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רב משיב: Rabbis of the Da'at Institute

Pregnant wife of Cohen

Is it permissible for the pregnant wife of a Cohen to do mivtzaim in a

If the person drinking the required measurement of wine (see above question,) is a woman

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

Tefillin without a shirt

Is it permissible to put Tefillin on a person who is not wearing a shirt?

Machine-made Tzitzit

There are hand-made Tzitzit available, and there are also machine-made ones available, and of course

Family Feud

I am a child in a family where there is a feud between my parents

A Cross in the Pavement

In our city there is a large central square, in which there is a paved

At the grocery store in the morning, there is uncovered bread which is touched by

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

What is the origin of the custom not to invite people to the brit ceremony

On the Yomtov (festival) of Shavuot it is customary to have a dairy meal, and

May a Shabbat hotplate be kashered on Yomtov? This year the holiday of Shavuot falls

I have an electric stove for dairy foods and would like to use it for

If there are ants on the counter on Shabbat, and they are disturbing me very

In our shul (Beit Knesset, synagogue,) we have a gabbai that constantly causes quarrels between

In the above-mentioned sources, it also states that we shouldn’t keep food or drink under