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 "Ein HaBaishan Lamed"; A bashful person cannot learn - Avos 2:6
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| Halacha - learning in college | | Submitted by anonymous Answered by Rav Peretz Moncharsh | | Question: i am taking a biology class in college and i was told that i will be required to know the human reproduction system. i flipped through the text book and i found that the ch. of reproduction is extremely graphic leaving out no details. to what point am i permited to learn about the way the human body reproduces?
| | Answer: That is largely a personal question. The actual knowledge itself is permitted, but you have to be honest with yourself regarding what thoughts learning this material may cause you.
| | posted:2010-02-23 14:16 |
| Halacha - Perutah | | Submitted by Tzvi Schneider Answered by Rav Peretz Moncharsh | | Question: Lichvod ha'Rav: The Rav mentioned that according to the Igros Moshe z"l, it would come out that a perutah is five cents. In which chelek of Ig"m can I find it? Thank you so much!
| | Answer: To the best of my knowledge it was an oral psak and is not printed in Igros Moshe.
| | posted:2010-02-22 13:47 |
| Money Matters - maaser or debt? | | Submitted by anonymous Answered by Rav Yehonoson Hool | | Question: An avrech who has some debts but right now earns enough money for saving. should he give out maaser? should he take it from the savings or from his monthly income?
| | Answer: If he is not using the income to pay off the debts, he should take ma’aser from it (and any money that he puts in savings) unless separating ma’aser will cause him not to pay off his...read more | | posted:2010-02-19 09:22 |
| Halacha - Drinking from bathroom sink | | Submitted by menachem Answered by Rav Peretz Moncharsh | | Question: I work in an office where there is no regular water fountain, the only place I have is a newly built bathroom with a new sink in it, can I use this water for drinking (the water is filtered before I drink ) Thank you
| | Answer: Yes, but you should fill a cup from the sink and exit the bathroom before drinking.
| | posted:2010-02-15 15:47 |
| Halacha - Purim megillah | | Submitted by anonymous Answered by Rav Peretz Moncharsh | | Question: Dear Rabbi A private question It is impossible for my wife to go to shul this year to hear the megillah. Is it possible for me to read the megilla to her from a sefer so that she can be yotzei. Do I need to do this with full tropp? You speedy answer would be appreciated
| | Answer: The trop is not important, but it must be read from a kosher Megilla and not from a printed sefer.
| | posted:2010-02-13 21:05 |
| Halacha - Tefila/Tefillin | | Submitted by anonymous Answered by Rav Peretz Moncharsh | | Question: I must leave my home at 5am to catch a train to work each day. Can I put on tefillin and daven shachris at 4:30am? Are there brachos or prayers that should not be said then?
| | Answer: 4:30 is before Alos HaShachar in most of the world most of the year and is too early to put on Tefillin or daven Shacharis. Even if you daven then you have not fulfilled your obligation and must...read more | | posted:2010-02-12 12:22 |
| Miscellaneous - Davening at Kotel for 40 Days | | Submitted by Moshe Mordechai and Nessa Zahava Zakuto Answered by Revach Editor | | Question: Dear Rabbis, AMUS"H
If someone wants to intensively pray for individuals to find their Zivug, and that person lives in Jerusalem and wants to pray at the Kotel, we heard that there's an Inyan to do it for 40 days straight.
Does it matter if all those times are all during either daylight or nighttime hours, or can it be done with a mixture of both methods, e.g. going every other day arriving an hour before Shkia and staying until an hour after Tait Hacochavim?
If it is inappropriate to repeatedly use the afternoon/evening methodology, if a time comes when I will need to be away from Jerusalem for a day, is it better to request that someone else substitute for me on the day I will miss, or would it be acceptable to use the afternoon/evening choice.
Thanks for your considering this question.
Have a Shavuah Tov and a Gut Winter. May we all be Zocheh to greet the Meshiach in our days in Yerushalaim Habenuyiah.
