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This site presents Judaism according to Chassidut and Kabala. It covers an extensive array of topics, including education and marital harmony, for example.

A very difficult challenge

I have heard people say that if a person has a challenge that they find very difficult to handle, then it is a sign that

Pregnant wife of Cohen

Is it permissible for the pregnant wife of a Cohen to do mivtzaim in a hospital, or should she be concerned about the possibility of

If the person drinking the required measurement of wine (see above question,) is a woman and not a man, is the Kiddush requirement fulfilled?

What should be done with food that has become forbidden because of ‘ruach ra’ah’?

Husband’s unacceptable behaviors

There are things about my husband that are totally unacceptable. He doesn’t get along with my family, argues with them all the time, and when

A Cross in the Pavement

In our city there is a large central square, in which there is a paved area designed like a cross. May we pass through the

Machine-made Tzitzit

There are hand-made Tzitzit available, and there are also machine-made ones available, and of course there is a price difference. According to Chabad custom, is

Family Feud

I am a child in a family where there is a feud between my parents and my uncles, and they are not on speaking terms

Women Working on Rosh Chodesh

I understand that on Rosh Chodesh (the beginning of the new Jewish month), women are not allowed to perform certain melachot (kinds of work which are

Cohanim at Graves of Tzadikim

Is it permissible for Cohanim (members of the Jewish priesthood) to go to gravesites of righteous people, like Rabbi Shimeon bar Yochai in Meron, Rabbi

Pouring Hot Water onto Meat

Is it problematic to pour hot water into a pot in which meaty food is cooking while steam from the food rises up to the

At the grocery store in the morning, there is uncovered bread which is touched by people who may not have washed their hands ritually (neigel

Is it permissible to put food on a bunk bed, under the top bunk, but over the bottom bunk?

May Women Wear Tzitzit or Tefillin?

Women are allowed to perform time-controlled mitzvot and, according to Chabad custom, can also say the blessing “Who has sanctified us with His commandments …”

What is the origin of the custom not to invite people to the brit ceremony (but rather to notify them that it will take place)?

On the Yomtov (festival) of Shavuot it is customary to have a dairy meal, and I don’t have a dairy oven. May I use my

May a Shabbat hotplate be kashered on Yomtov? This year the holiday of Shavuot falls on the day after Shabbat, and I need the hotplate

I have an electric stove for dairy foods and would like to use it for the Yomtov (festival) of Shavuot. Am I allowed to turn

If there are ants on the counter on Shabbat, and they are disturbing me very much, may I rinse the counter with water in order

In our shul (Beit Knesset, synagogue,) we have a gabbai that constantly causes quarrels between the congregants, and doesn’t get along with this person or

In the above-mentioned sources, it also states that we shouldn’t keep food or drink under our beds, even if is closed in a metal container.

Is it desirable to sleep wearing Tzitzit at night? The Torah says “and you shall see it,” relating to the time that it is possible

How long must one wait to eat meaty food after eating (the common) yellow cheese?

May one use deodorant to remove bad odor on the 9th of Av (fast day commemorating the destruction of the Temple) and does it make

Is it permissible to use insecticide against ants and/or flies, and/or fleas on Shabbat?

The Alter Rebbe writes that a person who has fulfilled his obligation of making Kiddush may not make Kiddush for some-one who can make it

I am the daughter of a Cohen (a member of the Jewish priestly family) and have recently started keeping Torah and Mitzvot. Before I became

If a factory for kitchen-ware is owned by a Jew, but the utensils are sold to a non-Jewish merchant who thereafter takes possession of them

During vacation we take the family on trips to the forest, or parks or orchards etc; and make a picnic outdoors. During the picnic we

In our city the Rav (who is also the Chabad shaliach – emissary,) makes Kiddush on Friday night, because there is no-one else available who

If there is food in a baby carriage below a sleeping baby, is it a problem to use it?

Which ‘melachot’ (see above) did women accept upon themselves not to do on Rosh Chodesh’, and which are permitted?

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