How is one to answer Amen to Kaddish if more than one person is saying Kaddish and they are not saying it simultaneously?[1] If they do not conclude the stanzas in Kaddish simultaneously, and there is an interval of Kdei Dibbur between the two conclusions of the blessing, then one […]
Using and practicing Non-conventional medicine-Part 3-Hashkafah
Hashkafa: Should one follow after the permitted non-conventional treatments that work based on Segula? Despite the Halachic permission granted under fulfillment of the above conditions to perform treatments that do not work in accordance to medical science but rather Segula, the Poskim have denigrated its use in certain instances. The […]
From the Rav’s Desk: What happened on the 20th of Sivan and is it still accustomed to fast on this day?
Question: [Monday, 20th Iyar 5781] What happened on the 20th of Sivan and is it still accustomed to fast on this day? Answer: The 20th of Sivan used to be in accustomed fast day which commemorated certain tragedies that occurred in both France and Poland in which Jews were persecuted […]
From the Rav’s Desk: Saying Tehillim for sick on Shabbos
Question: [Sunday, 12th Sivan, 5781] A child in our community was unfortunately discovered to contain a brain tumor which is life-threatening, and we were asked to gather children together on Shabbos to say Tehillim on his behalf. Is this allowed? Answer: Tehillim may be recited by individuals on behalf of […]
From the Rav’s Desk: Placing an ice cube in hot soup or tea on Shabbos?
Question: [Sunday, 19th Sivan, 5781] Is it permitted for me to place an ice cube in my hot bowl of soup or hot cup of tea on Shabbos in order to cool it down enough so I can drink it? Answer: It is permitted to enter an ice cube on […]
From the Rav’s Desk: 1) Placing an ice cube in hot soup or tea on Shabbos? 2) Saying Tehillim for sick on Shabbos
Question: [Sunday, 19th Sivan, 5781] Is it permitted for me to place an ice cube in my hot bowl of soup or hot cup of tea on Shabbos in order to cool it down enough so I can drink it? Answer: It is permitted to enter an ice cube on […]
May one change diapers, or get a baby dressed after a shower, in front of Sefarim
May one change diapers, or get a baby dressed after a shower, in front of Sefarim? A. Background: May Tefillin be near excrement?[1] From the letter of the law, there is no prohibition to have Tefillin [or Sefarim] be within four Amos of actual feces even if the Tefillin [or […]
May one change diapers, or get a baby dressed after a shower, in front of Sefarim
May one change diapers, or get a baby dressed after a shower, in front of Sefarim? A. Background: May Tefillin be near excrement?[1] From the letter of the law, there is no prohibition to have Tefillin [or Sefarim] be within four Amos of actual feces even if the Tefillin [or […]
From the Rav’s Desk: May one insert a temporary curtain nail into the wall on Shabbos
Question: [Thursday, 16th Sivan 5781] Dear Rabbi, we have a makeshift curtain that we constructed over our sliding door to shade from the sun in the afternoons and for privacy purposes and the way it works is that one side is nailed into the wall on one end of the […]
From the Rav’s Desk: May one insert a temporary curtain nail into the wall on Shabbos
Question: [Thursday, 16th Sivan 5781] Dear Rabbi, we have a makeshift curtain that we constructed over our sliding door to shade from the sun in the afternoons and for privacy purposes and the way it works is that one side is nailed into the wall on one end of the […]
