This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Saying or having in mind the wrong day: A. Said the wrong date and did not remember until the next night: If one counted the wrong date and only discovered the next night, then it is considered that he did […]
Killing and/or trapping stinging insects such as mosquitoes, bees, wasps, hornets and the like, on Shabbos:
Killing and/or trapping stinging insects such as mosquitoes, bees, wasps, hornets and the like, on Shabbos: *Skip to B and summary for the quick answer! A. Background:[1] Under normal conditions, it is forbidden to kill or trap any living creature on Shabbos.[2] In certain circumstances doing so contains a Biblical […]
Compilation-Killing and/or trapping stinging insects such as mosquitoes, bees, wasps, hornets and the like, on Shabbos:
Killing and/or trapping stinging insects such as mosquitoes, bees, wasps, hornets and the like, on Shabbos: *Skip to B and summary for the quick answer! A. Background:[1] Under normal conditions, it is forbidden to kill or trap any living creature on Shabbos.[2] In certain circumstances doing so contains a Biblical […]
Hugging a married child-Parents, Grandparents hugging and kissing adult children and grandchildren of the opposite gender
Parents, Grandparents hugging and kissing adult children and grandchildren of the opposite gender:[1] Kissing and hugging is permitted between parents and children even if they are of the opposite gender [and even if the children are now adults[2]]. Thus, a mother may hug and kiss her son [of any age] […]
Hugging a married child-Parents, Grandparents hugging and kissing adult children and grandchildren of the opposite gender
Parents, Grandparents hugging and kissing adult children and grandchildren of the opposite gender:[1] Kissing and hugging is permitted between parents and children even if they are of the opposite gender [and even if the children are now adults[2]]. Thus, a mother may hug and kiss her son [of any age] […]
Mitzvah of Kedoshim Tihyu-Sanctifying oneself with permitted
Is the Mitzvah of Kedoshim Tihyu considered one of the 613 Mitzvos? Some Rishonim[1] list this Mitzvah as one of the 613. However the vast majority of Rishonim omit it.[2] Must one sanctify himself with the permitted? Talmudic ruling: Rava states in the Talmud[3] that one is to sanctify […]
Making a Hefsek during Hallel
This article is an excerpt from our Rosh Chodesh Sefer Buy here or on Amazon.com Hefsek-Making an interval to talk, answer Amen, Kedusha, and the like:[1] Talking: It is forbidden to make an interval and talk during Hallel just as we rule regarding any other part of Davening. This applies whether […]
Hugging a married child-Parents, Grandparents hugging and kissing adult children and grandchildren of the opposite gender
Parents, Grandparents hugging and kissing adult children and grandchildren of the opposite gender:[1] Kissing and hugging is permitted between parents and children even if they are of the opposite gender [and even if the children are now adults[2]]. Thus, a mother may hug and kiss her son [of any age] […]
Hugging and kissing relatives-Sister, brother, aunt, uncle, daughter, parent
Hugging and kissing relatives:[1] It is forbidden to hug or kiss any of one’s relatives, including one’s adult sister or aunt[2] [and uncle, niece, nephew, cousins[3]] and the like, with exception to a father/mother and daughter/son, as will be explained. This prohibition applies even though there is naturally no physical […]
Hugging and kissing relatives-Sister, brother, aunt, uncle, daughter, parent
Affectionate touch of relatives: A. Hugging and kissing relatives:[1] It is forbidden to hug or kiss any of one’s relatives, including one’s adult sister or aunt[2] [and uncle, niece, nephew, cousins[3]] and the like, with exception to a father/mother and daughter/son, as will be explained. This prohibition applies even though […]