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Sauna and/or Steam Room on Shabbat
My building has a sauna and steam room that run on their own timers - I don't touch any controls. May I use them on Shabbat?
Instruments on Shabbat
May I play musical instruments on Shabbat? What's the halacha?
Beef protein isolate
Hello Rabbi! Can I consider beef protein isolate as having the same halacha as gelatin and collagen? My understanding is that as long as there is no taam from the product there should be no problem....
Jacob Levy
Hi! I am Sephardic and have been told that I should only eat Bet Yoseph shechitah. I wanted to know what your opinion is regarding what standards I should keep in my own home versus when eating by...
Chadash and Yashan Explained
Hi Rabbi. Can you please explain both sides of the debate regarding chadash and yashan? Is it a deoraita or a derabanan in our days and chutz laaretz? What are the halachic mechanisms at play for...
Wine vinegar
Dear Rabbi, On a previous post you commented that white wine or red wine vinegar is not an issue. Could you please share with me the halachic rationale? Jacob Levy
Reshut, Chova, Lechatchila and Bedievad
Hi Rabbi, I have a question about the real meaning and consequences of Reshut, Chova, Lechatchila and Bedievad. I understand that, for example, a Minhag cannot be an obligation, there is no such a...
Mechanics of eating sushi out
Hello Rabbi, I have read your very informative pieces on eating out. I would like to take a deeper dive on the question of sushi out. Suppose you order a simple raw salmon roll. Ingredients:...
Baal Teshuva Eating at Non-Kosher Family Homes
Hello Rabbi, How to approach eating at family members' homes, such as siblings, who do not keep kosher in their home? How do you approach such a sensitive topic without compromising the halacha? For...
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