Does a Woman have any Obligation to Marry?
If a Woman Does Not Have the Mitzva of Pru U’revu, why should she have to, or even want to get married? Also, can you explain why the Charedi Rabbis are so against a Prenuptial Agreement?
Proper conduct at work.
Shalom, At work I have certain periods where the office is exceedingly busy, where I am even expected to stay late. But there are many other times where I have ample down time. What are the limitations of how I can spend this time? More specifically, is it a matter of gezaila of time or […]
How Many Men do you need to Wait for for Kadish and Chazaras HaShatz
There seems to be different prevailing minhagim regarding how many men a tzibor needs actively responding Amen in order to say kadish and chazaras hashatz. When I was in E”Y, I was told that the minhag was to wait for 9 (the 9 respondents, and the sheliach tzibor). Then I go to America and I […]
Answering Amen to another Bracha that was Completed at the Same Time
There seems to be a halacha that if one finishes a bracha at the same time as another person, you dont respond Amen, lest it appear that you are saying Amen to your own bracha. Example: HaBocher BAmo Yisrael BAhava, many have the minhag to not respond Amen and just start Shema. Is my analysis […]
Bil’am cursing
Within the story of Balak and Bil’am I noticed a shift in words for curse and cursing. In Numbers 22:6 Balak asks Bil’am to curse him the Israelites ארה-לי ;of which the root seems to be ארר. Numbers 22:11 shows Bil’am saying he was asked to curse them for him: קבה-לי; which seems to come […]
Avoiding the Affect of Negative Words
We all know the power of the word as i was lisening Rabbi Eliezer Zeytouneh, my question is; what do we do when someone we know or we care about it have negative words almost all the time. Is there a way to avoid the consequences of those words? Thank you so much
Giving Maaser without Seeing Returns
If a person is doing the divine service of the Most High. helping others and giving 10% to charity but is not seeing the financial success/financial increase. what is the blockage from seeing the financial success. what message is being sent from the Most High.
Hair Clipper for Peyos
Regarding peyos, can I use hair clippers with the #1 comb?
How Old Must You be to Study Kabbalah Today?
What kind of Jewish education must we have before going to Kabbala. Thank you
Tzedaka and Shalom Bayit
Kevod HaRab. I s it correct to give bigger tzedaka when my wife is against it? I believe I can give more but she thinks that I should think about our own family
