Question: [Thursday, 25th Mar Cheshvan, 5781] With regard to rain bonnet wearing on Shabbos – is it permissible to wear the rain bonnet around your waste? As for example, when you go to Shul or anywhere else on Shabbos it is not raining but the sky is cloudy and it […]
Helping for Shabbos-A Mitzvah and obligation upon each person
Helping for Shabbos-A Mitzvah and obligation upon each person:[1] Best to personally perform all the Shabbos preparations: Even if one has many servants he is to endeavor to personally prepare [all[2] or as much as possible of] his Shabbos needs.[3] [This applies even if doing all the Shabbos preparations will […]
From the Rav’s Desk:1) Davening near potty; 2) Said Kaddish Tiskabel before Uva Letziyon
Question: [Wednesday, 24th Mar Cheshvan, 5781] Is it permitted for one to pray or learn Torah next to a child’s potty? When we travel, we usually bring it with us and place it behind the backseat in the trunk of our SUV. Is it permitted for us to talk words […]
Ask the Rav: Q&A’s relating to Sundays and Mondays daily Halacha
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 […]
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 […]
Ask the Rav: May I eat the Friday night meal before Davening Maariv?
Question: [Thursday 11th Mar Cheshvan, 5781] I fell asleep on Erev Shabbos right before candlelight and woke up when it was already time for the meal. My question is whether I have to Daven Maariv first or can eat the meal first and do so after. Answer: While initially […]
