Are women commanded against performing Zera Levatala [i.e. sexual stimulation]: Some Poskim[1] rule that women are prohibited against performing Zera Levatala with their seed [i.e. female stimulation/masturbation[2]]. Other Poskim[3] rule that women are not commanded against performing Zera Levatala to their own seed. Nevertheless, according to Kabala, the prohibition of […]
Are women commanded in the laws of Shemiras Eiynayim?
Are women commanded in the laws of Shemiras Eiynayim?[1] Innocent looking-No pleasure involved: Some Poskim[2] rule that women are to avoid looking at men, just like men are to avoid looking at women. Thus, the women section in a Shul is to be built in a way that the women […]
Are women commanded in the laws of Shemiras Eiynayim?
Are women commanded in the laws of Shemiras Eiynayim?[1] Innocent looking-No pleasure involved: Some Poskim[2] rule that women are to avoid looking at men, just like men are to avoid looking at women. Thus, the women section in a Shul is to be built in a way that the women […]
Does baby formula require a Hashgacha?
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Does baby formula require a Hashgacha?[1] Baby formula which serves as an alternative to breast milk contain various Kashrus concerns including, non-Kosher milk and non-Kosher animal products which are used to create the vital nutrients necessary for the infant.[2] Accordingly, […]
A single string tore-Is my Tzitzis still Kosher?
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Check out our Tzitzis course! A single string tore from the Tzitzis:[1] Tore within the Gdil/braid, or beneath the Gdil by the hole?[2] If even one string tore from the root of the fringes, the Tzitzis is invalid.[3] This means […]
A single string tore-Is my Tzitzis still Kosher?
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Check out our Tzitzis course! A single string tore from the Tzitzis:[1] Tore within the Gdil/braid, or beneath the Gdil by the hole?[2] If even one string tore from the root of the fringes, the Tzitzis is invalid.[3] This means […]
Human Breast milk: Kashrus; Weaning; and Pareve status
Human milk:[1] Drinking Human Milk:[2] It is permitted [even Lechatchilah[3]] to drink human milk that has been removed from a woman and entered into a vessel [or into her hand[4]].[5] [Practically, today people no longer drink woman’s milk and are repulsed by it. Accordingly, it is forbidden to drink the […]
Are flowers in a vase Muktzah on Shabbos?
Are flowers in a vase Muktzah on Shabbos?[1] Background: All items that do not contain a use are considered Muktzah Machams Gufo on Shabbos and may not be moved for any purpose in a regular fashion, neither for space, use or to save from damage.[2] Thus, ground products such as […]
Paying owed bus fares:
Paying owed bus fares: It is forbidden to enter a person’s property without their permission.[1] This applies whether the property is owned by a Jew or a gentile.[2] It goes without saying that one may not make use of facilities within another’s property without their permission.[3] [Accordingly, it is forbidden […]
May one purchase pet food that contains meat and dairy ingredients
May one feed pet food to his pets if it may contain Basar Bechalav? It is Biblically forbidden to benefit from Biblical mixtures of meat and milk [even if they were cooked together by a gentile[1]].[2] Accordingly, it is forbidden to feed Biblical Basar Bechalav to one’s animals.[3] Thus, pet […]