Respectfully,
Moshe Mordechai and Nessa Zahava Zakuto
| Answer: Sholom Uvracha,
It has been circulating recently that Rav Elyashiv dismissed the whole notion of davening 40 days at the Kosel, saying that every Tefila at the Kosel is important....read more | | posted:2010-02-09 03:36 |
| Halacha - Shabes | | Submitted by Tzvi Schneider Answered by Rav Peretz Moncharsh | | Question: Lichvod ha'Rav: If I have shirts hanging in different hangers in the closet... can I take one on friday night, to use next day?
| | Answer: Yes, since they are distinctly separate there is no issue of borer. However some Poskim are machmir since they are touching.
| | posted:2010-02-08 14:03 |
| Miscellaneous - Israelis in Chutz Laaretz for Chag | | Submitted by Effy Stern Answered by Rav Peretz Moncharsh | | Question: Hi, I will be in the US for Passover, and I wanted to know, if it is permissible for me to fly back to Israel on the 2nd day of the end of the chag (which for me, as an Israeli, is not considered chag) is that okay?
| | Answer: No. When you are located in Chutz l'Aretz you may not do anything on their Yom Tov that they are not permitted to do.
| | posted:2010-02-08 02:52 |
| Halacha - Eating Kosher | | Submitted by Shirley Answered by Rav Peretz Moncharsh | | Question: It is written not to seethe a young goat in his mother's milk. How do we understand not to mix all meat wih meat from this passage of scriture. Thanks so much for your help
| | Answer: First of all it is important to point out that accompanying the written "scripture" is the Oral Tradition which is part of the foundation for all Jewish Law. Additionally in this case the...read more | | posted:2010-02-07 18:48 |
| Halacha - Pets & Pesach | | Submitted by anonymous Answered by Rav Peretz Moncharsh | | Question: Shalom Revach Rabbanim, Could it be possible to recite the Bircat Bitul Chametz erev Pesach and include the cage containing Chametz, provided that during Pesach only Pesach food will be fed? To ask it a bit straighter: is it okay to leave Chametz in the cage during Pesach, as we already recite a special Broche to annule all Chametz not disposed of? Thank you very much for answering! ÛÜ ØÕÑ
| | Answer: No. One may NOT rely on bittul chametz when there is known chametz present. The cage should be cleaned and the chametz must be disposed of. We only rely on bittul for unknown chametz.
| | posted:2010-02-07 01:47 |
| Miscellaneous - looking for answers | | Submitted by Steven Gonzalez Answered by Revach Editor | | Question: QUESTION: 1) Describe how you first became a member of your religion?
2) When you think of God what usually comes to mind?
3) On what basis does God forgive somebody?
4) How have your religious views changed over the years?
5) Do you believe all religions have a purpose?
6) What are your religious goals?
| Answer: 1. I was born to a Jewish mother.
2. The one and only the creator and sustainer of the universe and everything in it every single second.
3. Pure mercy....read more | | posted:2010-02-05 21:45 |
| Halacha - BIRKAT HAMAZON | | Submitted by anonymous Answered by Rav Peretz Moncharsh | | Question: What is the proper brachs after eating a large, full, and complete meal, but without any bread?
| | Answer: The answer would depend on what was consumed at the meal. Non-bread food made from the 5 grains would require al hamichya, wine would add al hagefen and fruit from the 7 species of Eretz Yisrael...read more | | posted:2010-02-05 16:05 |
| Miscellaneous - Jewish People And Earth | | Submitted by Miriam Langdon Answered by Revach Editor | | Question: My children were asked to find out why the jewish people can be compared to earth/soil. I wondered if you had any ideas.
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There are many explantions. One nice one I heard, is that the sand no matter how much you trounce upon it, nothing happens to it. It remains the same and can never be...read more | | posted:2010-02-04 13:38 |
| Miscellaneous - Messiah | | Submitted by Ben Vick Answered by Revach Editor | | Question: Does the Orthodox Jew still look for the Messiah? How does the Orthodox Jew differ from a Conservative and Modern Jew?
| Answer: Sholom Ben,
Absolutely. The Orthodox Jew prays for the arrival of Moshiach at least three times a day. In fact one of the first questions the Heavenly court asks every Jew...read more | | posted:2010-02-03 14:51 |
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