What are the important things that we should be aware when we are awake and learning all night on Shavuot?
Read MoreOne Bracha or Two?
Why do Ashkenazim say Baruch Shem Kevod Malchuto L'olam Va'Ed by Tefilin Shel Rosh and not by other mitzvot where saying a beracha is questionable?
Read MoreCustomer Service
Is a person allowed to submit a complaint about an employee that is behaving inappropriately to customers, or is it considered Lashon Hara?
Read MoreResponding to Kaddish
When there is more than one person saying kaddish, and they are not saying it in synchrony, who are we answering amen to?
Read MoreNon-Wheat Matzah
If one has celiac disease or another disease that prevents them from eating wheat matzah, can they use matzah made from other types of grain on Pesach?
Read MoreFinding Chametz on Pesach
What should someone do on Chol Hamoed Pesach if they find chametz in their house or see chametz lying in the middle of a street or sidewalk where it can be crushed, and thus be disrespectful to the food.
Read MoreReading Parashat Zachor
Are women obligated to listen to Parashat Zachor, and what is the halacha with someone who cannot come to the bet knesset to listen to Parshat Zachor?
Read MoreEating Before Megillah Reading
Is it permissible to eat right before Megillah reading?
Read MoreChadash and Yashan
What does it mean that flour is yashan or chadash? Should Jews only use products made of yashan flour? If a Jew buys flour that they don't know whether it is yashan or chadash, can they use it?
Read MoreStaying in a Hotel on Shabbat (Part III)
Are you allowed to swim in the swimming pool on Shabbat?
Read MoreStaying at a Hotel on Shabbat (Part II)
What are the relevant laws that a person needs to know about staying in hotels over Shabbat?
Elevators, Toilets, Hot Water
Read MoreStaying at a Hotel on Shabbat (Part I)
What are the relevant laws that a person needs to know about staying in hotels over Shabbat?
Lighting Shabbat Candles, Refrigerator, Automatic Doors
Read MoreSeeing Muktzeh
If someone broke their eyeglasses on Shabbat, are the broken glasses considered muktzeh?
Read MoreBread or Cake?
What is the proper bracha to say on pizza and bagels?
Read MoreFrozen
Can you use a frozen loaf of bread for lechem mishna when you make hamotzi over challah on Shabbat?
Read MoreA Matter of Taste
If a person lost their sense of taste (Coronavirus, for instance), do they need to say a Bracha on food and drink that has a flavor
Read MoreCan You Exercise on Shabbat?
If a person has an exercise regimen, and they want to continue it on Shabbat, are they allowed?
Read MoreDifferences between Sephardic and Ashkenazi Practices
There are certain areas of Halacha where Sephardim are more stringent than some Ashkenazim. What should a Sephardi do if invited over to an Ashkenazi house for a meal?
Read MoreWhen Do We Light Chanukah Candles Erev Shabbat?
The Shulchan Aruch (סימן תרעט) says we should first light the Chanukah candles, and then the Shabbat candles. If one accidentally lit the Shabbat candles first, is it permissible to light Chanukah candles afterwards?
Read MoreIs it Permissible to Celebrate Thanksgiving According to Halacha?
Is Thanksgiving a secular holiday or a religious holiday? Is this considered a custom of the gentiles? Or are we simply giving thanks to Hashem?
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