Can a Goyishe helper turn on the fire and cook at home if a Jew is in the kitchen?
Question: I am tutoring a teenage boy from a traditional sfardic family. We learned halachos of bishul Yisroel and I told him that a non-Jew may not turn the…
Question: I am tutoring a teenage boy from a traditional sfardic family. We learned halachos of bishul Yisroel and I told him that a non-Jew may not turn the…
To avoid all shaalos, one should cut out the fruit around the sticker and leave some fruit with the sticker. Sources: לענין בורר - במאו״א באר שבע שבת עד,…
Question: A member of my community is an owner of a large business with numerous offices in many different buildings across the city. some offices are out of the…
You may kill it. See here: https://asktherav.com/when-i-catch-a-mouse-do-i-need-to-kill-it-before-disposing-of-it/#.Xut8dFXYXqU.link #9354
Epoxy is similar to a hardened glue or hard plastic. Accordingly, Minchas Yitzchak 3:67 writes that initially one should not purchase plastic vessels with the intent to kasher them.…
Question: My neighbor has a garage that does not have a roof anymore. There are 3 and 3/4 walls. A piece of wood goes across the entire 3/4 wall.…
Question: May one set a Cuisinart automatic coffee maker on Friday afternoon - with water, coffee filter with coffee grounds - on a timer set to brew the coffee…
To schedule it before Shabbos to turn off: There’s no issue. To schedule it to turn (back) on: If it is a food that involves a prohibition of…
Question: Does a fire escape need a Mezuzah? Although it's not a regular doorway and only meant for emergencies, c"v, but because of the narrow staircase I have leading…
And if he doesn't have to, can he stop if he wants to? And if he can't, does he have to hear Kriah afterwards? Answer: He should not…
Question: If needed, could one hint a goy to add light in our dining room when it's not completely dark (either due to candles, outdoor light, or not all…
שאלה: שלום הרב. בשבת נשארתי בבית רפואה ביחד עם אמא שלי ובשביל לצאת מהמחלקה היה צריך לעבור דרך דלת חשמלית שנפתחת באופן אוטומטי. האם מותר היה - א) להכנס…
There are various opinions on whether gifting one’s wife during her Niddah days is problematic or not. In practice, one should avoid doing so especially with presents of a…
Question: If I'm being chazzan somewhere for yomin noraim, and I'm giving them a discount, can I take from my Ma'aser to make up the difference? For example,…
Question: What is the criteria for determining whether to say tefilas haderech? We are taking a 3-hour drive to Connecticut, some of it is mountains. But like every minute…
Question: I am the new rabbi at a small shul, the outgoing rabbi said that when there was no minyan he would take out the Torah and read a…
Question: If I have a Passul Sefer Torah, can I take it out of the Aron Kodesh to lein from in absence of a minyan? Answer: It should…
Question: 1. I believe that it is mentioned in seforim that one should not move an oven in their home. Is this something that we follow? If someone wants…
There are myriad potential issurim (prohibitions) associated with brushing teeth on Shabbos, even with a manual toothbrush. Different poskim propose one or more of the following restrictions: Memarai’ach (smearing): toothpaste is spread on the…
Question: Can I save up Ma'aser money that I owe, and pay it later on in life (hopefully within 2-3 years from now) for my Shlichus? Or it should…
Question: I know that when it comes to the hakdama (introduction) of the Rambam we don't use the Rambam Le'am edition for the daily shiur. My question is about…
Question: If I am taking an early morning flight, and I will arrive before sof zman tefillah, is it better to daven in the airport before the flight without…
Question: We have an old shul (70+ years) which was founded to daven nusach sefard. In the recent two decades, all of the original members of the shul have…
Question: The Sefer Torah fell out from the Aron Kodesh in our Yeshiva (no one was touching it - it just slipped onto the doors and the doors swung…
Question: The size of the yud kesher on my brother's tefillin bothers me because it's too long on one side and too short on the other (it's diagonal, it…
