Snow in Halacha: A. Netilas Yadayim with snow:[1] If there is no water available for one to wash his hands in the morning, or for the sake of eating bread, then if one crushes and melts the snow, then one may wash with it from a vessel, or even dip […]
Seeing the moon-If the moon is covered by clouds may one recite Kiddush Levana
Seeing the moon-If the moon is covered by clouds may one recite Kiddush Levana? A. Obligation to benefit from the moon light: The blessing over the new moon may only be said at night when the moon shines and one thus benefits from its light.[1] It must shine to the […]
Purchasing Life insurance
Purchasing Life insurance: Many Poskim[1] rule that it is permitted [and one is to be encouraged[2]] to purchase life insurance and doing so is not a sign of lack of Bitachon and the like. Others[3] however take a colder stance towards its purchase.[4] There is no clear directive of the […]
Washing mouth before Brachos
Washing ones mouth in the morning:[1] Some have the custom to rinse their mouth in the morning to remove the ririm that is found in the mouth, in order to bless the Almighty G-d with holiness and purity. [The Chabad custom is to rinse the mouth prior to reciting the […]
Yichud in Taxis
Yichud in a taxi:[1] When a woman takes a taxi with a male taxi driver, or a man takes a taxi with a female taxi driver, the possibility of a Yichud prohibition arises.[2] This is dependent on several factors as will be explained: People/cars outside: If the windows of the […]
Buying, wearing and making new clothing during the three weeks
Buying, wearing and making new clothing: A. Buying new clothing: Between the 17th of Tammuz and Rosh Chodesh Av:[1] It is good[2] to beware not to recite Shehechiyanu over new clothing during the three weeks.[3] Accordingly, it is forbidden to buy or wear new clothing during the three weeks, […]
Prayer of Keil Erech Apayim before Kerias Hatorah
Is the prayer of Keil Erech Apayim recited on a fast day before removing the Torah from the Aron: The prayer of Keil Erech Apayim is recited on Mondays and Thursdays prior to taking out the Sefer Torah.[1] Some[2] are accustomed to recite Keil Erech Apayim prior to Kerias Hatorah […]
How to hold on to the bread when saying Hamotzi
Holding on to the bread when saying Hamotzi:[1] A. The Law: One is not to say the blessing of Hamotzi over bread until the bread is in one’s hands.[2] If said the blessing prior to the bread being in his hand:[3] If one said the blessing of Hamotzi and only […]
Doing a Bedika at night to the areas which one cleaned from Chametz
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com In what areas is one obligated to perform the Bedika? All the areas that are obligated to be cleaned, as explained in the previous chapter[1], are required to be checked for Chametz at night with the use of a candle […]
Avoiding the statement “This is for Pesach”
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Not saying “This is for Pesach”-Setting aside products for Yom Tov rather than for Pesach:[1] Animals:[2] It is forbidden or one to say regarding (his animal) that “this meat is for Pesach.” It goes without saying that one may not […]
