Question: If students have a Jewish history test on Sunday, are they permitted to study for the test on Shabbos? Answer: If students have a Jewish history test on Sunday, are they permitted to study for the test on Shabbos? It is permissible to study a Torah subject on Shabbos even if you are studying…
Question: Is it advisable to avoid a surgery during the three weeks? Answer: If a person needs an operation or even plans to have elective surgery and can schedule it to avoid the time between Shiv'ah Asar Betammuz and Tisha Be'av, he should do so. The Mechaber rules that one should not hit students during…
Question: I would like to know what I should do about my gym clothes during the nine days. Is it permissible to wash them? I won't have enough otherwise, and after being worn once, they are unwearable until they are washed. Answer: If a person has only one garment and it gets dirty, it can…
Question: Answer: A Nation of Families The Seder experience is designed to make sure we focus on our families and particularly on our children.[1] The Haggodoh directs us to discuss the story of our suffering and deliverance and eat the meal together with our families. If we were offering the korban Pesach, we would be…
Question: My co-worker and I are embroiled in a business dispute. We have split up but have not found common ground to resolve many issues concerning the division of assets, profits on past accounts, and salaries. Part of the dispute revolves around whether or not I am a partner in the company or a salaried…
Question: I was offered a job as CEO of an observant Jewish company. The process includes a vote by the board to appoint me to the position. The job description includes such responsibilities such as hiring and firing of staff. Given that I am a woman, is the board permitted to make such an appointment?…
Question: Someone told me something interesting yesterday and I have a feeling it isn't true. She said that if you wash milchig and fleishig dish towels in the washing machine in hot water and they actually have milk and meat on them (which is very likely), you're cooking them together and shouldn't be doing so….
Question: When eating cherries, does one have to worry about bugs inside the fruit? The question may seem simple, but since there are no holes in some of the cherries, the worms found inside seem to have grown inside the cherries. How does one check cherries? Is cutting them in half and searching for worms…
Question: My wife finds it difficult to daven mincha every single day. She does it when she can, but that is usually only a few times a week. Does she have to do hatoras nedorim for this since she always davened mincha before our daughter was born? Answer: In my opinion, women are obligated to…
Question: On Shabbos morning, is my wife required to hear kiddush prior to eating anything, or is it enough to make berochos before eating in order to be able to nurse? Answer: It depends on how much your wife normally davens. If she does not eat until she davens shacharis, then she may drink water…