Meaty rice
I work in the kitchen of the Yeshiva and when we serve the chicken and rice we are not careful that none of the grease from the chicken falls on the rice. There are some Bachurim who don’t want to be Besari and ask if they can just have the rice. I try to take […]
The amount of a Kazayit.
Every year I am not sure how much matzah to give out. Can you tell me what the amount of a Kazayit is?
Donation to a Bet Knesset from a non-religious person
We received a very generous donation to our bet Knesset for someone who is not religious at all. Knowing him he has probably transgressed the whole Torah right and left. Is it permitted to use this money for the Bet Haknesset?
Standing after Shemoneh Esrei
I pray in a small minyan and sometimes it takes a longtime before we start Chazarat HaShatz. While most of us wait for one or two people to finish. I sit down and learn Daf Yomi. Some other walk to back and talk which I don’t think is permitted. There is one person who stands […]
Eating meat after drinking milk.
My wife made chicken and potatoes for a meal yesterday. The table was being set I was very thirsty and I drank a glass of milk. I know that you are allowed to eat meat after milk. I forgot to wash out my mouth though or wash my hands. Didi I eat Basar BeChalav?
Bet Knesset with pictures
I was travelling through a city and went to a local Bet Knesset to say Mincha. When I came to the Bet Knesset saw there were many pictures of Rabbanim on the wall and one directly in front of me. Was I allowed to say Mincha there?
Recovering Chamin on Shabbat
On Shabbat Kodesh we put the Chamin a hot plate for the day meal. We usually put two towels on top of the pot top and large cover on top of those so it will stop the heat from escaping and the Chamin will turn out good. My daughter accidentally took off the cover on […]
Travelling before Pesach
We live in Belgium and we are planning to come to Eretz Yisroel of Purim to visit family, stay for three weeks and then return to Belgium for Pesach. Do we need to do a Bedikat Chametz before we leave? If so, od we need to say a Bracha?
Kilayim in cotton balls
I am a nursery school teacher and I wanted to give the children seeds to plant on cotton balls. Every child brought different types of beans and seeds. Some peas, some beans. One child brought beans and peas and wanted to plant them together. Is there a problem of Kilayim?
Matanot to an Avel
Unfortunately, my father passed away six months ago. In the meantime, I have Baruch Hashem found a Zivvug Hagun for myself. We ill be Bezrat Hashem married in two months. People have told me that it is forbidden to give gifts to an Avel but the Avel can give gifts, is that true? Is it […]
