שאלה: מי שיש לו אקוריום והוא גר בירושלים והערב נמצא בבני ברק, ורוצה לאכול, אך עדיין לא נתן לדגים לאכול היום, ואין מי שיכול לתת להם בביתו, האם הוא יכול…
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שאלה: מי שיש לו אקוריום והוא גר בירושלים והערב נמצא בבני ברק, ורוצה לאכול, אך עדיין לא נתן לדגים לאכול היום, ואין מי שיכול לתת להם בביתו, האם הוא יכול…
Question: It says in hilchos seudah that one shouldn't give food that is befitting for a person to an animal as its an embarrassment to the food. Does that…
Yes. Sources: ראה אלפא ביתא דבן סירא שמשער זנב החזיר תפר נח לעכבר. וראה אמרי נועם נח ז, ח. ולהעיר מתנחומא יג. והבדותא שנוצר אחרי המבול - מקורו…
I am in a yeshiva (in the country) and sometimes bachurim bring chickens (that belong to them) into the zal. I am assuming that is not respectful to do so. …
Question: Regarding children not being exposed to non-kosher animals, is there an issue with pictures of birds? (For example, in this wallpaper) And for that matter, every time a…
Permitted. Still it is better if you disable the sensors before Shabbos. Sources: בירושלמי שבת ה, ד שאין זכרים יוצאים בעגלה תחת האלי׳ מפני שעושה חריץ, והובא בערוה״ש שה,…
Question: Concerning the sensitivity that children shouldn't see non-kosher animals - may they see drawings or toys of a unicorn? Since it's a fictional animal, it's definitely not amongst…
Question: This may be more of a "chassidishe rov" question than a pure halacha question, but I would still be happy to hear your thoughts. My wife and I…
Question: A relative has a pet dog. Are we allowed to visit on Shabbos? I know the kids will want to pet and play with the dog, and the…
Regarding a dog specifically - please see Halacha2go.com article #88. There is no halachic prohibition regarding owning other animals (except pigs and dogs), although one would need to learn…
One may give them food, even if they are not the owner of the fish, provided they are owned by Jews. This applies to all animals which are dependent…
It hard to say there is something Halachicly forbidden about this. However, it definitely is not something I would recommend. The general atmosphere in theme parks are not in…
Because there are a lot of positive elements to those animals. There is a lot we can learn from them. The Mishnah tells us to learn to be bold…
Yes. Reason: A butterfly is a שרץ העוף and therefore it is included in the Rebbe’s directive to use only pictures and drawing of kosher animals. Sources: …
Some are particular not to go to a zoo during pregnancy. There are sources for this custom. If you wish, you may go to the zoo, but do not…
