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: When my wife wakes in the middle of the night for feedings is she required to wash her hands every single time? What about when she wants a drink of water with these feedings? Does she have to wash her hands before making a shehakol? Answer: Upon awaking in the middle of the night…

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…

Question: We are moving house soon, and I'm not sure exactly what standard of kashrus the previous owners keep. Is it necessary to ask them what hechsherim they rely on in order to see if we can continue using all the surfaces? They are taking their oven/stove so we don't have a question there at…

Question: Answer: Transliteration from Hebrew to English is a thorny problem. The two languages are far from being phonetically congruent. Some Hebrew sounds have no equivalent in English and can only be represented by some contrived combination of letters that bear some resemblance to the sound to be reproduced. Furthermore, although the English language uses…

Question: הבתים של תפילין שלי השתפשפו לאורך הזמן ויש בהם מקומות שאינם שחורים. האם הם כשרים? Answer: במנחות לה. מבואר דרצועות צריכין להיות שחורות.[1] אבל לא נזכר בתלמוד בבלי דבר לענין שחרות הבתים. אולם בתלמוד ירושלמי איתא תנה רבי יודה בן ביביי תפילין מרובעות שחורות הלכה למשה מסיני ע''כ.[2] בקרבן העדה פירש כוונתו לענין הרצועות…

Question: According to Rashi, the phrase "Im Lovon garti" indicates that Yaakov kept all 613 mitzvos while living with Lovon. How does this statement fit in with the statement a few verses later that Yaakov was fearful lest, as a result of his sins, he deserved to be delivered into Esov's hands? What sin was…