Category: PRACTICE

By Rabbi Chaim Chazzan   Is one obligated to have one’s sta”m (– Sefer Torah, teffillin and mezuzos) checked for their kashrus by a computer?   All contemporary poskim concur that a computer cannot...

By Rabbi Chaim Chazzan   I’m aware that certain forms of writing are prohibited on chol hamoed. Is it permitted to type on electronic devices, such as to send a text message or to...

By Rabbi Chaim Chazzan   Is one permitted to carry a box of tissues in the street on yom tov, even though he won’t use all the tissues in the box, which means that...

By Rabbi Chaim Chazzan   Is one permitted to wear a Bluetooth device during davening?   The Navi Amos prompted, “Hikon likras Elokecha Yisroel,” Prepare yourself before you daven to Hashem. Chazal derived from...

By Rabbi Chaim Chazzan   Someone pledged a number of donations to a shul for aliyos he’d received and told the gabbai that he would pay them before Rosh Hashanah. When the year came...

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...