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 […]
May one play building games such as Lego on Shabbos?
May one play building games such as Lego on Shabbos? A. Introduction to the building prohibition relevant to assembling parts of a vessel together: One who inserts the wood into the ax to serve as a handle is liable for the Biblical building prohibition. Similarly, anyone who inserts a vessel […]
May one play building games such as Lego on Shabbos?
May one play building games such as Lego on Shabbos? A. Introduction to the building prohibition relevant to assembling parts of a vessel together: One who inserts the wood into the ax to serve as a handle is liable for the Biblical building prohibition. Similarly, anyone who inserts a vessel […]
Privacy – Not revealing the day of Mikveh and times of intimacy
Privacy – Not revealing the day of Mikveh and times of intimacy:[1] The [husband[2] and] wife are to conceal the night of Mikveh [and all other occasions when they intend to have intimacy[3]], from the public [including friends, relatives, and strangers, whether male or female[4]].[5] A woman who does not […]
