Question: My 10-year-old daughter won a raffle in her class for a very good quality metal thermos. There is a Keilim Mikveh right next door to her school building and she would like to know if she can Toivel it herself, or if she must give it to an adult […]
From the Rav’s Desk: May a child immerse his thermos vessel in a Mikveh?
Question: My 10-year-old daughter won a raffle in her class for a very good quality metal thermos. There is a Keilim Mikveh right next door to her school building and she would like to know if she can Toivel it herself, or if she must give it to an adult […]
Fleishig eggs? Part 1
Fleishig eggs: A. Hardboiled eggs cooked with meat:[1] If an egg was cooked together with meat or poultry [i.e. Fleishig stew or Chulent] then the egg becomes Fleishig and it is forbidden to eat the egg with dairy. Furthermore, one must wait 6 hours after eating the egg prior to […]
Fleishig eggs
Fleishig eggs: A. Hardboiled eggs cooked with meat:[1] If an egg was cooked together with meat or poultry [i.e. Fleishig stew or Chulent] then the egg becomes Fleishig and it is forbidden to eat the egg with dairy. Furthermore, one must wait 6 hours after eating the egg prior to […]
Wishing one to return to peace instead of with peace
Question: I am aware of the law and custom that when wishing someone farewell one should avoid using the term “Leich Beshalom” go with peace and should rather say “Leich Leshalom” go to peace. My question is regarding if one should also be careful in this when wishing their return […]
From the Rav’s Desk: Wishing one to return to peace instead of with peace
Question: I am aware of the law and custom that when wishing someone farewell one should avoid using the term “Leich Beshalom” go with peace and should rather say “Leich Leshalom” go to peace. My question is regarding if one should also be careful in this when wishing their return […]
Accidentally ate a new fruit without saying Shehechiyanu-May Shehechiyanu still be said?
Accidentally ate a new fruit without saying Shehechiyanu-May Shehechiyanu still be said?[1] If one ate a new fruit without saying Shehechiyanu, then some Poskim[2] rule that Shehechiyanu may be said the next time he eats the fruit. Other Poskim[3], however, rule that Shehechiyanu may no longer be said and he […]
Accidentally ate a new fruit without saying Shehechiyanu-May Shehechiyanu still be said?
Accidentally ate a new fruit without saying Shehechiyanu-May Shehechiyanu still be said?[1] If one ate a new fruit without saying Shehechiyanu, then some Poskim[2] rule that Shehechiyanu may be said the next time he eats the fruit. Other Poskim[3], however, rule that Shehechiyanu may no longer be said and he […]
From the Rav’s Desk: Must one also cut his toenails on Erev Shabbos?
Question: Do I have to be careful to also cut my toenails on every Erev Shabbos, just as I cut my hand nails, and if so when do I have to cut them as I know we don’t cut both the hand and toenails on the same day? Answer: […]
Must one also cut his toenails on Erev Shabbos?
Question: Do I have to be careful to also cut my toenails on every Erev Shabbos, just as I cut my hand nails, and if so when do I have to cut them as I know we don’t cut both the hand and toenails on the same day? Answer: […]
