by Carlos Bazbaz | May 20, 2026 | Interaction with Non-Jews
Hi Rabbi. Are we allowed to shake hands with the opposite gender in a business setting?
by daniela daniela | May 17, 2026 | Interaction with Non-Jews
Hi, I read the post of the person who asked for guidance about going to a wedding in a church. I would like to share my personal experience. Years ago I found myself in a similar situation (which did not involve a convert). I was very young, felt under a lot of...
by Menashe | Mar 5, 2026 | Interaction with Non-Jews, Kashrut
Rav, I want to share with you something that’s bugging me for the longest time, and need your usual common sense to give me some clarity. If I recall, Yanom stam was forbidden back in the day, when this was a risk in that society that Jews and Goyim mix, and...
by Avigdor Schultz | Jan 12, 2026 | Interaction with Non-Jews
Hello Rabbi, Thank you so much for your time. What is the Halacha for entering a church, and are there any leniencies regarding denomination, lack of icons within the church, or shalom bayis? My wife is a convert, and her sister is getting married this August in a...
by Abraham Chairez | Jan 7, 2026 | Interaction with Non-Jews
Shalom Hakham, I read your Torah Talk about contemporary non-Jews not being the idol worshippers that the Torah refer too. I absolutely agree with you and I came to this conclusion long time ago, but, I still have a question: We have a lot of Mitzvot related to Avodah...
by Abraham Chairez | Sep 10, 2025 | Interaction with Non-Jews
Hello, I have a couple of questions about how we should interact with the world around us and our non Jewish friends. Is there an actual prohibition (D’Oraita or D’Rabbanan) around watching movies that may contain casual nudity (I am not talking about porn...
