Celebrating Thanksgiving
Aaron Abadi It is well known that Rav Moshe Feinstein was not keen on Jews celebrating Thanksgiving in America. I hope this doesn’t offend anyone, but growing up, Rav Moshe Feinstein was…
Aaron Abadi
Shaving & Haircuts after Pesach (this year specifically 2024)
Since Lag Ba’Omer is on Sunday this year (may 26), you can shave and/or take haircuts starting Thursday the 23rd of May. The concept is that we want to give…
LAWS OF PURIM
The day before Purim is a fast day "Taanit Esther." We do not eat or drink from dawn to dark. At night, we read the Megillah, immediately after dark. One…
Love Hashem, your God
A few people asked me, how can there be such a commandment to love someone? It almost seems absurd.
Saying Tehillim for the sick
Here is the source for saying Tehillim. I know it is difficult to accept, but it is unfortunately true. The Gemara and Shulchan Aruch say it is not allowed. Rabbi…
Tisha Be’Av 2022
This year is a NIDCHEH, which means the fast day was postponed. The actual fast day would have been Shabbat, and we don’t fast on Shabbat, so it was postponed…
Must read: Important info about Pesach questions
This website presents foods that are ok for Pesach even without certification. There is no magic trick. No rabbi blesses the foods. Many of us have this distorted notion that…
Oats now on the Pesach List
If you noticed, we added oat products to the list this year and we will approve them on product ingredients. if you look at our FAQ page, you’ll see that…
Why certain cheeses are a problem and others are not
Gevinat Akum includes some cheeses, but not others. How does that work? I’ve been asked this many times. Hopefully the following will explain it There’s a vast scale of what…
Bugs in fruits and vegetables
Over thirty years ago, we realized that due to the dangers of some of the pesticides, they stopped using the more effective ones, and suddenly we started finding bugs in…
Zoom Seders
Everyone is asking about Zoom Seders. Can we Zoom for the Seder. If you don’t know what that is, ask your children or grandchildren. I barely know myself. Lol. The…
Error messages or Oops
Please ignore them. The posts go thru anyway. We unfortunately have limited resources right now. Let’s just get thru the next ten days. Thanks.
Kitniyot for babies and toddlers
Please… please… do not change your child’s typical diet to accommodate the Kitniyot Minhag. It was never meant for small children, and some kids don’t do well when you change…
Kitniyot this year for Ashkenazim
Kitniyot is only a Minhag. If a person goes to the store one extra time to buy non-Kitniyot items when he already has Kitniyot at home, he is putting himself…
Mikveh crisis
People are all asking for alternatives for women who need to go to the Mikveh, but do not want to go to a public Mikveh. here the answer: any swimming…
Fasting because of Corona Virus
Many are fasting. This is a very dangerous thing to do. So many people are sick and don’t even know it. Eat and drink and stay healthy.
Phones on Shabbat during this crisis
Good to see some logic in the Rabbinic discourse. https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Chief-Rabbi-Leave-phones-on-during-Shabbat-621504
Mikveh
I believe the mikvehs are closing. Many people asked if they can use their bathtub instead. this is problematic. A bathtub needs to fit an average person’s entire body under…
Chinese Restaurants
Eating at a non-kosher Chinese restaurant can be difficult. Culturally they’re often not as forthcoming on clarifying what is or is not vegetarian. Often they’re mom and pop operations and…
Last questions at midnight
Looking forward to another reasonable and spiritual Pesach experience. after midnight I won’t be answering any more questions. Chag Sameach, y’all. leshana haba’ah we will have a whole new website.…