Candle for the Shamash
Is there any reason you must use a candle or can one just as well use a long match to light the Chanukah menorah (so as to avoid dripping wax ). It is a silver oil menorah. In any case we would light the oil cup of the shamash with the candle or match and […]
Conversion
Can I convert to Judaism?
Laws for Peyos
Good morning. Im preparing for Orthodox Jewish conversion and would like to get an understanding of the laws and specific steps to follow maintaining my payos correctly. Thank you in advance.
Torah
Shalom! The five Books of our Torah are holy. Can we say that are more holy than the Na”ch (the Books of the Prophets and the Writings)? How can we prove that? Does the Gemara deal with it? Is there any Halacha about that? Thank you in advance! Kol Tuv!
Amen to a recorded Bracha
Hi, my question is, am I supposed to respond to a Bracha said on a video or recording? Do I say Amen?
Woman Working
In a case of both couples working in jobs, despite the command for husbands to provide for their households, what is the wife to do with her income? Is a joint income account wrong?
Moving Quickly versus Slowly
Hi Rabbi Tatz! I am really loving your book Living Inspired. I just read the chapter on the importance of leaving Egypt quickly and with alacrity and it was so interesting as you never hear speed up. You hear advice to slow down, to savor moments and make your life seem longer, Fuller, richer. Perhaps […]
Is Thanksgiving Meal Permissible?
May i have guests over tomorrow for lunch and have a turkey? It happens to be Thanksgiving day and I gathered the family because everyone is off on this day. Is it considered to be avoda zara (idol worship)? Thank you
Guests who are Mechalel Shabbos to Come
Can I invite guests who might break Shabbos to get to me (even if they live in walking distance to me) to Shabbos dinner?
Husband responsibility
Once again, all responsibility falls on the man. Thus, if there are problems in the marriage, it MUST be the mans fault. He was too angry, too sad, too tired, too bossy. If the wife is a difficult person, its because of her husband. HE must have caused her to be that way. You push […]
