Halacha Deep Dive

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Neutering & Spaying Pets

Jul 14, 2024

17:48

Can you neuter your pet? Does it make a difference if the vet is a Jew? What about a female animal?

52

Negative Online Reviews

Jul 11, 2024

21:23

Are you allowed to post a negative online review? Does it make a difference if it is Amazon or Google?

53

Cleaning Contact Lenses on Shabbos

Jul 2, 2024

19:07

Can you clean your contact lenses on Shabbos? Can you use multi purpose solution? Saline solution?

54

Potato Chips & Pringles

Jun 20, 2024

21:26

Do potato chips need to be bishul yisroel? What about pringles?

55

Is Veal Kosher?

Jun 9, 2024

20:54

Is veal that is fed exclusively treif food, kosher?

56

Erasing the Name of Hashem- E-books & Tattoos

Jun 2, 2024

23:13

Can you erase Hashems name from an E- book (kindle, nook etc.)? Can someone remove a tattoo of Hashem's name?

57

Using Deodorant on Shabbos

May 27, 2024

24:30

Can you use a stick deodorant on Shabbos? Spray deodorant? Do you have to make sure it does not get on your undershirt?

58

Women Wearing Pants

May 20, 2024

16:48

Can a women wear pants? With no men around? Pajamas? Ski pants?

59

Folding a Tallis on Shabbos

May 14, 2024

15:06

Can you fold your tallis on Shabbos or should you leave it until after Shabbos?

60

Listening to music

May 6, 2024

21:29

Is all music and singing permitted year round? Music in a restaurant with wine?

61

Using Grape Juice for Kiddush & Daled Kosos

Apr 16, 2024

21:00

Is it better to use wine for Kiddush? Can grape juice be used for the daled kosos? Should I get a non mevushal wine or grape juice?

62

Lowering a Flame on Yom Tov

Apr 8, 2024

19:26

Can you lower a flame on Yom Tov? What if your food will burn? What if you can light a smaller flame instead?

63

Bringing a Korban Pesach Nowdays

Apr 1, 2024

21:01

Can we bring a korban pesach before Moshiach comes and Beis Hamikdash is rebuilt?

64

Responsibility for Damage on Purim

Mar 17, 2024

20:24

Is a person held responsible for damages they cause on Purim? Does it make a difference if they are drunk? Does it make a difference how much damage they cause?

65

Pasterurized Wine as Mevushal

Mar 3, 2024

23:32

Does pasteurization make wine considered mevushal?

66

Using a Water Filter on Shabbos

Feb 27, 2024

23:19

Can you use a water filter on Shabbos? A Brita pitcher? An undersink filter?

67

The Bugs in NYC Water

Feb 12, 2024

23:41

Does NYC water need to be filtered?

68

Using 'Hanging' Toilet Disinfectant on Shabbos

Feb 5, 2024

23:25

Can you use a toilet disinfectant tablet that colors the water and gives off a good smell on Shabbos?

69

Mezonos Rolls

Jan 29, 2024

18:43

Is the bracha on 'mezonos rolls' mezonos or hamotzi?

70

Reading Other People's Mail, Texts & Emails

Jan 21, 2024

29:25

Can you read your spouse's emails? Can you look at your child's texts?

71

Shellac on Candies

Jan 16, 2024

23:20

Is Shellac (used to glaze candies kosher)?

72

Counting Jews

Jan 7, 2024

24:08

When and how can you count a group of Jews? Can one partcicpate in the Israeli census? How to count for a minyan?

73

Workplace Holiday Parties

Dec 25, 2023

22:45

Can you go to your office holiday party? Can you have 'drinks' by your office end-of-year party?

74

Asara B'Teves on Erev Shabbos: When Does a Friday Fast Finish?

Dec 17, 2023

18:45

When Asara B' Teves is on Friday when can you break your fast? Before Shabbos? When youget home from shul? Tzeis Hakochovim?

