by moi613 | Aug 27, 2026 | Modesty & Personal Issues
rabbi, i want to understand mikveh from the ground up, not just the rules. 1. what is it actually. a gathering of 40 seah of natural water, rain or a spring, not drawn water. why does the Torah insist on that specifically, what is conceptually wrong with drawn water?...
by moi613 | Aug 25, 2026 | Modesty & Personal Issues
The whole world dates, the yeshiva world does shidduchim with resumes and shadchanim, and everyone says the system is broken. I want to know what the Torah itself says. 1. What does halacha say about dating itself? The gemara in Kiddushin (41a) says a man cannot marry...
by moi613 | Aug 25, 2026 | Modesty & Personal Issues
I grew up with everyone keeping shomer negiah but I never learned the actual sources inside, and I have real questions about how it works. 1. Where is the Torah source for negiah? People point to lo sikrevu legalos ervah (Vayikra 18:6). The Rambam in Sefer HaMitzvos...
by Carlos Bazbaz | Aug 22, 2026 | Interaction with Non-Jews
Hi Rabbi. I was wondering what is the halacha of owning shares in tlcertain types of companies such as credit card lenders, online gambling companies, entertainment like movies and shows, social media. Is it permissible to own shares?
by moi613 | Aug 21, 2026 | Modesty & Personal Issues
I read through the teshuvos and your answers, so my understanding: “shok b’isha erva” is below the knee, above the elbow is erva territory, and the covering borders follow the custom of the place (Aguda, Lechem Chamudos). You also answered that where...
by Dovid Padwa | Jul 12, 2026 | Modesty & Personal Issues
We are a young married couple trying our best to live according to Orthodox halacha. We find the laws of harchakot during my period, and related areas, particularly challenging. Would the Rabbi be able to guide us in a practical, halachic way so that we can live a...
