Do they give me the Eiruv to pick up? Answer: Yes, that works. When making their Eruv they give it usually to someone else to pick on behalf…
Yes, you may. I would like to point out that there are several other halachos involved in cooking on wood over yom tov that you should be aware of:…
Question: What is a permissible way of calculating the price for renting out our apartment short-term which would include days of Shabbos or Yom Tov? What could we do…
Question: Since it's my first time buying tefillin for my son, I have some questions: Is there a preference that the sofer be a married person as opposed to…
Question: I heard that it was mekubal from Chassidim that the Alter Rebbe said that the shiur of a reviis is the size of a "sotka" - 120 milliliters.…
35-6 inches. Sources: שצ״ל שוחקות ולא עצבות - ראה בהשמטות למנ״ח קומץ המנחה תקמז. מס׳ מזוזה הלכות מעקה בשעה״צ מט. ועוד. וראה ועשית מעקה בירורים כז. בשיעור שוחקות…
The minhag is not to go, unless visiting the Ohel or kivrei tzadikim. Sources: ראה יסוד יוסף פג. קב הישר פח. שו״ת מלמד להועיל ב, קמה. משמרת שלום…
Question: On second night of Yom Tov this year, candle lighting is after 9 pm. Can we drink wine with our guests at dinner earlier and then do kiddush…
לויתי מחבר שלי כמה דולרים, אנו לא זוכרים אם כבר החזרתי את החוב. האם אומרים שהמוציא מחבירו עליו הראי’?
במלוה על פה, פטור מדיני אדם. אבל חייב לצאת ידי שמים. טעמים ומקורות: לצאת ידי שמים - מהרשד״ם חו״מ א, הב״ד בש״ך עה, סה. אבל בש״ך כתב לדחות הראי׳ שצריך לציד״ש. ולש״ך…
שמעתי שאסור להשאיר את בגד הציצית על הרצפה משום ביזוי, האם זה נכון?
כל זמן שהם מונחים באופן מכובד על גבי רצפה (קרקע מרוצף) נקי׳, שלא במקום הילוך בני אדם, שלא יבאו לידי בזיון, אין בזה קפידא. טעמים ומקורות: ראה בשו"ע…
Kashrus: Oat flour is inherently kosher and requires no hechsher for year-round use (not for Pesach), if there are no added kosher sensitive ingredients. Obviously, one must ensure the…
I've seen so many people doing this, yet I was never told to do this. Do I need to begin doing this? Answer: There are different customs between…
Yes. Only when saying within the year of Aveilus for a father or mother and only if you cannot say later. Sources: ק״ו מבאמצע פסוקי דזמרה, שהתירו הפוסקים…
Question: If I'm eating chicken, vegetables and rice and I made on the chicken a שהכל can I eat the rice relying on the שהכל I made on the…
Question: Can I attend my daughter's school performance which will include choir, song and dance with music during the year of Aveilus for my father? Answer: You may…
Question: If I only wash on Shabbos and I’m not sure if I said retzei, do I have to repeat bentching? (Because my usual bentching is with retzei, is…
Question: I have an immersion blender (a stick) and the blade is on the end of a metal stick (not plastic). It has been used for milchig (possibly hot,…
Question: More specifically: can a bochur who has only had his hanochos teffilin fix the "yud" of his teffilin shel yad kesher? Answer: A קטן is פסול to…
להפסיק באמצע תחנון לאמירת ויהי בנסוע וכו’
שאלה: כשאני אוחז באמצע תחנון, ובשני וחמישי באמצע תחנון הארוך - האם עלי להפסיק כשהציבור אומר ויהי בנסוע, בריך שמיה, לך ה' וכו', ולומר עמהם, או שאין להפסיק באמצע…
Q. Should I try to put tefillin with him on both arms? A. Yes. Q. Which arm would be optimal to put on tefillin with him (assuming he…
Yes. Sources: שלא להסתפר בתענית - הנה מצינו חומרת בענ״פ לנהוג בת״צ בשאר עינויים כבת״ב, ראה פמ״ג תקנא בא״א י. דע״ת למהרש״ם שם ב. משנ״ב תקנ, ו ובבה״ל…
Question: Are raisins considered a Beryah, that one would have to abstain from eating them or eat more than a Kezayis in the right amount of time, in order…
Making A Brachah Acharonah when Eating Less than a Kezayis The minimum amount of food that requires a brachah acharonah, an after-blessing, to be said after eating it, is a kezayis,…
Lchatchillah - yes. Some say that even bedieved, after the fact, one cannot make Sheva Braachos, if they didn’t wash. In other meals other than the wedding night one…
Question: 1. While one's wife is Nidah, can he look at pictures of her from when she was younger, even if she isn't completely Tznius in them? 2. Additionally,…