75

DE - With Meat, After Meat, and Cholov Yisroel

Dec 10, 2023

24:47

Can a dairy equipment (DE) product be eaten with meat or after meat? Can someone who only eats Cholov Yisroel eat a DE prodcut?

76

Bison & Giraffe

Dec 5, 2023

19:54

Are Bison kosher? What about Giraffe? Do animals require a mesorah to be considered kosher?

77

Is Turkey Kosher?

Nov 19, 2023

18:47

What makes a bird kosher? Does turkey meet those requirements? Why is turkey widely considered to be kosher?

78

Worcestershire Sauce

Nov 14, 2023

21:17

Can you use Worcestershire sauce on meat? Can you put a marshmallow on a skewer you just used for a hot dog?

79

Hunting & Fishing for Sport

Nov 5, 2023

22:10

Is hunting or fishing for sport permitted? Is it tzaar baalei chayim or baal tashchis? Is it something a Jew should do?

80

When Does Shabbos End?

Oct 29, 2023

25:30

Explaining the various opinions about when Shabbos ends. 50, 60, 72 and 8.5 degrees

81

Shaking Hands with the Opposite Gender

Oct 22, 2023

19:55

Is a man allowed to shake hands with a woman?

82

Fridges and Freezers on Shabbos

Oct 15, 2023

23:09

Can you open a fridge when the motor is off on Shabbos? What are the issues to be aware of with new model fridges?

83

Buying Jewish

Sep 27, 2023

15:15

Do you have to give preference to buying from a Jew?

84

Shabbos Elevators

Sep 10, 2023

26:04

Using an automatic elevator on Shabbos

85

Magic Shows

Sep 3, 2023

18:56

Can you do a magic trick or attend a magic show?

86

Gambling

Aug 27, 2023

21:55

Can you play poker buy a lottery ticket or go to a casino?

87

Going Onto Har Habayis

Jul 16, 2023

16:22

Is it permitted to go onto Har Habayis?

88

Making a Bracha on Dessert

Jul 9, 2023

20:50

Does dessert require it's own bracha? fruit? cake? ice cream?

89

Swimming on Shabbos

Jul 3, 2023

16:37

Can you go swimming on Shabbos?

90

Getting Drinks in a Bar

Jun 21, 2023

17:05

Can you drink a beer in a bar?

91

The Bracha on Sushi

Jun 12, 2023

18:41

What bracha should be made on sushi? Mezonos? Shehakol? Haadama? Haeitz? All of them?

92

Making Sushi on Shabbos

Jun 5, 2023

16:32

Can you make sushi on Shabbos?

93

Cosmetic Surgery

May 30, 2023

21:46

Can a woman undergo cosmetic surgery? Can a man do the same?

94

Teaching Torah to Gentiles

May 21, 2023

27:32

What to do when a Gentile wants to learn Torah

95

Dancing & Clapping by Kabbalos Shabbos

May 7, 2023

23:52

Can you Dance or Clap during Kabbalos Shabbos? By an Aufruf or Sheva Brachos?

96

Amazon Packages That Come on Shabbos

Apr 30, 2023

31:44

If your Amazon order comes on Shabbos can you use the package on Shabbos?

97

Buying Chametz After Pesach

Apr 23, 2023

22:11

The halachic questions in buying from supermarkets after pesach. Is a mechira valid if the owner contines to do business with the chametz?

98

Owning Stock in a Company That Has Chametz

Mar 20, 2023

17:36

Can you own stock in a company that has chametz? Do you have to sell your shares with the rest of your chametz? What is the halachic status of a corporation?

99

The Quinoa Kitniyos Question

Mar 13, 2023

19:08

Is quinoa considered to be kitniyos?

100

Megillah on a Microphone

Mar 6, 2023

18:17

Can you listen to megillah or havdalah on a microphone? Should you answer amen to a bracha heard on zoom?