Question: [Tuesday, 23rd Mar Cheshvan, 5781] Hi, thank you for your informative article regarding the allowance to pray near the door of the bathroom of your home due to being considered a shared wall unlike a mobile bathroom. There were a couple points that weren’t clear to me from this […]
Woman visiting a male doctor/Gynecologist
Woman visiting a male doctor/Gynecologist:[1] It is permitted for a woman to see a male doctor, even if the Doctor will need to touch her, such as to check her pulse and the like.[2] This applies even if the woman is married, and even if there are other gentile [or […]
Hafrashas Challah if forgot and baked one batch
Question: [Friday, 19th Mar Cheshvan, 5781] I made my regular Challah recipe which has more than enough flour to separate Challah with a blessing and somehow I forgot to separate the Challah and only realized after I began baking the first batch. What do I do and how do I […]
Ask the Rav: 1) Tefillin after haircut 2) Too many questions in class; 3) Hafrashas Challah if forgot and baked one batch
Question: [Friday 19th Mar Cheshvan, 5781] May one put on Tefillin after getting a haircut prior to washing his head or taking a shower? Answer: No. Strands of cut hair can be considered an invalidating intervening substance, and is hence to be washed off the head and body prior […]
Does Fish oil need an Hashgacha?
Does fish oil require a Hashgacha:[1] The oil of a non-Kosher fish is likewise Biblically non-Kosher.[2] Accordingly, all fish oil products require a Hashgacha to verify that the oil is derived from a Kosher fish. Fish oil is added in many foods such as Vitamins, medicines. The following will discuss […]
Ask the Rav:1) Eating Mezonos before Maariv 2) cutting hand and toenails on Friday and on Thursday night-Friday
Question: [Thursday 18th Mar Cheshvan, 5781] May I eat a bowl of cereal or pasta prior to Davening Maariv if I do not have a set minyan that I Daven with? Answer: One may eat up until 55 grams of Mezonos foods prior to Davening Maariv even if he […]
May one Pray and learn Torah near a bathroom?
Praying and learning Torah near a bathroom:[1] It is Biblically forbidden to learn Torah or pray within the sight or within a four cubit radius [i.e. two meters] of the walls of a bathroom, just as it is prohibited to learn or pray within the sight or within four cubits […]
4. Maximum amount of Sechach-Is there a maximum amount of Sechach that may be placed on the Sukkah?
4. Maximum amount of Sechach-Is there a maximum amount of Sechach that may be placed on the Sukkah?[1] Allowing the stars to be seen: Initially, the Sechach must be thin and light enough for the large stars to be visible through the Sechach at night.[2] However, Bedieved, even if the […]
Uneven Sechach-Sechach of different heights
Uneven Sechach-Sechach of different heights:[1] Less than three Tefachim between the higher and lower Sechach [Figure A]:[2] If the Sechach was uneven, with some of it being going slightly upwards and some of it going slightly downwards, then it nevertheless remains valid. [For example, if a Sukkah is made with […]
The minimum dimensions of the Sechach [i.e. width and length]-A Teepee shaped Sukkah, portable Sukkah, and car sunroof Sukkah
The minimum dimensions of the Sechach [i.e. width and length]-A Teepee shaped Sukkah, portable Sukkah, and car sunroof Sukkah:[1] Earlier, in Chapter 1 Halacha 6B, we spoke of the minimum dimension of 7×7 Tefachim that is required for the inside of a Sukkah to contain for it to be valid. […]
