Q&A From the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline
Beyond a Shadow Rav Aryeh Finkel July 29, 2021 Q We often picnic in a nearby park. On sunny days, it can be hard to find an available picnic table in a shady spot. There is an area at the…
Beyond a Shadow Rav Aryeh Finkel July 29, 2021 Q We often picnic in a nearby park. On sunny days, it can be hard to find an available picnic table in a shady spot. There is an area at the…
Cut Off Date Dayan Yehoshua Grunwald July 22, 2021 Q There is a date tree in my backyard, but I would prefer to use the space it occupies to enlarge my sukkah. May I cut it down? A The Gemara (Bava…
Pushing On Dayan Yosef Greenwald July 15, 2021 Q In most years when Tisha B’Av is on Sunday, 9 Av is actually Shabbos, and the fast is nidcheh (pushed off) to Sunday and therefore more lenient. But this year 9 Av…
Ask Knot Dayan Yehoshua Grunwald July 8, 2021 Q Before putting a garbage bag into the bin on Shabbos, may I tie it closed? A As discussed in this forum in January, the Gemara says there are three categories of…
Father Time Rav Aryeh Finkel July 1, 2021 Q Our baby is due to be born during the Three Weeks. Should I refrain from reciting the bracha of shehecheyanu for a girl or hatov vehameitiv for a boy? A The…
Letting Go Dayan Yehoshua Grunwald June 24, 2021 Q I lost power on Shabbos night, and my crock pot turned off. Would I have been allowed to bring my cholent to a neighbor who has a gas range with a…
Groundhog Dray Rav Aryeh Finkel June 17, 2021 Q A groundhog moved in under my new backyard shed and leaves mounds of dirt in the area. It also deposits dirt in my neighbor’s backyard and tears up his grass. He…
Sunset Provisions Rav Avraham Yeshaya Cohen June 10, 2021 Q May I wash for seudah shlishis right before shkiah, such that the actual seudah is held after shkiah, during bain hashmashos? A There are two distinct issues here. The first…
Taking Stock Rav Aryeh Finkel June 3, 2021 Q I purchased a stock for $100 a share using an online broker. I’m anticipating that its price will increase to $105 over the next few weeks. I placed a limit order…
The Right of Return Dayan Yehoshua Grunwald May 27, 2021 Q We normally cook cholent in a crock pot with a foil blech placed between the base and the crock. This week we forgot the blech, but the cholent was…