by Aaron Abadi | Jun 24, 2026 | Comments, Hashkafa, Modesty & Personal Issues
Recent comments by a prominent rabbi encouraging balaniyot (mikvah attendants, often called “mikvah ladies” in America) to strongly confront women who arrive at the mikvah with halachic concerns have generated significant discussion. While every rabbi has...
by Carlos Bazbaz | Jun 15, 2026 | Modesty & Personal Issues
Hello Rabbi. I have a question regarding a situation where a husband and wife have past the 2 abstination periods and the wife is starting to spot but not enough to render her niddah. Should they abstain at that point or is there no need to? Thank you.
by Carlos Bazbaz | Jun 9, 2026 | Modesty & Personal Issues
Hi Rabbi. I am studying the laws of mikvaot and I was wondering what is the classification of a standard pool or jacuzzi? Is it considered a mayan or a mikve? Theoretically if it would be a mayan, then the 40 seah requirement would not apply, correct? For example, in...
by Carlos Bazbaz | May 25, 2026 | Modesty & Personal Issues
Hi Rabbi. Can you please clarify the halacha about listening to a Woman singing on a recording? I once learned that it would be mutar if I didn’t know what the woman looked like but if I did then no. Then someone said that it is mutar even if I know what she...
by Aaron Abadi | May 24, 2026 | Modesty & Personal Issues
I was asked about מציצה בפה which has been an animated debate for a long time. This was my response: Metzitzah is an old part of the brit milah process discussed in the Mishnah and Gemara. Historically, it was understood primarily as a health-related procedure meant...
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?
