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Is it advisable to tell young Bochorim to skip adult topics/Sugyas?

Question: I have a 13 year old son who is learning a blat of Maseches Sotah each day with another 13 year old chavrusa. Is it spoken about in…

Is it ok for children to be exposed to pictures of non-kosher birds or bees?

Question: Regarding children not being exposed to non-kosher animals, is there an issue with pictures of birds (for example, this wallpaper)? And for that matter, every time a children's…

Is it allowed for a woman to trim her hair in order to feel presentable and confident on a Shidduch Pegisha?

Question: I am in shidduchim and learnt that certain restrictions during the omer are waved when it comes to shidduchim. Is it allowed for a woman to trim her…

Is it OK to not peel vegetables if cooking before Pessach?

If the peeling is done merely as a Chumra because of a concern that perhaps it came in contact with Chometz (which is usually the case), there’s room to allow…

My son placed a bag of individually wrapped chocolate bars under a loft bed overnight.

Question: My son placed a bag of individually wrapped chocolate bars (which he had prepared to bring to class for a siyum) on his desk under a loft bed…

האם יש איזשהו הידור לא לקנות חמץ אחרי פסח ממקומות שבהם המכירת חמץ היתה בלא ערב קבלן?

לא. אין הידור שכזה. גם כמעט ול״ש במציאות כיון שברובא דרובא אין מקפידים בזה, ולכן גם אם ידוע בבירור שבעל המאפי׳ מכר חמצו בע״ק - כמעט ולא ימלט…

For a Chabad house on campus, how early can we start the Seder?

Eating on Erev Yom Yov: One should not eat a meal from the 10th hour on Erev Pesach. You may serve light food up, not including matzah or mezonos…

If someone ended up drinking only 3 cups by the Seder, was it worth anything?

I am going on merkas shlichus and if I see that someone won't make it through all 4 koisois, should I push them for at least 1/2/3 of them?…

Could I put a bookmark in a Sefer on Shabbos? Is that considered preparing from Shabbos to weekday?

Another Question: Can I look through Haggados on Shabbos and put paperclips on pages that I want to revisit after Shabbos? (i.e. to prepare Dvar torahs for my students)…

Is it preferable to sell Chometz using a paper vs. an online form?

Doing it online is permitted. One may perform a Kinyan even when doing through this method. See details here: https://asktherav.com/mechiraschometz/ However, there are multiple Halachic advantages of doing it…

Does the rule of tumah with food kept under a bed apply only to beds or also to anything that a person slept on (chair, airplane seat)?

One may be lenient regarding airplane seats. There is room to be lenient regarding regular chairs too. This rule applies at all times, day or night. Additionally, in general,…

Does cutting a very hot hard-boiled egg which had a blood spot make the knife treif?

If it was a regular commercially produced egg, the knife remains kosher and there's no need to kasher it. Sources: See here: Halacha2go #468: Checking Eggs …

If I am renting a vacation home, can I use the treif stove?

Can I use it for both milchig and fleishig if I bring my own milchig and fleishig pot? Answer: The stove may be kashered. See guidelines here: https://asktherav.com/download-kashering-made-simple/…

How do I kasher an oven in my new apartment?

Question: The oven in the new apartment is completely cleaned, but not brand new. I tried to kasher it by turning it to the highest setting (550) and for…

Folding Tallis on Motzei Shabbos

Question: I’ve seen many people folding their Tallis on Motzei Shabbos right after Maariv, or as they wait for Kaddish after Shmoneh Esrei. However I’ve also heard that there’s…

I baked dairy chocolate chip cookies on a pan in a meat oven. What should I to do?

If the oven was clean from meat and wasn’t used for meat during the last 24 hours, then the cookies may be eaten. Otherwise, the cookies should ideally be…

A non religious guy cooked in my kitchen. Do I need to Kasher my stovetop?

Question Details: A non religious Jewish guest cooked chicken in a fleshig pot. However, he cooked on my milchig burners on the stove top. He also put a fleishig…

How can one kasher a crystal decanter that likely held wine? Hagola may crack it.

