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Inviting Non-Jews to Seudat Yom Tov

My Grandfather has Arichut Yamim B”H. He has Non-Jewish Filipino attendant hwo goes with him wherever eh is.  I want to invite my grandfather for he Pesach Seder but am I allowed to invite his attendant as well? I know that tis it forbidden to make food for a Non Jew on Yom Tov but […]

Tevillat Keilim in snow

There has been a lot of snow this season and me and a bunch of friends went on a trip to the snow. On the way we bought a new Barbecue and tongs and other utensils we need to make a barbecue there. When we sent to make the barbecue, we realized that we forgot […]

Wedding ring

I was at a wedding of a relative and I was standing next to the Chuppah. I saw that Chatan by mistake gave the ring to his Kallah first and then said, “Harei At Mekudeshet Li.” During the reading of the Ketubah, I told the Rav that he did the wrong order and maybe he […]

Kiddushin with a stolen ring

I am a Baal Teshuva and unfortunately, I had to spend some time in jail. Baruch Hashem, I turned around and did Teshuva. In jail, I made a friend who was a career thief. He also was Chozer Beteshuva with me and he merited getting married last week. He had told me that a number […]

Wearing short sleeves during Tefilla

I am in aveilut and I need to be the chazzan every day. During the hot summer I wear short sleeve shirts. Sometimes even in the winter my shirt is too tight to pull over the Tefillin so I also don’t cover it. Is that OK?

Saying Brachot on the way to the Bet Knesset.

I have a hard time unfortunately getting to Shacharit on time in the morning. On my way to Shacharit I say Birchot Hashachar. First is that OK? As I am running sometimes though, I think I see dog feces on the floor as I pass. Should I stop saying the bracha in that case?

Bedikat Chametz on time

I’m an accountant and Pesach always falls out around tax season, the busiest time of the year. I usually have to stay late hours in the office to make parnassa for the year.  I take of all the time I can for Pesach but when it comes to Leil Bedikat Chametz I can’t make it […]

Bracha on the smell of baking bread

I was walking by a bakery yesterday and the smell of bread baking was so good that I went in and bought myself a challah. I realized though should I have made a bracha of Minei Besamim or something else on the smell of bread?

Birkat Hatorah for Girls

I am in Bet Yaakov and before we start the Tefilla h of the day the teacher says a Dvar Torah for Chizuk or a story or something like that. It occurred to me that we don’t say Birkat Hatorah until we start the Tefilla so maybe this is not allowed. Do we need to […]

Mixing Ice cream on Shabbat

We liekahvign cie cream for dessert on Shabbat.We like having he ie cream whc has five falvors in one ocntiner. I have onkid hwowatis until the eice cream getssoft dn then mixes hem altogher. Is that Lash -kneading?