Drunkenness and Halacha
By Rabbi Chaim Chazzan May one who is intoxicated daven, bentch or say brachos on food? Halacha differentiates between various alcohol induced states of mind: (a) One who is mildly intoxicated –...
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Requesting of a non-Jew
By Rabbi Chaim Chazzan May one request of a non-Jew to retrieve an object needed on Shabbos that was inadvertently left in a car before Shabbos? The prohibition of amirah l’akum on...
A Canvas Sukkah
By Rabbi Chaim Chazzan Is it permissible to make a sukkah with walls of canvas? A sukkah wall which billows in regular winds, even if the wind does not have the strength...
Havdalah After Yom Kippur
By Rabbi Chaim Chazzan What conditions are required for the candle for it to be permitted to make the blessing on the candle after Yom Kippur? One may not make the brocha...
Hearing the Shofar
By Rabbi Chaim Chazzan Is it permissible to recite Tehillim or the blessing after using the restroom after the first set of tekios, during musaf on Rosh Hashana, before one has heard all...
The Livelihood of Another
By Rabbi Chaim Chazzan May one pick up someone who is waiting at a bus stop for a Jewish owned bus and give him a ride, thereby causing the company to lose the...
Mezuzah Placement
By Rabbi Chaim Chazzan The halachos of mezuzah placement are numerous and complex and unfortunately many homes have the mezuzos placed incorrectly, causing them to be invalid[1]. For this reason it has been...
Needless Wasting
By Rabbi Chaim Chazzan May one purchase something for more expensive when one is able to buy the same thing for cheaper? In other words: Is needless spending of money included in the...
The Importance of Mitzvos
By Rabbi Naftali Silberberg Question: Are certain mitzvot more important than others? Answer: Indeed, there is a pecking order when it comes to mitzvot—with some considered more important than others. For example,...
Borrowing Furniture From the Synagogue
By Rabbi Chaim Chazzan Is one permitted to borrow tables and chairs from a synagogue for an event being hosting at home? A synagogue and Beis Medrash (a place dedicated for Torah...
