Category: ASK THE RABBI

By Rabbi Chaim Chazzan   What is the halacha regarding immersing electronic appliances that come in direct contact with food, such as a kettle, toaster, George Forman grill, etc? Must one immerse them?  ...

By Rabbi Chaim Chazzan   What is the optimal way to perform the mitzvah of matonos lo’evyonim?   The mitzvah of matonos lo’evyonim is to give a gift to two needy individuals. The gift...

By Rabbi Chaim Chazzan   Can a man who was already yoitze (made or heard) havdalah, make havdalah for his wife?   There is a dispute among poskim whether women are obligated to hear...

By Rabbi Chaim Chazzan   I have heard that in the case where one party refuses to appear before a Beis Din, the Beis Din may give permission to turn to a secular court...

By Rabbi Chaim Chazzan   If one returns home from an event and realizes that he only has a large bill with which to pay the babysitter, is he obligated pay with that (and...

By Rabbi Chaim Chazzan   A contractor verbally committed to do work for free in the house of one in need, but later had a change of heart and regretted his offer. Is he...

By Rabbi Chaim Chazzan   What are the prohibitions involved when cheating on a test? Is there any difference between a test on limudei kodesh material and lehavdil a test on secular studies?  ...

By Rabbi Chaim Chazzan   Is it permissible to eat in a designated picnic area of a park?   There is a genre of halacha known as hilchos derech eretz which include the Torah’s...

By Rabbi Chaim Chazzan   A person who is employed and would find it difficult to get home in time to light the menorah at the proper time, may he continue working after nightfall?...

By Rabbi Chaim Chazzan   A man from a non-frum Sephardi family grew up in an Ashkenazi environment and therefore adopted Ashkenazi customs, nussach and pronunciation. When the man was thirty five years old...