Looking in the Mirror

Question: My wife gave me a ring that I cherish. It helps remind me of my commitment to care for her in every way and my responsibilities as delineated in the kesuva. Do my rings act as a chatzitza regarding netillas yodayim, requiring me to remove them? Answer: A woman who wears a ring should…

Question: Often I want to eat in a catering hall or restaurant and would like your opinion as to whether the kashrus is of a high enough standard for me. Can you give me a list of questions to ask that would help you to determine whether I should eat there? Answer: Choosing a restaurant…

Question: My mother-in-law, who lives abroad, has a serious medical problem. She has dangerously high blood pressure, for which she has been prescribed medication and requires regular medical examinations. The problem is – whether due to psychological denial, depression, or lack of will to live – she is unwilling to comply with her medical treatment:…

Question: Answer: כשנגלה ד' לעם ישראל בהר סיני גלה כבוד שכינתו, ולכן הזהיר אותם להגביל את ההר בכמה הגבלות. לא תגע בו יד כי סקל יסקל, רד העד בעם פן יהרסו אל ד' לראות, וגם הכהנים הנגשים אל ד' יתקדשו פן יפרץ בהם ד', והכהנים והעם אל יהרסו לעלות אל ד' פן יפרץ בם, הכל…

Question: I light my Shabbos candles with another candle. When I've lit the last one, I’m left with a lit candle that I'd like to extinguish, but I remember learning that once that last candle is lit, it is already Shabbos for me. So what I’ve been doing is lighting the candles with this candle,…

Question: I daven using the Ashkenazi nusach, but sometimes I find myself in a non-Ashkenazi shul. How should I be davening, using the Ashkenazi nusach or the one of the shul? I've heard that Rav Moshe wrote a teshuva saying it may vary with the section of davening (e.g., pesukei dezimra vs. shemone esrei), but…