Question: A man is driving up on his own to the mountains and is requested to give a woman a ride. Is this a yichud problem? Answer: Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach says that this would be a problem at times…
Question: Reuven the electrician has a job in someone’s house where only the wife is home and the husband is out-of-town. As we discussed previously, the heter of Ba’alah b’ihr does not apply. However, Reuven’s wife is in town so…
Rabbi Yosef Jacobovits Question: Reuven is an electrician who is doing work in someone’s house. While he is working, only the wife is home, and the husband is at work in his office in the same town. Is this a…
Rabbi Yosef Jacobovits Question: There is a leniency in hilchos yichud known as “Ba’alah b’ihr,” which means that if the woman’s husband is in town there is no concern of yichud. Does this apply when an employee is alone with…