Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas including reciting “Shenosan” on seeing King Charles III, visiting a church for a non-Jewish relative’s memorial, mistake found in a Torah during kriah, and closing off a chimney.
Watch: Reb Yoel On Parshas Emor
Watch: A short lesson by Reb Yoel Kahn on Parshas Emor with English subtitles and transcript.
Coronation of King Charles III: What Is Our Take?
Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas including leaving onions overnight, bracha on chocolate-covered matza, mei’ein sheva in a hotel, what to do with religious art, and the coronation of King Charles III.
Watch: Reb Yoel On Parshas Kedoshim
Watch: a short lesson by Reb Yoel Kahn on Parshas Kedoshim with English subtitles and transcript.
Can I Visit a Cemetery During Pregnancy?
Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas including wearing glasses perched on the head, visiting a cemetery during pregnancy, counting a shul kiddush for Seuda Shlishis, and driving after making early kiddush for someone else.
Watch: Reb Yoel On Parshas Tazria
Watch: a short lesson by Reb Yoel Kahn on Parshas Tazria with English subtitles and transcript.
Can I Reheat Moist Foods on Shabbos?
Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas including asking a child to turn off the stovetop, a ride home from the hospital, and reheating moist foods on Shabbos, and the bracha for toiveling a pot with a lid.
Is It Okay to Use Garlic on Pesach?
Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas including using garlic on Pesach, how much matza and maror to eat, and is there spiritual value to eating matza throughout Pesach.
Do We Eat Mushrooms on Pesach?
Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas including eating mushrooms on Pesach, renting an Airbnb in the middle of Pesach, covering sold chometz with a sheet, and checking the rooms that will be sold.
Can I Avoid Peeling Vegetables by Cooking Before Pesach?
Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas including drinking the four kosos while pregnant, cooking unpeeled vegetables ahead of Pesach, buying an item with the intent to return it, and blocking off a chimney.
When Should I Sit Shiva for a Cremated Relative?
Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas including rolling a megillah inside out, shiva for a cremated relative, and what would have happened if Moshe didn’t break the luchos.
Can I Open a Porta-Crib or Folding Bed on Shabbos?
Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas including opening a porta-crib on Shabbos, sitting on a table, and ב”ה or בס”ד at the beginning of a letter.
Can I Wear a Coat on Shabbos with a Sewn-In Tracker?
Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas including wearing a coat on Shabbos with a sewn-in tracker, reading cookbooks on Shabbos, using zip-ties or mayonnaise on Shabbos, and using a silver Mayim Acharonim dish.
How Much Drinking Prohibits a Person from Davening?
Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas including davening under the influence, spitting in hodu, trying on a shatnez garment, and non-Jews davening.
Can a Non-Frum Yid Ignite the Fire for Bishul Yisroel?
Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas including grafted teeth from human or animal bones, washing for bread with warm water, nursing bottle with fleishig dishes, and non-frum Yid for bishul Yisroel.
Are Pushkas Supposed to be Noisy? Can I Muffle the Clanking?
Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas including davening in a shul that faces the wrong way, mistakenly wearing Rabbeinu Tam for Shachris, aliya during pesukei dezimra, decorative doorways, and noisy pushkas.
May I Daven Next to a Printed Photo of the Rebbe?
Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas including davening near a picture of the Rebbe, starting shachris before misheyakir, visiting a cemetery at night, bracha on barley, and what to do when sneezing.
What Did the Rebbe Say About Careers for Jewish Women?
Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas including careers for Jewish women, engagement rings, separating teabags and smashed hats on Shabbos, mayim acharonim for women, and unity with Reform or Conservative clergy.
Can I Do Mivtzoim in a Jewish Cemetery?
Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas including mivtza tefillin at a funeral, walking before putting on shel rosh, interruption during shmoneh esrei, and ribbis when one person takes out the mortgage for someone else.
If I Mistakenly Ate on a Fast, Should I Still Fast the Rest?
Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas including fruit that ripened on Shabbos, fasting after eating by mistake, when to pick up the becher for kiddush, and the significance of a four-legged table.