Question: [Monday 24th Tishreiy, 5781] I borrowed a fan from a friend and it suddenly died while I was using it. I tried to fix it unsuccessfully although did manage to get it to partially turn and blow air? My friend is now asking me that I pay her for […]
Ask the Rav: 1) Is it Mutar to play board games; 2) How to Kosher a men’s Mikveh
Question: [Tuesday, 25th Tishreiy, 5781] Is it permitted to play board games, video games, cards, puzzles, etc? Is there a list of criteria for what’s mutar and what’s not? Answer: The concept of playing games is recorded in both the Talmud and Shulchan Aruch, and is to be viewed […]
May one get married and make a wedding on a Friday?
Getting married [i.e. making a wedding] on a Friday: Is it permitted, and should it be done? It is disputed amongst the Rishonim and Poskim as to whether one may get married and make a wedding on Erev Shabbos. Some Poskim[1] rule that it is forbidden to make a wedding […]
Ask the Rav: 1) Baruch Dayan Haemes for gentiles; 2) Karbanos before Alos; 3)Kever on Rosh Chodesh; 4) Children sewing on RC; 5)Wearing Tallis for Mincha; 6)Bathroom before Musaf
Question: [Monday, 1st Mar Cheshvan 5781] Should one say Baruch Dayan Haemes when hearing of the passing of a gentile? I am asking because a non-Jewish relative of a friend of mine passed away and would like to know if I may say it. Answer: There is no […]
Ask the Rav: 1) Tzedaka in Shacharis; 2) Bracha on ground coffee
Question: [Tuesday, 25th Tishreiy, 5781] Where in Shacharis is one to give Tzedaka. By which Pasuk? Answer: While saying the words Veata Moshel Bakol in Vayivarech David. This, however, is in addition to giving Tzedaka prior to Davening. Sources: See P”M 92 M”Z 30; Siddur Arizal; Peri Eitz […]
May one’s housekeeper do laundry on Rosh Chodesh?
May one’s housekeeper do laundry on Rosh Chodesh? Background: Women are accustomed to abstaining from certain works on Rosh Chodesh[1], including laundry.[2] The question is raised as to whether this custom of avoiding laundry extends even to prohibiting it from being done by another person, or if it only applies […]
From the Rav’s Desk: 1) Hammock on tree on Shabbos 2) White wine by 7th hour 3) Mezuzah fell on Shabbos
Question: [Monday, 25th Tishreiy, 5781] We have a hammock that is directly attached to a tree in our seminary. The ropes which hold up the hammock are directly attached to the trees. May the girls sit on it on Shabbos? Answer: No. It is Rabbinically forbidden to make use […]
The adherence of not making Kiddush during the seventh hour:
Not to make Kiddush during the seventh hour:[1] A. The Halacha: Some[2] are careful to avoid saying Kiddush during the first hour of the night[3], (which is during the 7th hour past midday).[4] Rather, they recite Kiddush either prior to nightfall, or after an hour into nightfall. It has already […]
From the Rav’s Desk: 1) Making alterations to a borrowed item; 2) Collecting a loan if Peruzbal was not done
Question: [24th Elul, 5780] I borrowed a treadmill for long-term use and find that because it’s on an incline it causes back pain to use (this is a known problem). If I wanted to put something underneath the back of the treadmill to eliminate the incline, must I ask permission […]
Making a monetary claim against a parent or Rebbe
View Source sheet-For Members Only [Contact us if you need the code]! Taking one’s father or Rebbe to Beis Din:[1] It is permitted to take one’s father [or mother[2], or Rebbe[3]] to Beis Din to file a monetary claim against them. For example, if one’s father damaged one’s item, one may take […]
