araiyos baal keri basar b'chalav brocha bus ceramic charif conversion covering hair diapers divorce fleishig glazed hagala hashchosas zera kashering maase Shabbos mayim megulim mikva milchig Minyan muktza nagel vasser nat bar nat negia pruzbol rainbow sakana shabbos sharp shmitta tatoos Tefilla treif uncovered water wine yayin nesech yichud
| Halacha - Public Transport on the Sabbath | | Submitted by Joseph Answered by Rav Peretz Moncharsh | | Question: Shalom, If one is not handling money (has a transit pass), is it permissible to ride public transport on the sabbath? There's no synygogue even within walking distance in my home town...
| | Answer: One may not ride in a vehicle on Shabbos even if he is not driving it and did not need to pay to enter because the extra weight of the additional passenger causes the vehicle to burn more gas, and on...read more | | posted:2008-11-17 11:28 |
| Halacha - Kashering sink | | Submitted by anonymous Answered by Rav Peretz Moncharsh | | Question: if you moved into a new house and you waited 24 hours and kashered sink faucet and counter but i didnt put hot water to stam under the faucet spout . so what happens to any dishes that may have been used with hot water coming from that spout
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I'm not sure what you mean "but i didnt put hot water to stam under the faucet spout", but if you waited 24 hours then nothing would become treif if you already...read more | | posted:2008-11-17 02:21 |
| Halacha - head covering | | Submitted by anonymous Answered by Rav Peretz Moncharsh | | Question: why do I have to keep my hair covered even though I'm divorced, with no kids, religious before, during and after divorced, married to someone frum. I can't seem to understand why some woman get heters' to uncover their hair and I haven't been able to even though our situations are similiar.
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Generally speaking one must cover the private parts of their body such as the upper arm, leg and torso, which are termed erva in Halacha. A woman's hair is an unusual situation...read more | | posted:2008-11-11 23:02 |
| Halacha - Lulav after succos | | Submitted by Shmuel Answered by Rav Peretz Moncharsh | | Question: Shalom! I kept the lulav from this chag because i wasn't sure whats the right way to dispose of it. are there any considerations to follow concerning shmita or the 4 minim still have kedushah after chag? thanks for the wonderful service shmuel
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It is accepted by the majority of the Poskim that the esrog is the only of the 4 minim to have Kedushas Shmitta issues. The other three may be wrapped and thrown away, but...read more | | posted:2008-11-11 13:04 |
| Halacha - Men in Mikvah | | Submitted by anonymous Answered by Rav Peretz Moncharsh | | Question: I try to go to the mikvah erev Shabbos. How many times should I dunk?
| | Answer: According to Halacha one time is sufficient. However, many people have a minhag to immerse multiple times, and each person should follow his minhag. For women, the minhag of Ashkenazim is to dip two...read more | | posted:2008-11-11 11:32 |
| Halacha - baal keri | | Submitted by anonymous Answered by Rav Peretz Moncharsh | | Question: How does a man become a baal keri or do hashchosos zera? Also, what does chimum or negia with the organ have to do with that?
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A man becomes a baal keri when zera leaves his body, either during tashmish or otherwise. Hashchosas zera is the very serious issur of causing the...read more | | posted:2008-11-09 17:43 |
| Halacha - Yayin Nesech | | Submitted by Tom Reiner Answered by Rav Peretz Moncharsh | | Question: Why is Wine touched by a non-jew considered not kosher to drink?
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The non-Jews used to worship idols and part of their service was pouring wine libations to the deities. Wine that was used in idol worship would be forbidden to drink according to Torah law, and...read more | | posted:2008-11-09 16:15 |
| Halacha - Tzitzis | | Submitted by anonymous Answered by Rav Peretz Moncharsh | | Question: If I take a shower at night and I get redressed do I need to put on tzitzis
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Strictly speaking even during the day there is no obligation to wear tzitzis unless you happen to be wearing a four-cornered garment, and there is no obligation to put one on....read more | | posted:2008-11-07 14:00 |
| Halacha - Tefillin | | Submitted by Dovid Answered by Rav Peretz Moncharsh | | Question: I wanted to color the retzuos of my tefillin black and I was wondering if one needed to purchase the "tefillin marker"? Is this marker just a money maker and I would be able to use any black marker, or does one davka need this marker?
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The Gemorra says that the paint used to color the tefillin must be Kosher to eat. Since it is impossible to know the source of the ingredients in a regular magic marker, it is strongly...read more | | posted:2008-11-06 18:35 |
| Halacha - leaving early | | Submitted by anonymous Answered by Rav Peretz Moncharsh | | Question: sometimes i don't have time to finish davening after shmone esrai? until when can i say ashrei, uva letzion and aleinu? also does it matter what order i say it in, if it will be easier for me to say it out of order?
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It is important to daven the Kedusha of Uva L'Tzion with the tefillin on and with a minyan, if possible. If you must leave early, should say them whenever you get a chance....read more | | posted:2008-11-05 23:23 |
| Halacha - tzniyus | | Submitted by anonymous Answered by Rav Peretz Moncharsh | | Question: can i say brochos if i am not dressed tzniusly? for example, while exercising at the gym, can i say a brocha on water?
| | Answer: Yes you may, provided your genitals are covered, and for a man if there is a division such as a belt between the heart and the genitals, but not wearing just a loose robe. This is called...read more | | posted:2008-11-05 23:20 |
| Halacha - covering negel vasser at night | | Submitted by Aharon Subar Answered by Rav Peretz Moncharsh | | Question: must one cover negel vasser at night?
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The Tur and Shulchan Aruch write that one should neither drink nor wash with water that was left uncovered for a period of time out of concern that a snake may have sipped from the water and...read more | | posted:2008-11-05 00:20 |
| Halacha - knives | | Submitted by anonymous Answered by Rav Peretz Moncharsh | | Question: what makes a counter treif,is it anything sharp that is treif that touches the counter or anything hot,2 what makes cutlery treif
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A sharp, treif food will only make the counter treif if pressure is applied, for example if it is cut or crushed on the counter, but not just by touching. However, a hot...read more | | posted:2008-11-04 19:18 |
| Halacha - Borocho on rainbow | | Submitted by Simcha Answered by Rav Peretz Moncharsh | | Question: What does the Chayei Odom (klal 63 / halocho 4) mean when he writes not to tell another person there is a rainbow "mita'am motze dibo"? Thank you
| | Answer: The rainbow is a reminder that the world is wicked enough to deserve another flood, and Hashem is only sparing us because of the bris He made with Noach. Therefore, pointing out to someone...read more | | posted:2008-11-03 22:04 |
| Halacha - Sleeping in Dark Room on Shabbos | | Submitted by Yaakov Simon Answered by Rav Peretz Moncharsh | | Question: I have difficulty understanding the heter of Rav Klein concerning someone who wants to sleep in a room in which a Jew intentionally turned off the lights on Shabbos. (See http://revach.net/article.php?id=2732 .) Thus, in my case, should I rule stringently?
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The heter is reasonable and based on considering extinguishing the light mavriach ari. The logic is that you are not benefiting from something created by the...read more | | posted:2008-11-03 18:28 |
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