bar Mitzvah Seudah in Adar Sheini. My question…
Whenever the flour/bread component is only a minute amount of the recipe, then it is not considered pas akum. (It goes without saying that you must make sure there…
It is permitted. Of course, one must be certain that the letter is indeed suitable to be read on such a holy day, which is like Yom Kippur. …
אפשר ללבוש את המעילים שקיבלו מקופת בחורים אם אני לא יודע אם בדקו אותם משעטנז?
(המוכר מקראון הייטס אומר שלכאורה אין שעטנז כי הוא מוכר אותם הרבה שנים ואף אחד לא פנה אליו בנידון). על התווית רשום: Wool 50% Polyester 30% Acrylic 15% Other…
According to Halacha, it is perfectly fine (though not the custom of many Lubavitcher Sofrim). Indeed, this is how most Arizal R"T Parshiyos are written (by Yidden in general/Chassidishe). Therefore,…
There is no prohibition to buy a chess set with a cross. However, there are those who are careful to take down the cross, as many (Yirei Shomayim) do.…
The stove top does not need to be Toiveled. If it is brand new, it does not need to be Kashered either. Sources: לענין טבילה, ראה שו"ע סי'…
Uber: Almost all of the Halachos of driving a regular car apply to a taxi or Uber, i.e. one may travel when it is lit up and during the…
You may attend the Bar Mitzvah. Sources: לכל לראש, ד״ז הוא ממנהגא - ד״מ יו״ד סוסי׳ שצא. רמ״א שם וסוסי׳ תב - ולא מדינא, ויש שחלקו וכתבו שלא…
Healthforce Superfoods: Vitamineral Green and Vitamineral Earth are certified by the OU when bearing an OU symbol. The Friendly Fats version was discontinued about four years ago and was not…
There is no problem to sing in front of Goyim. However, one should ensure it is always done in a modest manner. One should certainly not sing with deliberate…
Question: Is it better to refrain from using produce of Eretz Yisroel, or to follow the procedure for separating Terumos and Ma'asros as described by the COR, Toronto's Hashgocho,…
What about putting on new Retzuos, making the Kesher, and painting it at night? Answers: Yes. Sources: See Pnei Maivin (1:14); Daas Torah 31:2 ד"ה ובדין. Even…
I'm living in an apartment with some friends who aren't very careful with Kashrus. Some of the Keilim used for food are probably not kosher anymore. There's a few…
Q. Can my kids have dolls? Do we need to deface them? A. Best to be stringent and deface by removing the tip of the nose. Q. Does…
Question: What do I do if switching the clocks changed the Ona, do I keep the time or the Ona? My last period came at 5:30 pm which then…
As a health practitioner, one may work on and touch women, as well as work on gentiles including gentile women. One may also receive treatment from a female practitioner, as…
There are those who permit it, but most Poskim maintain kingklip is Treif for many reasons. This is the position of Harav Elyashiv, Harav Shternbuch, the Eida Charedis, the OU,…
Lice should be checked by someone of the same gender. A male may be used if it is a close relative, such as a sibling, parent-child, grandparent-grandchild. Even when…
This may not be done. Reasoning: Certainly, if the instructor was Jewish there would be a problem of Lifnei Iver. This is true, even if the woman was…
If one wishes to attend a dinner or Melaveh Malkah for the benefit of a Mosad (a religious institution), and they would like to pay using Ma’aser money, they must first assess…
Question: A girl that doesn't know her Jewish name and her parents didn't know it either (they gave one but forgot it). They were planning on giving a new…
