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| Section: Questions Category: Halacha |
A r c h i v e s| Halacha - electric rasors | | Submitted by steven adler Answered by Rav Peretz Moncharsh | | Question: | | Answer:
Yes. According to most opinions the lift-and-cut mechanism is forbidden, and the foil vibrating shavers are the least problematic.
| | posted:2010-12-30 09:44:13 |
| Halacha - I Ching | | Submitted by michael golomb Answered by Rav Peretz Moncharsh | | Question: | | Answer: I am not personally familiar with this book, but according to what I read it seems to be a method of divining the future. The Torah absolutely forbids all forms of divination.
| | posted:2010-12-13 00:16:30 |
| Halacha - Chrismas | | Submitted by Ben Answered by Rav Peretz Moncharsh | | Question: | | Answer: I don't see any problem in Halacha, today it is more of a commercial holiday then a religious one.
| | posted:2010-11-24 13:25:18 |
| Halacha - printing the shem havayah | | Submitted by anonymous Answered by Rav Peretz Moncharsh | | Question: | | Answer: It is permitted לכתחילה to write Hashem's name for Divrei Torah under circumstances where it is not likely to be disgraced. It is a machlokes whether the page may be erased, and in my opinion it is generally accepted to be permitted because one is not erasing physical words, just interrupting the flow of electrons and preventing the words from being formed in the future. However, since some Poskim are machmir regarding erasing Hashem's name on a computer screen and it is easily avoidable by using a kinuyi, it would be preferable to be machmir in the future. Thank you for bringing this to our attention.
| | posted:2010-08-09 14:46:13 |
| Halacha - writing out shem shmayim | | Submitted by anonymous Answered by Rav Peretz Moncharsh | | Question: | | Answer: It is permitted לכתחילה to write Hashem's name for Divrei Torah under circumstances where it is not likely to be disgraced. However, since some Poskim are machmir regarding erasing Hashem's name on a computer screen and it is easily avoidable by using a kinuyi, it would be preferable to be machmir in the future. Thank you for bringing this to our attention.
| | posted:2010-08-06 02:05:31 |
| Halacha - Shaking hands with a woman | | Submitted by Adi Salama Answered by Rav Peretz Moncharsh | | Question: | | Answer: While technically a professional handshake is not affectionate and should be permitted at least miDeoraisa, HaRav Moshe Feinstein zatzal writes that a man should not trust himself to control his passion completely as a single affectionate thought would render the handshake assur min HaTorah. An issur d'Oraisa is not pushed off for risk of public embarrassment, however in most situations a polite explanation of Halacha is sufficient to diffuse the problem. Logically an elderly woman should be less of an issue, but a distant relative is actually more strict in certain Halachos. as she is likely to be "libo gas ba" for Hilchos Yichud.
| | posted:2010-05-16 14:58:37 |
| Halacha - Lying | | Submitted by BatMordecai Answered by Rav Peretz Moncharsh | | Question: | | Answer: There are some isolated situations where lying is permitted, such as Rashi points out in Parshas Vayeira that Hashem told Avraham that Sarah said "she" was old when in fact she said that Avraham was old. The details of this Halacha are beyond the scope of this site, but an excellent work on this topic is "Priceless Integrity" written by Rabbi Daniel Travis and printed by Targum Press.
| | posted:2010-04-24 21:11:01 |
| Halacha - beis yosef comment | | Submitted by Ian Answered by Rav Peretz Moncharsh | | Question: | | Answer: It is from the Bedek HaBayis, which is later additions the Beis Yosef himself wrote after the first printing of his commentary on the Tur.
| | posted:2010-04-07 23:39:51 |
| Halacha - egg donation | | Submitted by anonymous Answered by Rav Peretz Moncharsh | | Question: | | Answer: This is a serious and complicated issue. I have consulted with Rabbonim older and more experienced than myself, and it seems there is no simple formula whether the Jewish status of the child follows the birth mother or the genetic mother. Each individual must present his specific case to one of the Gedolei HaPoskim for a ruling specific to his circumstances.
| | posted:2010-02-17 05:11:03 |
| Halacha - Zeher le Horban | | Submitted by Adi Salama Answered by Rav Peretz Moncharsh | | Question: | | Answer: It should be one amah by one amah. It is sufficient to rely on the lenient opinion of 45 cm.
| | posted:2010-02-02 08:23:09 |
| Halacha - Prutah | | Submitted by Tzvi Schneider Answered by Rav Peretz Moncharsh | | Question: | | Answer:
A peruta is a copper coin equivalent to approximately .2 grams of silver. At the current value of silver in the range of $17 per oz, a peruta would be worth $.007, less than one cent. HaRav Moshe Feinstein zatzal ruled that to be considered a peruta value an item must have purchasing power, and ruled that a nickel is the minimum that qualifies.
| | posted:2010-01-18 19:53:30 |
| Halacha - Kohain | | Submitted by anonymous Answered by Rav Peretz Moncharsh | | Question: | | Answer: The Gemorra brings a disagreement between Rebbi Shimon bar Yochai and the Chachomim if a dead goy creates tumas ohel, the Rambam Tumas Meis 1:13 rules that it does not. While a goy does not become tamei from a meis according to the Torah, according to Rabbinic law he would become tamei from contact with a dead body, and presumably also from its ohel.
| | posted:2009-12-29 15:01:56 |
| Halacha - ebook/iphone etc | | Submitted by anonymous Answered by Rav Peretz Moncharsh | | Question: | | Answer:
While there are some opinions that are strict on both issues, the prevailing opinion and common practice are to be lenient because there is no actual writing present.
| | posted:2009-12-23 05:47:42 |
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