Respect for the Aron Kodesh I have a full Aron Kodesh in my house. What laws should I be careful כ״ג באדר א׳ ה׳תשע״ט
Mitzvos without rhyme or reason Shalom & Greetings, I wanted to ask why we are commanded to perform mitzvos which ט״ו באדר א׳ ה׳תשע״ט
Meaning of double Adar I would love to know what is the spiritual meaning for having two “Adar” cycles ג׳ באדר א׳ ה׳תשע״ט
How do we observe Purim Katan? Are there any traditional ceremonies or mitzvot that are related to Purim that we also א׳ באדר א׳ ה׳תשע״ט
Verbal explanations during davening In order to make davening more relevant and meaningful, we like to give explanations and ד׳ בשבט ה׳תשע״ט
זמני הדלקת נרות ?אם בעירי נהוג להדליק נרות חצי שעה לפני השקיעה. איך עליי לנהוג במקום בו מדליקים כ״ו בטבת ה׳תשע״ט
Child as tenth in a minyan Is it the practice in Chabad to use a child as the tenth person for ט״ו בטבת ה׳תשע״ט
Lighting a cigarette from a yahrzeit candle Is it permissible to light a cigarette from a yahrzeit candle that has been lit י״ד בטבת ה׳תשע״ט
Girl lighting Chanukah candles Shalom Rabbi, I have a question concerning my daughter, who’s eight years old and wants כ״ה בכסלו ה׳תשע״ט
Age for lighting Chanukah candles From which age is a boy allowed to light Chanukah candles, and at which age כ״ה בכסלו ה׳תשע״ט
Dedications in secular languages Is it the correct practice to inscribe names of donors in languages other than Hebrew? ט״ז בכסלו ה׳תשע״ט
Clowning about idol worship There is a person in our community who constantly ‘clowns’ about people. Is there any י״ג בכסלו ה׳תשע״ט
Drying hands with a machine Is there any problem with drying one’s hands by use of a machine after ritual ו׳ בכסלו ה׳תשע״ט
Age for orphans Until what age is a person considered an orphan, in terms of the laws relating ו׳ בכסלו ה׳תשע״ט
Counting Jews Is there a problem with counting Jews according to number, e.g., one, two, three, etc.? ב׳ בכסלו ה׳תשע״ט
Using “On my life” as an expression Is there a problem in exclaiming “On my life”? I was told that this may י״ד במרחשוון ה׳תשע״ט
Abundance of water for handwashing Is there any basis for pouring water on one’s hands more than three times on י״ג במרחשוון ה׳תשע״ט
Converting a church into a synagogue We have been offered a property to use as a synagogue, but there is a ח׳ במרחשוון ה׳תשע״ט
Thinking words of Torah If I am in a situation where I am unable to learn Torah, is there ל׳ בתשרי ה׳תשע״ט
Handwashing for an Onen Is a person allowed to wash his hands in the manner of Jewish ritual while כ״ז בתשרי ה׳תשע״ט
Eating a fish head on Rosh HaShanah Shalom to the Institute Rabbis, I have a question about the custom to eat the כ׳ באלול ה׳תשע״ח
Guests on Rosh Hashanah Shalom Da’at Institute Rabbis, I enjoyed hearing the classes on your website a lot. I י״ט באלול ה׳תשע״ח
Shofar by telephone Shalom & Greetings, It’s difficult for me to go to synagogue on Rosh HaShanah. My ט״ז באלול ה׳תשע״ח
Do family traditions always go according to the husband’s family? I know family traditions go according to the husband’s family, but what about a female י״א באלול ה׳תשע״ח
Are we allowed to ‘pull the plug’ of life support? Are we allowed to ‘pull the plug’ of life support? י׳ באלול ה׳תשע״ח
Afraid to build a sukkah Shalom Da’at Institute Rabbis, We are afraid to build a sukkah by our house because י׳ באלול ה׳תשע״ח
Not decorating the Sukkah Shalom & Greetings, I wanted to know what is the reason that in Chabad it’s י׳ באלול ה׳תשע״ח