How can I know if I need to sift flour in my country (Ecuador).
Question: I've been sifting for a few months and haven't found anything. Is there ever a point when I can stop sifting? Answer: It is hard to know…
Question: I've been sifting for a few months and haven't found anything. Is there ever a point when I can stop sifting? Answer: It is hard to know…
Both days L'chumra. However, you should ascertain the exact time of birth so that there be no doubts. When most of the head emerges, is the time of birth according…
A female driver is preferred. If this is difficult or unpractical, it should be done during daytime hours or at least when the streets are still busy. However, you should…
I thought that there is a potential concern of a D'oraisa of cooking meat and milk together. I used to work in the kosher kitchen of the Shoprite, but new…
You do not need to Toivel a metal sink strainer. Sources: צריך להיות כלי סעודה - ראה שו"ע יו"ד סימן קכ סעיף א. #1878
Question: I usually eat candies and drinks with an OU on it. I wanted to know if it is OK to also eat gushers, a product which includes in…
You can light at the Chassunah Seudah for Pirsumei Nisa. You would say the Brochos just as you would when you light in a Shul, Beis Hamedrish, and public Menorah…
Mezonos cereals produced of risen batter from the Chameishas Minei Dagan (the five types of grain, i.e., wheat, barley, rye, oats and spelt) are considered Pas (bread product) by many Poskim, since…
Usually not. In the unusual case where there are not enough people to be mesameach the Chosson and Kallah, as the expected norm, and it is certain that the…
Do I make a Brachah when putting up a Mezuzah on a public property, like a school building? or a store? No. Read on for more details. Article: Mezuzos…
In Shulchan Aruch it says that one may not drum, clap, or dance on Shabbos in a musical context. (It is actually a Mishna in Mesechta Baiya Perek 5…
The name Sahar - סהר is a relatively new name. As you mentioned, it refers to the moon which is also referred to as סהר. See Shir Hashirim (7:3), and…
Your son should do a Pidyon Haben, but without a Bracha. Sources: שו״ע יו״ד שה, יח. והנה כשאין האב נמצא, ראה רמ״א שה, י ע"פ ריב"ש סימן קלא.…
Yes. Most certainly. #1890
The hotel can't send someone around to collect the luggage, but they will give us a room to place it in. Are we allowed to put our Muktzeh items…
Money (coins/bills) make the Talis bag Muktzeh. If you want to move the bag, you need to shake the bag so the money will drop out. After the money…
If you actually hear every word, even if it is quick, you are certainly Yotzei. Additionally, it is debatable if one is Halachically obligated to hear every word of Krias…
It is forbidden to eat or drink anything between washing the hands and eating the Challah. Sources: שו"ע אדה"ז סימן רעא סעיף כג. קצות השלחן סימן עט סעיף…
If I give a Chomesh, is it better I give only 10% and then be able to give more Tzedakah? Answer: Tzedaka and Maaser are different, although interconnected:…
Question: Someone got possession of a church's furniture and donated the tables and chairs to a Shul. The Shul does not know where it came from. Someone who knows…
And if not, if one put them there already, can they still be used? Answer: It is permitted as it is not food. Sources: גם במאכלים לא…
Case #1: I washed my Pareve knife in the Milchig dishwasher. Soap in the first cycle. Is it still Pareve? If not, can it be Kashered back to Pareve? Answer:…
Question: Can Caesarstone quartz counter tops be Kashered? Do you have recommended materials for a new kitchen's counters (other than granite, which is expensive), that would be easy to…
You should schedule to be back an hour before candle-lighting time. If necessary, you may schedule to be back 40 minutes before candle lighting time. It is recommended to…
There is no issue. Sources: שאלה: האם בקני' דרך האינטרנט ניתן להשתמש בקוד הנחה של קראצמאך (כפי שנכתב באנגלית בקיצור). והאם (גם) משנה שכבר עבר יותר מג' יום…
