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.
If I Say “I Promise,” Must I Keep It?
Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas including saying “I promise,” putting outside items left in your property, listening to kiddush vs. making your own, and lifting a cigarette on Shabbos for a non-Jew.
Why Don’t We Wear Gloves on Shabbos?
Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas including gloves on Shabbos, bracha on dessert, avocados from Eretz Yisroel, and women doing work when the menorah burns long.
Can I Write My Contact Info on My Tefillin?
Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas including lighting menorah in an airport, polishing shoes after a trip, the bracha on Melba toast, heter iska, and writing contact information on tefillin.
I Overpaid Maaser, Can I Deduct for the Future?
Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas including lighting menorah late, mezuzah slanted backward, candles before a chazzan, overpaying maaser, and doing work for a church.
Can I Use a Photo That Was Snapped on Shabbos?
Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas including using pictures taken on Shabbos, where shaimos can be buried, gifting a book on Shabbos, and mezuzah at the workplace.
Can I Make Kiddush When Eating Before Shachris?
Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas including making kiddush before Shachris, stopping for every kedusha, switching directions during Shmoneh Esrei, and davening for a non-Jew.
How Do I Affix an ‘Oversized Mezuzah’?
Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas including pouring from a pareve kettle into meat, holding candles while leading a chosson to the badeken, why Chabad doesn’t say “birshus,” and using an oversized mezuzah.
Power Outage in Ukraine: Is the Electric Oven Bishul Akum?
Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas including bishul akum concerns after a power outage, challos placed in the oven by non-Jewish help, bracha on a store mezuzah, and mezonos over bread.
Is a Plastic Ladle Considered a ‘Kli Sheini’?
Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas including folding napkins inflating inflatables on Shabbos, black stripes on taleisim, canceled rental, and placing items on the bima.
Can I Fold Napkins on Shabbos?
Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas including folding napkins inflating inflatables on Shabbos, black stripes on taleisim, canceled rental, and placing items on the bima.
What Should I do with My Shemitah Esrog?
Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas including what to do with a shemitah esrog, schach placed by the wind, women answering amen on leisheiv basukka, and bentching lulav after taking Shabbos in.
Must Rings be Removed for Neggel Vasser?
Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas including removing rings for neggel vasser, managing sales of non-kosher food, schach placed by a non-Jew, defrosting from one day of yom tov to the next, and leining from a chumash without a minyan.
Are Black Aravos Kosher?
Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas including black aravos, jumping during Shmoneh Esrei, water filter on Shabbos and Yom Tov, and should a guest bentch licht at the host or at home.
I Damaged an Esrog in the Store, Must I Pay the Full Retail Price?
Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas including visiting the Sistine Chapel, lighting Yom Tov candles late, building a sukkah in a yard shared with non-Jews, and asking a non-Jew to turn on a hotplate after shkiah.
Can an Architecture Student Visit the ‘Sistine Chapel’?
Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas including visiting the Sistine Chapel, lighting Yom Tov candles late, building a sukkah in a yard shared with non-Jews, and asking a non-Jew to turn on a hotplate after shkiah.
Can I Leave Money for a Cleaning Lady on Shabbos?
Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas including leaving money for a cleaning lady on Shabbos, having a fence around a pool, maaser from government benefits, and cutting down a grafted fruit tree.
Can I Prepare Oatmeal on Shabbos in a Kli Shlishi?
Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas including a hole in a ‘pitomless’ esrog, oatmeal in a kli shlishi, recited Yaaleh V’yavo by mistake, and listening to lechem mishneh without eating.
Is Removing a Tattoo Obligatory, Optional, or Forbidden?
Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas including havdala with a hearing aid, water left in metal overnight, taking an oath in court, and removing a tattoo.