Ask The Rabbi

Ask The Rabbi

רב משיב: Rabbi Boaz Yurkowitz

The Rebbe’s picture

Should one be careful that pictures of the Rebbe do not lie around on the

Meat in the mouth

Shalom Rabbi! I waited six hours after a meat meal, but then found a piece

Chanukah candles

Is it permissible to use Chanukah candles which stay lit less than half an hour?

Marriage on Chanukah

I am getting married with G-d’s help on Chanukah, will I have to fast?

Sleeping on Friday

Is it all-right to sleep on Friday, before Shabbat?

Waiting after meat food

I ate a meat meal and do not remember if exactly six hours passed, can

Spitting in Aleinu

I davvened in a shul in England and spat during the prayer of Aleinu, so

Moving a Sefer Torah

Is it permissible to move a Sefer Torah from the shul to the yard in

Lost and found

I found a wallet with a large sum of money and other valuables, it belongs

Walking stick on Shabbat

When it is very cold outside, my husband uses a walking stick in order not

Immersion in the sea

Shalom Rabbi, if a woman works and she needs to go to the Mikveh but

Burying an observant Jew

How is it that observant Jews get buried next to non-observant Jews? Isn’t it forbidden