If it wasn't washed together with treife keilim, it does not have to be kashered. יו״ד קלה, ח. וגם הרמ״א לא הגי׳ - ראה מג״א תנא, מט. ובמנ"י כלל…

Milchig dish left in the Fleishig sink for more than 24 hours

Question: We only have one sink in our apartment. We have separate buckets for milchig and fleishig. On Thursday I mistakenly put the milchig pan and other keilim in…

Is one allowed to cook food in a kosher pot on a non-kosher stove top?

A. Yes, by placing something in between (a blech, silverfoil, metal hanger). Q. Is one allowed to use a tea kettle of a non Jew who only uses…

שכחתי יעלה ויבוא בשחרית ונזכרתי אחרי מוסף. מה הדין?

שאלה: שכחתי יעלה ויבוא בשחרית ונזכרתי אחרי מוסף. מה הדין? עד היום ידעתי שאינו חוזר אחרי מוסף. אבל אמרו לי שבימינו מצאו בראשונים שחוזר ומתפלל. האם אכן כן הוא? …

האם אפשר לסמוך על אולטרסאונד לעניין וסת שאינו קבוע

שאלה: נשאלתי מא׳ מחשובי הרבנים שליט״א, וזה לשונו: זוג נשוי ג' שנים ללא ילדים ולאשה יש "תסמונת השחלות הפוליציסטיות" והיא רואה ווסת רק פעם בחודש וחצי עד פעם בשלושה…

Can a car that was not cleaned for Pesach, but probably doesn’t have much Chametz either (it’s not used by children) be used on Pesach?

If it was included in the sale it may not be used. If it was not included in the sale then it must be cleaned and search for Chometz…

Can you kasher this Gas on Glass Cooktop? Is there any way to use it on Pesach? Maybe by covering the glass with foil…

link to the item Answer: The gas burners sit above the level of the glass, and the glass surface is largely exposed to heat via spills. For Pesach,…

Selling our house with pest issues. Do we have to say?

Question: Several years ago we bought a house from frum yidden. There were several issues with the house that we were not told about in advance and ended up…

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Is it advisable to tell young Bochorim to skip adult topics/Sugyas?

Is it ok for children to be exposed to pictures of non-kosher birds or bees?

Is it allowed for a woman to trim her hair in order to feel presentable and confident on a Shidduch Pegisha?

Is it OK to not peel vegetables if cooking before Pessach?

My son placed a bag of individually wrapped chocolate bars under a loft bed overnight.

האם יש איזשהו הידור לא לקנות חמץ אחרי פסח ממקומות שבהם המכירת חמץ היתה בלא ערב קבלן?

For a Chabad house on campus, how early can we start the Seder?

If someone ended up drinking only 3 cups by the Seder, was it worth anything?

Could I put a bookmark in a Sefer on Shabbos? Is that considered preparing from Shabbos to weekday?

Is it preferable to sell Chometz using a paper vs. an online form?

Does the rule of tumah with food kept under a bed apply only to beds or also to anything that a person slept on (chair, airplane seat)?

Does cutting a very hot hard-boiled egg which had a blood spot make the knife treif?

If I am renting a vacation home, can I use the treif stove?

How do I kasher an oven in my new apartment?

Folding Tallis on Motzei Shabbos

I baked dairy chocolate chip cookies on a pan in a meat oven. What should I to do?

A non religious guy cooked in my kitchen. Do I need to Kasher my stovetop?

How can one kasher a crystal decanter that likely held wine? Hagola may crack it.

Milchig dish left in the Fleishig sink for more than 24 hours

Is one allowed to cook food in a kosher pot on a non-kosher stove top?

שכחתי יעלה ויבוא בשחרית ונזכרתי אחרי מוסף. מה הדין?

האם אפשר לסמוך על אולטרסאונד לעניין וסת שאינו קבוע

Can a car that was not cleaned for Pesach, but probably doesn’t have much Chametz either (it’s not used by children) be used on Pesach?

Can you kasher this Gas on Glass Cooktop? Is there any way to use it on Pesach? Maybe by covering the glass with foil…

Selling our house with pest issues. Do we have to say?