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| Halacha - Nida | | Submitted by Yosef Answered by Rav Peretz Moncharsh | | Question: After a woman gives birth, how long is she considered nida? is it until she stops bleeding and counts 7 days or before? thank you
| | Answer: After she stops bleeding and counts seven clean days she is no longer a nidda, until then she is. If the baby was a girl, then she cannot conclude her 7 clean days until 14 days have passed from the...read more | | posted:2008-07-03 16:35 |
| Halacha - tznius while learning | | Submitted by anonymous Answered by Rav Peretz Moncharsh | | Question: do you have to cover your feet twice(socks and shoes) when learning torah?
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There is no requirement in halacha for the feet to be covered even once for learning Torah.
| | posted:2008-07-03 11:44 |
| Halacha - Birchat Chamazon | | Submitted by Reuben Answered by Rav Peretz Moncharsh | | Question: When I do Birchat Hammazon during weekdays, I usually keep some food in my plate for the blessing. What should I do to the food after Birchat Hammazon. Should I throw it or i can even it it? Also what is the minimum amount i have to keep for the blessing?
| | Answer: There is no need to keep any food on your plate for Birkas HaMazon, and the food that is on your plate may be either thrown out or eaten.
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| Halacha - Shaving | | Submitted by anonymous Answered by Rav Peretz Moncharsh | | Question: my husband didnt shave his beard after the sefirah,and explained to me that he found out that there is a halachic problem in shaving.i know that one mustn't shave with a razer but this is knew to me but most yeshiva bocurim and men still shave.can you please explain this,is it true because i prefer my husband to be clean shaven again!
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There is a long standing disagrement between the Poskim regarding shaving with an electric shaver. It is generally accepted among the non-Chassishe Poskim in the US that, except for the...read more | | posted:2008-07-01 15:09 |
| Halacha - Washing Hands | | Submitted by Norma Jacobs Answered by Rav Peretz Moncharsh | | Question: Is it only after touching leather shoes that we wash our hands or is it after touching any footwear?
| | Answer: We wash our hands after touching any footwear out of concern that dirt and refuse that may have become attached to the shoe will soil our hands. Therefore, the hands must be cleaned...read more | | posted:2008-07-01 04:11 |
| Halacha - Money on Yom Tov | | Submitted by Miroslav Holubec Answered by Rav Peretz Moncharsh | | Question: Dear rabbi, I would like to ask you, whatever is possible to use money on yom tov. I mean for buying food on yom tov, which will be consumed that day, also the prices of it are constant and shoppers are gojims. Thank you very much for your answer
| | Answer: Money may not be used at all on Yom Tov, neither to buy food even for consumption on Yom Tov, nor for selling even to goyim. If you own a store, it should be closed on Yom Tov.
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| Halacha - new clothes | | Submitted by anonymous Answered by Rav Peretz Moncharsh | | Question: when a person gets new clothes, shoes... people make a bracha such as shehecheyanu or malbish arumim. how do you know what brachah to say and when you say it?
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On new clothes that are special enough that one is excited to purchase them the beracha of shehecheyanu is recited. We do not say this beracha on shoes or other...read more | | posted:2008-06-29 22:40 |
| Halacha - glass | | Submitted by anonymous Answered by Rav Peretz Moncharsh | | Question: Are glass dishes considered acceptable for both meat and dairy? Can they be kashered?
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According to the Mechaber and the custom of Sefardim glass plates may be used both for meat and dairy provided they are carefully cleaned in between. However the Rema holds the opposite extreme,...read more | | posted:2008-06-29 19:03 |
| Halacha - shabbos | | Submitted by yerachmiel poupko Answered by Rav Peretz Moncharsh | | Question: baby chair that has buttons that baby hits with hands and feet which sets off lights and sounds and other things electric.left it on accidentally on shabbos.He will definitely press the buttons once in chair.can one puy the baby in this chair on shabbos.
| | Answer: Yes. You are not doing any action and the infant is too young to be responsible and is doing it for his own enjoyment.
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| Halacha - charging on Shabbos | | Submitted by anonymous Answered by Rav Peretz Moncharsh | | Question: Prior to Shabbos can one set an electrical item such as a cell phone or electric toothbrush to charge over Shabbos, to be ready for use after Shabbos? Thank you.
| | Answer: It is permitted even according to R' Moshe zatzal, since no action is taking place.
| | posted:2008-06-27 16:45 |
| Halacha - perfume | | Submitted by anonymous Answered by Rav Peretz Moncharsh | | Question: Does one recite a brachah on smelling perfume? Thank you.
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No, because there are not considered to be any actual spices in the liquid, it has only absorbed their fragrance.
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| Halacha - Water cooler | | Submitted by anonymous Answered by Rav Peretz Moncharsh | | Question: Do you need to tovel a water cooler?
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An interesting question. Obviously it would be prohibitively difficult to toivel and the minhag is certainly not to, but is there justification for such a hanhaga?...read more | | posted:2008-06-24 15:01 |
| Halacha - Nusach HaTefila | | Submitted by anonymous Answered by Rav Peretz Moncharsh | | Question: HI revach, I just got engaged and would like to ask the following question! My kalloh's family daven in a nusach sefard shul, i am ashkenaz baal teshuva (if that makes a difference), if i am going to be a member of their shul should i change nusach or stick to ashkenaz??
| | Answer: There is a machlokes in the Poskim regarding this issue. R' Moshe Feinstein zatzal held that your proper nusach is what your ancestors davened, presumably Ashkenaz, and...read more | | posted:2008-06-24 03:18 |
| Halacha - negiah in costume | | Submitted by esa Answered by Rav Peretz Moncharsh | | Question: If one is absolutely unaware of the gender of the other, there can be no sexually tinged affectionate touching. Furthermore, one is also not even aware of touching a member of the opposite gender in a non-affectionate manner which may be forbidden mi-derabannan as a fence against affectionate touching. In that case why would it be forbidden at all? (Unless the Rav means that that type of setting can become inappropriate in leading one to touch affectionately in the future if she accidentally discovers that she broke the taboo and touched a member of the opposite gender. In that case wouldn't this significant concern be considered a lesser requirement to distance oneself from the problematic (harchek me-hakior) and not a safek de-orraita?
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First of all the Shulchan Aruch considers all touching , even non-affectionate, to be assur mi'Deoraisa and y'hareig v'lo yaavor. Even according to the Shach, only...read more | | posted:2008-06-23 16:00 |
| Halacha - Puttig the urn on a Shabbos clock | | Submitted by anonymous Answered by Rav Peretz Moncharsh | | Question: Would it be allowed to put the urn on the Shabbos clock so that it goes off after the Friday night meal and goes back on the next day after lunch. I admit I've never seen anybody doing this. But I wanted to ask just in case it is permitted. It would save on electricity! Many thanks.
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When the water cools off it becomes classified as a raw item that can be cooked, when the clock turns the urn back on it is cooking on Shabbos. However, since you have not done any action on...read more | | posted:2008-06-22 01:57 |
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